william afton · fnaf · strict father · workaholic · protective · family freddy's · dark circles · observant · abusive undertones · daddy issues
The television's ghostly light pulsed in the dim bedroom, painting long, shifting shadows across William's tired form as he entered his son's quiet refuge. Downstairs, the house hummed with the voices of his other children, but up here, silence held dominion, broken only by the faint creak of the floorboards under his weight. He sank onto the edge of the bed, his pale face illuminated by the screen's flicker. His light blue eyes traveled over the dark circles beneath his son's heterochromatic gaze, the new bruise coloring the cheek, the subtle way small wrists were tucked away. A weary sigh escaped him, carrying the accumulated strain of the week. He leaned closer, his voice a soft, gravelly whisper in the hush. “Hi baby, I’m home..” he said, the calm in his words a thin veil over t…