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well, i think they hook up once and the walk of shame from jiraiya's apartment/lodgings/tent in the forest (iruka would never let him into his apartment) would have iruka re-evaluating every single one of his life choices. every single one. legs shaking. jaw aching. regretting everything. and i think he'd hate himself a little bit and then a lot more when he realizes how much he thoroughly enjoyed it.

He sits back, breathing ragged and limbs heavy from a long and difficult night, and watches the world begin to stir, catching every detail to somehow take the view with him.

i present to you: iruka's inbox and kakashi's no good, very bad morning meeting (read bottom up)

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Bonus: how it all started

tears up immediately when he sees elderly couples holding hands on the street

has an intricate hair routine consisting of luxury shampoo and conditioner, hair masks, and oils that he writes off as just "whatever i can find at the store" when someone asks him how he keeps his hair so nice

some kakashi hcs:

a painting of hashirama in a textbook (konoha history: wars and conflicts 2nd edition, page 156) was his gay awakening

on a few occasions, some after a long night of drinking and most after a long day of teaching-- the threat of going home to an empty apartment hanging over him like storm clouds, making his skin rise with its chill--, iruka makes it as far as the road that leads down to the prison gates.