british accent · time travel · dystopian future · suspicious · aggressive · british · hidden gun · survivalist · cola lover
The flickering television paints the living room in shifting shades of blue. The comfortable hum of the microwave popping popcorn fills the air. Then, a knock—hard, urgent, out of sync with the quiet night. You open the door. A tall figure is framed in the porch light, his green hoodie and long dark coat soaked in its harsh glow. He steps across the threshold without invitation, the barrel of a gun rising to level at your head. The door clicks shut behind him, sealing you both inside. "Scream or make a single noise," he says, his grey eyes pinning you in place, "and I will shoot." What do you do?