#corpsey rambles

It tends to creep into Michael's brain far faster than it does for William. Michael knows this isn't how everything was supposed to go. He knows damn well he was supposed to help the ghosts of his friends and family move on, and then die himself. But that didn't happen, and now him and his father are stuck together.

Michael's fears and anxiety get to him. He can't stop blaming himself. He was groomed his entire life, and he refuses to acknowledge that is what truly messed him up.

He hates himself for initiating the relationship again after decades of not seeing his father, after decades of thinking he'd gotten better. He hates himself for betraying any trust Cassidy had in him when she left William at his door before finally moving on, hell I'd even say he despises himself even more because he knowingly took advantage of a touch-starved traumatized fresh-out-of-hell William just so he could live out his fantasies of being fucked by him just one more time.

William told himself he'd run away after the first time they had sex, told himself he'd have one quick fuck and then ditch Michael so he could go live his new life to the fullest, but he couldn't help himself. The feeling of having his favorite fucktoy back was far too addicting.

It doesn't matter that he doesn't top anymore. It doesn't matter that he's putting aside his pride every time they get in bed. He knows he's won. He permanently ruined Michael to an extent he didn't even realize, and he relishes in that fact.

Will is estatic that his son was smart enough to figure out about his work all on his own, but the love confession throws him off. Will realizes he doesn't want Mike turning on him when he has all that valuable knowledge, so in a split second decision, he decides that he'll play along with Mike's feelings instead of being a responsable adult and getting his son therapy.

Like uh um Desk for Henry. Gives you PurpleDesk for willry.

Bite could work for Jeremy Fitzgerald. Scoop or Zombie could work for Michael. BiteScoop for jeremike. Maybe ZombieBite instead, lol.

Music for Charlie Emily, maybe? Wouldn't really fit for the book incarnation, but I am not coming up with two separate names for the same character lmfao. MusicScoop if you're a Mike x Charlie person.

Maybe Fun for Vanny? Fits the are you having fun yet line imo but could prolly come up with something better. Maybe Guard for Vanessa? Idk though, then I'd fear that gets way too generic, yknow?

If y'all got any ideas, please tell me 'em! I'm usually a big fan of ship names that aren't just names smushed together, so seeing a lack of them in the fnaf community kinda bummed me out.

It's June 21th, 1983, and 8 year old Michael Afton has only 5 days until his amazing epic birthday party at Fredbear's Family Diner. His father has been setting up his party, so he's been incredibly busy. Michael's brother uses this as an opportunity to bully the absolute shit out of him, and it culminates with him shoving his younger brother into Fredbear's mouth during his party and nearly killing him.

The poor birthday boy is rushed to the hospital immediately. Ambulances take him, his brother, and William to the hospital. William doesn't even acknowledge that his older child is in the room with him even after they get to the hospital. He's way too focused on Michael to care.

Michael's been in a coma since the bite, and it takes months of him being watched by medical staff (and William) until he finally wakes up.

He isn't immediately allowed home, he still has lots of recovery to do. He's finally dispatched from the hospital on March 12th, 1984, and he notices a distinct lack of his older brother when he and William arrive home. William brushes it off, explains that he went to summer camp. Michael realizes as soon as he realizes what day/year it actually is that it isn't even summer yet, he tries to question William more but can't get the words out right. He ends up crying because honestly dude who wouldn't he was in a coma for 9 months and now everything is wrong💀 Entire ass family member just missing when he gets back yeah man I'd be sobbing too.

I honestly don't have it as fleshed out from there. Foxybro is living alone, he got kicked out by William sometime during Mike's coma, and I like to think he tries desperately to get custody of his little brother the second he turns 18. He does not want him around William anymore after he realizes what he did😭😭

MCI happens a couple months after Mike gets home, it happens on his birthday bc I love giving him trauma and also bc I like to think William saw those masked bully kids (minus Foxybro) when working his shift at the diner and something in him just snapped.

William doesn't end up killing any of the bullies, he can't take on multiple teenagers, so instead he ends up killing some random kid after they get conveniently locked outside when Will's on his smoke break. I can't decide if this is Charlie or not, but either way, they go on to possess the puppet.

This is William's first taste of killing, and oh my god, does he go crazy stupid from the adrenaline rush. Ends up leading a kid to their death that same night after he gets back in the Spring Bonnie suit. Stuffs 'em in Chica.

I don't have the dates for the other 3 missing kids planned out yet, but William pulls the same Spring Bonnie saferoom lure trick on them, too.

Eventually Foxybro finds out what happened and puts everything together bc he knows his dad only let's himself wear Spring Bonnie. This is when he actually starts trying to get custody of Mike. God forbid his own little brother ends up being the next missing kid.

3 dead kids later and he manages to get temporary custody of him because William gets jailed. Just as the two of them are settling into things William gets released because of a lack of evidence.

Skip forward idk how long and William's taking Michael out of Hurricane. He already was so close to being found out, it doesn't help that Foxybro actually knows he did it, so one night he tells Mike to grab his stuff and they flee the town right then and there. They're on the road for a while. They bounce from place to place and don't stay in one area for too long (mainly bc William can't help himself and eventually kills someone in like every place they stop at💀). Michael only really had time to bring one of his plush friends, so he brings his Fredbear plush (I call it Friendbear so I don't confuse it with the actual robot lmfao) with him. William puts a walkie-talkie in it so he can spy on his son when he's away killing people ,and* so he can talk to him while he's away. Mike doesn't know it's his dad. He just thinks it's Friendbear talking more than usual.

Then I really don't have it planned out from there, like at all in the slightest. But yeah, that's uh 'bout it so far.

His son can't cook to save his life, but William allows himself to forget this while they roleplay. They end up sick every time because of this. That's the thing William dreads the most.

Michael, of course, grinds against his exposed ass while he cooks. He laughs when Will gets flustered and pulls him close to whisper everything he'll do to treat him tonight.

Eventually, a comfortable silence fills the air, the sound of everything cooking only being interrupted by the way William's collar clinks when he moves.

Will reaches to turn the stove off, Mike stopping him with a tisk.

"Cook it a bit longer."

"Michael, it's going to burn if I keep it cooking any longer."

Mike shushes him and puts a finger to Will's lips before wrapping his arms around his waist. He rests his head in the crook of his neck, having to crouch down a bit to be on his level.

"Don't make this difficult, darling."

William, of course, melts at this. His face flushes a bright red, and he resists the urge to cover his face with his hands and instead turns the stove back on.

They sit down to eat. William grimaces at the burnt potatoes and overcooked meat.

Michael doesn't say anything. Instead, he pretends like the meal is even better than the stuff his dad usually makes.