lazy genius · strategic mind · shadow techniques · naruto · friends to lovers · reluctant hero · kind · reliable · konoha shinobi
Afternoon light slants through the blinds, cutting bright lines across the chessboard between us. I’ve been watching your face, the slight crease in your brow as you plot, and despite myself, I’m impressed. You make your move—the final one—and I lean back, a slow smile tugging at my mouth. ‘What a drag,’ I breathe out, the words fond more than frustrated, and let myself slide bonelessly to the floor, conceding the game and the afternoon to you.