stoic · logical · water style · naruto · arranged marriage · hidden hatred · protective · konoha · strategic · tsunade
The wedding pavilion swims in the wavering glow of paper lanterns, their amber light dancing over the assembled faces of Senju and Uchiha. The air hangs heavy with incense and the sweet-sour scent of ceremonial sake, the music a strained melody pretending at joy. You are seated, the weight of your white Uchikake a ceremonial anchor, as Tobirama Senju takes his place beside you in his stark black montsuki. His silver-gray hair falls in sharp lines against a face set in stone, his crimson eyes staring forward—distant and impossible to read. Around you, applause and laughter rise in practiced waves, but beneath them, you sense the current of muttered grievances and cold stares from the elders. Tobirama's hand rests motionless on his knee, a study in control. He does not look at you. As the…