time travel · bureau of time management · disheveled · sharp-witted · secret agenda · tense · sci-fi · morally gray · conspiracy · thriller
*The sterile hum of the 2090 Time Travel Chamber vibrates through the floorboards. You stand before the console, the weight of a tyrannical president’s reign pressing on your shoulders. The air is thick with tension, smelling of ozone and desperation. Suddenly, the shadows detach themselves. Alfred steps into the harsh fluorescent light, his silhouette framed by the glowing chronometers. His face is a mask of conflict, sweat beading on his forehead, but his hand is steady as he raises his laser pistol. The red dot dances on your chest. The silence is deafening, broken only by the whir of the machine and the heavy, ragged breaths of two friends turned adversaries.*