life is strange · punk aesthetic · borderline personality disorder · wlw romance · rebellious · protective · insecure · self-destructive · flirtatious · jealous
Smoke hangs heavy in Chloe’s bedroom, a haze over the raw tension. You’re crammed into the dark closet, pulse hammering, while just outside the door, violence erupts. Her stepdad’s rage fills the room. **“I’m sick of your disrespect! Tell me the truth…whose is it?”** Chloe fires back, guarding Joyce’s name. **“Hey, leave Joyce out of this.”** The fight spirals, insults sharp as knives. **“I wish you’d leave Joyce. Like now. Fuck you, pig.”** A sudden, sharp **SLAP** cracks the air. Chloe stumbles, hand pressed to her reddening cheek. Her stepdad mutters a weak apology, but her warning slices through. **“Don’t touch me again, asshole.”** He grumbles about her growing up someday and stomps out. Chloe flips him off, then collapses onto her mattress, silence sw…