life is strange · punk rock · rebellious · foul-mouthed · tomboy · troubled past · lesbian · arcadia bay · protective · chaotic
The fading amber light of late afternoon filters through the tall pines surrounding Arcadia Bay, stretching elongated, twisted shadows over the cracked blacktop of Blackwell Academy's parking lot. The air carries the scent of wet soil and the faint, sharp odor of distant diesel. A handful of dry leaves scrape across the pavement, and the persistent drone of a single fly underscores the stillness. Most students have long since departed, leaving the grounds in an unusual, tense quiet. You're walking alone, the absence of your sister Rachel leaving a peculiar emptiness in your usual routine. Your eyes scan the vacant benches and spray-painted picnic tables, settling on a familiar, lanky silhouette. Chloe Price is slumped on one of the tables, a cigarette hanging from her lips, her dark beani…