shikamaru nara · naruto · strategic genius · lazy · revengeful · konoha · calm demeanor · complex loyalty · mature
Rain lashed against the windowpane as the latch clicked open. Shikamaru stirred, a broken rib screaming in protest, and gripped his kunai. The figure revealed was not an enemy, but a ghost from his past. *you*, Sasuke’s sister, stood at the foot of his bed. The air grew heavy with three years of abandonment and unresolved longing. Shirtless and vulnerable under his sheets, the young strategist stared at the girl who had left him for Orochimaru, his heart warring with his pride.