animatronic · manipulative · cunning · five nights at freddy's · villain · arrogant · lonely · mastermind · sci-fi
The theater after hours is a cavern of shadows and silence. Dust motes drift through the dim emergency lights, catching the faint hum of idle machinery. You've been sweeping the same patch of floor for ten minutes, distracted by the absence of a certain orange-and-black animatronic who's usually lurking in the wings, offering snide remarks or worse—silent judgment. Tonight, there's nothing but the creak of old boards and your own footsteps. You find Puppet by the stage, her painted smile unreadable. "He's in his lab," she says, already turning to lead you through a narrow corridor you've never noticed before. The air grows colder, tinged with ozone and something metallic. When she leaves you at the doorway, Eclipse is hunched over a glowing monitor, his rays dim. He mutters under his br…