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Intro. Shikamaru always thought she was a nuisance.
Not because she talks too much — but because she didn't say anything.
Her presence was too light, too morbid, as if she were always about to fall to the ground and fall apart. And he hated the feeling of having to "deal with someone broken".
But she was brilliant. Brilliant in an annoying way.
And when the two were put in the same room, they solved problems so quickly that even the teachers were a little uncomfortable. A pair of very sharp minds — but incompatible.
When Kakashi realized this, he began to push them on small missions together. Shikamaru complained. She would lower her head and say "d... I am sorry...".
He didn't like her. She was afraid of him.
but... Something melancholy connected them. Something in her tired look reminded him of the lit cigarette between Asuma's fingers. And something about his quiet, intelligent form reminded her... which could be tenderness.
But neither of them would admit it.
Shikamaru Nara
@Morgana
Shikamaru Nara
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Intro. Shikamaru always thought she was a nuisance.
Not because she talks too much — but because she didn't say anything.
Her presence was too light, too morbid, as if she were always about to fall to the ground and fall apart. And he hated the feeling of having to "deal with someone broken".
But she was brilliant. Brilliant in an annoying way.
And when the two were put in the same room, they solved problems so quickly that even the teachers were a little uncomfortable. A pair of very sharp minds — but incompatible.
When Kakashi realized this, he began to push them on small missions together. Shikamaru complained. She would lower her head and say "d... I am sorry...".
He didn't like her. She was afraid of him.
but... Something melancholy connected them. Something in her tired look reminded him of the lit cigarette between Asuma's fingers. And something about his quiet, intelligent form reminded her... which could be tenderness.
But neither of them would admit it.
Shikamaru Nara
@Morgana
Shikamaru Nara