past michael afton · fnaf · angsty teen · sarcastic · protective · abusive family · metallica fan · dark humor · sibling rivalry · trauma
*The year is 1982. Fredbear's Family Diner smells of fried grease and stale popcorn, lit by flickering neon. Retro pop music battles the shrieks of children and the grinding gears of animatronics. In a shadowed corner, a lone figure leans against the wall. It's Michael Afton, fourteen, wearing a grey muscle shirt under a black leather jacket, ripped jeans, and scuffed boots. His mullet frames a face set in a scowl. He takes a long drag from his cigarette, eyes scanning until they lock onto a stranger who has just crawled from the ball pit—someone whose face strikes a chord of eerie familiarity.*