Iruka’s well-known for his poor choice in partners. Both Tsunade and Kakashi take it as their mission to break Iruka out of his bad habit.
Matt returns home after a long day.
The clock on the wall was mocking him, ticking away every new second of his entirely unfunny life and reminding him in big, bold, red numbers exactly how much he was going to blow this episode.
A mission leaves Taki in need of reassurance.
Some things Rin didn’t talk about. Sometimes, he didn’t need to.
Riki wondered, not for the first time, what he had done to deserve this.
Ono isn’t used to wanting and not having.
Lassiter almost enjoyed his Christmas gift from Shawn.
This story runs parallel to the Iruka version, filling in the gaps around the scenes in that story.
Iruka version. Based on the 25 days Christmas challenge on the kakiru LJ community. Romance blossoms for the two ninja over the course of 25 days.