Just an Attraction (Yandere! Springtrap x Fem! Reader)

10 - Conviction

Why didn't I?

I bypassed the car ahead of me while occasionally side-eying the (h/c) haired kid next to me. One of his hands clutched tightly over his forearm as his eyes remained on the road ahead. He hadn't spoken a word to me since I last yelled at him to run off. In all honesty, I hate raising my voice but I couldn't help that I was worried. It was an in-the-moment kinda situation.
"You okay there, bud?" I asked calmly. I didn't want to alarm him or make him even more uncomfortable. He hummed in response, still not fully answering. I heaved a sigh, "Look, I'm sorry for yelling. I was just..nervous. I won't tell your dad you sneaked in my car but just don't do it again."
"Why do you work there, auntie?" He uttered, his gaze shifting to his hands as he fiddled with his fingers.
"It's complicated," I half smiled, "I know there's a lot to ask, but it was a last resort kinda thing. I needed a job and it was the only thing available."
"But it's dangerous. The bunny man can kill you! I don't want you to die." He shifted in his seat, small hands resting over the middle compartment.
"Mm, it's not super dangerous." I lied to ease his conscience, "I was only worried because it was night so I thought he would hurt you since it was hard to see."
"But you said he would kill me?" He pouted.
"Hey, let's get ice cream if you promise not to tell your dad or grandma about any of this?" I quickly changed the subject noticing how his face lit up almost immediately while a gasp of excitement escaped his lips.
"Deal!" He squealed, "I want vanilla!"
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In a week, I had managed to finish the late work I owed to my (Major) class. It was tedious but I'd rather get it done than have even more points marked down. (N/N) was still visiting but I happened to find a babysitter for him while I headed to my shift. He was a lot more understanding of my job now that I have bribed him into keeping quiet with sweets. It made me feel guilty but everyone knows children have big mouths.

At first, I thought he would be able to stay with Emma but I doubted that as a possibility since she has children of her own. The poor woman was probably already stressed as it is.  Then I settled on Michael since he was kind enough to have informed me on the history of the franchise as well as the fact that he knew about the existence of Springtrap. As a plus, he already had experience with night shifts so taking care of my nephew would be a breeze for him. Thankfully though it'd only be another day until his father came to pick him up.

In the spare time, I had, which was quite rare, I would research more about the archaic pizzeria. Most of what I'd seen had already been told to me but unfortunately, I stumbled across cases of dead and missing children. Was Springtrap possessed by one? It would make sense, but in most haunted scenarios the spirits of dead children are usually harmless unless evil is present.
It's funny how I never believed in ghosts. I never thought I'd see the day where I'd be searching this kind of shit up. I felt like a teenager again as I conducted a personal investigation on discovering more about the spirit of Springtrap.
It would make sense to just ask him, but why the fuck would he tell me? What entity willingly brings up its past and would chat about it so casually. He's still alive for a reason which serves as motivation to figure out why.
Now that I think of it, I should debunk my first theory. If he was the spirit of a child, I don't think he would've acted how he did the previous shift. He's knowledgeable;'He has an understanding of the human psyche and as much as I want to compare him to possessive spirits like Annabelle or Robert the doll, I know he's probably much grimmer. As seen in a variety of these articles, children's ghosts reflect the complex, competing conceptions of childhood, where they are both valuable resources to be deployed in the assistance of their families, and vulnerable beings in need of adult caretaking.
Hypothetically, if he was a dead child's spirit, he would've communicated about his family in some manner. Springtrap had never once mentioned his family. If anything, the only person he ever brought up was Michael. What role did Michael have in this? I wonder if at any point he had been lying or made attempts to cover up his history with Springtrap. Unless I'm overthinking and the animatronic has adjusted to him and grown a bond through the night shifts.

My head hurts thinking of all the endless possibilities for why and how he could still be alive. He needed vengeance or redemption of some sort, right?

I didn't know anymore. I still could not process what his true intentions were which made my research feel pointless and I also was unable to understand how he did the tongue thing. Usually, ghosts who have unfinished business of some sort don't do that from what I've read. It's impossible because they're just energized after images of real people. Instead, they look for emotional people who are easier to possess and to make that human bodywork for them if necessary. (That is when they are considered harmful.) Most ghosts can be nonviolent as well just roaming around and sticking to what was once valuable to them. In the case of Springtrap, he had to have been attached to that animatronic and very strongly too since he moves at free will. Now that I put the pieces together; His scent. Springtrap has a foul odor. I always thought it was the pizzeria itself. An abandoned building ain't exactly clean but I noticed that whenever I would encounter him, he reeked. It was like rotten or rancid meat with a strange fruity undertone. It burned my nostrils and I'm certain that when I first arrived it was what had hit me. It was an unforgettable scent and with the shifts I have completed, it's embedded itself into the back of my head so well that I can't seem to recognize it as strongly as before. Where were its origins? I presumed within the animatronic suit itself unless I was wrong. I suppose I'd just have to find out.

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