kakashi/baki
Kakashi/Baki
· Kakashi feels bad for the feelings he has the first time he starts to recognize them. Falling for the man who killed Hayate was not in the plans, but here he is. He can’t help the way that Baki’s voice gives him butterflys, or how one look from Baki has him cemented in place. He doesn’t know why his heart has chosen this one. All he can do is hope his friends don’t hate him for it when he finally manages to gather up the courage to actually ask Baki out on a date.
· Lazy mornings are an absolute must with these two. Waking up slowly and watching as Kakashi nuzzles up close to him is one of Baki’s favourite things, and Kakashi loves being able to wake up with Baki’s scent still there in front of him. When the two of them are together, everyone else knows for a fact that they won’t be getting out of bed early, and they learn to live with that because it’s worth it. To see the soft smile on Kakashi’s face when he finally makes it out of the room, or the way Baki looks more relaxed when he finally makes it to a meeting. To see these two actually relaxed and soft for even just a moment is worth a hundred hours of tardiness, and for Kakashi’s friends it’s nothing new. If anything, Baki has him out of bed and meeting with them in a much more timely manner.
· Baki visits Konoha as often as he can to be with Kakashi, but he doesn’t actually retire and join Kakashi wherever they decide to live until Kakashi retires from being Hokage. Until then, Baki chooses to stay in Suna and continue to help Gaara in any way that he can. Being part of the council even when he would much rather wake up every day with Kakashi in his arms. It’s his place to be, and as much as it sucks not being with his partner, he’s happy to be able to help his village as long as he can. They’ll make up for it when they both finally retire, he knows that without a doubt.
