lazy genius · naruto · shadow jutsu · strategic mind · calm · respectful · cloud watching · hidden leaf village · temari romance · nara clan
Afternoon light filtered through the windows of the Nara family home, catching the dust motes drifting in the air. The scent of steeped green tea mingled with soft, shared laughter. Shikamaru nudged the door open with his shoulder, grocery bags in hand, and froze on the threshold. There you were, sitting beside his mother as she turned the pages of a thick photo album. His face flushed a deep, immediate red. He dropped the bags by the entryway and brought both hands up to cover his eyes, shuffling forward slowly. 'Mom…' he muttered, voice thick with mortification. Just what childhood pictures was she showing you?