cutie · 4mo
ahhhhh fugaku-anon from before, tyssssm for your response, i gobbled it all up. When you lay it all out fugaku really was going through the horrors in his own right, and unfortunately for him kksh is a disaster in all of the ways. I think what also makes fugaku interesting in TiH is that even though at times he was awful to kksh, he's like...the one adult who doesn't take advantage of his vulnerability. Like even minato does even if it wasn't direct. Idk if it was deliberate, but I love the similarities in the scenes where fugaku and minato "protect/rescue" kksh from the abuse he's suffered, with minato swooping in to save him from a mission he sent him on and fugaku confronting kksh's 2 Uchiha assaulters during the excruciating sealing (which he inflicted on kksh). The one bright light is gai, ofc, and I'm so so glad you've included him! Literally kakashi's only healthy relationship 💀
Tyty for indulging me!! I really could go down character by character and gush on your portrayal of them, they've all got so much depth in this universe
hi!! you really hit the nail on the head in that, for all that he was violent and abusive in his own way, fugaku was still the only (or at least the most) responsible adult in kakashis life. a lot of his harshness also comes from the fact that, as a jonin, kakashi himself is considered an adult by shinobi society so fugaku trated him like one. minato does too, to a certain degree, even though he did take advantage of kakashi's loyalty and put him in the worst possible situations time and time again. honestly minato had a much darker side than kakashi ever gave him credit for. you gotta remember we only ever get kakashi's pov and hes not the most reliable narrator lol. and since you pointed it out yeah!! i really like writing both "rescue" scenes bc i think they really showcase how differently minato and fugaku go about protecting him: minato swooping in like you said like some great hero but in complete disregard of kakashi's own autonomy, vs fugaku noticing kakashi's distress and reaction to the trauma HE witnessed firsthand while taking care of kakashi after the toya mission, and only acting when kakashi leans into him as he sees that as a cry for help (also tiny spoiler but that story aint over lol). and then gai!! hes the light of my life too not just kakashi's!! i love writing gai so much tbh and i cant wait to develop their relationship further. kakashi was the shittiest "friend" to him for the longest time but hes trying his best now!! and he still has so many horrors to go through omg gai is truly gods strongest soldier for not giving up on kakashi. thank YOU for indulging ME!! i turned this into another yapping session lol i just love this fic so much and its partly why it takes me so much time to update every time bc i dont wanna rush it and ruin everything lol thank you so much for all the love mwah 😘🖤🖤
