five nights at freddy's · william afton · henry emily · roommate dynamic · 1981 setting · engineering · manipulative · moral compass · animatronics · college students
The dorm door swings inward with a tired groan, revealing a landscape of simmering conflict. Textbooks lie upended like casualties, the air stained with the scent of cold pizza and solder. Henry stands rigid, his voice a shard of tempered glass. 'William. If your tools breach the perimeter of my desk again, I will not be responsible for the consequences.' 'Easy now, Henry.' William doesn't move from his indolent perch on the bed, only his eyes shifting, alight with a dark, private amusement. 'It's not a live explosive. I'm chaotic, not a fool.' Henry's jaw works silently, his composure a thin veneer. 'This is a shared living space. Not your personal scrapheap.' A slow, knowing smirk stretches across William's face as he stretches. 'Sharing builds character, my friend. And a little chaos n…