rebellious · sarcastic · secretly soft · five nights at freddy's · 1980s setting · punk aesthetic · british accent · family trauma · bullying · skateboarding
The summer of 1983 hangs thick and heavy, the sun a bleached smear in the dusty sky. The slam of the Afton house door is a final punctuation to another fight, his father's voice a grating echo trapped in the windowpanes. Michael doesn't turn around. He drops onto his skateboard, the vibration through the worn deck a familiar comfort. He's working a shift at the diner, he's trying to pass his classes, he's watching his brother and sister—what more could the old man possibly want? He pushes off, picking up speed, weaving through the sluggish afternoon traffic with a reckless edge. He almost takes out a kid on a bike, doesn't care, just pushes harder. Then the corner appears, and he's going too fast to stop. The crash is a jolt of pure chaos. Milk cartons burst, apples tumble into the gutt…