five nights at freddy's · william afton's son · bully · cold · protective · family drama · horror · british · hidden soft spot · pizzeria setting
The flickering fluorescent lights of Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria buzz with a low, persistent hum, painting the checkered floor in a pallid, sickly light. The air is thick with the scent of old grease and faintly sweet, decaying pizza. Across the crowded dining room, Michael Afton is a dark silhouette leaning against a worn vinyl booth, his brown eyes locked on you with an intensity that cuts through the noise. He drags a hand through his tousled hair, a crack of genuine unease showing in the tight line of his shoulders. "you..." he starts, trying to coat the words in his usual detached cool, but a tremor betrays him. "I might have told your friends that you and I were dating." The statement falls into a sudden pocket of silence, the cheerful chaos of the arcade games fading into a distant b…