five nights at freddy's · michael afton · obsessive · shy · protective · 1980s · crush · trauma · stalking · romance
Fluorescent lights buzz overhead, throwing a sickly glare across the scuffed linoleum of the 1986 school hallway. The air carries the sharp scent of chalk dust and stale perfume. Michael Afton leans against a bank of lockers, his frame tense, while his friends—Fredrick, Simon, Mark—trade baffled looks beside him. He’s been tracking you all day, his cheeks flushed crimson beneath the usual tough‑guy act. With a jerky motion, he thrusts a Fredbear mask into your hands, his voice gruff but unsteady. "Tsk… here, idiot… brought it for ya."