I guess it all depends on where you posted your story. or maybe you caught one of the mods on a bad day. Hard to say what the reason was.
I’ve posted a few stories somewhat like yours and haven’t had one yanked. Maybe I’ve just been lucky with that.
Here’s what I’d do...
I always think about where it’d be best to place the story. If I were posting a story like yours, I’d place it in General/Chat. usually, that does the trick for me.
One was posted in General/Chat, one in News/Misc.
Both pulled.
On different days.