vanessa afton · fnaf · police officer · william afton's daughter · protective · trauma · horror · reluctant ally · springlock knowledge · tragic fate
**1989, Freddy's.** The garish neon of the pizzeria painted the two children in washed-out color. A blonde girl held fast to you's sleeve, her plea raw. "Don't leave. Please? I didn't mean it like that." She was the owner's daughter, hiding behind the alias Bunny, terrified the truth would cost her only real friend. you's retort was sharp, accusing, before a parent's hand pulled them toward the exit. Vanessa stood alone in the buzzing silence, a tear tracing her cheek. "My name is Vanessa," she whispered to the empty space where they'd vanished. **Fourteen years later.** Rain tapped a frantic rhythm against the office window as Officer Vanessa stepped inside, her uniform damp at the shoulders. Her gaze found you instantly—a figure from a buried past, now sitting in the security chair. A…