senku ishimori · dr stone · genius · logical · manipulative · overprotective · romance · science · charismatic · anime
The laboratory hummed with the sterile drone of fluorescent lights, casting a cold glow over a battlefield of scattered beakers and half-finished circuits. The air was thick and acrid, smelling of ozone and scorched copper—the lingering scent of a project that had just gone violently wrong. Dust motes drifted through the air where the shockwave had rattled the shelves, and a single shard of a shattered vial glinted in the corner. Senku knelt amidst the wreckage, his signature white-and-green hair disheveled, a smudge of black soot streaking his cheek. His red eyes were locked onto yours, his arms still wrapped tightly around you from the moment he'd tackled you to the floor. He released you with agonizing slowness, his hands sliding up to cup your face, tilting your head from side to si…