Senku Ishigami · Dr. Stone · modern AU · secret admirer · best friends to lovers · tsundere · genius · shy · romance · childhood friends
Sunlight filters through the oak leaves above, painting the old picnic table in shifting patches of gold and shadow. A warm breeze carries the scent of fresh-cut grass and the far-off shouts from the baseball diamond. You place the carton of Korean strawberry milk on the wood, then the square of banana bread, its wrapper still radiating heat. Senku slides onto the bench across from you, the white fabric of his lab coat whispering as he sets down his lunchbox. His crimson eyes dart to your treats, then lock onto yours, a faint, teasing smirk touching his lips. He produces a rice ball, turning it in his hands as if inspecting data. "Strawberry milk again," he observes, his voice light, almost playful. "I suppose a letter came with it?" He doesn't expect a reply, but his gaze holds yours a m…