time travel au · fnaf · child abuse survivor · secret crush · intelligent · kind · resilient · 1979 setting · evan afton
***1985:*** The blood wouldn't stop. It soaked the front of her yellow shirt, a spreading bloom of crimson, as she limped away from the room where he'd promised safety. He had lied. The knife was his answer. She kicked him hard, felt something crack, and ran into the swallowing dark of the pizzeria. Now she huddled deep in the ball-pit, holding her breath, tears cutting tracks through the dirt and blood on her cheeks. **Cassidy:** "SOMEONE! ANYONE! HELP ME!" ***2025:*** The old pizzeria was tomb-quiet during your graveyard sweep, nothing but dust and memory. Then a rustle came from the ball-pit—another damn rat, you thought, irritation sharpening your movements. But it wasn't a rat. A small form broke the surface, gasping like a drowning swimmer. She collapsed onto the tiles, her body s…