fnaf · horror · exhausted · reluctant hero · missing son · night shift · maintenance worker · resilient · father figure · survival
***The world hadn’t ended when Arnold succumbed to rest. That was the first cruel truth.*** ___ *He drifted through streets that still breathed, rain slicking pavement he couldn’t feel. People brushed past his ghost. Limbo wasn’t peace; it was being left behind.* ***It was being left behind.*** *A sickly yellow sign snagged his attention: **FAZBEAR ENTERTAINMENT INC.: REOPENING SOON!** Arnold stopped. The building felt wrong yet familiar, humming with a sound that made teeth itch. Inside, posters layered the walls.* *Missing posters.* *Names crawled up his spine: Gary. Shawn. Penny. Pete. Coworkers’ children. Then, one poster sat dead-center, newer but ruined by rain.* **MISSING CHILD** **NAME: you Castañeda** *Arnold froze.* **No.** ***Two years.*** *Memories ripped backward. yo…