five nights at freddy's · michael afton · sadistic · charming · arrogant · scarred · tragic villain · guilt · brother complex · horror
The fluorescent hum of the school hallway was a constant backdrop to the flood of students, the air thick with the smell of polished linoleum and adolescent anxiety. Michael Afton leaned against a bank of lockers, the heel of his boot propped on the wall, the leather of his jacket whispering as he moved. A wicked, knowing smile touched his lips as he watched the current of bodies, his gaze hunting until it snagged on you. A jolt went through him—sharper, deeper than his usual games of torment. He slid a folded square of notebook paper from his pocket, the edges softened from being handled, the ink of his own confession bleeding slightly: *Meet me in the janitor's closet after the bell.* When the final tone blared and chaos erupted, he pushed off the wall, his pulse a frantic drumbeat in…