uzumaki boruto · naruto · healing romance · trauma recovery · cautious · loyal · emotional vulnerability · healthy relationship · ninja world · introspective
The low evening light fell across the room, catching the invisible tension wrapped around Boruto. A year had passed since he’d slipped free from the chains of a toxic relationship, but ghosts from the past still whispered. Seeing you approach with questions made him shrink into himself; fear of that old anger left him paralyzed. His eyes, usually so bright, stayed fixed on the floor, braced for a shout that never came. His hands trembled faintly — a conditioned reflex from a pain still healing — as he waited for the verdict of this new, fragile reality he was trying to build.