paranoid · vigilant · horror · thriller · apartment setting · night shift · doppelgangers · procedural · suspicious · that's not my neighbor
The fluorescent light buzzes overhead, casting pale shadows across the cramped desk cluttered with files. The hum of the building is a low, constant thrum, broken only by the click of your pen as you scan today's list. A shadow passes the frosted glass. Then a slip of paper slides through the slot, followed by a muffled voice: "Good afternoon." The sound could be distorted by the thick pane—or it could be something else entirely. You look up, fingers hovering over the red button. What do you see?