the character status(es)
hi! to be more transparent about my plans for the characters in my story "So, be mine." I've decided to make this carrd. I'm not sure how many people will see this but hopefully it helps clear up any confusion.
To be honest, I've pinned Naruto as a child who'd be very attached to someone who can handle him. He knows himself he's a handful and he takes pride in that━to be more than the monster he is rumored to be. At first, he thought Y/N was someone similiar to Hinata, a quiet girl with not much opinion. That's why he didn't mind her at first, but he more he was with her he realized her playful attidute and sarcastic remarks complete him whole (although he's not aware.). All he cares is that there's someone aside from Iruka who can handle him, and it's a girl! (how childish). He loves it when you scold him or roll your eyes at his antics. To him, that is the ultimate intimacy. If you stop reacting to his pranks, he panics. He’ll escalate his behavior just to get a sarcastic remark out of you. He thinks: "As long as she's yelling at me/laughing at me, she's looking at me. And if she's looking at me, she isn't looking at him."
a/n : to be honest, i don't want naruto to be too overbearing yet. in this era/arc i feel like he's still insecure, he still doesn't know what to do with these feelings. but the further along the timeline he'll get, he'll realize why kidnapping and stalking often appeared in the romance comics he read.
naruto
Recently, he's been very worried and scared about the fact that you've been close with Sasuke (or atleast how sees it). He's been anxious and in the back of his mind he really doesn't know what to do. He just wants you by his side, is that so hard? He's not a total dunce, he knows that Sasuke is the natural choice. Surperior bloodline, smarter, better looking, cooler━but, you need to understand! He's much better, he's cooler! He.. he can be better for you.
The moment you disappeared from the village was the day he broke. Although you wouldn't realize that until the moment you got transporte d back.
He doesn't acknowledge his feelings for you. As of now, it's merely that gap in skill that pisses him off. You're so carefree, so.. 'pathethic' in his views, yet you're able to surprass him, to be one step ahead of him every time━and you still smile at everyone like it isn't hard. He balls his fists and grits his teeth everytime he thinks about it. He watches you in the village, during missions, and even when you think you're alone. He’s looking for the moment you struggle, the moment your "pathetic" nature finally catches up to you. But since it never does, his fixation only deepens. If you are ahead of him, you are a threat to his goal. He feels a primal need to "put you in your place."
a/n : if it wasn't obvious enough, I think Sasuke is a bit more 'nonchalant' or 'mature' than Naruto. Although his ego would never allow him to admit he does think you're better than him. He's incredibly annoyed by how close you get to others, he's Sasuke Uchiha for Gods sake, is he not good enough? <- i think that's the main thing that goes in his head. To be honest, he probably thinks you're playing hard to get but still gets frustrated at you trying to keep your relationship with other people/ninjas. For now, he can only push down his feelings and let them boil.
sasuke
He hated it when you pinned him—the physical contact felt like an invasion. But now, he finds himself initiating "close quarters" drills constantly. He’ll grab your wrist or shoulder during training a second too long, testing your reaction, trying to see if he can finally make you flinch or lose that carefree look. If a sensei or another teammate praises you, Sasuke’s mood turns nuclear. He’ll immediately point out a minor flaw in your form. "Your footwork was sloppy at the end. Don't let it go to your head." He needs to keep you humble—or rather, he needs to be the only one who defines your value, after all, he's the only one that understands you━and if he doesn't, he'll make sure to watch you even further.
Even when you got close to Naruto, she turned her head. She didn't care about you, and didn't deem you as a threat after all. What she couldn't turn her head to, was your attidute towards her. You weren't trying to one-up her, or trying to belittle her. Actually, you were quite kind to her━a rare thing nowadays. You weren't bootlicking her, but you weren't mean to her either. You were.. you? It's weird. But she enjoyed it. You accepted her as she was. When she was sarcastic, you joked back, when she complained, you nodded your head alongside her. As time went by, she might've realized that her little boy-crush felt like nothing compared to how you made her feel. What pisses her off though, is how you interact with the others.
When she’s staring at her ceiling at night, she’s literally practicing how to tell you to stop being so "nice" to everyone. She’ll whisper to the dark: "Y/N, you know Naruto's just gonna use you for homework, right? You should just hang out with me." But then she blushes and hides under her covers because she sounds like the very "pitiful" girl she promised she’d never be again. What will it take for you to notice her feelings? W━wait, not romance! She just.. wants you as her best friend, okay? Not some stupid idiot, or an edgy guy. Her.
sakura
Did you know? She hated you at first. She thought you were just another fan-girl that wanted to get close to Sasuke. She didn't even deem you as a rival though! She knows her worth. Right? But, did you also know that she was bullied when she was younger? Yes. As a child, she often got picked on and bullied by the other girls, her only and first friend for awhile was Ino. Ino was the first person to give her a hand, to build her, to support her━at first, she was undeniably frustrated by the fact they parted ways beacuse of Sasuke━but, it doesn't matter. She'll get with Sasuke and prove to Ino that she's no longer that pitiful child she was.
Often times, she's confused on why you were best friends with Naruto. Did he force you to befriend him? Of course he did! That evil..━. Either way, she doesn't express her jealousy at first. She shakes her head and brushes it off, or attempts to at least. At first, she thinks that the more she drops hints you'll get it, you'll understand that she doesn't like it when you interact with others the way you interact with her, but you never get it!
a/n : I hate how the script writers changed sakura from the manga! She's genuinely an amazing character written by Kishimoto, yet it's overwritten and now she's just a boy crazy girl. She's much better!!! Anyway, I want her to be a bit insecure about her greediness towards you. She doesn't know if she deserves it.
Compared to these children, he's not unaware of what causes him these feelings. He's incredibly parental (?) about you, beacuse you remind him of the person he lost as a kid. Often times, he sees how reckless you are and curses himself, he should've been there to stop y━oh, isn't that a bit overprotective? Aside from being aware, he does actively try to push these feelings down, because he knows it's bad. But the longer he's with you, the longer you stick around with the team, he realizes that the world will eat you alive if you'd step out alone. That's why he often tries to fill in the figure of your guardian, someone you can go to in need of help, someone that you trust over anybody else. Is it possibly evil and manipulative? Yes, but it's not like he said he was a good guy right?
kakashi
At first, he just thought you were like every other ninja-kid. You were quite quiet at first, and stuck to Naruto. Although, he realized you were much more than you showed. You were incredibly skilled sometimes, keyword : sometimes. You'd suddenly get confident with your movements, and he could only widen his eyes at it. Of course, he brushed it off as beginners luck━but, there's only so much he can ignore. The more he sees you, the more he watches you━he's only reminded of one person. He stands by his grave more often than usual now, questioning himself. Kakashi is a man defined by his ghosts. For him to see "sometimes-genius, sometimes-idiotic" energy in you—the exact erratic brilliance that his best friend possessed—is his greatest nightmare and his only comfort. Often times, he talks to the other teachers (Guy, Kurenai, Asuma) and subtly paints you as "fragile" or "emotionally unstable." He ensures that no other Jonin will take you on a mission or offer you extra training because they all believe—thanks to his quiet suggestions—that you "aren't ready" or "need Kakashi’s specific touch."
a/n : he's an interesting character to write about. I think the best thing I can capitilize on is the amount of trauma dumped on him (losing his team, his dad suiciding, etc.) which is so much better for me! sad for him though. overall, i think he's someone who realizes and is 100% aware of what he does, and does try to push it down—fails horribly— then just goes down the rabbtihole of justifiyng his future actions.