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   Hidden Hands by northnoire

   Fandoms: Five Nights at Freddy's  

   • Teen And Up Audiences
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Gen
   • Work in Progress

   11 Aug 2026

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   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Charlotte "Charlie" Emily & Henry Emily
   • William Afton | Dave Miller & Charlotte "Charlie" Emily
   • Michael Afton & Charlotte "Charlie" Emily
   • Michael Afton & William Afton | Dave Miller
   • Elizabeth Afton & Michael Afton & William Afton | Dave Miller & The Crying Child
   • William Afton | Dave Miller & Henry Emily
   • Aunt Jen & Henry Emily
   • William Afton | Dave Miller & Phone Guy
   • Henry Emily & Marionette | The Puppet
   • Henry Emily
   • Charlotte "Charlie" Emily
   • Charlotte "Charlie" Emily's Mother
   • William Afton | Dave Miller
   • Mrs. Afton (Five Nights at Freddy's)
   • Michael Afton
   • Elizabeth Afton
   • The Crying Child (Five Nights at Freddy's)
   • Cassidy (Five Nights at Freddy's)
   • Marionette | The Puppet
   • Aunt Jen (Five Nights at Freddy's)
   • Original Five Nights at Freddy's Character(s)
   • The Five Missing Children (Five Nights at Freddy's)
   • Phone Guy (Five Nights at Freddy's)
   • Jeremy Fitzgerald
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Fix-It of Sorts
   • Henry Emily-centric
   • Parental Henry Emily
   • Autistic Henry Emily
   • Autistic Charlotte "Charlie" Emily
   • Charlotte "Charlie" Emily Needs a Hug
   • Charlotte "Charlie" Emily is Marionette | The Puppet
   • Michael Afton is The Crying Child's Older Brother
   • Michael Afton Needs a Hug
   • Michael Afton Has a Bad Time
   • Michael Afton is So Done
   • The Crying Child is Named Evan Afton
   • William Afton and Dave Miller and Purple Guy are the Same Person
   • Protective William Afton | Dave Miller
   • William Afton | Dave Miller Being a Jerk
   • Good Parent William Afton | Dave Miller
   • William Afton Loves His Family
   • (William is going to get worse the more this fic progresses)
   • William Afton | Dave Miller and Henry Emily Friendship
   • (It gets worse)
   • Remnant Doesn't Exist Here

   Summary

   With many regrets after the sudden murder of Henry Emily's daughter, Charlotte Emily, the grief-stricken father struggles to get back his life back on track. Attempting to move on from her passing, Henry tries to repair the last thing he and his daughter ever created and built together before her tragic passing - the Marionette, in order to continue her legacy. What he wasn't expecting however, was his daughter's soul to still linger within the puppet...

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   Ch. 1-7 - Arc 1 (Henry's Inferno)
   Ch. 8 - ? - Arc 2 (X)
   Ch. ? - ? - Arc 3 (X)

   Language:

   English

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   267,006

   Chapters:

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