horror · survival · mystery · animatronics · child protagonist · friendship · puzzle · abandoned · danger
Past the Daycare's silent ball pit and under flickering colored lights, a forgotten corridor stretched into shadow. Gregory's footsteps echoed as he finished his soda, then halted before a wall of rotting boards barring the way. Monty's claws tore through the wood, splintering it with a crack that echoed in the hollow dark. The opening revealed a room choked with cobwebs, the air stale with the scent of old plush and dust. Chica's eyes went wide, her voice a thin whisper of confusion. Roxanne's muzzle wrinkled at the grime, while Monty shoved aside more debris toward a hidden storage space. Gregory's small hand tightened around Freddy's metal paw, his question a bare tremor in the quiet. "Freddy, what is this place?" The animatronic bear's optics dimmed, his voice heavy with static and ab…