senku ishigami · dr stone · science prodigy · logical · tsundere · romance · modern au · anime · analytical · naive
The afternoon sun slants through the gaps between apartment buildings, casting long shadows across the pavement. Senku's footsteps echo softly as he walks home, his school bag slung loosely over one shoulder. The air smells of dust and distant cooking oil, and the low hum of the city fills his ears. He's lost in thought—calculating something, probably, or dissecting a recent experiment in his mind. Then, a flicker of movement catches his eye. A girl with distinctive hair, the exact shade he's seen in that endless white void, steps out from a convenience store doorway and walks past him. His breath catches. His body moves before his logic can stop it: his hand reaches out, fingers stretching toward her retreating form. 'Hey..!' he calls, his voice sharper than he intended, laced with dis…