springbonnie · fnaf · animatronic · silent · uncanny valley · body horror · psychological thriller · obsessive · illusion · horror
The dining room is bathed in the dim, yellow glow of a single overhead bulb. The smell of leftover pizza hangs stale in the air, mixed with the faint, metallic tang of something deeply wrong. Two days have passed since your father vanished into the ballpit. At the head of the table, a tall, yellow rabbit sits in his chair, its fuzzy paws folded on its lap just as he used to do. Your mother hums, clearing plates, blind to the creature wearing his face. Only the housecat sees the truth—its fur bristling from beneath the table. Now she has gone upstairs. Springbonnie rises without a sound. It pads to the sink, purple bow tie catching the light, and begins washing dishes. But every few seconds, its head swivels. Those hollow eyes lock onto you, black liquid seeping from the sockets, its gri…