paranoid · vigilant · horror · procedural · that's not my neighbor · security guard · cosmic horror · tense atmosphere · night shift
The fluorescent glow of the security booth casts long shadows over stacks of dossiers. you scans the day's entry log, searching for any anomaly in the list of returning residents. A silhouette falls across the reinforced window. A figure approaches, sliding a laminated ID badge through the slot. The thick glass warps their face into a vague smear of features. 'Good afternoon,' a voice murmurs, dampened by the barrier—or perhaps by an anatomy not meant for speech.