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“Get up you bum. It's time to put that mind to good use, I have an experiment that needs to be done with you necessarily. Get excited.” He chuckled as his words pulled you out of your mundane task. You tilted your head upwards in a slow motion with a slight frown.

“Just because I'm bored doesn't mean I want to do back-breaking labor dear.” You mumbled.

“Tsk, you're making it sound like I'm forcing you to pump air into a furnace, geez. Just stand up already, would you? I can ten billion percent assure you it'll give your brain some stimulants.” He held up his pinky on his left ear, rubbing it on that specific spot.

“Better than cellphones?”

“Better than that.”

You pondered over his offering for a few seconds before you begrudgingly gave in with a heavy sigh.

“If this turns out to be me testing out your chemicals, I'm calling out Magma to punch you in the gut.”

“Kekeke, you don't have to worry about that stuff idiot. Come on.” He waved off a gesture to follow him, and so you did. You stood up with your shoulders slumped and legs that felt like it could give out any second.

He took a quick glance at your sorry body. “Tch, you look like a disaster. You're acting as if making illogical doodles took half of your soul.”

“Let's just get on with this already.”

“Yeah, yeah.”

He guided you towards the makeshift lab with a stride, while you lumbered along with the grace of a slug. He can tell you're just trudging behind him in weak steps, so he slowed down to match your pace and ended up by your side.

“What are you doing?”

“Making sure my lab rat isn't going to collapse.”

“I'm walking.”

“Like the walking dead.”

You groaned at his comeback and straightened up slugglishly. And he let out a huff of amusement knowing his words took effect on you.

“Why are we heading to the lab?”

“Experiment dumbass, did you forget?”

“I'm just asking…”

“Asking the obvious is illogical.”

“It's not-”

“It is, what else would we go to the lab for?”

You went silent and just accepted the fact you look like a fool asking such a question.

You both finally arrived at the entrance, he entered first with zero hesitation and you trailed him from behind. You looked around the lab, only to find multiple containers made of glass and dangerous chemicals sitting in shelves casually. The usual.

Your eyes landed back to Senku, who's adjusting something you can't quite tell since his massive back is in the way.

“Alright, this should be good to go.” He turned and held out what seemed to be a clicker. It looked awfully primitive, the size was as big as his own hand, the ropes held tightly to the poorly designed box, and a bland button in the middle.

“Is that supposed to activate something?” You questioned with an eyebrow propped up.

“Nah. This ten billion percent can't function.”

“Then why the hell did you make it?” You crossed your arms in confusion.

“Decided to test out the spring mechanisms.”

“You sure that's one of the reasons?”

“Yes.” He blurted out almost immediately.

You narrowed your eyes at him with a suspicious look, but it seems you don't have the energy to argue with it so you stayed silent.

“Let's just go on with your experiment. What do I do?”

“Just follow what I have to say.”

“That's it? No playing with sulferina?”

“Nope.”

Now you're even more suspicious of Senku, his experiments usually involve equations or chemicals that could dissolve bones, but this is new. Way too new, which is concerning for a guy that barely changes anything unless it's necessary for the sake of humanity.

He moved towards the entrance with one hand on his waist and the other holding onto the makeshift clicker. His face held no expression when he suddenly blurted

“Walk with me.”

You hesitated for a fraction of a second and heeded his instruction. The moment you're beside him, he pressed onto the button that gave a delicious crispy click. Your ears perked up at the sound it made, but you didn't give much thought as he started to walk away and you caught up with quick steps.

You both wandered around the KoS, you glanced at previous inventions that sat in the open and the villagers that passed you by with friendly greetings. It felt refreshing to stroll around with your partner, a nice break to see him doing anything else than scientific progress. But you remembered this is an experiment, this probably doesn't count as anything else, right? You felt unsure at the purpose of this. Well either way, you just enjoyed his company.

Silence loomed over you two like a weighted blanket, it's comforting and warm, it welcomed you both with open arms. You didn't complain, it was rather peaceful, however, the silence was broken when he finally started to speak up.

“Grab those flowers for me.” He pointed in the right direction, where small daisies sat on the ground.

“You need it for your science stuff?”

“Nah. Those things have not a millimeter of usefulness other than doing basic photosynthesis.”

“Why do you need it then?”

“You're supposed to do what I say, you fool. Main part of our scientific analysis.”

You wanted to protest yet you remember how stubborn this man is. You quickly marched and plucked a couple of daisies before running back to your original position. You shoved the flowers to his chest with a huff.

“There, you happy?”

“Kekeke, beyond happy.”

Then, you heard the click again. The sound is emitting in your ears like a wonderful pop. He swiftly turned away from you and began to take paces away from you, which left you confused from his sudden motion. And of course, you pursued him from behind like a lost puppy.

He abruptly came to a stop, resulting in you crashing onto his back with a silent thud. You're about to ask why he stopped, until he turned to you with eyes that held an unknowing gaze. Crimson locking into you, face inches away, which makes you slightly stumble as you take a step back for some space.

“Close your eyes.” He blurted out with a raspy voice. He's looking at you expectantly.

Almost immediately, you obeyed him and shuttered your eyes. Your vision went black as soon as he said it. You can hear the clicker going off again, you feel more happy than you should.

Small footsteps crushed against the ground as he padded away from you, you can't tell where he went since your mind couldn't stop thinking about the click.

“Open your eyes now.” He whispered like the wind.

You opened them, blinking as your eyes adjusted from the sudden brightness. You see nothing but trees of greenery and the soft soil, he's no longer in sight. You hurriedly looked and turned around, only to see him as you turned to your back. Then, it clicked again, your eyes shined brightly when you received the sweet sound.

His smirk held genuine amusement from your reaction, which made you turn into bright shades of red from embarrassment.

“Fascinating, so that's the effect it gives you.” He muttered more to himself.

“What are you-”

“Kiss me.”

Like the flash, you grabbed his face and kissed him quickly enough for his balance to falter slightly. Your lips locked onto his for a few seconds before you pulled away in shock.

“Fuck, I didn't mean to-!” You tried to defend yourself, but the clicker interrupted you just as fast as you kissed him. For anyone else, the gasp that escaped your mouth could've been perceived as surprise from the sudden noise, but to Senku, it's entirely something else.

“Kekeke, hypothesis confirmed. You're ten billion percent submissive. Incredibly into praise.” He announced it off like it's nothing.

Your mouth fell open from his statement, absolutely appalled that he played you like that.

“You tricked me, you jerk! I hate you!”

“Your reactions said otherwise.”

You whined and placed your face in your hands as an attempt to hide your mortification.

“This is the worst…”

“You'll thank me for this in bed. Praise kink can definitely help you feel turned on faster.” His tone is too casual for words like that.

You shrieked from his implied words which crumbled your last string of sanity. At least you aren't suffering from boredom!

He’s not used to real relationships. He’s used to one night stands, flings, using others to get higher up in the world, having others try to use him for the same thing, etc. So these feelings scare him at first. It would take a while for him to get used to liking you, and even longer for him to admit it. If he’s ever tried to manipulate you, he’ll start to regret it immensely, and any further manipulation tactics are thrown out the window. He could never do that to someone he truly likes, especially if he’s certain that they like him back. Though, he will tease you to no end in an attempt to see you flustered. He just loves seeing your face turn bright pink.

When he finally gets the courage to confess, he’s terrified that you won’t believe him. He may have the title of mentalist, but he also has the title of liar. He may have grown a lot as a person since he was revived, but somehow his reputation managed to follow him 3,000+ years later. Of course, his teasing also didn’t do him any favors. He’ll do everything he can while avoiding his manipulation tactics to show you he truly does care for you.

Gen’s the type to confess to you either one of two ways: with flowers (using his knowledge of Hanakotoba, the Japanese language of flowers) or with a magic trick that’s special for the occasion. Honestly, it would be super cute either way, and he’d give it all his best effort. Each stem plucked with a purpose, or a trick made with careful and practiced precision. Unless something tragic were to happen to you, then he’d probably confess a lot sooner for his fear of losing you before he could confess would eat away at him.

As a mentalist, Gen knows how empty words can be, so I believe his main love language would be physical touch. A hand on your shoulder when he stands next to you, a surprise hug as a way of greeting you, his hand intertwined with yours as you both look out upon the endless sea, etc. All of this followed along with quality time, because there’s no one else he’d rather waste time with than you. Sprinkle in a bit of gift giving and you have it! That’s not to say he won’t express his feelings with words, the man can’t shut up. He prefers receiving words of affirmation, though, because he can always tell that you mean them every time you say them. There’s always a spark in your eyes when you look at him, pull him close, and tell him you love him before pulling him down for a kiss.

Promises you that you’ll never have doubts on his feelings for you, and spends every second of everyday acting upon it and professing his love for you. He’ll pour his heart and soul out to you if it meant he’d still have you in his arms.

Pet names consist of dear, love, and flower, but he prefers to call you by your name the most, or his angel. He’ll constantly tell you that he loves you, though, as well as telling you that you look gorgeous or lovely that day. Please give him a pet name of your own, he’ll be so happy every time you call him by it!

He’s into PDA, loves just holding your hand or sneaking up behind you to startle you with hugs. You’ll also get the occasional chaste kiss with him in public, but he prefers to leave the kisses for when you’re in private. He’s the type to get carried away while kissing you, and the next thing you know he’s trailing teasing kisses along your neck, down your collar bone, etc. If you’re not into PDA, he’ll respect your decision, but expect a much more pouty and clingy Gen when in private!

Total cuddler, even if it’s hot outside. Absolutely melts when you wrap your arms around him and pull him closer. Prefers to be the little spoon and facing you, with his head tucked under your chin, but he also doesn’t mind being the big spoon for you, and tucking you under his chin instead. As long as he has you in his arms, he’s happy.

The first time you fell asleep while he was talking to you, resting your head on his shoulder while he was in the middle of a story surprised him. You weren’t even together yet, and yet you trusted him enough to relax around him, whether it was intentional or not. He was surprised you trusted him that much, and tried his best to stay still until you woke up. He teased you to no end about it the next day, though. 

Three in the morning, delirious, sleepy conversations are his favorite. He’ll tuck you in and kiss your cheek if you’re the one who falls asleep first. 

Finds it hard to fall asleep whenever you’re not around. After having you there and being able to hold you, he feels lonely when you’re no longer there at night. At least during the day he could distract himself with helping out or talking to others, but now that he’s alone the full weight of your missing presence comes to haunt him.

If he ever has a nightmare, you’re the one and only person he’ll go to. You’re the only one who will get to see him cry over things he finds small and trivial, besides occasionally Senku.

If something were to happen to you, such as you getting shot right in front of him, it would take him a little while to recover. He’d be good at masking his feelings and would stay strong for your sake, but he’d break down in private. Once you’re all healed he gets immensely better, but he’ll still have the occasional nightmare about the incident and wake up crying. He’ll feel bad if he manages to wake you up, too, but as soon as you pull him in tight and reassure him everything’s okay, he’ll sleep soundly for the rest of the night, keeping you tangled up with him.

He honestly doesn’t know what he’d do without you, so he’ll try his best to keep you safe at all times. Sometimes wishes he was stronger if it meant he could protect you better.

At first, he’s not the best when it comes to comforting you once you’re in a relationship, especially if you’re upset at him. That being said, he knows you well, and as someone who’s studied psychology, he knows exactly what to do or how to come to a compromise. It’s more of an “easier said than done” situation though, because he fears he’ll make another mistake and upset you further. If you’re up for it, he’ll do a magic trick to help cheer you up or share a cola with you. After comforting you once, though, he’s a lot more confident in his skills and will immediately have you feeling better in a matter of minutes the next time. 

He’s easy to open up to. Any trauma from your past? Had a bad day? He’s already there, wrapping his coat or a blanket around you and pulling you close, placing a cup of tea in your hands as you tell him all about what's bothering you.

You could tell him anything, rant to him for hours upon hours, and he’d listen—actually listen—to every single word that comes from your mouth. If you want advice, he’s the best person to go to and he’s more than willing to help you out. But if you just need someone to listen to you while you vent, he’s there for that as well. Go ahead, yap to him all you like, he’s listening to every word like it’s scripture.

Gen enjoys taking walks with you. He lives for the moments where it’s just you and him, walking through the forest to go watch the sun set near the hot springs, or basking in each other's company in a field of flowers. He thrives in the nights where you’re alone, left counting the stars and talking about nothing. If he ever saw a shooting star, he’d make a wish to always be with you.

He thinks about you each time he’s turned to stone. He isn’t really a believer in god, but he prays each time that he’ll be able to find your body and revive you. He’s deathly afraid of losing you, and those feelings are foreign for him. 

Is very familiar with Hanakotoba and Floriography (Japanese and Western language of flowers), though he prefers Hanakotoba the most. He’ll teach you them both if you ask, and you’ll get more flowers as an added bonus to his lessons.

Every now and then he’ll surprise you by tucking a flower behind your ear. He’ll be ecstatic if you ever return the favor. 

He’ll also teach you a few magic tricks if you’d like to learn some. Not all of them, of course! What else would he have left to impress you with if he taught you them all?

If you’re up for it, he’ll let you join him and help him out with his magic tricks. He’d love for you to be in the spotlight with him, especially if it’s helping to boost the morale in the stone world. If you’d prefer to dance or sing, then he’s following right along behind you and joining in as well. 

So greedy, he wants your eyes on him all of the time. Absolute puppy behavior just to have your attention on him. Probably a little touch starved, if I’m being honest. He’ll also follow you around whenever he has nothing to do, trailing behind you like a lovesick puppy.

Loves when you play with his hair, especially if you absentmindedly start running your fingers through it. He finds it so soothing, he’ll practically lean against you and start purring like a cat. He finds that he likes playing with your hair, too.

Also loves when you admire his fingers, or play with them while he’s holding your hand. He’ll turn to absolute putty if you ever massage his hands.

He’ll be so happy if you’re the first one to hug him when you greet him. Bonus points if you try to surprise-hug him like he does with you.

Please tell him that you love him each morning and night, he never gets tired of hearing those words fall from your lips. He’ll also melt like butter if you call him pretty or beautiful.

Not usually a jealous man, but on the occasion that he is, he’s upping the PDA by 300% and basically sticking to you like a koala. 

He can be petty sometimes, but he’s cute when he’s mad. Kiss him and he’ll forget why he was ever mad to begin with.

Is more than willing to use his manipulation techniques to scare off people you don’t like. Someone bothering you? He may not be able to physically do anything about it, but there may be a nasty rumor suddenly going around about them soon.

He’ll complain a lot if you ask him/ need him to do anything that involves manual labor, but because it’s you, he’ll do it. Just expect to hear him complain about it for days afterwards!

If you like Cola, he’ll share his stash with you. Otherwise he’s asking Senku to make your favorite drink so that you two can share drinks together on picnics and breaks.

He’ll give you his coat if it’s cold or raining, no questions asked. As soon as he sees you even slightly shivering or feels a droplet from the sky, his coat goes on you. Besides, he likes seeing you with it on. He’ll let you keep it for a little while, but he’s often distracted if you’re wearing it around him.

He’ll notice if you do anything different with your hair or clothing, and will be the first to compliment you on it, even if it’s something as small as putting your hair up in a ponytail or wearing something new.

For Halloween, if you’re into being spooked and all, he’d mimic your voice to scare you—skinwalker style. He’d also be big into couples costumes, and he’s quite creative with them, too. One year he was dressed in a pink bunny suit while you were a magician. That picture may or may not be on your bedside table.

His favorite holiday is April fools. As a magician, it’s basically a day that’s celebrating him. Plus, it’s his birthday! It makes the day extra special for him. 

He is absolutely the type of person to put at least one of your christmas gifts in a disappearing box or something. Or maybe a box inside of a box inside of a box inside of a… you get the idea. He keeps coming up with new ideas each year. 

He’s excited to share his scarf with you when it’s cold out. Christmas means a lot more to him now that he has someone like you around.

Plans a whole magic show and picnic combo for you on valentines/ your anniversaries. He’ll get you a rose for each year you’ve been together, and has a different trick prepared for presenting each one of them. It’s going to be a long magic show once you’ve been together for 20+ years…

Overall, he’s a very sweet and affectionate lover, who cares about you more than anything else in the world.