Freddy angst fic because fuck netease. For context, this is *not* canon Freddy. This is my interpretation, or rather rewritten version of Freddy Riley, The Lawyer. I'll go over my version below
Content warnings; death, mention of character's s*icide, fire,
MASSIVE SPOILERS FOR THE FIC BELOW. I recommend reading it first then coming back
-Leo and Freddy were good friends
-In high school, Freddy had a crush on Martha, that hadn't really gone away, but he respected that she was married to Leo
-Freddy was poor for a hot minute before selling the factory, and was a failing lawyer
-an anonymous seller forced this (cursed) factory onto him
-The seller convinced Freddy that Leo could handle the factory. Freddy, in a state where he could barely think through the logic of this, complied and swindled Leo into the deal
-Freddy was finally out of debt, and was starting to feel better.
-At the start of the deal, everything was going fine for Leo and friends. Enter the factory's curse
-Leo began to slip into a neglectful state, which was the catalyst for Emma (Lisa) being sent to White Sand Street
-Due to Leo slipping and becoming an alcoholic, Martha began to meet up with Freddy
-Although Freddy was extremely uncomfortable with him and Martha meeting more frequently, as Leo was his friend, he didn't break it off. Martha was genuinely happy with him, and who was Freddy to take that away from her.
-The night of Leo's "accident", Freddy was going to break off the affair. Martha found out about this ahead of time, and let it slip to Leo that she and Freddy had been meeting up for months. Leo went ballistic (as he should). Enter the Minerva Factory Fire.
-Freddy was destroyed. He had just lost his only friend, it was all his fault. Martha was as well, traumatized even
-Martha and Freddy tried to keep it together, but both of them we're mentally scarred from the event, but they clung to each other, as they were all they had left. Enter her death at Emily Dyer's hands
!! READ THE REWRITE (Go to my profile) !!
Following the INCIDENT, the atmosphere in CLOSEBY shifted drastically. There was a noticeable increase in fear and aggression towards BASIL, fueling his growing resentment. Years of enduring pain caused by a particular individual had undoubtedly left its mark on him. But then, an unexpected turn of events brought a ray of hope into his life. Now, at a crossroads, he has to decide whether to seek healing and make amends with his past, or let himself be consumed by despair.
𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆: 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐇𝐀𝐒 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐎𝐔𝐒 𝐓𝐎𝐏𝐈𝐂𝐒 𝐒𝐔𝐂𝐇 𝐀𝐒 𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐃 𝐀𝐁𝐔𝐒𝐄!
This book is an opposite au, meaning that the character's personalities will be the opposite of their canon ver. For example, Sunny in this book is eccentric and outgoing while in the game he's quiet and keeps to himself. Just adding this because a lot of people are confused about why the characters are awful to each other and "OOC" lol. (I don't blame them)
I'm writing this for 𝗳𝘂𝗻 and ideas are taken from my roleplays with my friends.
P.S: Basil is an unreliable narrator, take his words and perception of things with a grain of salt.
9/9/24: This story is a goddamn mess, read if you want. This was when I didn't know how to write for shit
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