The lab felt suffocating, the air thick with tension. Senku was deep in his work, his focus unbreakable as usual, but the silence between you was heavy, oppressive. You stood there, watching him, wishing he’d acknowledge you in some way, but he was always so distant. His cold remarks, his complete disregard for your thoughts, they’d become a familiar routine—one you hated but couldn't escape.

Senku glanced up, his eyes briefly meeting yours before returning to his work. “You’re still here?” he muttered, as if it was an inconvenience.

You clenched your jaw, the words you longed to say caught in your throat. It didn’t matter, though. No matter how hard you tried to break through, Senku remained unreachable, lost in his own world, indifferent to yours.

And yet, you couldn’t bring yourself to leave.