𝓜𝔂 𝓑𝓻𝓸𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻'𝓼 𝓒𝓻𝓲𝓶𝓮 || 𝓕𝓝𝓐𝓕 𝓕𝓪𝓷𝓯𝓲𝓬

4 - The Owner's Son

Circus Baby Pizza World Location – July 5 th , 1983

Evan Afton never really knew how to feel about his dad. He couldn't deny that his father was a genius—everyone knew it. No one else could make robots like he did. It was amazing but also... a little scary. Evan used to love those robots, back when things were still sort of normal. But even then, he was careful around them, unlike his sister...

As the purple car parked roughly in front of the new opened restaurant, Evan felt the tension in the air. This had been an endless argument... the small boy didn't have his Fredbear plush yet, so when he felt scared or uneasy, he clung to Michael. Not William or Elizabeth... but him. His big brother.

"Why can't you let me..."

"For fuck's sake Elizabeth, I said, NO !!"

As William finally snapped, Evan hid his small face in Michael's shoulder since they were sitting side by side, and the teenager sighed, but let him. Elizabeth's mouth dropped slightly. It was the first time her beloved daddy swore at her.

Why would dad not let his sister play with Circus Baby?

They opened the car door and stepped out, feeling the warm breeze of the sunny summer day. The huge building ahead was packed with people—it was opening day, and everyone in town had been buzzing about it. Elizabeth had told anyone who'd listen that her dad had made a robot just for her. But her little brother...

Well, his classmates didn't even know his father ran one of the most successful businesses in town.

"Daddy, please... didn't you make her just for me?"

Her voice was so desperate, it almost sounded pitiful. Evan felt a bit sorry for her, even though he was a little annoyed. She was treated so gently, even when she acted like this, while he'd be yelled at just for sniffing.

Elizabeth always had this way of softening their dad's tone. But today, William's gaze stayed cold, like he was holding back from shouting. Finally, he sighed and gently pulled his hand away from hers.

"D... dad... where is she?"

"Elizabeth Abigail Afton."

Shit. Their dad never used her middle name. He only did that with Michael when he was on the verge of losing his shit. The air went still.

"You will listen to me. Listen carefully, alright? Never—and I mean never—go near that thing. Do you understand?" His tone was calm but sharp, and it made Elizabeth's eyes water.

"B... but..."

Evan noticed Michael giving their dad a glare full of hatred, instead of his usual fear. At least they agreed that their dad was being really harsh today.

"Did I make myself clear?" he repeated, even icier.

Elizabeth looked down at her shoes, heartbroken, but nodded.

"Good. Because if you disobey, you'll regret it..." he said before leaving his children, on their own.

And with that, William Afton said his last words to his little girl.

...

Hurricane Elementary school – A week after Evan met Gabriel...

He wasn't sure if he could really call Gabriel a friend yet. Gabriel was nice enough, but he always seemed to laugh more and talk more easily when he was with the others. At first, Evan thought Gabriel didn't have any other friends, but that was stupid—of course, he'd made some last year. And they got along just fine.