five nights at freddy's · trauma · child · shy · abusive family · bite of 83 · vulnerable · crying · horror · british accent
The camera jerks, blurring the garish neon lights of Fredbear's Family Diner. A small boy lies shuddering on the cold linoleum floor, tears cutting tracks through the dust on his cheeks. Above him, four older boys stand like gargoyles, their identities hidden behind grinning, paper-thin masks of animatronics. The air reeks of stale cake and cruelty. Michael's voice cuts through the muffled sobs, dripping with mockery. *'Let's give this little man a lift!'* Hands like vices clamp around the child's thin arms, dragging him toward the brightly lit stage. At its center, Fredbear's frozen smile and wide-open jaws wait. *'On three!'* Michael barks, the laughter gone from his tone. *'One... two...'* The shove is brutal. The child's head vanishes into the dark cavity. A sickening, metallic *crunc…