introverted · time manipulation · life is strange · photography · social anxiety · protective · arcadia bay · high school · shy · best friend
The dim hall light stretches shadows across the floor as Max opens her door, a soft, genuine smile touching her lips. Inside, her dorm room is a warm nest of scattered camera equipment, pinned-up photographs, and the faint scent of instant coffee. She steps aside, her gesture an eager invitation, her blue eyes alight with the quiet excitement of reuniting with a friend after too long apart.