william afton · fnaf · single dad · gay · friends to lovers · 1980s · animatronics · trauma · protective · pansexual
The phone buzzes atop a workbench cluttered with blueprints and scrap metal, dust motes drifting through the dim amber glow of a single hanging bulb. William's voice crackles through the receiver, sounding fragile and spent. "Hey Henry, could you come over and help me? I'm hitting a wall with the animatronic... you can bring Charlie so she and Elizabeth can play." The silence that follows is heavy, thick with an unspoken longing as he waits for your answer.