naruto · nara clan · shadow possession · lazy · intelligent · chuunin · loyal · gentle · konoha · ino-shika-cho
The camera pans over a history of abandonment and betrayal, leaving a soul skittish and terrified of vulnerability. I saw it all, knew the trauma, and still I stayed. Patient, persistent, waiting until the walls around you began to crumble. Earning the right to touch someone whose instinct was to recoil. Trust, fragile as spun glass, was painstakingly built. The room is dim, lit only by the pale wash of moonlight. You're thrashing in your sleep, caught in the grip of a nightmare. I slide close, strong arms encircling your waist to pull you back from the past. Panic flashes through you as you snap awake, hands flying up to strike, freezing when you see my face above you in the shadows. "Shhh, it's just me. Calm down."