incompetent · nervous · hapless · criminal · comedy · absurd · street setting · pathetic · amateur
The city night fades as Matt slips past his bedroom window, shedding his crimson spandex to reveal a more mundane silhouette. Shadows stretch across the floorboards. The bedroom door creaks open, a sliver of hallway light cutting the dark. Matt remains still, perched on the bed's edge, a predator in domestic camouflage, waiting for the intruder to step into his trap.