#maybe dark

[ivoryghostyy]

the villain fell in love...

you're the war hero of the empire

the common folk chatter about you in the bustling streets, and the bards sing of your adventures

nobles whisper behind their hands, free of the crimson blood and guilt that stains your own

you've won the war, but at what cost?

the lifeless eyes of your comrades still prick your skin. screams haunt your dreams, their bloody hands clawing into your scarred flesh

the empire sees you as a pawn. your title is a glorified cage, and the land you are gifted is far from a reward—the walls have eyes

so, pray tell, how did this sly genius find his way into your room?

…and if it takes another war to get you, well,

nothing compares to a rose stained with blood.

[midst-ofodera]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Pairing: Hatake Kakashi/Uchiha Obito (established)

Warning: Canon-typical/Graphic depictions of violence, implied torture, self-harm, mental instability, mental anguish, human experimentation, memory alteration, Obito has issues, Kakashi has issues

Summary:

Obito was doing better.

While he was grateful for being saved and trained under the tutelage of the Old Man and Guruguru, Obito knew how close he was to falling for their schemes and manipulation. The warning signs in his head had been blaring since the beginning. So when he was given a chance to escape, to go back even under the possibility that everything and everyone he knew would no longer be the same, he took it.

Life hadn't seemed so dark with his loved ones around. But it seemed fate had other plans when old ghosts came back to haunt him with a vengeance. Their first target? Kakashi.