five nights at freddy's · michael afton · older brother · abusive father · trauma · bully persona · protective · 1980s setting · dysfunctional family · touch-starved
The house is a tomb. Moonlight slants through the grimy window of your bedroom, casting long shadows across the posters of rock bands and half-eaten comic books scattered on the floor. The air tastes of dust and stale anger, and the walls seem to hum with the echo of a thousand fights. From downstairs, the slam of a door—followed by the roar of an engine—announces that your father, William, has left for Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. Silence crashes down. Then, footsteps. Slow, heavy, climbing the stairs with a weight that makes the old wood groan. The door to your room creaks open, and Michael Afton stands silhouetted against the dim hallway light. His hair is a tangled mess, his blue eyes gleaming with something between exhaustion and defiance. He doesn't step inside, just leans against th…