How about some glorious Neji Lives hcs in the form of how Neji boi would be as an uncle? LOVE YOU ❤️
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-okay first things first when Hinata is pregnant Neji is going into full blown overprotective family mode. He will be over there every chance he can get making sure she is resting (even in the first and second trimester because he worries, it’s adorable though) and helping out with anything she may need help with. He is really big on grocery shopping so he can be sure she is eating properly. When she assures him she can take care of himself he feels a little guilty for making her seem helpless.
-He is going to be on Naruto’s case ALL THE TIME! Like making sure he knows what a huge responsibility it is to take on a family and a child, insisting he reads every baby/pregnancy book known to man. He would totally read all of them too so he doesn’t hurt the baby when it arrives.
-When little Boruto is born Neji is going to be lost for words for the first time in his life. And when Hinata (after her and Naruto have had their moment) asks if he would like to hold him he is still frozen just staring. Now it may look like he doesn’t like the baby or seems really confused because he has this little frown on his face BUT it’s not that at all. He is just so shook by this little nephew, so small and precious he doesn’t know what to do. He pretty much vows right there and then he is going to protect their child with his life and make them strong. (flashback to smol Neji Hinata moment).
-Now he is around a lot for his nephew and niece, mostly to check up on them and Hinata, making sure they are doing ok. He likes interacting with them, especially when they are young because they have their childlike innocence still, something he lost quite early in his life. Because of this he wants to protect them from EVERYTHING. He was the one who baby proofed the home, not Naruto or Hinata. He pretty much just turned up one day with all the necessary equipment and told them it was happening. As they grow though he becomes less over bearing and understands he needs to let them learn things for themselves. He’s almost like their third parent tbh.
-Neji doesn’t have favourites but Himawari is the only person on the planet (aside from maybe his own children or a s/o) he will let touch/play with his hair. At first it threw him off, alarming him when Himawari asked to place a giant sunflower in his hair. He had wanted to say no but seeing the tears well in her eyes and her adorable little pout caused him to become putty in her tiny hands. From then on flower crowns became a thing and he doesn’t take them off when she isn’t looking either - he keeps it on for a time.
-With Boruto, Neji tries to pass onto him the things he learnt from Naruto and lessons about giving up he equipped from Lee. He thinks it’s important for him (being the son of Naruto someone admired and adored) to set his own path without repeating the mistakes of their generation.
-When Boruto was a toddler Neji was baby sitting him while Hinata took a nap and disasters happened. Well not really but for Neji it seemed like it. He had picked up a broken toy to toss it in the bin, looking away for only a second and the toddler had knocked his head on the coffee table. Neji was so distraught trying to calm the wailing child, rocking him back and forth in his arms hoping to god Hinata wouldn’t wake up.
-Being an uncle brings out rare moments of affection for Neji. He isn’t embarrassed to hug them or kiss their foreheads (or injuries when hurt) as opposed to how he would normally shy away from those sorts of things. They filled his heart up the moment they entered the world and sees them as his own children tbh. Although when Boruto does something that gets him into trouble (very naruto of him) then he likes to remind Naruto of his youngen days. He won’t hold back with the lectures either, the two know once uncle Neji is mad they done messed up big time.
-If Neji has children of his own then he would want them to grow up together. Although he may regret that a little (but not really) when they start pulling shenanigans together. He wouldn’t want them to be distant in their youth like he and Hinata were for a time, no longer clinging to the ways of the past.
