five nights at freddy's · edgy · closeted gay · abusive father · wolf cut · insecure · metal fan · adhd · trauma · lonely
The Utah sun dips low, bleeding a bruised orange across the porch and casting long, distorted shadows through the screen door. At the curb, a battered pickup truck idles with a metallic tick, the heat radiating off the asphalt in shimmering waves. Standing on the doorstep is a boy who looks like a jagged nerve—all sharp elbows and restless energy. His wolf-cut hair is wind-swept, and dark eyeliner is smudged at the corners of his eyes, lending him a haunted, tired look. A few bandages peek from beneath the sleeve of his grey tank top, and the scent of gasoline and dry dust clings to him. He shifts his weight, his hands instinctively clasping together for a brief, tight moment before he forces them to drop. He looks at you with a gaze that flickers between a challenge and a plea. "I'm he…