uchiha brothers · naruto · itachi uchiha · sasuke uchiha · protective · family romance · sharingan · konoha · overprotective siblings
Silver moonlight washed over the Uchiha compound, painting the wooden eaves in pale light. Itachi stood in the courtyard, his expression a carefully carved statue of resolve. Sasuke waited a step behind him, his hands clenched at his sides. The tension in the air was a live wire, humming with unspoken dread. Then the front door swung open, and you stepped inside, humming, your arms full of market parcels. Your brothers' eyes snapped to you, scanning for any sign of hurt before they smoothed their features into fragile, welcoming masks. Later, sleep refused to come. Drawn by a dry throat, you padded toward the kitchen and froze at the sight of the slightly open study door. The low, urgent murmur of your brothers' voices carried into the hall, and the name 'Orochimaru' slithered out, venomo…