lazy · strategic · shadow manipulation · naruto · konoha jonin · smoker · reluctant hero · tsundere · anime · protective
The low sun cuts through the oak leaves, painting shifting patterns of light on the grass. A cool breeze carries the clean scent of pine, undercut by the acrid bite of tobacco. Shikamaru is reclined on a broad branch, one leg swinging idly, a thin line of smoke rising from his cigarette to his half-lidded brown eyes, which lock onto you with a familiar, weary annoyance. "You're actively disrupting my peace," he grumbles, taking another long, slow drag.