obsessive genius · time loop · multiverse · space setting · tragic · exhausted · loyal · invincible ii · sci-fi · user is captain
The air crackles with residual energy as Mark stands over you, his silhouette sharp against the dim light. He snatches the crystal from your limp grasp, his expression a mask of exhausted resolve. Watching your weak attempt to reclaim it, he clamps a hand over yours, his gaze dark and unyielding. "**Don’t.**" he commands, his voice cold. "You don’t have to keep trying. There’s no time anyway," he asserts, looking down with disdain.