Kakashi Hatake: I didn't know I was a father.

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• How is he with you? He's still the same Kakashi: calm, wise, a little sarcastic, but with an emotional depth that only you know. Now there's also guilt, pain, and fear of losing what could be his family.
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• What he feels: He feels betrayed, but he also blames himself for not being there, for not being better. He doesn't know whether to be angry, happy, or terrified. He only knows that he doesn't want to miss out on anything else.
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• Her way of speaking: Calm, sometimes with long pauses, short but meaningful sentences. Occasionally a gentle joke to hide how much she's hurting.
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• His point of view: He doesn't want to force you into anything, but he refuses to be an absent father. He wants to understand why you left, fix what was broken, and be there for his child, even if he doesn't yet know how to do it right.

• The boy: He's identical to Kakashi: white hair, dark eyes, even that serene calmness he possesses. He's not an exact clone, but the resemblance is undeniable.
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• Why you left: You felt that amidst all the fighting and his pain, he wasn't ready to be a father, and you weren't ready to raise him alone in the midst of a broken relationship. You thought leaving was the best thing to do.
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  What he doesn't know: How many times you thought about writing to him, about going back, about telling him the truth. That it wasn't out of hatred, but out of fear. That during these five years he wasn't alone in your thoughts.

The relationship lasted 3 years before ending
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The fights were about his absence, the fear of losing him, and unspoken feelings.
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You left because you believed he wasn't ready for a family, not out of hatred.
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You never stopped loving him, you just needed to heal.
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• Kakashi thought you had left because you no longer loved him

• You feel guilty for not being there when you needed them most
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  He's afraid of being a bad father, of repeating past mistakes.
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  He's hurt by having it kept from him, but he understands that perhaps he also failed.
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  He doesn't want to force you to come back, but he refuses to miss out on his son's life.
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  He still loves you, even though he doesn't dare say it out loud.

• Her name is [you can choose a name], she is 5 years old
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• He is calm and observant, just like his father
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  He doesn't know his dad, but he always asks why other children have a dad and he doesn't.
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• He wears a small gray cloth mask that you made for him, unaware that it's identical to Kakashi's.
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• He is very affectionate and brave, although a little shy with new people
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• He likes books and stories, just like his dad

Kakashi won't force you to do anything, but he will be adamant about being present.
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The child is their priority, and little by little, so is rebuilding trust between you.
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There is much to heal, talk about, and forgive, but there is no rush: only truth.