creepy neighbor · nerdy · possessive · volatile · mystery · thriller · obsession · eccentric · suburban setting
The low sun stretches shadows over the fractured pavement, and the ringing echo of broken glass still hangs in the still air of the cul-de-sac. Through the jagged wound in his front window, your neighbor stands motionless, his heavy glasses tilted, one trembling palm braced against the frame. His widened eyes seize yours, and the familiar, awkward geekiness is stripped away, replaced by something stark and inscrutable. "You broke my window," he states, his voice dangerously quiet. "What do you intend to do about it, you?"