Hey guys, I watched the drama! (Okay, actually no, I didn't, but I just watched a really good review of it). Since Iβm currently in a Doctor Stone obsession phase thatβs going to last at least six months, this show got me thinking about my headcanon: that Gen wasn't exactly a great person before the petrification. I started wondering what would happen if Kos found out about that...
It all started at Genβs bachelor partyβjust him and his friends out for drinks. After a few rounds, they decided to share the worst thing theyβd ever done. When it was the groom's turn, Gen revealed that he had once been an incredibly toxic boyfriend. β mixed signals, gaslighting, threats to break up. He says the relationship ended with him obtaining a restraining order against his ex, which ended up casting him as the villain. Gen feels terrible about how it all went down, and if he ever ran into him again, heβd want to apologize for what happened.
Someoneβperhaps Homura (though I think it would be interesting if it were Kohaku or Luna)βgets furious about the situation, scolds Gen, and storms off. Ukyo is startled to learn the truth but says nothing. Gen returns home alone and stays awake thinking about it until the next day, but the things feel different with the friends who had been with him at the send-off; they are more reserved and waryβeven Ukyo seems to be acting strangely toward him. Gen tries to tell Ukyo that he has changed and isn't the same person he used to be, yet Ukyo still seems distant. To make matters worse, Gen hears people around him whispering more and more; he spots Ukyo and Senku together in estrange moments where they fall silent or change the subject as soon as he approaches. This makes him increasingly paranoid, terrified that Senku will discover his past and want nothing more to do with him. Compounding the issue, Homuraβwith Minami's helpβtracks down Gen's ex-boyfriend and gives him Gen's number; the ex floods him with messages, forcing Gen to confront the fact that he might not be ready to face his past. Meanwhile, Senkuβunaware of what is happening but noticing Gen pulling awayβfears Gen might be wanting to call off the wedding and asks Ukyo for help.
During the wedding, Homura delivers a speech full of pointed remarks aimed at Gen, triggering a panic attack that causes him to lock himself in the bathroom. Senku tries to go after him, but Ukyo stops him and goes instead; upon entering the bathroom and locking the door, Ukyo finds Gen curled up on the floor, trembling from uncontrollable sobbing.
Gen: *sniff*... I know what you must be thinking... *wipes eyes*... how someone who hurt another person so much can be so pathetic!
Gen: Did you tell Senku? Is that why you two are always together now?
Ukyo: Do ββyou... do you really think Iβd tell Senku something so personal behind your back? *kneels in front of him*
Gen opens his mouth, then closes it and looks away: No... no, I don't think so... *blushes*
Ukyo tries to take Gen's hand, but Gen pulls it away.
Ukyo: *sighs* Listen, I know you won't believe me right now with your mind in such a stupid spiral, but I know you aren't that boy you told me about. And I'm sorry if I didn't make that clear before; it was just that... *sighs*... I was just processing things. You're always so kind that I never thought you could be anything else.
Ukyo: You're a good person, Ishigami Asagiri Gen, and your past isn't going to tell me otherwise. I'm an example of that myself! I wasn't a very good person back in the day...
Gen, crying even harder: I don't know what my problem was! *wraps arms around himself* I don't know why I pushed him away only to pull him back in even harder... I don't know why I lied, or hid, or treated him so badly! I just... *hides face in his knees*
Ukyo: Do ββyou want to talk about it?
Ukyo: I won't tell anyone or make assumptions! I just think it might do you some good.
Gen: I met him after a show; he was the nephew of the station owner and he was simply... obsessed with me. It was fun hanging out with him, but the more interested he became, the more it scared meβyet the less he pushed, the more I wanted him around. Once, during an argument, I said... a lot of things and really got under his skin, and then he punched me. It was in self-defense, but I made it look like he was the aggressor, like it was all his fault. Iβll never forget the betrayal and pain written all over his face.
Gen: IβI thought heβd never want to look at me again! But now he won't stop calling me, and I don't know what to do! Ukyo, what should I do?!
Ukyo: For now... *gently holds Gen's hands* let's fix your makeup. *smiles* You don't have to resolve this right now, or talk to Senku about it, or deal with the gossip, okay?
Gen: What if I haven't changed enough? What if I hurt someoneor Senku?...
Ukyo: Heh... you changed.
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Sorry first fic here! I think i fixed the errors now.
