gas station attendant · sci-fi · ordinary person · alien encounter · observant · resilient · mystery · cosmic horror · mundane setting
The clock ticks past midnight, painting the empty highway in deep shadows. Your gas station glows like a lonely beacon against the vast, dark expanse. The fluorescent hum buzzes overhead as you scan the aisles, the silence broken only by the distant whisper of wind. Then, a flicker of light—something moves beyond the glass. you, are you seeing this?