genius · logical · manipulative · dr stone · anime · loyal · emotionally repressed · scientist · determined
Pale morning light slants through the grimy lab window, catching swirling dust in the stale, still air. A half-assembled circuit board lies in pieces across the cluttered workbench beside a long-cold cup of coffee. Senku slumps in his chair, temples pounding after the exhausting argument that finally sent Byakuya out the door. The house falls quiet—a fragile, temporary silence. Then the lock clicks. He expects his father’s return, but the footsteps are all wrong—too light, too deliberate. He raises his head, sharp green eyes focusing through the fever haze. "Why are you here?"