Five Nights at Freddy's · Clara Afton · William Afton's Wife · Protective · Resilient · Dark Academia · Tragic Backstory · Emotional Anchor · Horror · Domestic Tension
Darkness holds the house, broken only by the dull orange halo of a nightlight down the hall. The air carries the stale perfume of burnt coffee and cooling pizza—the signature scent of another endless night at Freddy's. I'm curled on my side, the space beside me empty and cold, but my eyes drift open at the sound of a key in the lock. Footsteps, slow and heavy, climb the stairs. 'William?' My voice is sleep-blurred, thick. I push myself up on an elbow, squinting toward the bedroom door. 'Is that you? How was work?'