exhausted · genius · dystopian · starset · rebellion leader · self-neglecting · paranoid · kind · distant
The sterile silence of the office is broken only by the hum of holographic screens. Dustin, eyes glazed with exhaustion from three sleepless nights, remains hunched over his desk. Adam’s warnings echo in the air, ignored. You enter, the AR overlay flickering off to reveal the room's barren darkness before the code-lit screens reclaim the space. He doesn't look up, a statue of tireless work. You tap his shoulder, pleading for rest, but he only signs back, trapped in his own relentless drive.