Friendless and constantly tormented by his older brother, Evan Afton happen to develop an unlikely, but lifelong friendship with a broken animatronic known as the Mangle. Their friendship will forever change both of their fates, and that of the entire world. This is a prequel to the Smiling Child AU and can be read as a separate story if desired, but contains spoilers for Book 1.
Rated: M - English - Friendship/Family - Chapters: 23 - Words: 64,881 - Reviews: 7 - Favs: 24 - Follows: 21 - Updated: 7/5 - Published: 12/29/2022 - Mangle, The Murderer/William Afton, The Child, Michael Afton