Hi beautiful people, and welcome to this fanfiction! So basically I was cleaning up my hard disk and found this. I know it's super old and no one will probably read it, and I know I have another fanfic to complete, but it IS finished, and I thought 'why not'? I really loved the game and all the characters, but sorry to say, this time I am on the side of the villain. If you can call Paul a villain, that is. I also read the book, and can't help but believe that Jack is completely ignorant of the consequences of the end of time. So yeah, Paul is right all along, and though his methods may be questioned at times, he simply wants to save the world. He doesn't want money, or power or to rule the world, but merely help save others.
I wanted to give him and Sofia a better ending than the one showed in the game (and the book), so this story will mainly be about their relationship and how it developed, from mere colleagues to something more, as well as Sofia and Henry Kim's struggle to find a cure to chronon syndrome :) Also, I had originally planned a sequel to this fic with a completely original plot, but I am not promising anything, really. It's been too long, but I will see...
The story will swap from Sofia's POV to Paul's, but will mainly be from Sofia's perspective.
Finally, I just wanted to add that English is not my first language and that this fic has not been beta'd, so you may find some mistakes and inconsistencies. I did my best studying the timeline and the sequence of events, and believe me: it was A LOT of work, so I hope everything I wrote makes sense.
And now, here goes!
P.S. All the characters potrayed in this story (apart from my OC's) and the Quantum Break universe do not belong to me, and no profit is made by publishing this fiction. It's all for the sake of a happy ending! :D
Sofia was standing by the entrance doors, staring at the colossal building in front of her. She had arrived early, too early, fearing to be late at the most important job interview of her life.
She kept a tight grip on her folder, containing a detailed copy of her CV, references and researches written by her ever since her graduation at Riverport University years before.
Sofia was nervous and hesitated before finally mustering up the courage to pass through the glass doors of Monarch Solutions.
Paul Serene was sitting in a large leather chair in his office located at the 49th floor of Monarch Solutions Tower. He was giving his back to the breathtaking view of Riverport that could be seen from all over Paul's office-apartment through its tall windows.
He had a stack of papers scattered across his desk, and they almost seemed to urgently be calling to him before he would reach the deadline.
Paul was massaging his temples with his index and middle fingers, eyes closed in the process.
A long day awaited: he first had a meeting with Dr. Kim and the Chronon Research Team to receive an update on the Chronon Tech and its progress, then he would meet Martin Hatch to discuss about said update so they could proceed to Phase 2. He would also need to schedule a better training program for Monarch Soldiers and the different teams so they could equally use the training field without overcrowding it. To top it all, he would end his work day with and interview to hire a new Chronon researcher to implement in Dr. Kim's team.
His watch beeped to signal it was time to begin.
Paul sighed heavily, then stood up, grabbed his jacket and went for the door where he stopped to give one last, longing look at his quiet and comfortable room before leaving it to start his day.