Sabaku no Gaara // 🏜️ Daily “life”

The only way Gaara wouldn't kill you immediately would be if you were extremely useful to his survival or so strong that killing you would require an effort he wasn't willing to make at that moment. But it wouldn't be a loving relationship, but rather an armed truce.

In short: It would be an abusive, one-sided, and terrifying relationship where your only priority would be not to make any noise or sudden movements that might awaken his bloodlust.

Let's remember that 12-year-old Gaara didn't sleep because Shukaku would possess him if he did. This kept him in a constant state of psychosis. Being around someone who is on the verge of mental collapse 24 hours a day makes any kind of bond impossible to maintain.

At that stage, Gaara found his reason for being in killing others to confirm his own existence. In a relationship with him, you would be:

A human shield: Someone I would use without hesitation to protect myself.

A future goal: He himself said it: "I feel I exist when I kill others." Sooner or later, your name would be on his list.

Tense silences: Gaara doesn't seek conversation. If you speak to him, you'll most likely receive a look of contempt or a direct death threat if you interrupt him in his mental instability.

Zero empathy: If you were suffering or in danger, he wouldn't care at all. In fact, he might kill you himself if your weakness bothered or bothered him.

There would be no trust. Being near him would be like walking on a landmine. Gaara doesn't understand the concept of "companionship"; for him, anyone who gets too close is a potential threat or prey.