If you can think of more options that lead to a peaceful transfer of power, I'd love to hear them

Conservatives or Trump will not give power back peacefully. The most likely is that they will prevent fair elections, but they also may simply refuse to give out power. They are attacking justice now and placed loyalist in power agencies.

They cant afford giving away power now. Just in the last three months, there were multiple very clear law breaking acts. Musk is giving government contracts to himself. They do not worry about these, because they do not intend to give out power.