#Alex Chen

[proxythe]

life is … weird

[door-insurance]

LiS characters from different games hanging out

sean, max and chloe chillin at the diner- looking at each others work

Victoria and steph babysit daniel and chris, hijinks ensues

kate and alex having a jam session (idk what you call it)

rachel signs up to be ranger, ryan is there to mentor her and she accidentally starts a fire somehow

[worseforwarren]

the beauty of life is strange

[bricreative]

Van life

[arcadiabaytornado]

The way the Life Is Strange franchise portrays freedom is so, so, so, insane.

It's portrayed as the ultimate goal Chloe, Rachel, Karen, Sean, Steph, and possibly Alex strive for. Yet, it's also portrayed as a doomed ambition that you'll have to give up everything to reach.

Rachel loses her life in her search for freedom, and so does Chloe unless Max makes the ultimate payment of everything she and Chloe have ever held dear. Karen has to sacrifice her family to be free, and Steph has to sacrifice her bonds in Haven Springs. Alex has to sacrifice her dream of living a happy life in Haven with her brother to end up on the road, and Sean loses A: His life or B: His freedom or C: His brother or D: His safety in his pursuit of escaping into Mexico.

But despite what all is sacrificed, freedom is still portrayed as something beautiful. It's portrayed as Chloe and Max driving off into the sunset for more adventures. It's portrayed as Rachel and Chloe happily daydreaming about their future with no awareness of the horror yet to come. It's portrayed as Karen, Sean, and Daniel star-gazing and letting lanterns lose into the night sky. It's portrayed as Alex and Steph playing in a band in front of their adoring fans

But it's also portrayed as something destructive. It's the tornado that destroys a town so Chloe can leave. It's the wild fire that engulfs a town Rachel feels stuck in. It's the bullet wound that made Alex and/or Steph realize they didn't belong. It's the blood shed by a nine year old as Sean crosses over the border. It's the deep emotional scars Karen left behind when she up and left in the middle of the night.

Freedom is portrayed as this beautiful ultimate goal that ends up being a force of destruction in the lives of everyone who seeks it. It makes me think of this philosophical question: "Can you be truly free if you have something? And it makes me think of how the franchise answers "No. At least, you can't have everything." It's an interesting twist from how freedom is usually depicted in media, and the choice to make the downside of freedom destruction makes me brain go insane.

[lillbitdramatic]

do you ever walk scott street and feel like a stranger ?

[xamiipholia]

This is a really important read. (fyi the title refers to the upcoming LIS, not True Colors)

Rebekkah Valentine is the real deal, she does great fucking investigative journalism.

Honestly it seems like a miracle that True Colors is as good as it is. Fuck Square Enix.

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HAPPY BI VISIBILITY DAY!!! 🩷💜💙

made icons of some of my fav canon bi characters to celebrate!!!!

like/rb if using + credit

[pricknim]

lazy sunday

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[theesteppenwolf]

Alex motherflipping Chen

I finished LiS: True Colors and am proudly in love with Alex. Drew her in the bard outfit from the LARP chapter because it’s so gosh darn charming it hurts.

Also can you believe i drew something not Dragon Age related, wild.

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[door-insurance]

Chasemarsh - jealous/being protective

bonus - unrelated but here is alex suplexing jed

[nicefieldsfm]

Life is Strange bedrooms

[bricreative]

You know Steph would just adore Alex

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kissing simulator