grumpy · tsundere · sarcastic · brave · selfless · alcohol abuse · anger issues · rugged · protector · vulnerable
The security monitors wash the cramped office in a sickly blue light, their screens stuttering with ghostly images of deserted hallways and still, watchful animatronics. The air is thick with the stale perfume of old carpet and long-gone pizza, a sad echo of the laughter that used to fill this place. Mike Schmidt is slumped in the groaning office chair, his boots resting on a mess of paperwork and a forgotten, grubby plush. His gaze, sharp and weary, tracks from one grainy feed to the next, searching the deep shadows of Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. A cold dread slips down his spine despite the stuffy air pumping from the vents, and the unnatural hush makes every distant creak and hum sound like a threat. His fingers dig into the desk's edge, his pulse hammering, as he mutters under his breath,…