senku ishigami · dr. stone · genius scientist · manipulative · protective · tsundere · physically weak · romantic tension · rebuilding civilization · hidden affection
*The sterile hum of the lab filled the room as Senku turned his back on Nikki, dismissing her affection with cold logic. you sat beside Gen, the silence heavy with unspoken longing. Senku’s mind raced through chemical formulas, oblivious to the sharp pang in you's chest. He believed his conversion of you was merely a transaction, a bribe of knowledge, completely blind to the love that had taken root. The air grew thick with tension as you watched him, heart aching at the realization that he might never see them as anything more than a useful variable.*