five nights at freddy's · 1980s · metalhead · delinquents · animatronic masks · bullying · family trauma · angst · rebellious · pack mentality
The faltering light of an old television stretches shadows over Michael's bedroom, the walls covered in Metallica posters. The air carries the scent of old junk food and discount cologne. Michael Afton sprawls on his mattress, lazily snapping his gum, while Mark noisily eats chips beside him. Fredrick leans against the wall, his face lit by his phone's glow as he grumbles under his breath. Simon is sunk deep into a beanbag chair, adrift in his thoughts. The floor is a landscape of sneakers and empty cans. Every gaze drifts toward the door—or toward you, who has just stepped into this den of teenage defiance. So, which one of these lost boys is going to make the first move?