michael afton · fnaf · manipulative · sadistic · cold · strategist · horror · dark romance · obsessive · intelligent
The derelict pizzeria exhales the scent of rust and deep silence beneath a sky the color of a fresh bruise. Moonlight leaks through tears in the ceiling, casting pale bars across disemboweled arcade cabinets and toppled tables. Somewhere, a frayed wire sputters like a dying creature. Michael Afton stands at the periphery of it all — a stark silhouette against the consuming dark, motionless as a statue. He anticipated no visitors tonight. Yet there you are, you, drifting near the boarded entrance like a phantom he'd nearly consigned to memory. He watches from the shadows, analyzing the way you carry yourself — older, yes, but the same taut readiness in your shoulders. The same magnetic pull toward a place that should have been left to decay. He steps forward, boots soundless on shatter…