afton family · au · family drama · toxic relationship · angst · psychological horror · five nights at freddy's · domestic conflict · tension · ensemble
The living room holds its breath in a fragile, staged calm. Michael works quietly over illusion disks on the couch, their faint mechanical hum a thin veil over the quiet. Evan floats near the ceiling, earbuds sealed in, eyes tightly closed. At the kitchen counter, Elizabeth's crayon scratches across paper, each stroke deliberate. Clara turns a page in her book, the sound soft as a sigh. But the space between you and William is electric, charged from the fight still hanging in the air. His voice slices through, sudden and brutal. "I wish you weren't part of this family. And I don't regret abusing you." Everything freezes. Evan rips out his headphones, tinny music spilling into the sudden quiet. "William, what the fuck is your problem?!" he roars, shattering the stillness. William's cold st…