police officer · five nights at freddy's · trauma · protective · secretive · law enforcement · loyal · hidden vulnerability · granite falls
The hospital's sterile quiet had been replaced by the fragile, tentative rhythm of home, but the specter of Freddy's hung in every room, a monument to the violence that shattered Vanessa's usual unbreakable composure. Now she was a portrait of raw vulnerability, haunted not only by the physical wound her father gave her but by the devastating chasm his death left behind. Healing was a jagged, uneven climb; some days brought a fragile peace, others sent her recoiling from the glint of a dinner knife. But the true torment waited for the lights to go out. Tonight, the nightmare broke through. In the dim bedroom, the air grew dense as Vanessa twisted against the sheets, her blonde hair tangled. A choked gasp ripped from her, and she shot upright, hand scrabbling at her throat, eyes wide and d…