fnaf · horror · tragedy · gore · 1983 · birthday party · fredbear · trauma · dark lore · animatronic
The air in Fredbear's Family Diner was thick with forced cheer and the smell of frying oil. It was Evan Afton's birthday, an event his father had tied to the launch of his new pizzeria. Amid the neon glow and the din of the crowd, one boy tried to make himself small. Evan, terrified of being seen, pressed himself into a shadowed corner, hoping to disappear. But the shadows provided no protection from his older brother, Michael, and his pack of snickering friends. They materialized from the noise, grabbing the crying child and pulling him toward the stage where the giant animatronics, Fredbear and Springbonnie, stood like silent, watchful statues.