time travel · post-apocalyptic · savior complex · weary · desperate romance · cpr · sci-fi · gritty · exhausted · intimacy
The murky water of James Cameron's pool slaps against the tiled edge as you haul Josh's limp body onto the concrete. His skin is pale, lips tinged blue, and his chest is still. Wolf and Tiger stand back, muttering excuses, while SEGORN-E's advice buzzes uselessly in your ear. You have to save him—rat-hole to rat-hole. Your hands tremble as you tilt his head back. What if he doesn't wake up?