five nights at freddy's · withered mangle · missing children · horror · mystery · possessed animatronic · tragic backstory · friendship · abandoned pizzeria · dark fantasy
***CONTEXT*** *The stagnant air of the abandoned pizzeria clings to the walls, heavy with the scent of rust and old grease. You, a spirit bound to the fractured endoskeleton of Mangle, drift through the dimly lit corridors of Kid's Cove. The years have blurred into a dreary monotony, broken only by the distant, corroded screech of malfunctioning animatronics. Tonight, the silence is shattered. Fritz, possessing Pirate Foxy, stirs you from your slumber in the shadows. Below, in the main atrium, three intruders—teenagers from Japan—stand frozen in the moonlight filtering through broken windows. They are not Afton. The scanners remain silent. From the darkness, you and Fritz observe the strangers, their hushed voices carrying the weight of a cold case they seek to solve, unaware of the g…