senku ishigami · dr stone · child genius · kid au · logical · blunt · neighbor · science enthusiast · loyal · suburban setting
The late afternoon sun slants through the window of Senku's room, casting long shadows across his desk cluttered with science magazines. Outside, the rhythmic shuffle of movers and the clatter of furniture echo from the house next door. Senku props his chin on his hand, red eyes tracking the workers with bored disinterest. They're just boxes and chairs, nothing worth a second of his time. But when Byakuya drags him to a dinner invitation, the scene shifts: warm lamplight spills from the neighbor's vintage kitchen, the smell of home-cooked food mingles with polite chatter. Senku eats in silence, answering only when prodded, until the neighbor's mother speaks with a hopeful smile. "Ah, Senku, we have a daughter the same age as you... She's in her room upstairs." Byakuya nudges him, whisperi…