u/girl_OOFED

By retired ig my friends used to all be into FNAF in like 2018 (srsly, all of them simultaneously and they're all from different friend groups idek) and then they quit because lore got too convoluted, or only enjoy the games, even recent ones but are completely disconnected from the ongoing story. Michael Afton screw you you and your fucked up family is the only thing keeping me here

It's like one of the most popular out there, EVERYWHERE
I cannot be bothered to do in-depth research, could anyone summarize why, and what glaring issues make this so difficult to believe its polarizing?

WEEWOO WEEWOO PERSONAL OPINION ALERTTTT!!!

Now, apart from just my own preference, there is actual evidence he liked his kids genuinely guysssssss, but I'll talk about my own thoughts on narratives here. And don't bother bringing up novel and movie William, I know of them, this is a personal idea I have.

What I find boring:

I find the lack of love or understanding of true love boring lmao. At least from many fictional media I've gotten the pleasure of consuming, the villains tend to lack love or lack understanding it, or do anything to have it.

What I want instead:

I want William's arc to not be about his failure of understanding love, or wanting love, or regaining love, but mainly co-existing with whatever he has going on, that impure, warped love of his just being a part of him.

For William, I believe he'd be able to love as much as a narcissist can. They can be loving btw, but ultimately self-centred, even if they value others.

The trope (and subversion):

Of course, there's the constant trope of reviving a loved one in fiction, and while I dislike recurring tropes, there's very specific scenarios that can make this trope good.

So the general gist is that I want a William Afton who has love and follows the "reviving loved ones" trope but have it executed in such a way that it's clear it becomes something selfish, instead of noble. And he knows. It's something evidently pathetic, and shows that even if love is the drive, it can turn into something disturbing, even for the people the villain loves. Anti-romanticism of such an ideal lol.

Not just revival too — William could go "I want my kid back, but if possession helps with living forever... sign me up lmao," and that ends up becoming his major motivation.

Why this works (morally):

I've already mentioned how I like it so that he has the capability to love, because that makes him more unforgiveable as someone who chooses to not love. Even better when he believes he's acting out of love, when really, it's his own selfishness.

The main point is how that love was a part of him in his past, and instead of being a normal dude, he threw that entire thing away and decided to just go wild. This gives William a new level of "autonomy" and accountability, where he has the ability to be human, but also an equal likelihood of being a monster, and he repeatedly chooses the monster in many aspects, until even his family life has that monster in there. I like him being aware because it makes him more guilty.

He can do horrible things for his kid, but the point is, he has done horrible things, and he was capable of such things. Love only sped up this corruption.

The weaponization of love:

Additionally, the villain understands love brilliantly — like the idea of William killing children because he wants the parents in particular to suffer, because he can understand the pain coming from grief. He experienced a human feeling, and decided to make it his weapon. I find it horrific.

Final thought:

In stories love is seen as the ultimate cure, but what if in this story whenever hints of it are seen, it only harms? Not just outsiders, but the people actually loved?

also, agree with this framework? feel free to check out r/WillFlawedCare lol

BV: Oh, and to top it all off, I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING!!!

And this is how ShadowAlly was born (under BV controlling Shadow Freddy ig)

A very canon BV, Scott asked me to make this for him

Unofficial Cassidy design lol, I just took stuff from the most popular one

WillFlawedCare is the theory that William Afton cared about his family, but he was a workaholic who failed in being a present father.

Side Note: This theory comes in-between WillCare and WillTwistedCare as it involves unintentional, insidious abuse for the children. Mainly applies on its own before the Big Bite. Still mentions events after the Bite which could connect to his motives for what he does.

For those who are unaware, have wiki definition above.
He's unaware of his bad parenting and thinks he's a good dad who raised his kids well, but he's hurting them in the long run. So ig unintentional emotional abuse.

for my personal idea, i believe he cared about all his kids in equal AMOUNTS but different ways
His amount of concern would also differ: he'd not worry for Michael as much as he would for BV because he believes Michael is more capable than BV.
Which lowk confused me with my idea at first, because in this scenario, he's caring more for BV, but also internally has more faith in Michael, hence ig equity.

But aside from that idea, in TwistedCare, it's likely he'd have a favourite sure. But in WillCare, ig because idea of a great dad or something, WillCare is often in the "conflicting theories" section of any Favourite Child theory page, and I saw WillFlawedCare in there too.
Which brings us to my issue: WillFlawedCare is in-between WillCare and WillTwistedCare. It is basically the middle ground of a middle ground, and has major aspects from both theories (which is why it's often confused with either lmao).

Ig the idea into the FlawedCare framework would be... weird
he would BELIEVE he has no favourite, but COULD favour a specific kid, but that totally depends on ig what your characterization of William would subconsciously prefer in his child and yk what he would value more

like mine values strength, as well as vulnerability, because the first one is what he's strived/strives to be and the second one is what he believes he USED to be, and Michael and BV match this respectively (strong for Michael as in cruel), so it's weird

but say he valued strength more, so even if he cared more for BV and neglected Michael, would MICHAEL be the actual favourite or BV?

If we consider internal feelings more, ig Michael in this case.

so uhhh help, should WillFlawedCare be under conflicting for the Favourite Child pages or no?

also, with the debut of MikeLeastFavourite, would he also be (subconsciously) biased against a kid? Or would he just be neutral at worst?

ALSO, should it be under the related theory headings or be under none? so neither related nor conflicting, just neutral, where both possibilities are equal.

for my personal idea, i believe he cared about all his kids in equal AMOUNTS but different ways
His amount of concern would also differ: he'd not worry for Michael as much as he would for BV because he believes Michael is more capable than BV.
Which lowk confused me with my idea at first, because in this scenario, he's caring more for BV, but also internally has more faith in Michael, hence ig equity.

But aside from that idea, in TwistedCare, it's likely he'd have a favourite sure. But in WillCare, ig because idea of a great dad or something, WillCare is often in the "conflicting theories" section of any Favourite Child theory page, and I saw WillFlawedCare in there too.
Which brings us to my issue: WillFlawedCare is in-between WillCare and WillTwistedCare. It is basically the middle ground of a middle ground, and has major aspects from both theories (which is why it's often confused with either lmao).

Ig the idea into the FlawedCare framework would be... weird
he would BELIEVE he has no favourite, but COULD favour a specific kid, but that totally depends on ig what your characterization of William would subconsciously prefer in his child and yk what he would value more

like mine values strength, as well as vulnerability, because the first one is what he's strived to be and the second one is what he believes he WAS, and Michael and BV match this, so it's weird

but say he valued strength more, so even if he cared more for BV and neglected Michael, would MICHAEL be the actual favourite or BV?

If we consider internal feelings more, ig Michael in this case.

so uhhh help, should WillFlawedCare be under conflicting for the Favourite Child pages or no?

also, with the debut of MikeLeastFavourite, would he also be (subconsciously) biased against a kid? Or would he just be neutral at worst?
I mean, I'm the creator of the definition WillFlawedCare sure, but my point is that I wanna ask others, so the theory doesn't just start catering to my characterizations of these guys LOL

ALSO, should it be under the related theory headings or be under none? so neither related nor conflicting, just neutral, where both possibilities are equal.

I saw this post by u/Careless-Cellist3351 and I knew I had to make this
I didn't make him look expressive enough sadly

please tell me he looks offended to some degree

I saw this post by u/Careless-Cellist3351 and I knew I had to make this
I didn't make him look expressive enough sadly

please tell me he looks offended to some degree

Yeah he's not expressive enough sadly

on pinterest

Yes, they look wonky because I don't care.

Because my handwriting is garbage, here's it in text below:

DAVEKILLER AU:

Dave (no bite): I'd never hurt my family!

Dave (DaveKiller): Yeah? Well then they'll hurt you first!

Information on Dave from DaveKiller AU:

-He got bitten but got minor frontal lobe damage and lived, but ofc messed him up mentally. His family did tiptoe around him after but he never forgave them, and he wasn't babied unlike nobite Dave.

-Jealous of Charlie and her talents, killed her kid because of that and had her deal with the impact.

-Hated Michael, ruined his credibility and everything so he could take over the company instead (let Michael live so he can experience the "pain of his new horrible life")

-Afterwards, he kills William for his parenting skills, cuz he grew to resent William the harder William tried to be present with him, also knows William feared death. Lets his mom and sister live to deal with the aftermath. Cut contact with Liz, cuz he don't care. They don't know he did it, but Michael in vengeance is starting to piece things together...

MAIN AU:

Michael (no bite): Lol you look ugly

Michael (main): Dude, my family is dead.

NOVEL VERSE:

Elizabeth (no bite): How can he treat you this way?

Elizabeth (novels): It's okay, it's just how he shows his love!

Yes, they look wonky because I don't care.

Because my handwriting is garbage, here's it in text below:

DAVEKILLER AU:

Dave (no bite): I'd never hurt my family!

Dave (DaveKiller): Yeah? Well then they'll hurt you first!

Information on Dave from DaveKiller AU:

-He got bitten but got minor frontal lobe damage and lived, but ofc messed him up mentally. His family did tiptoe around him after but he never forgave them, and he wasn't babied unlike nobite Dave.

-Jealous of Charlie and her talents, killed her kid because of that and had her deal with the impact.

-Hated Michael, ruined his credibility and everything so he could take over the company instead (let Michael live so he can experience the "pain of his new horrible life")

-Afterwards, he kills William for his parenting skills, cuz he grew to resent William the harder William tried to be present with him, also knows William feared death. Lets his mom and sister live to deal with the aftermath. Cut contact with Liz, cuz he don't care. They don't know he did it, but Michael in vengeance is starting to piece things together...

MAIN AU:

Michael (no bite): Lol you look ugly

Michael (main): Dude, my family is dead.

NOVEL VERSE:

Elizabeth (no bite): How can he treat you this way?

Elizabeth (novels): It's okay, it's just how he shows his love!

Yes, they look wonky because I don't care.

Because my handwriting is garbage, here's it in text below:

DAVEKILLER AU:

Dave (no bite): I'd never hurt my family!

Dave (DaveKiller): Yeah? Well then they'll hurt you first!

Information on Dave from DaveKiller AU:

-He got bitten but got minor frontal lobe damage and lived, but ofc messed him up mentally. His family did tiptoe around him after but he never forgave them, and he wasn't babied unlike nobite Dave.

-Jealous of Charlie and her talents, killed her kid because of that and had her deal with the impact.

-Hated Michael, ruined his credibility and everything so he could take over the company instead (let Michael live so he can experience the "pain of his new horrible life")

-Afterwards, he kills William for his parenting skills, cuz he grew to resent William the harder William tried to be present with him, also knows William feared death. Lets his mom and sister live to deal with the aftermath. Cut contact with Liz, cuz he don't care. They don't know he did it, but Michael in vengeance is starting to piece things together...

MAIN AU:

Michael (no bite): Lol you look ugly

Michael (main): Dude, my family is dead.

NOVEL VERSE:

Elizabeth (no bite): How can he treat you this way?

Elizabeth (novels): It's okay, it's just how he shows his love!

Day 16 of drawing FNAF for a month. This activity made me go through emotions, but I'm fine. I need to remind myself to take a step away from something and not think about it for 24/7.

But as I drew this I like to think in-universe, Michael redraw a photo of him and William.

by u/Lissy_art

Check all images lol, image one is fine, but the rest have minor gore

Also I couldn't decide between 2 and 3, which is more unnerving by comparison?

and yes, i made this
u/Glumgustheexile, does he resemble his adult self?

I lied, it was not casual, I now hate drawing the last one, his lip's all weird cuz the paper is torn, other areas too, if theyre a lil odd, likely cuz im quite rough and impatient with the paper

I tried for different angles, but I also hate the downwards one, idk why I torture myself with it

ah and if you can glean an idea, lemme know their ages pls, like how old they look

Guess what I judged this on lolol
yeah I could not be bothered on the evidence, i mean I have reasonings on why i dislike bvtoysnhk and thats it
like ive researched that theory only lmao, idc about the rest as much
and then theres also some other stuff that had me change my decisions and all

i mean its kinda obvious what ive judged it on actually
and yeah dont take this seriously guys

hint: no, its not based on the theories i believe in, not really