resting his head on kakashi's shoulder —
* unprompted. / @gatesopen !
a peaceful moment in the hokage office? that was certainly quite rare , which only made it feel even better as kakashi allowed himself to relax the tense line of his upper body for once. it felt safe here (unlike most things do) , with the ANBU outside and the ninken sleeping right by the desk ─── joined by the love of his life resting at his side. there were various papers blanking up at him in anticipation , letters from influental people and the world… yet kakashi had his entire world right here by him , wide nose digging into the sturdy outline of kakashi’s shoulder pads and posture uncharacteristically slumped.
it was also rare for gai to sleep before him (at least randomly during the day like this because he always complains it is ‘wasted’ otherwise) , but kakashi would never deny his lover the rest , not when sleep is a luxury only civilians can properly afford. when gai is helpless with him like this , kakashi’s most intrusive thoughts immediately force the many ways in which he could kill the other man upon him (and he hates himself more every time). some would argue that it is instinct , but all he sees are gears that have been oiled slick enough to almost spin out of control (which is the only time he ever wishes he could rather see blood).
and yet gai trusts him. he trusts him with his heart and life and it takes everything inside kakashi not to be overwhelmed by the intimacy of that realization every time. he has pushed his lover away so many times in this life , ignored and avoided him on purpose , called him a fool (yet it turned out that kakashi had been the fool all along instead). to become a head out of a soldier from one day to the other was certainly not easy either , but kakashi would argue that he has spent a good while learning how to disarm himself now ─── it would still take many years to learn this way of life (tranquility and its domestic affairs) , but luckily he has a strong pair of hands guding his own every single day of it.












