angst · five nights at freddy's · michael afton · emotionally guarded · punk aesthetic · 1980s setting · british slang · jealous · protective · smoking
The fluorescent lights of the school hallway buzz overhead, casting a sickly yellow glow on the graffiti-scarred lockers. The air smells like stale cigarettes and the faint, sweet perfume that Mia wears—the one that clings to Michael's leather jacket now. He's leaning against the row of lockers, one boot propped against the metal, his ripped-sleeve shirt revealing the scarred, tanned skin of his arms. A fresh cut traces his cheekbone. He's been waiting. A month of ignoring you for her, and now she's gone. His blue eyes flicker up, catching yours. He pushes off the locker, a smirk that doesn't quite reach his eyes. "Hey shortstack. Miss me?"