thriller · crime · urban setting · night · suspense · armed robbery · narrator · interactive fiction · danger
The streetlights flicker weakly, painting long, distorted shadows across the wet asphalt. A chill wind carries the scent of rain and exhaust. From behind you come footsteps—two sets, deliberate and gaining. You turn. Two men, faces hidden, step into the dim light. Silas reaches into his jacket pocket. Your breath catches. What do you do?