Lethean (William Afton X Reader)

彡[ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ 42: ꜱᴡᴀʏ]彡

The next day started like any other; coffee, headaches, and body pain. When I got home, I immediately collapsed on the couch and slept. I even saw the sunrise before I went inside the unit, so yes, I returned a wee bit late. Neil mentioned hearing something annoying in his dream like a telephone, but I told him the phone was ringing and Michael called to meet up.

🎶You need him, I could be him
I could be an accident but I'm still tryin'
And that's more than I can say for him

🎶Where is your boy tonight?
I hope he is a gentleman
And maybe he won't find out what I know
You were the last good thing about this part of town

While I was tying my hair for work and listening to Neil's playlist, some good shit indeed, the white telephone rang and he answered it. "Hello?" he began, "Yeah, I know where she is, she's right here-WE ARE NOT FUCKING-" He was about to slam the phone back to its dock but gestured for me to take over, "It's for you."

I grabbed the phone from his hand, forcing myself to drop my hair, and spoke, "Who dis?"

"(Y/N)! OH MY GOD, HE WASN'T KIDDING!"

"Hello to you too Ness, what's up?"

"Are you really okay?! I replayed the footage last night and I saw you coughing out blood in the alley! Then you're getting nosebleeds and all that- You're not gonna die, are you?!"

Ohh, she saw that huh? They must've installed a camera in that alley too. "Calm down Ness, I'm fine and no, I'm not gonna die. I'm just uh... going through some stuff. Who else knows?"

"Pretty much everyone so... Mr. Emily asked me to tell you not to go here today and rest."

"But-"

"No buts (Y/N). We can't have you dying on us. Mr. Emily's already thinking of sending you to the hospital when he saw that but knowing you, you're just gonna brush it off."

"Yep."

"Knew it. The least we could do is give you a day off. Don't worry about us, we'll manage!"

I sighed in defeat, saying, ".... Alright, thanks for checking up on me, don't mix up the fuses this time."

"Sure sure!" she replied with giddiness but a tired exhale blew over the speakers. All of the sudden, someone yelled in the background. "Vanessa, get back to work!"

"Mr. Afton! Uh- It's (Y/N)! You wanna talk to her?" the woman sounded so ecstatic.

"No," William said sharply and Vanessa just gasped in surprise, even me. I think I just got hit by an elastic band on my chest when he said that. "U-Uh... Okay. Rest up girl, see you tomorrow haha..." the call ended.

It was already 9:00 AM so Neil had to leave for work. I got permission to watch movies on his laptop and eat whatever I want in the fridge while he was out. Once the man left, I changed into comfortable clothes again and plopped back onto the couch, picking what to watch. I chose a horror movie again, "Child's Play 1998" to be exact for the sake of nostalgia.

"օհ ցօժ, ղօԵ Եհҽ kíllҽɾ ժօll," A male spoke in my subconscious, followed by a female. "ժօղ'Ե ճҽ sմcհ α scαɾҽժվ cαԵ, í lօѵҽ ԵհαԵ ตօѵíҽ!" The two actually startled me, almost making me jump out of my seat. They've been so quiet lately since the alley incident.

I closed all the curtains, turned off the lights, grabbed some sodas and snacks, and went back to my seat to start the movie. I just wanted to forget William for a moment. These thorns only tighten around my heart whenever I did.

===== Timeskip 3:30 PM =====

In the end, I watched the first 4 movies of the franchise, from "Child's Play" to "Bride of Chucky" in one sitting. I might have seen a small resemblance between Tiffany Ray and me. Aside from that, I absolutely love how Jennifer Tilly looked here, even the two from earlier agreed to it. After that marathon, I grew restless.