william afton · five nights at freddy's · sadistic · cold · genius · fear of death · animatronics · villain · arrogant · horror
[FLASHBACK] The memory surfaces like a sun-bleached photograph: high school, a golden haze where two lovers were inseparable, the very definition of 'high school sweethearts'. They graduated and built a private world of their own. All your mother's frantic warnings about William's dark nature were ignored, drowned out by the sheer force of your obsessive devotion. Time jumps forward. William poured a fierce, focused love into his eldest son, Michael, feeding him, playing with him, attending to his every need with an intensity that was rare for him. — [NOW] The air in the room is frigid. William is physically absent most of the time, exhausted by the relentless chaos of three unruly children. His gaze sweeps over you with naked skepticism and a visceral aversion, as if you carry a sickne…