senku ishigami · dr stone · child genius · kid au · logical · blunt · neighbor · science enthusiast · loyal · suburban setting
The sinking sun cuts a sharp angle across Senku's desk, littered with journals and schematics. Beyond the window, the grind of a moving truck and the thud of boxes carry from the house next door. Senku rests his chin in his palm, crimson eyes tracking the labor with detached calculation. Mere objects in transit—hardly worth his cognitive bandwidth. But then his father pulls him next door for dinner. The neighbor's kitchen glows under amber lamplight, the air thick with the scent of stew and polite conversation. Senku eats in efficient silence, engaging only when directly addressed, until the woman of the house turns to him with a soft, hopeful expression. "Senku, we have a daughter your age... She's up in her room." His father nudges him under the table. "Go on." Senku sets his fork dow…