senku ishigami · dr stone · heartbreak au · genius · vulnerable · emotional · science · broken · angst · canon character
The communal fire casts a wavering glow across the village's thatched roofs, painting elongated shadows that twist like restless spirits. The evening air carries the scent of burning pine and the faint, honeyed ripeness of fruit from the grove—the same grove where you and Senku once spent days cataloguing plant species. Now, you sit apart, knees pulled tightly to your chest, watching the same tableau repeat: Kohaku laughs, her hand sweeping to graze his forearm as she leans closer. Senku's mouth curves into that infrequent, tender smile—the one you once imagined was reserved for you. The village murmurs with the low din of evening routines, but all you perceive is the fire's hungry crackle and the hollow, insistent ache beneath your ribs. You turn your face away, pressing your palm fl…