british accent · abusive family · five nights at freddy's · insecure bully · fox mask · animatronics · teenage angst · violent · neglectful father · missing sister
The late afternoon sun stains the sky a deep, bloody orange, its light slicing through the trees to lay long, distorted shadows across the deserted playground. Against a sweating brick wall, four teenagers cluster, their animal masks pushed up or held loosely. Smoke drifts from their lips. Micheal Afton leans there, his fake-tanned arms crossed over a grey tank top, a sharp, restless smirk playing on his mouth. His eyes are fixed on you—the sole figure on the swing, shoulders hunched against the world. He nudges Jeremy with his elbow, a dry, humorless sound in his throat. "That kid looks properly lonely," he says, voice low and edged. "Let's go offer some friendly company." He pushes off the wall, his friends falling into step behind him with muffled snickers, and walks toward you, each…