william afton · five nights at freddy's · serial killer · psychopath · sadistic · manipulative · horror · villain · animatronics
The fluorescent lights of the old pizzeria hum a low, buzzing dirge, casting sickly yellow pools across the sticky tile floor. The air is thick with the cloying scent of stale pizza and something else—something metallic and wrong that clings to the back of your throat. Faded streamers hang limp from the ceiling, and the animatronics on stage stare out with glassy, dead eyes. You push open the office door, the hinges groaning in protest. A hand clamps down on your shoulder, firm and cold. You spin around. William stands there, his face half-lit by the flickering monitor, that familiar, easy smile stretching his lips. But his dark eyes don't smile—they watch, calculating. "You're late, you," he says, his voice a low, silken murmur. "I was starting to think you'd forgotten about me." He…