#hinabae

[multlfarlous]

bb gurl @hinabae does nothing wrong evur

[kikaichuno]

" ne, shino-kun? can i .. " she pauses, wondering if it'll be an odd question to pose to him, " can .. i smoke with you? " she needs to destress. badly !! ( happy 4/20 AHAH !! )

Today is... Apparently, a day dedicated to a certain plant that him and many in his clan indulge in for both medical and recreational purposes. This is where he was planning to go after training; a little hangout with his cousins. Shino never really thought to offer the plant to his teammates, mostly because in his mind, if they want to relieve pain or want a substance to have fun, their options are much more diversified than his. Hinata's question comes as a surprise - not a bad surprise! A fun surprise!

And he just happened to have a pre-rolled joint in his pocket, on he rolled this morning!

"O-of course!" Shino takes it out of the plastic bag - usually a bag like this should contain a sandwich, not a joint. Then, he brings it to his lips and lights it up with a cheap lighter. He can join the hangout with his cousins later.

A few puffs of smoke, and he hands it to Hinata. "Don't worry if you choke. Why? Because it's normal, I used to choke all the time."

[tsukinoiri]

&. @hinabae

"—haven't seen you around in awhile. everything okay?"

[panelborn]

@hinabae

with some free time to kill, hinata decides to finally stop by sakura's family-owned bakery! she had mentioned to stop by sometime, though now having entered their establishment, hinata finds herself overwhelmed by all the sweet pastries &desserts offered within the display cases.

her white eyes sparkle—oh, they look so picture-perfect. " hmm. i wonder if they offer cinnamon rolls .. " she murmurs to herself. / ( throws @ kaoru ! )

❝ We do! ❞ Kaoru announced from behind her, dirty dishes balancing along one arm, dressed in his waiter uniform and a grand smile on his face. He had worked all day — being on a break between missions — and he could not have been happier. ❝ But — ❞ his expression darkened, slowly shaking his head with his free hand placed against his chest. ❝ I can not morally condone YOU eating them... ❞  A dramatic pause.

❝ That’d be cannibalism! ❞  Another pause, followed by a hearty laugh as his cheeks grew as red as the red velvet cupcakes waiting to be eaten.

❝ Sorry, sorry I... it just... it was simply the perfect setup... YOU asking for a cinnamon roll... ❞ He walked behind the counter, still laughing, and reached the dishes through the door, where one of their part-time workers took them from his hands.

To him, it was impossible not to know Hinata. To someone who mostly worked undercover, knowing all the clans and studying the important personalities within them was fundamental. Not to forget, she was Sakura’s friend, and his sister told him everything that happened in Konohagakure while he was away.

❝ So, one cinnamon roll? What do you want to drink with it? We're offering free lemonade to ninjas today — to beat the heat — but I can also recommend the matcha iced latte. ❞ 

[maitiests]

❝ oh, he thinks he has immunity because he's the head of the hyuga clan? well - i'm going to bash in his head WITH MY BARE FISTS - LIKE A FUCKING WATERMELON!! ❞ how dare he hurt his daughter ( @hinabae )

[nikushiimi]

he's made an honest effort to befriend people he ordinarily wouldn't be around ; his social circle is too small according to his therapist, and the compromise they've come up with is extending it to the konoha twelve instead of relying on complete strangers to fill a void sasuke isn't sure even exists. something as simple as drinking with company is somehow an agonizing task, but he's trying. that has to account for something.

nevermind that his drink is mostly untouched-- that there is still a flush to his skin and warmth building at the base of his neck, tell-tale signs of inebriation. he's a lightweight.

" can't i be curious ? " in the past, he hasn't given her a second thought, but now that he's older and more... aware of a certain clan's tensions, he wonders about her. it's one of the few times he does so without ulterior motive. sasuke's eyes lack the usual sharpness they often carried, but they are inquisitive and curious in a new and unexpected way.

" it doesn't, but that doesn't mean i don't want to hear about it anyway. "

@hinabae // continued.

[devotedhope]

squints at @hinabae

[kurenbye]

❝ did i do something to deserve this? ❞ / angst !! gimmie !!

✎ㅤ. . .ㅤ𝑩𝑳𝑶𝑶𝑫 𝑨𝑵𝑫 𝑫𝑨𝑹𝑲𝑵𝑬𝑺𝑺 / pt 2.

Kurenai had not maintained her composure with Hiashi simply because she was inclined to appease him when discussing Hinata's further training. She wasn't. It was just that she was so stunned at how easily he could say such cruel words when it was evident that the very person he was speaking about was right outside the room that she couldn't find it in herself to be anything but silently incensed.

She couldn't fathom having what it took for a person to be so needlessly cruel to someone- much less one's very own daughter. His very first child, even. And for what? Because she wasn't born with ruthlessness he deemed necessary carved into her very being? Because her surface wasn't saturated in disinterest and contempt? It was her first time with her own team, she had sought out their parents to understand their strength- but all Hiashi had offered was permission to do what she will to make something out of her. She knew strictness, her own father had raised her with it. This wasn't that.

Her voice is so soft that Kurenai barely catches what she says, her eyes finally looking away from the door she had just closed not too long ago after a fruitless conversation to the girl huddled against the wall on the floor.

❝ did i do something to deserve this? ❞

The woman feels her chest tighten at the question, her heart aching already for a student she had just barely been given. Somehow, she felt that she had already held more room in her own heart for this girl than her father had ever tried to muster. Her jaw tightened briefly. She refused to let this girl be defined by parameters that would never fit her. Hiashi had measured her worth incorrectly. He had given Hinata no choice but to cocoon herself when what really had been needed was guidance on how to grow.

"How could you have done something to deserve this when you were not even given a fair opportunity?" she asks, stepping closer to her and crouching down to her level. "One can not grow when presented with only one set of circumstances. Being on a team will give you something new," she says, her hand reaching out to rest upon on the girl's shoulder so that she would finally look up at her, "we don't all grow the same way and at the same pace. You're on my team now, and I'll help you grow your way. The boys will help you, too. We'll work hard together, okay?"