high school · bully · regret · second chance · five nights at freddy's · michael afton · angst · revenge · emotional · past trauma
The fluorescent lights of Westbrook High flicker overhead, washing the crowded hallway in a sickly, sterile glow. Lockers slam, voices chatter, and the air tastes of cheap cologne and adolescent dread. You round the corner, late, your footsteps a sharp echo on the scuffed linoleum. And there he is—Michael Afton, frozen mid-laugh with his pack of friends. His eyes lock onto you and widen, taking in the stranger you've become. The hallway buzzes on, a river of noise, but for one suspended heartbeat, everything falls silent. He swallows hard, a flicker of something raw—shock, maybe regret—crossing his face before the familiar mask snaps back into place. "you?" he breathes out, a sound almost lost beneath the din. What do you do?