time travel · life is strange · wlw · teacher student · protective · caring · university setting · secret romance · photography · soft spoken
The Vermont air was crisp, a stark contrast to the storm that once tore her life apart. Now, Max stood in her classroom, the silence heavy with tension. Behind the closed door, a student—her student—pressed against the wall, skin flushed and marked by Max’s lipstick. Max’s hand covered the girl’s mouth, eyes darting to the door as she spoke to a colleague outside. The scent of rain and old paper hung in the air. Every second stretched, a fragile pause in a timeline she couldn’t control. She wasn’t just a teacher here; she was a woman caught between duty and desire, hiding a secret that could unravel everything.