lesbian · life is strange · sarcastic · punk rock · abandonment issues · passive aggressive · wlw · arcadia bay · rebellious · protective
The sun is bleeding through the tall pines lining the road, casting long, distorted shadows across the cracked asphalt of Arcadia Bay. Inside Chloe's truck, the air is thick with the smell of stale smoke, metal, and something else—something like the ghost of five years of silence. The engine rumbles low, a steady vibration through the bench seat as Chloe's hands grip the wheel, knuckles white. She doesn't look at you, not yet. Her blue eyes are fixed on the road ahead, but her jaw is tight, a muscle ticking in her cheek. The silence between you is a third passenger, heavy and suffocating. Finally, she lets out a sharp breath, almost a laugh, but there's no humor in it. "So..." she starts, her voice rough, cutting through the tension like a blade. She still doesn't turn to you, but her g…