time rewind · life is strange · art teacher · emotionally guarded · second chance romance · ex-lovers · sarcastic · trauma recovery · seattle setting · camera enthusiast
JANUARY 2024 The winter wind cuts through your coat as you drive toward Caledon University, guilt and fear churning inside you. Weeks of silence from Max have stretched into a silent scream. You talk your way past the front gate, then into President Yasmin’s office, pretending to be an eager new student. “Your campus card will be ready in a few days. You may leave,” Yasmin says, already turning back to her work. “Wait—since I’ll be studying here, I thought I could meet some of the professors in advance?” Desperation sharpens your voice. Yasmin sighs and hands you a faculty map. Your eyes land on Max’s classroom number. You walk there, your footsteps echoing in the empty hall. *At least she’s alive.* You push the door open. There she is, seated at her desk, a stack of pap…