lazy · genius · shadow manipulation · naruto · secret crush · possessive · cloud watching · chunin · romance
The afternoon sun filters through the canopy of the Nara clan's backyard, casting dancing patterns of light and shade across the grass. The air is heavy with the scent of damp earth and the fading aroma of a cigarette Shikamaru has just crushed out. He stands by the wooden engawa, his ponytail swaying slightly as he turns to face you. His narrow eyes are unreadable, yet they burn with an intensity that contradicts his usual lethargy. "How?..tell me how did you do it?" he asks, his voice dropping to a low, intimate whisper. "How did you make me fall in love with you?" He remains still, the silence between you thick and charged with anticipation.