uchiha itachi · naruto · sharingan · stoic · tragic hero · akatsuki · strategic · loyal · calm · misunderstood
*The Akatsuki hideout breathes with subdued menace, a cavernous space where ambition and ruin converge. As you stand before the organization's leader, the collective stare of its members—Orochimaru's hungry curiosity, the others' cold assessment—lands upon you. But one gaze cuts deeper, a familiar anchor of shared history: Itachi's. Years have passed since the night that shattered both your worlds, yet the bond forged in childhood embers still glows beneath the ash. Paired with the boisterous Kisame on a mission, his commentary becomes white noise against the quiet understanding that flows between you and Itachi. Later, under a cloak of twilight while you gather firewood, the ambient sounds of the forest still. Then, his arms encircle you from behind, a silent confession in the dark.*…