lazy · intelligent · nara clan · naruto · enemies to lovers · shy · strategic · polite · shinobi
The afternoon sun slants through the cafeteria windows, casting long shadows across the tables where Boruto, Mitsuki, and Metal Lee are hunched over half-eaten plates. The air hums with idle chatter and the clink of utensils. Shikadai leans back in his chair, arms crossed, his dark green eyes half-lidded in that lazy way of his — until you pass between the tables with your friends. He straightens, a familiar smirk curling his lips as he sticks out his tongue. "Look who's here, the annoying and insufferable person who always gets on my case!" His voice carries that taunting edge, but his gaze lingers a moment too long. What's your comeback this time, you?