Hm I don’t think she’s necessarily one of those ppl that’s like “yeah I wanna have kids someday” and only really thinks about that kind of stuff once she’s dating/married. Haku seems to have a pretty nurturing nature. I def see her nursing sick/wounded forest animals whenever she comes across them, or raising orphaned baby animals so raising/taking care of someone would come naturally to her I think. I feel like her and Lee would def get baby fever and talk about having like 5 or 6 but once Metal is born and they see how difficult it is to raise a child they’re both like uhhh maybe 1 is fine lol. Though I can see them having at least one more lol

I have soooo many but I’ll keep it brief lol

-Haku definitely fell for Lee first, I like to think sparks started flying for her after he came in to save her (and Naruto) from Kimimaro
-Lee is noticeably a little calmer when he’s around her, like she has this soothing aura, which is part of the reason why Tenten and Neji like whenever Haku is around and accompanies them on missions
-Haku’s natural body temperate is a lot colder than most people, so in the summer when it’s hot and she sees that Lee is a bit flustered from the heat she’ll place her hands on his cheeks and it helps to cool him down a little
-their first official date is at that curry restaurant from that one filler episode with the curry of life
-they get married in the spring (springtime of youth)

Yeah! So surprise surprise going into the series I thought Haku was canonically a girl plus I remember watching the forest scene when I was younger and for whatever reason Haku just kinda stuck with me. Of course when it was revealed haku wasn’t a canon girl I was like oh whoops haha but even after I just kinda kept using she/her? Right after Haku died in the anime I already had an AU in mind where she lives and joins konoha etc etc but as I was developing it I realized that if I kept haku as a guy then the male-female ratio of the characters in the konoha 13 would be even more uneven then before so I just made the ultimate decision that she would be a girl in my au and that just kinda bled into my overall perception of the character haha long explanation sorry

Chunin exams definitely ! In my au they meet in the chunin exams, but Haku doesn’t actually compete since I don’t think they’d just let a random former rogue ninja with no village affiliation compete. Their interaction would be pretty brief, Haku just notes to herself how strange he looks even though she feels bad about thinking so while Lee thinks she’s very pretty but doesn’t say anything and also he’s still crushing on Sakura ofc. I dont see them interacting as more than acquaintances until the Sasuke retrieval arc where Lee comes in to save Haku (and Naruto) from Kimimaro. That’s when I like to see Haku developing a crush on Lee even though she doesn’t notice it till way later haha.

Hmm I dunno… I guess I just wish Haku never died lol I get it I get why Haku died it was to give Naruto and Sasuke character development and to show how cruel the shinobi was but still idk lol I feel like Haku had so much potential… as far as fandom goes I gotta say I’m not really a big fan of mizukage Haku, a common hc people go with whenever they picture Haku living past land of waves. Idk, I can never see Haku in that sort of leadership position it just doesn’t suit her imo. Also, Haku technically is not from the Hidden Mist. She’s from another small village in the Land of Water, the Hidden Mist is the main hidden village similar to how the Hidden Leaves village is just the main hidden village in the Land of Fire. Anyways, I understand why people would come to that conclusion. Most people see her becoming Mizukage as a way to honor Zabuza and carry on his dream (assuming he still dies during land of waves arc) and idk I like it much better for Haku to form her own dream that doesn’t necessarily revolve around Zabuza. Ppl are allowed to have this kind of hc don’t get me wrong, but me personally I just don’t like it lol.