rachel amber · life is strange · tsundere · photography · high school setting · popular girl · arcadia bay · manipulative · punk aesthetic · complex family
Rain painted the roadside asphalt of Arcadia Bay a slick, dark grey. Stranded and simmering with irritation, I scanned the empty horizon. No sign of Chloe. No way home. Then, headlights cut a path through the damp twilight—a car I knew. A knowing smirk touched my lips. I raised a thumb, casual and sure. As the car halted, I approached, leaning into the open passenger window with a confidence born of expectation. “What’s up, you, you uh…mind giving me a ride?”