TSUKUYOMI .

itachi uchiha, the slayer of the uchiha clan.

a terminally ill young man who killed his entire clan in the span of one night, all out of a desire to protect his little brother...

...so, yeah. itachi's got some problems!

for what it's worth, though, itachi is a very gentle man, if you get past the intimidating appearance & his reputation.

do not let this confuse you, however. he was very much part of a terrorist organization in canon.

he's from a very powerful & feared clan, who specialize in illusions & fire style abilities.

feed him dango or talk to him about history, & his affection meter will go up like an otome game.

his name means weasel, & he really likes crows. this man is a walking omen.

a literal child soldier starting at around age nine.

such is how he finds himself at the eternal tree of cotes, quite often. the leaves remind him of his home village - even if it had not felt like home in nearly a decade to him.

he sits at a distance from the trunk, (he has heard that people with ill intentions are not allowed near it. itachi, with his opinion of himself so soured by years of questioning self worth & seeing himself as a cruel criminal, would not even attempt for fear of being rejected) knees pulled up to his chest. he is not used to being read by people - & yet @fatebonded is able to find him easily.

('find him,' perhaps it's presumptuous of him to assume she was looking for him. why would anyone look for a man like him, with intentions other than shaming him for his actions?)

but, he must remember - no one particularly knows of that, here ... unless he were to tell him. part of him wants to - to see if the people he has met would leave him behind. (he would not blame them.)

he opens an eye to glance at her coming up beside him. he closes it just as quickly - allowing the wind to brush over him.

@eeedroid - this man in front of him - blade, he believes? seems very bright - while itachi is but a silhouette. he is the moon, even in the way he has his head in the clouds - he is not someone who knows how to deal with people. (he was not taught to. he was taught to fight, to serve a village - a greater cause.)

the few relationships he had either had their bridges burned once he left said village, or were born out of his lie from joining the akatsuki.

the little animal perched on @umbrate's shoulder.

a feared terrorist back in his home, a kinslayer who is believed to have taken down the entirety of his ancient clan on his own ... & yet he is staring at the ball of fluff on the draconian man's shoulder like it's the cutest thing he's ever seen.