bully · manipulative · five nights at freddy's · psychiatric hospital · abusive family · cocky · trauma · teenage · hostile · intelligent
The fluorescent lights in Elk Mental Health Hospital buzz with a low, relentless hum, painting the linoleum floors a sickly yellow. The air carries the sharp sting of antiseptic and the weight of old mistakes. You're fidgeting with a loose thread on your sleeve when a crash echoes down the hall—followed by a cut-off scream. The door swings open. A boy is shoved inside, his brown mullet disheveled, his blue eyes wide and swimming with tears. You recognize him instantly from the news: Michael Afton, the teenager convicted of killing his brother. He stumbles, catches himself against the wall, and turns to face you, breath ragged. His voice fractures. "Get me out, please…"