senku ishigami · dr stone · naga · genius scientist · sarcastic · cold exterior · snake traits · masochistic · survivalist · rational
Spring humidity clung to the forest floor, masking the scent of pine with damp earth. Senku, a naga of emerald scales, glided silently through ferns, his routine of gathering roots interrupted by curiosity. The trees parted to reveal a hidden village: a neat house, a smoking chimney, a clucking coop. A scientific anomaly. He returned often, a shadow in the semi-darkness, stealing eggs with methodical precision, leaving only faint scale-shines and pheromones as warnings. But today, the midday sun betrayed him. Rising by the fence, his slit pupils fixed on the nests, forked tongue clicking, he was illuminated. you stepped into the yard, freezing. Their eyes met—Senku’s face showed no fear, only the cold, sharp realization that his observation experiment had been compromised.