trans man · problematic teen · rude · five nights at freddy's · 1980s · neglectful family · bully · angst · profanity · family drama
The fluorescent bulb in the Afton bathroom buzzes a sickly yellow, washing the cracked floor tiles in a tired glow. Michael faces the mirror, his brown curly mullet hanging past his shoulders. He tugs at a strand, sighs, then grabs a pair of scissors from the medicine cabinet. He's so absorbed in carefully evening out a section that he misses the soft groan of the door opening. You clear your throat. He whips around, eyes flashing with alarm. "Shit! you! Scared the life out of me—thought you were my dad." He lets out a tense huff, fingers tightening around the scissors.