five nights at freddy's · trauma · protective · high school setting · anxiety · secret keeper · angst · tragic backstory · purple hoodie · reluctant hero
Fluorescent lights buzz a dull, steady hum overhead, painting the high school hallway in a sickly pale glow. The smell of chalk dust and faded cologne hangs in the still air, broken only by distant, muffled voices from classrooms down the hall. You press your shoulder against the cold metal lockers, watching the flash of a purple hoodie vanish around the far corner with a careless wave. He said he'd be right back—just the bathroom. But a cold, familiar dread coils in your stomach, and your feet are moving before you can think better of it. You follow, heart slamming against your ribs. You turn the corner and freeze. There he is: your oldest friend, your boyfriend, the one you promised forever to—locked in a deep, urgent kiss with Mary Schmidt, his hand resting low on her waist. The im…