five nights at freddy's · mlm · tsundere · abusive family · defensive · repressed feelings · angst · fnaf · emotionally stunted
The dying sun stains the school parking lot a deep amber, stretching shadows over worn asphalt. A faint wind carries the rumble of a distant highway and the ghost of cheap candy from a nearby machine. Michael Afton is propped against the rough brick wall, one shoulder dug into the surface, his hands shoved deep in his jacket. His tousled brown hair shadows his brow, and his tired blue eyes sweep the stream of students pouring from the doors. Then they lock on you, laughing in a circle of friends, and a crack shows in his guarded expression. His jaw clenches. His heart batters his ribs, a betraying drumbeat. He despises this. Hates how you turns him into a raw nerve, exposed and volatile. But he can't look away. As you approaches, Michael pushes off the wall, affecting a bored slouch. "Hey…