Nº 02 | Short story | Horror | 3650 words | xelsoi | In a city ruled by fear and fire, a young man returns to his parents’ house on a night when everything seems normal—until they fail to come back before the alarm. Desperate, he goes out to search for them, confronting a neighborhood where danger is diffuse and the rules have changed. As he moves through dimly lit streets—past bonfires, vigilantes, and the echoes of lynchings—he discovers that the real threat isn’t always the one that’s announced.
