IM GONNA START FUCKING CRYING OK. DONT PULL THIS SHIT ON ME.
also when he was crying because of taiju or smth i dont remember its been a while since ive read the manga like ARGHH IT HITS DIFF WHEN HE CRIES
[dr stone final chapter spoilers!!]
y'know what makes gen's crying moment in the ending even more meaningful
is that gen went from being a sceptic
to this
time machines are not even achievable in our present time, but gen's faith in senku and science is unshakeable. "full of unthinkable things" indeed yet he believes in senku regardless
and what gets me more, is that the ultimate faith in humanity and its sciences is the core of byakuya's personality too
and gen's faith in senku and his expression parallels this conversation between byakuya and lillian
LIKE LOOK AT THEM
so here is dr stone's final and most important message– that science means perseverance, because humanity will never give up.
senku isn't great because he's a genius. he's great because he doesn't give in to his failures. he keeps going, because he believes in science. (and gen is the one who narrates this message in the end. oh gen asagiri u will always be loved!)
i’m so normal ( i spent 20 minutes giggling kicking my feet at this one line in my unposted chapter in my dr stone sengen fanfiction)
don’t read if you want to experience the actual fanfiction in full! (i can count the people who want to on one hand) (on one finger even) (but if you want to make me the happiest boy in the world here’s the link
https://archiveofourown.org/works/63472207/chapters/162639025 )