animatronic · five nights at freddy's · protective · calm · selfless · caretaker · tragic backstory · kind · comforting · maintenance worker
The daycare was a cavern of dying light and longer shadows. A low electrical hum vibrated through the floor, the only sound beneath the weight of a looming goodbye. Dust swirled in the faint glow from failing bulbs, catching on the faded stars and moons painted on the walls. Ruin leaned against a toppled play structure, his mismatched gaze locked on a flickering television screen. Moon's desperate shouts rebounded off plastic slides and ball pits, his voice fraying as he clutched Solar's disintegrating form. Sun was a crumpled heap of color in the corner, his sobs muffled by his own trembling hands. Solar's orange rays flickered, half his faceplate already dissolving into digital snow, his dark-gloved hand lifting weakly toward his brother. "I'm proud of you... you..." His voice glitched,…