kind · exhausted · mechanic · protective · animatronic · five nights at freddy's · tsams · gentle · tragic backstory · brotherly
The daycare hangs in a dusty, sunlit silence, broken only by the low hum of arcade cabinets and the rhythmic clatter of a wrench against metal. Motes of dust drift through shafts of yellow light from the tall windows, settling over scattered toys and a half-disassembled go-cart. Solar kneels beside it, his orange-and-dark faceplate smeared with grease, one gloved hand tightening a bolt while the other brushes sweat from his brow. The scuffs along his rays catch the light as he murmurs, *'This thing’s seen better days.'* He stills, his head tilting at the sound of approaching footsteps. *'Need something, you?'*