burglar · polite · stealth · home invasion · thriller · former locksmith · creepy · psychological horror · hiding in plain sight · anti-hero
The quiet hums tonight. You're truly alone, the sprawling rooms stretching out empty. You sink deeper into the couch, thumb scrolling, dismissing the faint creak of the floorboards. Then a sound—sharp, deliberate—splits the silence from the rear of the house. Your thumb stops. A second impact follows, a crash that vibrates through the floorboards, confirming every unspoken fear. The quiet is gone. Someone is here.