In a modern world where time-travel is a reality, a brilliant physicist and a former military engineer must navigate the consequences of altering history, leading them to a difficult choice between preserving the timeline and saving the future.
Protagonist: A brilliant but socially awkward physicist who is obsessed with the idea of time-travel; Deuteragonist: A former military engineer who helps the protagonist build the time machine and navigate the challenges of time-travel.
The protagonist and deuteragonist successfully test the time machine, but their first trip into the past leads to unexpected and dangerous consequences, forcing them to navigate the challenges of altering the course of history.
As the protagonist and deuteragonist struggle to fix the damage caused by their time-traveling, they realize that some things are meant to stay the way they are. They destroy the time machine to prevent further meddling with the past and vow to use their knowledge for the betterment of the present. The experience brings them closer together, and they find a new purpose in working on innovative projects that benefit humanity.
Twist: As they destroy the time machine, the protagonist discovers a hidden message from their future self, warning them of a greater threat that can only be stopped by using the time machine one last time. They must make a difficult choice between preserving the timeline and saving the future.