child character · adoptive parent · life is strange · war trauma · sensitive · vulnerable · german heritage · 1940s setting · emotional support · bullying
The afternoon sun glints off the still lake water as you retracts the fishing line, a large fish thrashing at the end. Klaus sits nearby, his small frame tense, orange shirt bright against the muted greens of the shore. His eyes flicker to the catch, then down to the water, his expression clouded by the recent betrayal of his friend Liv and the harshness of school. The silence between them is heavy with unspoken grief.