Close Calls

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

Summary: "Is…is that supposed to be funny, Mike…?" 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.

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1 - Blame -

He honestly didn't know who was more at fault: the killer robots or the fuckers who still kept the place open.

2 - Proof -

Mike left the building feeling sad, tired and angry all in one, for Fazbear Entertainment had already cleaned up the mess in the backstage area.

3 - Assistance -

"Schmidt, this is Scott - he'll be working the night shift with you."

4 - Going -

Phone Guy's tone gets more and more unsettling towards the end of the call, then the yellow bear shrieks and, just like that, he's gone.

5 - Birthday -

"Holy crap, you're right…" Mike mutters as Phone Guy stands beside the bed, a cupcake with a candle in both hands, "…I completely forgot…"

6 - Scientist -

He briefly wonders if metal really does have life and if it really can live, then he shakes his head; that isn't his field of thinking.

7 - Silent -

"Phone Guy…I'm sorry…" Mike tries again; Phone Guy doesn't reply and Mike comes to realise how frightening it is when Phone Guy doesn't speak.

8 - Behalf -

He feels proud when he sees the swollen left cheek of his manager; he believes he got his (and Phone Guy's) message across quite nicely.

9 - Rumor(ed) -

"WE'RE NOT DATING!" Mike screams to the other men in the bar, who just burst into laughter at this; they've already noticed both Mike and his - ahem - companion are bright red in the face.

10 - Tip -

Mike slowly opens his eyes and sits up once the six am chimes rings out and Freddy walks away; he can't believe that worked!

11 - Idle -

Mike's breath hitches as he punches the door button, cutting off Foxy's attack; he rubs the sleep out of his eyes, curses himself and gets back to work.

12 - Brother -

When his daughter is out of earshot, Phone Guy turns to 'Uncle Mikey' with a smile, "I would've thought our relationship was a bit different than that, Mike…"

13 - Beneath -

Phone Guy learned the hard way that hiding under the desk would do nothing to stop the animatronics - good thing six am did.

14 - Redecorate -

"A lick of paint, a bed, a closet, some of your personal belongings maybe - should feel right at home, Mike," Phone Guy tells him with a smile; he'd never had a use for this old room anyways.

15 - Gravitation -

They didn't know if it was because they'd both survived that hellhole or not, but there was just something between them that grabbed them and pulled them back together whenever they were apart.

16 - Kilt -

Mike stares with his mouth hanging open and his eyes bugged out of his head at Phone Guy's new outfit, "You, uh, you look shocked, Mike - didn't I tell you I'm part Scottish?"

17 - Afterthought -

I wonder if he had a family…

18 - Unearth -

"Aww," Phone Guy says suddenly as he helps Mike clean out an old closet; Mike turns to find his mother's old photo album in his hands, "is that you, Mike?" (words cannot describe how quickly Mike takes that from him).

19 - Shield -

Despite all that he had been through, Phone Guy was still pretty damn innocent - Mike worked hard to protect that.

20 - Blacklist -

Mike didn't care how much his boss tried to tell him it was necessary - nothing could make him forgive him for all the bullshit going on in this place.

21 - Misquoted -

"Hey, hey," Mike says as he picks up the phone; he can feel Phone Guy's confused frown on the other end, "Is…is that supposed to be funny, Mike…?"

22 - Copying -

"Hello, hello," Mike says the next time; "There we go!"

23 - Argue/Arguing -

They just don't.

24 - Lens -

Mike raises a brow and rubs the tablet with his sleeve, then does the same to his own eyes - got to be a trick of the camera; posters don't change like that on their own…

25 - Bell -

Six am has arrived and Mike sits back in his chair and breathes in relief; his co-night guard pats his shoulder and congratulates him on a job well done.

26 - Arrest(ed) -

"Oh, please, no…" Phone Guy mutters when he sees the police cars outside; he doesn't think he can handle Mike going away again.

27 - Havoc -

The bartender sighs when Schmidt enters the pub with Cawthon, Fitzgerald and Smith, "As if this place ain't rowdy enough already…"

28 - Tool -

"To think," Mike mutters as he uses the screwdriver he found to get to Freddy's AI, "it was this easy all along…hehe…twenty for all of you…"

29 - Blanket -

"Mike," Phone Guy speaks up tiredly, "I love you, but if you take my covers from me one more time, I'll be forced to push you out of bed."

30 - Fancy -

"No offence," Mike grumbles as Phone Guy straightens his bow tie for him, "but your parents must be uptight pricks if I have to wear this crap just to meet 'em…"

31 - Dash -

His partner almost falls over his chair when Mike shouts to him to shut the door because fucking hell Foxy's on his way!

32 - Away -

Phone Guy grips Mike by the shoulders after wrapping his coat around him and glares at his ex-boss, "Mike won't be working the full week - I'm taking him home now."

33 - Syndication -

"Look at us," Phone Guy exclaims happily as he hugs Jeremy to himself, then grins at Mike and Fritz, "it's a reunion of the night guards!"

34 - Champagne -

"Only good thing about visiting your parents…" Mike mutters to him when another glass is thrust into his hand.

35 - Note -

Phone Guy has the habit of leaving one when he so much as pops to the corner shop; one of the many things Mike finds utterly charming.

36 - Physical -

While Phone Guy solved things with words, Mike tended to use his fists; he was the brawn to Phone Guy's brains, and the blond wouldn't have it any other way.

37 - Dull -

Life never was nowadays, with Mike by his side.

38 - Frozen -

Mike couldn't move from the shock as Phone Guy dashed from the room in angry tears; he'd never yelled at Mike before…

39 - Stumble(ed) -

That mistake has cost them; Mike can only watch and panic as his partner is dragged down the corridor by Freddy.

40 - Hunt -

Mike places his hand over his co-night guard's mouth to silence his sniffles - Freddy and his friends never check under the desk, but he can't risk anything.

41 - Gibberish -

Mike can't even understand what Phone Guy is saying through his sobs, so he uses his blanket to cover his own left arm, then reaches out with his right one to hug the man to him, "…It's okay, Phone Guy…it wasn't that bad…and it's not your fault…"

42 - Camp -

"Yup," Mike grumbles, popping another gummy into his mouth, "just a sleepover with some cuddly animals…"

43 - Weak(ness) -

"No, no," Mike immediately drops his weapon when Purple Guy holds his knife to Phone Guy's throat; Mike is on his knees as he sobs, "please, don't hurt him; he's my Phone Guy, please, don't take him away - I'm begging you!"

44 - Bargain -

Other bidders call him crazy when they see him cart them away; Mike is just glad Freddy and his friends went so cheap.

45 - Alcohol -

Phone Guy had never really liked the stuff; seeing Mike drunk just put him off even more.

46 - Wind -

His co-night guard chuckles when they step outside and the wind immediately blows; Mike just grunts and pulls his hat down to protect his precious quiff.

47 - Temptation -

Mike looks to Phone Guy out of the corner of his eye, begins reaching for his hand, then sighs and stuffs it back into his pocket when he remembers they're in public.

48 - Eighteen -

"Sure, you can date an' stuff, Cindy - when I'm fuckin' dead."

49 - Bottle -

Mike practices picking things up every night; when he can finally take a swig of beer, he grins proudly at Phone Guy, who doesn't hesitate in kissing him.

50 - Rhythm -

As Phone Guy sits in the chair beside Mike's bed, he comes to recognise the distant beeps as the most disgusting, yet comforting, song he's ever heard.

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Author's note:

Hm…y'know, this took longer than I thought it would. Huh.

Mm! News! Okay, so…first piece of news: I have officially run out of sets of words for this, so…if any of you know of any sets I haven't done or if you'd like to shove a list of fifty words my way, feel free! I…really, really want them…hehe…

Second of all, the plans for the Microphone story are…slow. And I have an itching to write my OTP, so…question time: do you guys want me to start up a one-shot series, knowing that it will ruin some things for the Microphone story (I'll try not to, but some things are inevitable. Such as Mike's…injury mentioned in a couple of these sentences)? Or do you wanna wait?

I'm cool with either, I guess.