#step closer

[orcatstra]

I hate uploading vids on tumblr cus it takes forever to process but yaaay

also im not done reading the series if there are characters or things I could’ve added that would’ve fit the lyrics better DONT TELL ME

[a-tired--ghost]

first you'll have to lose an eye and an arm! Yarg!

[cookiebirdtui]

My Fazbear frights designs

Ok, so I just wanted to thank everyone who interacted with my previous video post! It brings me so much joy when I see that someone interacted with my post!

I still don’t fully know if I’ll be a super regular poster, but I did want to show all you guys my character designs for the Fazbear frights characters, because I just realised that you guys wouldn’t really know who’s who, especially without colour, so I’ll show my designs for everyone (I have designs for!)

(BTW, most of these are just floating heads, because I like drawing heads the most, and I feel like that’s a good way to get their design)

ALSO! SPOLIERS!

(Also, read the alt text if you want some extra design notes) (Don't be concerned that they have no mouth in some drawings, I'm too lazy to add it sometimes)

Most of these are either pre-death, or with illusion disks to look normal

Pete Dinglewood -Step closer (Stupid name):

Alec - Lonely Freddy:

Toby Billings - Hide and seek:

Devon Marks - The New Kid:

Sarah - To be Beautiful:

Millie Fitzsimmons - Count the ways:

Reed - The breaking wheel:

Julius - The breaking wheel:

And now, some more characters I have designs for, but might not show up as often (Not saying that everyone above will show up all the time either) Kelsey - The new kid:

Nole Markham - Blackbird:

Oswald - Into the pit:

Now I do have more designs for more of the characters, but that’s it for now! I will just say one more thing…

The basics of my au, without going into to much depth, is that the fazbear frights stories take place in the same universe as the games, and the teens who had bad ends to their stories, come together and try to sort out the weirdness going on with Fazbears, while going on adventures on the way (Scooby doo style)

[freddyfazclem]

Fazbear Frights panels

Into the Pit - Fetch - 1:35 AM - Step Closer - Bunny Call

( I will continue this chain when I find/make a Blackbird model )

Also sorry for some missing tags, it limited me XD

[marias-new-blog-ig]

Coming Home and The Real Jake are stories that made me cry because they're genuinely heart retching tragic tales of death and grief, meanwhile Lonely Freddy, Step Closer and Hide and Seek are stories that made me cry just because I really related to the protagonists and then had to watch them meet some horrific fate and it was like watching myself be brought out back behind freddy's and shot dead

[cannibalindsm]

Big brother.

[helpules]

asgore runs over dess but its fazbear fright's step closer

[thefourthfixed]

A few days ago I read the Fazbear Frights short story "Step Closer." It's about Pete, an older brother with a bad habit of chewing gum, who has been forced to care for his younger brother, Chuck, after their parents got divorced. As a result of frustration, Pete has become cruel to Chuck, often bullying and pranking him.

This is obviously meant to parallel Michael and Crying Child. I think many people are aware of this, because it is probably the biggest piece of evidence for Mikebro. You could argue that it straight up confirms it.

Considering that the situation is so similar, I feel we can take a lot of things from this, such as characterization and reasons behind Pete's actions, and apply it to Michael, or at least analyze it through that lens. So I wanted to do an analysis of Pete and what he says about Michael and his relationship with Crying Child.

Trigger warning: There will be a few mentions of self harm, but there isn't any graphic depiction/description.

Pete prefers feeling empty over feeling too many emotions at once, which is how he normally feels, so he looks for outlets to purge that.

He only started to feel this way after the responsibility of taking care of Chuck was shoved onto him at 16 years old after the divorce. He lost his drive to do anything else, so Chuck became the outlet for those emotions which manifested as aggression.

Pete does love his little brother, and things weren’t always this way.

Pete feels conflicted or uneasy when he has to see his dad because he always feels like he’s disappointed in him, and like he’s always at fault in his dad’s eyes. (The dad's name is Bill by the way... Do what you will with that).

His dad (incorrectly) assumes than an injury on Pete's wrist was from self harm to cope with the divorce. He later reflects on the comment saying that he has thought of escaping his parents in other ways.

Pete trying to scare Chuck with Foxy starts a chain of unfortunate events that eventually lead to his death. I think the theme of Foxy is good, because it’s ironic that he ends up horrified and having nightmares about the thing he used to scare his little brother with. It's pretty self explanatory how this relates to Michael, since Foxy is what Michael always used to scare the Crying Child.

The ultimate tragedy of this story is that the conclusion is a reversal of what happens between Michael and Crying Child. The older brother dies in a freak accident, and the younger brother is left changed, depressed, falling behind in school, and wishing he’d done something differently.

Not everything is identical to Michael’s story. The relationship between Pete and his dad is strained, but it’s clear his dad does love him, and this definitely isn't the case with Michael. But because of the differences, I’ve wondered if things that don’t happen here are implied for Michael, like maybe self harm.

Anyways, that's the end of this analysis. There are many things about the story that aren't mentioned here because they aren't relevant, but I'd check it out. It has a lot of potential personality for Michael and Crying Child, but also it's an interesting story overall and I'm sure you can appreciate Pete and Chuck on their own.