Close Calls

I don't own Five Nights at Freddy's. Scott Cawthon does.

Summary: "Don't sit so close to the door…dumbass…" 50 sentences prompt about Mike Schmidt and Phone Guy.

Pairing: Microphone - Phone Guy/Mike. Mentions of past Phone Guy/OC (he's divorced, after all).

Notes: The sentences take place in various AUs, but most take place in an AU where Phone Guy survived and Mike was fired.

1 - Walking -

As they head toward the café on the corner, Mike listens closely to Phone Guy's steps and knows that, in some other reality, he'd never had the chance to hear them.

2 - Waltz -

Phone Guy looks to Mike across the dance floor as his cousin and her new husband have their first dance; he sighs.

3 - Wishes -

Although many others come to mind, Mike still hopes Phone Guy got a decent burial (he didn't, because Fazbear Entertainment is full of arseholes).

4 - Wonder -

Phone Guy mentions he and Diane's separation and Mike's first thought is: how the hell did she let this guy go?

5 - Worry -

"You're as bad as my mom," Mike observes dryly as Phone Guy refuses to let him go until he's absolutely certain this paper cut isn't infected.

6 - Whimsy -

"As I said, Foxy was always my favourite," Phone Guy says again; Mike blanches.

7 - Waste/Wasteland -

Mike stands in front of the abandoned building until Phone Guy takes his hand and leads him away; good riddance, you bastard bear.

8 - Whiskey and Rum -

"You sure are, Mike," Phone Guy agrees good-naturedly as a drunken Mike proclaims himself as the king of Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, "but - hehe - I still have your record beat."

9 - War -

It was him versus them and, while he knew there would be casualties, they were going to pay for what they did to Phone Guy.

10 - Weddings -

"As soon as it's legal, Mike," he tells him after four years of them.

11 - Birthday -

Phone Guy treats Mike to a meal at a four-star for his birthday, and Mike feels bad that the man wastes so much on him when he's supposed to be paying him back.

12 - Blessing -

"I love Mikey; he's funny!" Cindy exclaims when her father asks for her opinion on Mike; she just isn't aware of what he's really asking.

13 - Bias -

Oh, no, it isn't because she has his blond hair and green eyes; Cindy simply is the cutest kid Mike has ever laid eyes on.

14 - Burning -

Mike smells smoke coming from the remains of the horror attraction down the street; he can finally sleep easy again.

15 - Breathing -

During the night, on his way back from the bathroom, Mike stops and listens by Phone Guy's door; he doesn't leave until he's sure the man is still alive.

16 - Breaking -

All throughout, the cracks are forming; it takes the deep shriek and the inevitable truth to really shatter his heart.

17 - Belief -

"I'm not sure what I believe in, Mike," Phone Guy says over breakfast, the smell of burnt toast still in the air, "I just know saying 'fuck God' is blasphemy."

18 - Balloon -

"Creepy little fuck, isn't he?" Mike mutters as Phone Guy shows him photos from the old location.

19 - Balcony -

"Damn it, Phone Guy," Mike calls up to him grumpily as Phone Guy continues to ignore him, "what do you want me to do - serenade you?!"

20 - Bane -

He isn't brave enough to do it to the real thing, so he directs his glares to the plush version that he had bought for his mother; you won't get me tonight, you bastard.

21 - Quiet -

Mike rightfully panics when Phone Guy doesn't speak for a while because it could mean two things: either he's pissed off at him or that nightmare was really reality and it was coming back to him.

22 - Quirks -

Mike takes his time learning things after they meet: his favourite colour is orange (sometimes red, he's indecisive); he's allergic to paprika; he likes cats and dogs equally; he's never liked sports and, when he's embarrassed, he grins in a way that makes Mike's belly flop.

23 - Question -

"…I don't remember," Phone Guy replies and Mike reminds himself never to speak of the incident at Freddy's again.

24 - Quarrel -

They get along so well that, when it finally does happen, Mike steps back and asks, "…Are we fighting?"

25 - Quitting -

He's finished night four and he swears to God he will; then he remembers he needs to get revenge for Phone Guy, so he picks up his hat and goes.

26 - Jump -

Night twelve and he still has to remind himself that it is his mother and Phone Guy that made him take it this far.

27 - Jester -

Mike's crude behaviour is enough turn others away, but Phone Guy simply laughs whenever the man manages to squeeze three variations of 'fuck' in to one sentence.

28 - Jousting -

Mike and Cindy laugh as they instigate a sword fight with their breadsticks and the third member of the table smiles at their immaturity and youth, then frowns because that's the problem.

29 - Jewel -

It comes to no surprise to Mike when he first sees Phone Guy's eyes and notices how bright they are (and how well they look when they're still in his skull).

30 - Just -

When Mike sees his boss after his fifth night, he delivers a right hook to his face; that seemed fair, considering all the shit he had put him (them) through.

31 - Smirk -

Mike looks so proud of himself when he manages to get Phone Guy flustered that the older man has to look away.

32 - Sorrow -

Mike lets his pride go as he sobs to the heavens over the man he will never get to meet.

33 - Stupidity -

That had to be the reason he returned to this hellhole every night - he was a fucking idiot.

34 - Serenade -

Mike has written a song about him - for him - and, despite the fact he was singing it to an audience, Phone Guy acknowledges it'll always be just for him.

35 - Sarcasm -

"Yeah, Foxy, I'm totally gonna let you in," Mike drawls; seconds later, he catches the fox hurrying down the hall toward him, "I DIDN'T FUCKING MEAN IT!"

36 - Sordid -

Mike lays in bed, a hand covering his incredibly red face as he tries to get the image of (dream) Phone Guy's feral grin out of his head.

37 - Soliloquy -

Phone Guy tells Mike to be extra careful with that vegetable peeler; one cut and several swears later and the older man sighs, I might as well be talking to myself…

38 - Sojourn -

It never was; he found he couldn't stay away for too long.

39 - Share -

"You don't have to, Mike," Phone Guy says gently to the blushing man; blue eyes are wide as they stare at the large bed before them, "it was only a suggestion…"

40 - Solitary -

Even the bartender notices how Schmidt is never alone anymore.

41 - Nowhere -

Phone Guy watches with wide eyes as Mike devours everything on his plate - he swears Mike has a black hole for a stomach.

42 - Neutral -

"I don't have a favourite," Mike grumbles when Phone Guy asks; how could anyone pick a favourite killer robot?

43 - Nuance -

A new emotion flashes in Phone Guy's eyes and Mike gulps nervously; an angry Phone Guy was never a good Phone Guy.

44 - Near -

Mike checks the cameras, glances at his co-night guard, then pulls his chair closer to his; his partner looks a question to him and Mike coughs awkwardly, bright red in the face, "Don't sit so close to the door…dumbass…"

45 - Natural -

Mike tries desperately to hide his tears as he sits in the darkness of their room; Phone Guy holds him and assures him that everyone cries once in a while.

46 - Horizon -

Mike has never been so happy to see the sun rise.

47 - Valiant -

Underneath all the fear, shock and panic, he has to wonder what possessed Mike to throw himself between him and a very angry Freddy Fazbear.

48 - Virtuous -

"Heh," Mike chuckles as he calls up the number in the newspaper's ad, "what could possibly go wrong?"

49 - Victory -

The shock wears off as the two stare at each other, then they jump up from their chairs, hugging and laughing as they bounce around in a circle.

50 - Defeat -

"Well," his partner mutters awkwardly as they sit beside each other in the backstage room, "…at least we're together!"

Author's note:

I don't know what to say.