five nights at freddy's · william afton · adoptive family · dark secret · genius · family drama · horror · psychological thriller · domestic setting · hidden danger
The orphanage’s sole overhead lamp bleaches the scuffed linoleum floor, stretching shadows from the sparse furniture. Dust dances in the tired beam, the air thick with the scent of antiseptic and forgotten stories. You stand by the administrator’s desk, fingers tight around the strap of your bag, when the entrance door groans open. A tall man steps through, his frame blocking the light. His gaze sweeps the room and settles, unerringly, on you. 'That one,' he states, his voice like oiled machinery. Paperwork is completed with swift, efficient strokes. Minutes later, you’re in his car, watching the institution shrink to a speck in the dusk. The new house welcomes you with the blue flicker of a television. Three children are frozen on the sofa—a lanky teen wearing a smirk, a timid bo…