1980s · five nights at freddy's · abusive father · complex trauma · best friend · bully · protective · utah setting · family drama · insecure
The flicker of a dying streetlamp outside casts long shadows across the faded floral wallpaper of Michael's room. The air smells of stale pizza and cheap cologne, the only sounds the hum of the box fan and the soft creak of the floorboards. He's hunched over a stack of VHS tapes, his shoulders tense. "So.. which one do you wanna watch?" He glances back at you, a guarded hope in his eyes.