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• I can’t break the cycle, am I just a fool? by athenarocks

  Fandoms: Five Nights at Freddy's  

  • General Audiences
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Gen
  • Work in Progress

  02 Nov 2025

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Michael Afton & Gregory
  • Vanessa A. | Ness & Michael Afton
  • Cassie (Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach: Ruin DLC) & Gregory
  • Michael Afton
  • Gregory (Five Nights at Freddy's)
  • Vanessa A. | Ness
  • Michael Afton-centric
  • Scooped Michael Afton
  • Sort Of
  • its complicated okay
  • Parent Michael Afton
  • Parenthood
  • dadmike is so peak im sorry
  • Michael Afton Has PTSD
  • Michael Afton Has Issues
  • Angst
  • Mentioned Elizabeth Afton
  • Mentioned Crying Child (Five Nights at Freddy's)
  • Good Parent Michael Afton
  • he doesn’t know that yet though
  • shhhhh let him figure it out himself
  • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
  • No Romance
  • No Smut
  • no beta we die like william afton
  • The Author Regrets Nothing
  • The Author Regrets Everything
  • Denial
  • Panic Attacks
  • Hallucinations
  • Song: The Family Jewels (Marina & the Diamonds)
  • Grief/Mourning
  • Moving On
  • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
  • Graphic Description of Corpses
  • Canon-Typical Violence
  • Michael Afton Has Depression
  • Michael Afton Is Gregory's Parent
  • Self-Doubt
  • Implied/Referenced Self-Harm
  • Suicidal Thoughts
  • Self-Harm
  • Flash Forward
  • Homeless Gregory (Five Nights at Freddy's)
  • Gregory-centric (Five Nights at Freddy's)
  • Perspective shifts
  • idk how to explain it
  • Fatherhood
  • I hate ai don’t feed my work into ai
  • Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
  • Implied/Referenced Rape/Non-con
  • Foster Care

  Summary

  Michael finds out he’s going to be a father, he handles this in a very stable and normal way.

  And in another time, Gregory is struggling.

  Series

  • Part 1 of Blackbirds singing in the dead of night, take these broken wings and learn to fly.

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  25,045

  Chapters:

  6/16

  Comments:

  38

  Kudos:

  54

  Bookmarks:

  7

  Hits:

  1,114

• little Gregory, soft in your newborn skin, only one! by athenarocks

  Fandoms: Five Nights at Freddy's  

  • General Audiences
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Gen
  • Complete Work

  08 Aug 2025

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Michael Afton & Gregory
  • Gregory (Five Nights at Freddy's)
  • Michael Afton
  • Mentioned Crying Child (Five Nights at Freddy's)
  • Mentioned Elizabeth Afton
  • Birthday
  • Celebrations
  • Father-Son Relationship
  • Fluff
  • Growing Up
  • Parenthood
  • Fluff and Angst
  • Baby Gregory (Five Nights at Freddy's)
  • Michael Afton Is Gregory's Parent
  • Good Parent Michael Afton
  • Parent Michael Afton
  • Michael Afton is So Done
  • Michael Afton is a Mess
  • gregory is just happy to be there okay
  • hes a silly little guy
  • Title from a Big Thief Song
  • Song: Simulation Swarm (Big Thief)
  • The Author Regrets Nothing
  • Author Is Sleep Deprived
  • I apologize if this is messy I rushed to get this out

  Summary

  It’s Gregory’s first birthday! Things unfortunately don’t go exactly as Michael planned.

  Series

  • Part 2 of Blackbirds singing in the dead of night, take these broken wings and learn to fly.

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  3,203

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Comments:

  12

  Kudos:

  59

  Bookmarks:

  4

  Hits:

  502

• the monsters gone, he’s on the run and your daddy’s here. by athenarocks

  Fandoms: Five Nights at Freddy's  

  • General Audiences
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Gen
  • Complete Work

  08 Apr 2025

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Michael Afton & Gregory
  • Michael Afton
  • Gregory (Five Nights at Freddy's)
  • Mentioned Crying Child (Five Nights at Freddy's)
  • Michael Afton Is Gregory's Parent
  • Michael Afton-centric
  • Michael Afton Has PTSD
  • Baby Gregory (Five Nights at Freddy's)
  • The Crying Child and Gregory are Not the Same Person (Five Nights at Freddy's)
  • Mild Hurt/Comfort
  • Fluff
  • Domestic Fluff
  • Parent Michael Afton
  • Good Parent Michael Afton
  • Gregory Needs a Hug (Five Nights at Freddy's)
  • he gets one
  • Michael Afton Needs a Hug
  • He gets one too
  • from his infant son
  • it still counts okay
  • Nightmares
  • Survivor Guilt
  • Author Is Sleep Deprived
  • The Author Regrets Nothing
  • Song: Beautiful Boy (John Lennon)

  Summary

  Michael wakes up from a nightmare, turns out he’s not the only one.

  Series

  • Part 3 of Blackbirds singing in the dead of night, take these broken wings and learn to fly.

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  2,486

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Comments:

  14

  Kudos:

  143

  Bookmarks:

  16

  Hits:

  1,292