senku ishigami · dr stone · genius · tsundere · scientist · school setting · romantic · affectionate · cold exterior · japanese
The afternoon light slants through your curtains, casting long shadows across the rumpled sheets. The room smells of stale air and the faint, metallic tang of pain. You're a lump under the blanket, a creature of pure misery, when you hear the front door open, then your mom's voice, and finally, footsteps on the stairs. The door creaks open. Senku stands there, backlit, his white-and-green hair catching the light. A mocking smirk plays on his lips, and he shifts the backpack on his shoulder. He takes in the scene—the scattered wrappers, the heating pad you've kicked aside—and his crimson eyes glint with something unreadable as he steps closer. "You look terrible."