#Blind Neji

[immortalmsmoon]

I Don't Deserve You

Neji Hyuga X Fem!Blind!Reader

No warnings!

Word count: 455

The golden sunlight shone through the thin white curtains of your boyfriend's room. The warm summer air flew through the window and you sighed as it flew over your skin. You also sighed at the feeling of your boyfriend's strong arms around you, and the feeling of his breath against the inside of your neck. The feeling of things had always been something important to you, because it was the only way you could really connect with them, and touch, especially with Neji, was special.

“Don’t you find it odd?” you asked your boyfriend, as you drifted your hands over his cheeks.

“Hmm?” he asked, sleepily in your neck. Neji’s voice had always been calm, and slightly stern, but when he was with you his voice always lost its sharp edge. Your hands drifted into his hair as you talked.

“That your eyes are brilliant. And my eyes are…far from that.” you spoke into his hair, hands rubbing his back. It was a thought that often consumed her mind. Neji’s eyes were an amazing gift, he could see things many ninja could only wish to see, but you? Your eyes lacked even the basic ability to see. Maybe that's what made the two of you so perfect for eachother. 

“Not really. Your eyesight rarely passes my mind.” he lied, tips of his ears turning a light shade of pink. Your vision was constantly on his mind, whether he was worried or not. He maneuvered so you could rest your head on his chest and he could draw small circles on your back. You were happy to hear what he said, even if he was lying. You feared often that your eyes bothered him. You knew you were high maintenance, and you knew it would be hard for Neji to adjust, especially because eyesight had always been his speciality.  

“I don’t find it bothersome,” he said, practically reading your mind. He moved his hands down to your waist, drawing little shapes there as well. You smiled and curled deeper into Neji, his warmth taking hold of your small cold body. He held you tighter, and a peaceful silence took over the room. The sunlight that used to be a soft gold color had become deeper, more red and orange, it lit up your soft skin, and Neji couldn’t help but stare. You looked angelic, your H/c locks drifting around your face, flowing onto his chest. Your eyes were closed, long lashes brushing your flushed cheeks. He had never loved someone before, and growing up he was barely shown love in general, so it was hard for him to get used to it. but you didn’t mind. 

He didn’t deserve you. But you didn’t mind. 

[protect-namine]

(kisa route) in a way, sissia vs gashadokuro really is as much a competition between kisa and chui as it is between present neji and past neji, and all of the things kisa, chui, and neji represent. quartz vs amber, transformation/collaboration vs raw talent, reaching for visions yet to be realized vs perfecting a vision. the "gear" and "gods and mortals" metaphors

the irony of chui "I'll die for theater, literally and figuratively" tanakamigi existing while neji is writing a play where the lead also "dies for theater", but chui and sissia are coming at it from completely different directions

like, to me, this is neji's finale as much as it is kisa's. quartz exists the way it does because neji transferred there and reshaped the class to make up for tsuki's absence. all of the plays they perform are a product of neji absorbing everyone around him, but every play is also a reflection of neji's thoughts on his classmates and his growth as a character and artist

just look at I Am Death and how his writing progressed to central nation of sissia. neji wrote takihime because he wanted chui to have hope that there is someone out there who can match his talents, that he wouldn't be lonely on the stage. but neji himself didn't really believe (at the time) that such a person exists. while he meant well, it's kind of a mean thing to write for chui, who is the kind of artist who will try to perfect the script over and over, always searching for takihime

sissia, on the other hand, was written for kisa. neji wrote all the things necessary to kisa, which includes having "warm and welcoming friends"

if chui met quartz!neji instead of amber!neji, he might have gotten a kinder script, one where gashadokuro doesn't get summoned by a takihime that acts as his mirror, but one where he is brought down to earth and warmly humanized by the people around him

all this is made all the more poignant during the scene when kisa saw chui practicing at the himehiko shrine and the player can make the choice for kisa to see chui as just another seventeen year old boy, reaching for his dreams like she is. in many ways, neji and kisa are probably the only people in univeil who take the time to see chui as just another fellow artist, human and growing and changing, while the rest of them (amber, univeil, tamasaka) are basically elevating him to god/demon status and distance themselves from ever connecting with him

[dark-elf-writes]

Oooo Naruto and Neji having a hard time remembering their own mortality while remaining terribly aware of each other’s. Them both being motivated to fight safer because of the look on the others face every time they gets even a minor cut the other couldn’t prevent. The anguish of knowing the next time they die it’ll last and one of them will have to outlive the other.

Naruto and Neji getting into the habit of giving each other ways to protect themselves. Maybe it starts when Naruto nicks some weapons off a chunin or Neji taking them from the body of an opponent. When they’re finally out, Naruto engraves/embroiders seals on armor, clothes, and weapons. Neji hoards weapons and gives a bunch to Naruto.

Naruto gets Neji a different headband/some other thing to cover the seal so he can use the leaf headband to cover his blind spot at the base of his neck that was the death of him so many times. Naruto making sure Neji’s new vest also has an armored neck to make doubly sure even if he doesn’t see something coming he doesn’t have to worry about it killing him again.

Neji always beeping himself close ish to the real Naruto whenever he summons his shadow clones just in case their enemy gets a lucky shot in at the real one. Ready always to block a blow or to pull Naruto out of the way.

Them each keeping extra weapons on them in places the other can grab in a pinch.

[skeletonpendeja]

Still not over how this ended

[yutamayo]

[oratokyosaigunda]

Bocchi Kaibutsu to Moumoku Shoujo, volume 1

[rose-lalondde]

oh ive never talked about my Hinata-centric To All The Boys I've Loved Before fic idea here lol

[nardo-headcanons]

Naruto Worldbuilding Headcanon!

Sort of.

Buffing the Byakugan!

The Byakugan was written as an antithesis to the Sharingan but got mostly forgotten. I’m here to change that.

Well all know that with the Byakugan you can see the chakra points and have x-ray vision + almost 360 degree vision. Additional powers include:

Microscopic vision: Byakugan users can look at blood samples and whole bodies up to a cellular level. Their eyes are basically a substitute for a microscope, x-ray scans, ct-scans and mris. That part where Sasuke could see Deidara‘s cellular bombs with his Sharingan? We’re scrapping that. Only Byakugan users can do that.

Immunity to most visual genjutsus. Byakugan users can see when someone is using or under genjutsu and have a natural immunity against most Sharingan genjutsus, with only things like Tsukuyomi or other powerful Mangekyou genjutsus posing as an actual threat.

Splitting anything chakra made in half. We’ve seen my man Mukai Kohinata doing this to Itachi’s fire ball jutsu and in Neji’s fight against Kidomaru. Using their gentle fist, anything that is made of chakra can be split in half or atleast damaged. This includes Susanoos. Also, Byakugan users can disable the necessary chakra points of an Uchiha to activate the susanoo.

Detecting shifts in mood. There are changes in your chakra when your mood changes, it’s canon. Byakugan users can see when someone is angry, scared, happy, horny, you name it. They can also tell when someone is lying. If someone is trying to suppress their chakra, they can see it too.

Releasing chakra from all their tenketsu. Neji has done it in the fight against kidomaru. Basically it means they can release normal or elemental chakra out of their chakra points, which makes taijutsu pretty useless against them. Ex. when a Byakugan user releases fire chakra while someone is trying to punch them, they’d burn their hands. Medic nin who have a Byakugan can use this tactic to release healing chakra on their whole body, allowing them to heal themselves without using hand signs or the palm technique, if their chakra control allows it. A Byakugan user can also release tiny portions of chakra on their elbows or legs to make their punches stronger or highten their jumps.

There’s no next level Byakugan like the Mangekyou is for the Sharingan, however Byakugan users suffer no permanent damage from overusing their Byakugan. They temporarily have bad eyesight or even blindness, but it passes.

If you have any other ideas, let me know! Feel free to use these in your fics, hcs and scenarios! Tag or dm me so I can read em all <33

[faeryarchives]

more than words (sebek zigvolt & silver x gn!reader)

requested by anon: Hey, hopefully still open! I hope I didn't break any rules, because it's kinda angsty, but tries my best no to be heavy. It'll be Silver and Sebek. Where Yuu eyes got injured and they need time to heal so their eyes got bandage and blind temporary. The idea is from Naruto, where Hinata got eyes injury and Neji help silently. So imagine them still in pining state. Helping their crush silently :"). note: hi anon! no you did not break any rules but i made it both headcanon and scenario wise hihi other fics: heartslabyul with a furina-like reader & savanaclaw with a furina-like female reader & i'm not jealous !! (savanaclaw x gn!reader) & to my beloved (octavinelle x gn!s/o)

⚘ sebek zigvolt

sebek didn't mean for it to happen - everything went like a blur and the only thing he remembered vividly is how you start panicking and crying out how you can't see anything

if he knew that helping you and your group out would lead to a disaster, he would just stayed in his lane

"(name)!" sebek immediately ran towards you, assisting you in maintaining your balance as you tried to prevent any more of the alchemy liquid from coming in contact with your eyes.  "henchman, are you alright?!" grim ran at the speed of light - wiping the disaster off your face. "i'm fine, you guys! just give me a minute." crewel made his way towards you worriedly. "little pup, can you open your eyes?" sebek watched you open your eyes, only to look disturbed for a reason. "...? why is everything so blurry?" you started to blink rapidly to try to make the blurriness of your vision away, only for it to worsen, and the light was not helping. instead - it just made everything worse. "i'm kidding, everything is not fine. i can't see anything. every time i try to blink it hurts!" "... i think you should take some time off of class."

all he wanted was to help you out 🙁 did he messed up again?

he couldn't help but feel down even after being graced with malleus presence which caused the diasomnia trio to notice his odd behavior

"it turns out child of man got into an accident?" "and regrettably - it's all my fault." "then why don't you go and help them out? i'm sure they will appreciate it."

that is why sebek found himself trailing behind you silently - watching over you while grim went out to fill in your classes

seeing the bandage around your eyes made him feel more guilty that is why he opt to not reveal his presence

reaching out for your water bottle but it's out of reach? you will miraculously find it next to you after one minute + during the morning there is already breakfast served for you and grim and you knew that ace and deuce definitely didn't do it

it's not like you were that dumb to not notice anything especially when you hadn't tripped over anything + not knowing how sebek would prevent himself from screaming and immediately grabbing the random things on the floor for you to not slip

oh you only know the surface how this man would look at you with so much care to the point that the ghosts felt like they were intruding on the both of you

helping and guiding you around became a part of sebek's regular routine; honestly, he was so happy he got to assist you in his own way! and he got to see many sides of you, too - flustered after almost tripping down the stairs, getting frustrated in opening things after trying to force the lid to the opening direction and such.

it became a surprise to him how well you adapt to your situation, especially when you start to look in his direction - as if you knew who he was. imagine his shock when you finally took several steps forward and reached out your arm only to press it against his chest.

"sebek, it's you who's helping me around, right?

"…! how did you-?!"

"you are not as sneaky as you think. don't you know the charm I gave you as a gift has a certain sound?" your hands seem to find his own, and you finally gently wrap them in your touch.

"i was wondering why you are staying silent all this time though."

"the alchemy accident was all my fault! how can i face you after causing you to lose your vision?"

"you said it yourself; it was an accident. you didn't intend this to happen." sebek felt some pressure around his cheek from you pinching it - his eye focused on how you still have that same smile you would give him daily.

"why don't we keep each other company right now? do you listen to podcasts?"

⚘ silver

silver knew that what he feels about you is more than a platonic one + but seeing you with your other friends so happy makes him feel like he doesn't deserve you

so silver decided to maintain his distance and vowed to protect you from afar

but it became one of his regrets as he stood there helplessly and watched you get injured after helping ruggie to escape from an overblotted leona

okay, tackling leona and pushing the hyena out of his hold may not be a good idea. still, at least it worked out! "ruggie, are you okay?" you tried walking to the wounded second-year, eventually failing due to the sudden sharp pain you felt around your foot. 'fuck, must have cushioned my fall on the wrong foot...' you clicked your tongue in annoyance and tried to stand up ever so slowly, failing to realize the screams of your friends and a compelling presence looming from behind until it was too late. "behind you, idiot! why are you just standing there?!" an irk mark appeared on your head after hearing ace scream from the crowd. "who are you calling an idiot?!" "that's your priority?" your blood ran cold after finally realizing that leona was only an arm's length from you. life flashing right literally before your eyes. 'oh, i'll be damned...' "(name)!" silver didn't know how he did it but his body moved before his mind could, already running towards you and leona in fear of losing you - his hand already holding his wand tightly, but he couldn't think of any spells to cast. the damage was already done by the time the knight reached you and carried you away.  "please be okay. please be okay, please be okay—" silver froze when you start to reach out towards him, your hands were now start to bleed from the excessive cracking of your skin. but the worst was yet to come. "s-silver? is that you?! i can't see anything!"  "...what?" "it hurts, it hurts, it hurts so much. why won't it stop?!" the second year could feel his heart drop as you start to cry out in pain and how it will forever haunt him even to his dreams.  "i'm so sorry, it'll be over soon, i promise."

it turns out you were not accustomed to experiencing highly accumulated mana and it affected most of your senses especially your eyesight

that is why crowley suggested you to take some time off + resulting you to have bandages around your eyes to avoid it to get irritated by light

you were expecting your healing time to be hard as to not being used to not seeing things - but it was like there was a uardian angel around you always

"grim, did you rearrange the dorms or something?" "me? not me! those things are heavy looking you know." "huh, maybe i am just lucky to be able to reach the things i need?" "mmm, maybe! i just remembered i asked deuce to help me bake your favorite food with trey!" "...you're leaving me alone?!" "i'll leave them to you, nya!"

that was the time when you realize someone was helping you around and it was certainly not grim 😭 i mean his little paws wouldn't be able to cook (favorite food) with him just alone

ace and deuce are good friends even though they are trouble makers but they could never be this silent 👩🏻‍⚖️

sometimes you would almost catch your secret helper only for them to suddenly disappear from your range and the people you were thinking off were slowly getting crossed out in your mind and it only leaves one person - silver

"i'll be out again nya! don't miss me too much, i'm going to bake your favorite food!"

"and i am alone once again." you tapped your finger against the table, humming and wondering if your secret helper is still around. "is anyone there?" what came as a question was only answered with pure silence - except for the birds chirping outside.

"…i'm kinda bored."

with the ghosts and grim being absent from the dorm made it lonelier for you - not used to the silence. you leaned your head on the dining table out of boredom; after days of being unable to attend class, you can't believe you missed listening to lectures!

"i think i can remove it right now right?" contemplating for a while,you remove the bandage around your eyes, wincing at the sudden brightness but rather than seeing only blurry things - your eyesight were slowly becoming clear until your sight came back to normal.

"woah… i can finally see again-"

"oh…" the moment you can finally see clearly, your eyes met shocked auroral-like hues revealing silver a few feet away from you with his arm already reaching out towards you as if prepared to catch you any moment.

"i knew it! it was you silver!" after being exposed, silver couldn't help but take a few steps back, scratching the back of his neck and avoiding your gaze. a light hue of red coating the apple of his cheeks.

"how did you know it was me?" you stood up and walk up to him - unknowingly giving him a soft smile that made his heart flutter.

"no one is as gentle and quiet as you are." pointing your finger over his shoulder, silver turned around to see a familiar group of small animals hanging around your dorm. "and i only know one person that animals love."

silver sighed before sitting on the chair next to him, holding his head in his hands. "… i feel so angry at myself for not being able to help you back then. that's why i thought-"

"thank you for saving me and even helping me while i am healing."

"you are not mad?"

"why would i be? hey, would you mind if you introduce me to your little friends?"

[venerawrites]

NARUTO MASTERLIST

(last updated 09.12.2024)

KONOHA

➤Genma

General relationship headcanons (SFW + NSFW)

Genma with a s/o that is not used to receiving affection

➤Kakashi

What makes Kakashi finally crack? (headcanons)

Cheating headcanons

General NSFW Headcanons

The one where Kakashi's s/o sacrifices herself for him

Kakashi's ideal partner

Married life with Kakashi

The one where Kakashi finally let Team 7 to meet his son

Kakashi with a S/O that has a high libido

Kakashi with a pregnant S/O

➤Kiba

General NSFW Headcanons

Kiba with a S/O who is unintentional flirt

Kiba with a pregnant s/o

Married life with Kiba

The one where Kiba brings you & your twins home

➤Naruto

Cheating headcanons

The one where you develop feelings for your best friend

Non-negotiables (things they need to have) and the dealbreakers (will not tolerate)

Naruto with a S/O who is unintentional flirt

The one where Naruto falls in love with a single mom

Naruto with a pregnant S/O

Relationship Headcanons with Naruto BEFORE and AFTER the war (ft. rogue ninja!s/o)

➤Neji

Cheating headcanons

Drunk Neji Headcanons

General NSFW Headcanons

Neji with a blind s/o headcanons

Non-negotiables (things they need to have) and the dealbreakers (will not tolerate)

The one where Hiashi forced you to leave your lover (ft. Uchiha!reader)

The one where you ask Neji for a kiss

Neji with a pregnant s/o

Married life with Neji

The one where Neji meets a civilian girl from another village

Neji's behaviour when he first starts dating someone (SFW + NSFW)

What makes Neji finally crack? (headcanons)

➤Sai

Sai with a S/O that has a high libido

Drunk Sai Headcanons

➤Sasuke

The one where Sasuke falls in love with a foreign s/o

Non-negotiables (things they need to have) and the dealbreakers (will not tolerate)

The one where you help Sasuke deal with the aftermath of the truth behind the Uchiha massacre

Relationship Headcanons with Sasuke BEFORE and AFTER the war

The one where Sasuke's s/o sacrifices themselves for him (headcanons)

What makes Sasuke finally crack? (headcanons)

Drunk Sasuke Headcanons

Sasuke with a partner (non-romantic) who is a well-known trickster

The one where Sasuke meets his ex! s/o after the war

The one where Sasuke becomes "friends" with one of Orochimaru's experiments

The one where Sasuke brings his lover back to life

The one where Sasuke is your ex-husband and he wants you back

➤ Shino

General NSFW Headcanons

The one where Shino gets jealous of his s/o best friend

Shino with a pregnant s/o

The one where Shino has a crush on someone who their friend already like

Shino with a S/O that has a high libido

➤ Shikamaru

Cheating headcanons

Non-negotiables (things they need to have) and the dealbreakers (will not tolerate)

Shikamaru with a S/O who is unintentional flirt

The one where Shikamaru has a crush on someone who their friend already like

The one where Shikamaru saves his best friend and finally admits he loves them

The one where Shikamaru meets a civilian girl from another village

SUNA

➤ Gaara

Jealousy Headcanons -- Part 2

General NSFW Headcanons

Gaara with a s/o that is tall & masculine but also very feminine

The one where his s/o said Rasa is kinda... 👀

The one where Gaara fights with his s/o before her mission

The one where Gaara finds out his s/o is pregnant

The one where Gaara is dating the sweetest baker in the village

Gaara's ideal partner

The one where Gaara has to share a bed with a Councillor

Married life with Gaara

The one where Gaara has a daughter

Gaara with a S/O that has a high libido

Gaara with a single mom S/O

First time with Gaara

The one where Gaara's s/o gets hurt on a mission while protecting Kankuro

ROGUE NINJAS

➤ Deidara

Dating Headcanons

➤ Itachi

Jealousy Headcanons

General NSFW Headcanons

Itachi NSFW Alphabet

Itachi's ideal partner

Itachi with an ill S/O Headcanons

The one where his S/O thinks they are Izumi's replacement

The one where Itachi falls in love with a member of Akatsuki

Itachi with a pregnant S/O

The one where Itachi's s/o sacrifices themselves for him (headcanons)

What makes Itachi finally crack? (headcanons)

Drunk Itachi Headcanons

The one where Itachi comes back from a long mission and finds his s/o crying

The one where Itachi is sick and his s/o takes care of him

How will Itachi act when in love? (inner thoughts + behaviour)

➤ Sasori

General NSFW Headcanons

➤ Suigetsu

General Relationship Headcanons (SFW + NSFW)

[sandglass-art]

How I love stories where someone protects someone. Gaara's sudden help, helping to protect Neji's blind spot despite the rain and the sacrifice of sand - I love that 🫶

[protect-namine]

maybe dying for theater is worth it sometimes, I mean look at that stat boost

no but seriously, the implications of the chui ending? chui himself said that gashadokuro and takihime are two parts of a whole and only when they are perfectly matched will I Am Death be complete. the himehiko curse ends in violent death. the tamasaka line has a history of splitting the himehiko name. kisa accepts being chui's takihime and just spends the rest of her life doing theater with him... possibly metaphorically if not actually somehow sharing the burden of the curse?

which, okay, cool lore actually. I never really cared about the tamsaka troupe's history until then. but also,

neji being the original takihime but only as a stand in for when the actor who can play takihime comes along. neji being the only other takihime chui wants even though neji doesn't have the psychology to play takihime. he can never be the vessel for chui's flower but ohhh how chui wished he was. neji says, "takihime has always been missing" but maybe it's because chui wants a mirror so takihime must be someone who can reflect gashadokuro/himself

neji is a sponge that absorbs everyone around him to an uncanny degree and turns them into stories and kisa is a sponge that absorbs everyone around her to an uncanny degree and turns them into performances and god yeah okay. maybe chui was onto something when he said he needed a transparent vessel

also are we just gonna gloss over how takihime went to the shrine of a water god so she can avenger her father, and how neji is always reaching unconsciously to his trauma for inspiration or

[bigfiasco]

so you're telling me the two characters that gave us the only slow burn romantic moments throughout the whole god damn series DON'T end up together?? How do these two have more intimate scenes than couples that are MARRIED IN BORUTO??

Every ounce every hint every whiff of reciprocated romance that show had was from Neji and Tenten istg they are my swan song

This ENTIRE scene - The gentleness of him catching her? Her deliberately slow recovery?? The tenderness in that eye contact?? I was invading their privacy when I watched this episode

Arguably the most damning of all - The ending to her perfect dream is Neji holding her while she essentially professes she is finally home now that they are back together?? I was speechless tbh and still am over such an obvious display of affection

And this outwardly intimate moment was simply no accident for such a largely romance-avoidant anime

One of the images that flashed in his mind when he thought he was going to die was OF HER front and center????

She dresses up and wears lipstick for his Chunin match and then brags about him the entire fight?? I swear 90% of my girl's entire dialogue was his name

Then she went to comfort him after his match and he confirms that she already knew about the curse mark? Which means he felt safe enough with her to disclose such a painful secret and shameful part of his life?

Even twelve year old me was like this is clearly a thing. The effort the animators went to keep them close together in almost all of their scenes together as a pair is truly above and beyond

Character designs to match the Hashirama and his wife??

And then of course the meaningful nod to them fighting back to back since childhood so that she can cover his blind spot will never fail to make me sob

I could go on but in essence I'm still devastated the one couple that carried Naruto and early Shippuden in the reciprocal romance department never got their happy ending - a tragedy for certain

[patchofgrey]

Welcome to Part One of my head cannons for my OTP:

Nejiten Head cannons; Part two , Part 3

Tenten Head Cannons | Neji Head Cannons | Nejiten Family Head cannons

I have a few head cannons for these two that I wanna throw out there; Writing these two for like 10 years has made me realized that no matter what situation they are in (if writing in character) they are the idealistic couple. Sure, they argue and fumble the bag sometimes, but their dynamic is FIERCE. You cannot tell me that his most trusted friend, partner, and balanced scale IS NOT IDEAL? These are my head cannons that I base my stories on while writing them in character (which took a long time to do honestly, writing in character with characters who are not fully developed is hard as fuck. But you take whatever crumbs you get.)

Plus, I would’ve changed a bunch of things in this anime but that’s besides the point

😤

Follow me on my delulu because it’s the only solulu:

1. Neji started liking Tenten prior to the second round fights of the chunnin exams. It started as admiring her skills, but grew to an emotional level as time went on. He asked her specifically to train with him because he felt that she was able to keep up and offer him a challenge in a realm he was not skilled in; weapon handling and evasion. This is going off of the fact that in one of the video games, Tenten had beat both Neji and Lee in evasion training, which in my mind, means that Neji saw Tenten for her skills and held her in very high regard even if she got clapped by Temari (which he didn’t fault her for! It was a bad match up). While they trained, Tenten would push conversation with him to the point where they started talking about their personal lives and led to Tenten finding out about the curse mark, his father, and his blind spot. Tenten had shared her deep insecurities about never being able to match up to them, or to be good enough to be like Lady Tsunade (especially after she fumbled the medical ninja training). To that, Neji ensured her that she was a great match up to himself and Lee; which is why he asked her to help train him in the first place. Since then, Neji has made it his priority to ensure that Tenten did not fall into a deep depression and would always praise her with the “you are good enough as you are.” He would shower her with subtle affection by buying her sweets when she was in a bad mood and spending some of his days off with her. In fact, it wasn’t until Gai-sensei had pointed out that Neji was attached to her, and was doting on her to make sure she kept a smile on her face. Neji would roll his eyes (as most 13-14 whatever’s they were) but kept at it well into their late teens.

2. Tenten is oblivious as fuck to Neji’s affection. I used this a lot in my Sleepless Nights fic, and sprinkled it in for some oneshots as well as hinted at it in Frequency. Tenten is an over thinker and can get inside her own head very easily. She thinks Neji is just being a good friend; arguably, she considers him a best friend since they are with each other all the time. She’s been so focused on her work that she never even considered the possibility that Neji liked her in anything past a friend. To be fair, Neji doesn’t seem like the type to make it obvious when he likes someone. And we’re about to get into that…

3. Neji is awkward as hell when it comes to anything emotion related but his love languages are Acts of Service and Gift Giving. Neji is alright with quality time, but he is a protector before anything else. I see Neji more as a “how can I help?” Or “Let me know if you need me.” He probably also gets snapped at by Tenten when he instinctively helps her and does things for her without asking if she needs help. She very much “I can do it myself” type of girl. Like I said before, he dotes on Tenten by buying her sweets and things she likes, I wouldn’t be surprised if he followed her around different weapons shops while they were on missions and helping her add to her enormous weapons collection. We also saw the acts of service come out of him when he shadowed Hinata (which was really sweet honestly. It showed his softer side and he maybe felt a bit guilty for treating her like garbage after his father died and was trying to make it up to her).

4. Tenten started realizing her feelings when they retook the chunnin exams. C’mon we all saw the look on home girl’s face when Fuu grabbed Neji’s hand and asked him to be her friend. It screamed LET GO OF MY MAN. Tenten hasn’t seen or experienced Neji interacting with other girls besides herself and Hinata (excluding Sakura and Ino who they were all friends with, but only interacted with on occasion). She didn’t like the idea of Neji getting attention from other girls.

5. Both are the jealous type. I know, I didn’t think Neji would be either, but it makes sense to me; Why would she be with anyone else other than him? Was he not her best friend? Who they shared all their deep dark feelings and secrets with? How dare someone else look at her partner in such a way? How dare they talk to her like that in front of him! For Tenten I don’t see it running extremely deep, but maybe a touch of it like stated above.

6. Lee was in on it. He absolutely knew. There’s no way Lee is so oblivious to his rival’s feelings. Especially since Gai has VERY loose lips. I wouldn’t be surprised it Lee was there when Gai had pointed out Neji’s affections for Tenten when they were gennin. Lee wanted them to be together and wanted to see them happy; Neji found comfort in knowing Tenten was alright. Tenten found comfort in Neji by trusting him with her feelings and not being harshly judged for it. I can see Lee purposefully hanging back and watching the two of them spar.

7. Neji only genuinely smiles around Tenten. Sure, he would offer a small smile of a smirk most of the time. But, around her he can actually pull his guard down and feel happy. He does offer small smiles and half smiles around Hinata and Naruto, however those big cheesing moments are usually kept in the presence of his bunheadded teammate.

8. Neji struggles to keep his feelings towards Tenten in check. He feels as though he doesn’t want to ruin their deeply rooted friendship and tends to keep a straight face when they are with a group. Tenten-again being oblivious- thinks he is just being an egotistical jerk around everyone when he’s not really like that when they are alone. He keeps some physical distance towards her as well unless they are fighting together, to prevent any mistakes and obvious signs of his affections. Perhaps he’s not into PDA either.

9. They argue. A lot. But it never ends in them feeling unheard or disrespected; these two have strong personalities and are very opinionated anyway.

10. Neji confided in Hinata about his feelings on Tenten, and Hinata promised to keep it a secret. (more on that in part 2 of my headcannons)

11. Neji tries to encourage Tenten to use her Taijutsu skills for close combat more. There’s a post circulating right now about how Tenten’s close combat abilities surpassed everyone but her team’s. I wouldn’t be surprised if Tenten felt discouraged by the fact that both boys on her team were already close range fighters and struggled with her gifts of long range fighting; she overthinks and puts herself into a box. Neji probably has attempted to strictly train with her (think Shippuuden…17-18 years old?) on her taijustu so she could gain some confidence. In fact, he has brought up to her that she would have beat Temari years ago if she would’ve show cases her taijustu abilities.

12. Their fighting style is more like a dance in flow. Tenten is very flexible and since her and Neji have been training since they were gennin, it would only make sense that they are so insynch with each other it almost look graceful.

I have more but imma stop there lol. I have ideas on how they first kissed, slept with each other all that stuff; how he would’ve proposed; It’ll be a very long post especially if I get into the whole “if Neji survived the war” which I do have a fanfiction on right now 👀 look at my pinned post for the link.

Thank you for joining me in my delulu 🫡 Here's part two, and Part three

[thottyimagines]

What are the Konoha 12’s favorite reality TV shows? You can literally say anything from Dance Moms to Kitchen Nightmares, I just need to know what you think 😭 Love your work btw <3

Thank you!

Naruto loves Jersey Shore Family Vacation, specifically, because he really likes that these crazy party animals have grown up to have wholesome family fun. That they are still crazy and spend entire episodes yelling at each other, just now they sometimes disappear for a while to go hang out with their kids, does not occur to him.

Sasuke doesn't watch reality tv. At least, not after the time he got sucked into a Toddlers & Tiaras marathon and walked away four hours later thinking of Itachi with absolute pity for reasons he still can't quite explain or understand.

Sakura likes watching Bad Girls Club; she takes notes during both verbal and physical altercations.

Kiba is a reality tv connoisseur, and it's not even a little bit because of his sister. He can talk to anyone about their favorites, because he's seen at least a handful of episodes of any show he can get his hands on. If he had to pick, his favorite would be Love Island. Most of his slang comes from there.

Hinata likes Love is Blind, even if it saddens her that her Byakugan would surely disqualify her from ever being a contestant herself. But she would (a) totally never cheat and (b) absolutely never try to be on reality tv, lest she get picked and die of shame.

Shino has been watching RuPaul's Drag Race religiously for longer than he'd care to admit. He watches Untucked, too, because one thing about Shino is that he wants to know the dirty details.

Shikamaru isn't big on most reality tv, but he stumbled upon The Circle and turned watching it into some sort of weird mental exercise on picking apart human social intricacies. He's getting frighteningly good at figuring out exactly how entire seasons are going to play out, down to the order of eliminations.

Ino is a die-hard Bachelor fan. She's weirdly very good at picking out who the winner is going to be by the end of the first night, but Sakura tells herself Ino is just somehow rigging the bachelor fantasy league year after year.

Choji watches Hell's Kitchen. He would never want to be on the receiving end of Gordon Ramsay's ire, but he also feels secure in the knowledge that he'd never be anything but the top dog in that kitchen.

Neji spits on reality tv! What is he, a moron? Anyway, if he walks by Hinata watching Love is Blind, he's lingering in front of the tv with his hands on his hips and a vacant expression on his face until the end of the episode, at the very least.

Tenten likes America's (Konoha's?) Next Top Model, and her favorite episode is always the makeover one. She's equally thrilled by the good and bad haircuts, but looks down on anyone who cries.

Rock Lee is inspired to work hard and be his best by Project Runway each and every time he tunes in. He's never seen the contestants create anything quite so glorious as his Jumpsuit, of course, but it's been a near thing on a few memorable occasions.

[pandoraimperatrix]

PROPAGANDA

Now, hear me out!

NejiHina is a ship that tells an old story, it’s full of old motifs and tropes and no theme fits them most than the “Doomed by the narrative”, they are two people destined to each other from the start!

We have one side Neji initially with that fatalistic discourse of accepting one’s destiny because at 13 years old he is already crushed by his, but rebelling with his actions and with his feelings; and, on the other side, you have Hinata trying to hammer herself into a place she cannot for the love of her fit despite her birthright.

There you have: destiny as a bad thing. You can write and create stuff about that.

OOOOOOR you can write about them fighting fate and winning.

You can make art about them standing in for other characters that across the history of fiction have been defying the narrative and finding their own hubris.

Why not Orpheus!Hinata and Eudrydice!Neji? But his time she doesn't turn way because helloo?? Byuakugan!!! Fuck you, Hades! Of maybe he was in her blind spot OH NO!

I'm giving ideas for free here, people.

Write and make art about Neji following his final destiny and dying to protect Hinata because that hut less than living his entire life knowing that he would never have her.

Or you can just make fic/art/watever about how if THIS WAS A PROPER COUNTRY THEY WOULD BE TOTALLY BE DESTINED TO BE TOGETHER BECAUSE I SAID SO.

Anyway, of course the other themes are good too, but that’s my favourite from 2014.