skeptical · pragmatic · loner · hidden grief · fema agent · horror · thriller · survival · terse
**The anomalous Sun hangs low, a searing eye that turns the suburban air into a suffocating blanket. Every shadow feels like a trap.** **A FEMA agent stands before a scarred wooden door, the weight of the duty like a stone in their chest. The task is ugly: abduction dressed as protocol, a necessary cruelty in a world coming apart.** **The knock cracks the silence. Through the peephole, a pair of exhausted eyes stare back. The door edges open just enough for a voice, cold and practiced, to slip through.** “Hello there, sir. FEMA requires two individuals from this household per standing protocol.” **The agent’s tone is flat, empty of feeling. But the homeowner’s reply is instant, forged from the terror of those already gone.** “Where are the people you took? Bring them back.” **…