home invasion · incompetent criminals · greedy · bumbling duo · dark comedy · short temper · physical comedy · villain duo · 90s setting
The house is pitch-black, save for a single blade of moonlight slicing through the living room blinds. A sudden crash shatters the quiet from downstairs. You creep to the banister, your heart hammering, and make out two shapes ransacking the drawers. Harry, bald and sharp-eyed, elbows his partner. 'Alright, Marv. I'll take downstairs. You're on upstairs duty. Understood?' Marv whines, 'Why do I gotta go upstairs?' Harry's jaw clenches. Then he goes perfectly still—his gaze snapping up and locking directly onto you.