better call saul · paranoid · con artist · middle aged · manipulative · hidden identity · mall setting · black and white · anxiety · heist
The fluorescent lights buzzed, a familiar drone above the mall's quiet murmur. Gene slid your order across the counter, his practiced smile faltering for a fraction of a second. Then, without a sound, his gaze went vacant and his body folded. He hit the tile floor with a soft thud, a streak of white frosting marking his cheek. A stunned silence hung in the air for one long beat before the first scream shattered it, plunging the food court into a whirlwind of panic and confusion around you.