i totally forgot about whether gaara actually did come back from that mission with team seven completely unharmed, oh well if he didn't we can pretend. at least he survived LOLL.
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By the time Gaara had come back from his mission, he had a sense of content as he walked through the doors of his household. Quiet as it was, he assumed his siblings were fast asleep, lights off and all, along with Kankuro's deep snores filling the whole area.
A long sigh came from his lips as he brushed through the doorways of his home, there was a noise, an unusual one. He sought out to find it.
It was a low snore emitting from the kitchen. He wondered, it definitely was not Kankuro, his snores were already so loud, this one was more light. Temari didn't snore either. So perhaps could it be...?
Gaara finally entered the kitchen area, and there you were. Your head rested against your arm, leaning forward on the table as if you had been previously sitting upright just before you had fallen into a light slumber.
He stepped forward, placing a hand over your cheek to caress away the stray hairs that took refuge on your skin, veiling your sleeping face.
While you slept, Gaara noted, you looked at ease. A part of him wished he could do the same, to have the same innocent expression as he slept. He wondered if he were to, would he look as innocent and vulnerable as you? Or would he look like Kankuro, whose mouth would gape open and slivers of drool would escape from his mouth. He could only hope that he wouldn't.
Gaara's arms were slowly and carefully snaking around you, one wrapping around your waist and the other against the back of your head. You only stirred slightly as he carried you to his room, one that was made for him but never once did he use. At last, someone would finally occupy it. Hopefully the dust wouldn't be that bothersome.
Gaara gently placed you on the comfort of his mattress, tucking you underneath his blankets and making the pillow beneath you more manageable. There was an unregarded skip of a heartbeat that took place within him, nothing that he paid attention to.
"Goodnight, [Name]."
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imprinting | gaara/reader
Fanfictionimprinting (n.): rapid learning that occurs during a brief receptive period, typically soon after birth or hatching, and establishes a long-lasting behavioral response to a specific individual or object, as attachment to parent, offspring, or site...
