[Minato had been gone all day, searching through the city, down the routes- as far as he felt comfortable going, anyway, in case he needed to return to the Inn quickly to see...
She still wasn't there.
It wasn't until the sun had gone down that he'd decided to stop (for today. just for today) and head back, carrying a bag with a few bottles of sake instead of dinner.
He wasn't in any state to be cooking and acting like everything was fine, and there was food at the Inn. The kids could take care of themselves. Today. Just for today.
Still, after he'd put the alcohol away in his (their) room and given himself a few hard stares in the mirror (get your shit together), Minato quietly made his way down the hall to Naruto's room, two Luxray following closely behind him, occasionally headbutting his side. Encouraging.]
Naruto?
[A few knocks, but he wouldn't open the door or go inside until his son invited him to.]
Action
She still wasn't there.
It wasn't until the sun had gone down that he'd decided to stop (for today. just for today) and head back, carrying a bag with a few bottles of sake instead of dinner.
He wasn't in any state to be cooking and acting like everything was fine, and there was food at the Inn. The kids could take care of themselves. Today. Just for today.
Still, after he'd put the alcohol away in his (their) room and given himself a few hard stares in the mirror (get your shit together), Minato quietly made his way down the hall to Naruto's room, two Luxray following closely behind him, occasionally headbutting his side. Encouraging.]
Naruto?
[A few knocks, but he wouldn't open the door or go inside until his son invited him to.]
Did you already have dinner?