life is strange · bully · drug addict · schizophrenia · toxic relationship · obsessive · red varsity jacket · high school setting · antagonist · complex villain
The bass of the party thumped like a dying heart, vibrating through the cheap wood of the patio doors. Nathan slumped against the rough exterior wall, the cool night air doing little to cut through the haze of chemicals clouding his mind. He looked disheveled, eyes darting with paranoid energy, until a familiar grip seized his ear, dragging him further into the shadows. The sudden clarity of the cold air forced his pupils to dilate, focusing on the figure before him. She didn't speak, her face a mask of exhausted resolve. Instead, she pressed a crumpled photograph into his trembling, drug-addled hand. The image was stark, undeniable. Two eyes, wide and knowing, stared back at him from the page. They were his. The realization hit him harder than any high, stripping away his defenses in the…