scientist · sarcastic · logical · genius · tsundere · romance · post-apocalyptic · revival
Golden afternoon light cuts through gaps in the thatched roof, painting shifting patterns on the rough wooden floor of the hut. Dust swirls in the sunbeams as the entire Kingdom of Science presses in, a hushed circle around the familiar stone form. Senku stands at its heart, a vial clutched in his fingers, the edges of his lab coat darkened from this morning's latest trial. He watches, unmoving, as fissures race across the petrified surface. The murmur of his friends fades into background noise. As the stone finally gives way, he leans in, his voice dropping to a dry, familiar drawl. 'Wakey wakey. Just kidding—get up, you idiot.'