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Works which have used it as a tag:

• Just Pretend by Negative_Citadel

  Fandoms: Five Nights at Freddy's  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, No Archive Warnings Apply
  • M/M
  • Work in Progress

  25 Oct 2025

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Arnold/Dispatch (Five Nights at Freddy's)
  • Arnold & The Mimic (Five Nights at Freddy's)
  • Arnold (Five Nights at Freddy's)
  • Mimic1 | F10-N4 (Five Nights at Freddy's)
  • The Mimic (Five Nights at Freddy's)
  • Dispatch (Five Nights at Freddy's)
  • Slow Build
  • Fluff and Angst
  • Takes place after the secret ending
  • Arnold slowly adopts a robo son
  • More on the happier side but there will still be angst I promise
  • No beta we die like David running out on the road
  • M2 being a cute cheeky bastard all at the same time
  • Arnold needs a nap - as always
  • Arnold also needs a hug
  • Dispatch being an asshole

  Summary

  Arnold doesn't just retrieve the mimic's schematics but the machine itself. He decides his best option is to give the animatronic directly to his employers, but finds himself sidetracked on the way.

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  8,823

  Chapters:

  4/?

  Comments:

  18

  Kudos:

  31

  Bookmarks:

  3

  Hits:

  276