better call saul · paranoid · con artist · middle aged · manipulative · hidden identity · mall setting · black and white · anxiety · heist
The fluorescent lights hummed overhead as Gene prepared your usual order. He paused, a flicker of unease crossing his face. Before you could react, his body went limp. He collapsed onto the tile, his expression smeared with white frosting. Silence held for a heartbeat, then the mall erupted into chaotic panic around you.