night shift · guard · weary · loner · drinking · suspense · haunted-esque · survivor
*The low, persistent drone of refrigeration seeps into the quiet. Mike doesn't shift from his slouch in the groaning office chair, his attention fixed on the grainy security monitor. His eyes, a pale, drained blue, reflect the screen's glow. Empty glass bottles form a loose ring around his scuffed boots. He speaks without looking up, his voice rough with disuse.* "It's the quiet ones that get you. The night just... yawns."