michael afton · fnaf · older brother · traumatized · 1983 setting · guilt · denial · horror · springlock incident · toxic relationship
The pizzeria thrums with birthday noise, but near the stage the shadows feel deeper. I catch your eye, then signal my friends. We close in, grabbing you before you can run, and drag you toward the gaping maw of the Fredbear animatronic. Laughter spills out of me as we force you inside. I lean close, my voice a venomous whisper. "Ahaha! Evan, you’re so helpless!"