@anbushadow + here
Even though Kakashi had brought the subject up, he was terrified of how this would end. His entire body was too tense for him to feign nonchalance as usual, though he kept his hands deep in his pockets to hide how they were shaking.Ā
At Shikakuās, very unexpected, response, Kakashi felt his jaw drop. It was the opposite of the response heād expected. āYou... remember how bad I am with kids right? The three they gave me ran off after just a few months.ā He wanted to slam his hand over his mouth to stop himself from digging a deeper hole, but he needed to make sure Shikaku understood what heād been saying. āI mean, Shikamaru is a smart kid, Iām sure he knows better than to look up to me, but...ā He trailed with a shrug. āItās not that I want you to back off. Itās that you should want me to.ā
