#lev responds

in fics i havent written/posted i go into more detail about sakumo's home up north in no man's land, my partner has also expanded on some details on this and is actually leading into a life worsening roadtrip up north with oro and kakashi to finish up some of sakumo's business.

but since he hasnt gotten there yet, ill talk about it here.

hatakes have a main clan and branch clans, the main clan stays in no man's land up north and is the stereotypical white wolves you're expecting to blend into a place that is mostly winter. the branching clans migrate, some might settle in areas (the old hatake clan in konoha) or otherwise wander in family packs as wolves do.

the problem with being a powerful, sought after wandering clan with small numbers in family units, is that people want you, and what they want you for may not always be good, to do this, hatakes hide their numbers and hide who they have, dams and sires are dressed exactly the same, and with the fur patterns they have (body hair), it may be that it requires an animals nose to sniff out exactly who or what you're courting.

yes kakashi has canine traits. he sheds, all over, even without hrt he would have more body hair than you would expect, same as his mother (inuzuka hellion), her and sakumo were both double coated. he has ninja stock in lint rollers. he has his teeth, has his hearing/senses, and is definitely prone to canine verbalization. he teethed very early, and all over everything. and he can eat raw meat. he also has a minor mating cycle and glands relevant to such occasions internally. if you put him in a sun spot he will go unconscious

my kakashi is half inuzuka half hatake, and the two clans arent too far removed from each other. inuzuka are a sister clan to hatake, hatake stayed wild and in tune with the natural energy of the world (sakumo's white chakra lightning) while the inuzukas accepted man and domesticated themselves (much like dogs)

inuzukas being more aligned with people means they do consider gender some of the time, but for sakumo who came from up north and had no idea what the hell he was looking at, its a bit different.

to hatake, there are dams, and there are sires, and that is usually indicated via smell.

kakashi is a dam, but he decided very early on he wanted to be a boy, and to sakumo who didnt care to begin with, the response was "oh yeah sure" and then they moved on, this wasnt a problem because per hatake custom, a pup is not indicated to with anything other than name, pup, they, or it, until some level of maturity is reached

was it a bit weird for the people of konoha to hear sakumo refer to his 4 year old as "it"? sure. is it weird animal clan business? yeah probably. did it make it extremely easy to transition to calling kakashi "he" when his little genius demanded it? absolutely.

kakashi as a genius has mostly figured out gender, and his approach to gender was "i dont like that" and he b-lined to boy. he did not want to take kunoichi classes, that looked dumb.

he hit anbu and became more feral, calmed down a little, is more a relaxed tired old man. he is ferally possessive over his pack, and any children under his command for more than 30 seconds get soundly sorted into the "puppies" category. he has barked at naruto.

to talk about sakumo's gender some, he's a sire, that apparently made him a man in konoha, he wasn't particularly fussed about it either way.

yes sires have knots, yes there are anatomy drawings. yes it was a learning curve for sakumo to understand konoha genders and transgender people.

sakumo does fall into the dad territory of just dropping random insane lore on people like its nothing and walking away. he wore dresses for a good few years in his childhood. they were warm.

you don't have to be a person in anbu, anbu are weapons and pawns, and wolves have sharp teeth. kakashi has done many things in anbu that he is not proud of, but he survived. hatake jaws are strong, they can break about anything if you reinforce your bite.

you want canines as trackers, they have good senses, and just like sakumo, if kakashi is running you down, you're not getting away alive.

kakashi keeps an eye on what he treasures, and he keeps it as close as he can. there's a possession in him due to his breed, he guards his pack and he territory, whatever that means in the moment.

puppies are puppies are puppies. they are young, prone to being loud, frankly stupid, need taught how to hunt, coddled, and you will have to rip them from his cold dead hands. kakashi can packbond with anything, and wolves are family units. his genin are his kids, and his partners genin are his kids too

canine vocalizations. you must growl at the puppies so they learn boundaries. you must also bark at them when you're half asleep and you can tell in your soul something stupid is about to happen.

i hc that naruto has some fox instinct in him due to kuramas influence, same way kushina did. fox kits are canines, cower against the bark, let sensei nap.

how kakashi vocalizes depends on the situation and who he's communicating with, theres a lot of videos on wolf sounds you can listen to for examples but he mostly howls to communicate long distance with other canine aligned people. (or in moments of passion.)

(body language is also important)

"Aggressive or self-assertive wolves are characterized by their slow and deliberate movements, high body posture and raised hackles, while submissive ones carry their bodies low, sleeken their fur, and lower their ears and tail."

barking is usually a startled sound, but can be a warning/due to a threat. growling is usually challenging, he's growled during a few situations with gai. (pups growl while playing, kakashi was a very vocal puppy)

whining is a very versatile noise for wolves and the same is true of kakashi, it's more than just pain, it can be a greeting, play, or even intimacy!

kakashi tries to stick to his words mostly but if you catch him off guard or put him next to konoha's wolfpack, his ninken, or even other inuzukas he'll give a few more animalistic noises.

(or if you get him in the bedroom, a happy wolf is a vocal wolf)

when kakashi was a pup and lower to the ground he could definitely playbow more, the lower ends of all the hatake furniture were victims to his scuffles and teeth. the canines still bowl him over regardless, he must lose himself to whimsy.

for the mating cycle, arctic wolves usually mate between january through march!

it's mostly that he's just crazy horny, he does still get it bc hrt doesnt actually effect ovulation, even if there is no menstruation. there can be fertility issues, but that doesnt effect the hormonal cycle that triggers with winter/spring.

give short descriptions of all your current WIPs

ok this is kind of a mess because i have so many

kkgai secret marriage fic: essentially team 7 decides that kk is a lonely sad man and start trying to set him up with literally anyone they can think of, blissfully unaware of the fact that gai and kk have been married for 3-5 years. all of the other shinobi know and do not say anything because this is hilarious to watch play out. this is sadly one of the least done ones </3

heart of a dog: i already have a oneshot up on this for ao3 but its going to be kkgai early years to pre-team7 and then a dif fic for after team7 to the ending. i am exploring youth mental illness and kakashi being a dog. this was mainly an excuse to write a slightly feral wolf kakashi

obkk pwp 1: kakashi's chakra veins get frozen fighting kiri nin while on a mission with obito, obito funnels his fire into a chakra massage to help melt the ice in kakashi, kakashi is half naked for Reasons and obito is pretty much fondling him in a sensory way.

slip your wedding veil over my eyes (leave me mourning, leave me blind.) obkk unknown marriage fic: follows canon events up until ob gives kk the sharingan, uchiha clan traditions dictate that a sharingan is a marriage present (exchanged between 2 clan members or between the clan member and the one being invited). ob does this as a last ditch effort to ensure that kks can NEVER have the sharingan taken away from him. since rin does the procedure she is counted as a witness and its a binding agreement. there WILL be angst in this

“with this eye i curse you, as you curse me. what i feel for you, you will feel through me. to the end of all things, i will fan your flame eternally. <- wip vows

you're here forever 2: this is another gift fic for u actually sdjhgs, obkkrin being in the timeout den all day. kakashi is very zoned out and very dog, obito woke up without a bedspread, rin is the only functional adult in the house that day

currently only at 2k words so its still Coming Along

explosion sound: friend sent me this i laughed about it for a full day. went "wait obkk" and started writing like an insane person. video is nearly verbatim conversation ob and rin have

time of the month: obito confuses the menstrual cycle with the phases of the moon <3 he is 13. rin and kk want 2 kill him and minato is dying

hokage requirments include fucking uchihas: thought about THIS post way too much, and decided that'd be a great post war redemption arc for obito

top surgery:

i genuinely don't know, this is the only thing written in that doc.

16. to what extent do you research for your writing?

for hoad i was googling the gender ratio for wolf litters at 3 in the morning. i don't know. what that necessarily MEANS for me... but it cannot be good.