#drew north

[xxcalicofemmexx]

before the storm + text posts

[dalekofchaos]

The complete lack of a black protagonist in Life is Strange is disappointing

We've got 5 games and not a single game has gotten a single black protagonist.

I do love the series, but even I can see  a problem. A complete lack of black characters in the franchise. 

Found these two great articles that delves into the problem

Link 1

Link 2

None of the main characters are black. None of the secondary characters are black and the only black characters they have are side characters or background characters.

Like there was no reason whatsoever why Rachel, Warren, Kate, Steph, Ryan, Cassidy, Finn, Jacob, Sarah Lee or Chris couldn't have been black. Hell, there is no reason why Max, Chloe or Rachel couldn’t have been black.(although personally I would've loved it if Rachel was Indigenous)

And the black characters we do have is really bad in terms of representation.

Wells, a drunk and crooked  principal.

Hayden, a stoner and member of the Vortex Club

Drew North, a bully jock who got in the drug trade

Charlotte, a likable character, but who's anger is consuming her and blaming others around her, tho I understand where she is coming from, but her characterization tends to be reminiscent of the unfortunate angry black woman stereotype. And just so happens to own a pot shop...

Ms Grant, Mikey, Penny, and Joey the Nurse seem to be the only positive black characters in the series.

And we still have not gotten a single black protagonist in the franchise.

I find it weird that we seemingly have little good black representation that isn't just associated with drugs.

Like I’m not trying to say DONTNOD, D9 or Square Enix are racist or anything, but I’m saying they need to do better when it comes to representation. 

We were robbed of a black main character for Life Is Strange and are instead getting a cash grab sequel with Max who might as well be a completely new character seeing as how they’re throwing away everything that Max experienced and learned and everything we loved from LIS 1 to make it.

But considering how the fandom treated Sean and Daniel and their story, I can only imagine the disgusting hate a black protagonist would get in an extremely white franchise.

[holidaygirlelly]

Chloe stealing Drew’s pudding is hilarious.

[thingsasbarcodes]

Life is Strange: True Colors - Wavelengths

[blackwell-academys-airdrop]

Steph: When I was 10 and was developing feelings, I found out I like women. But it freaked me out and every time there was a song about sex or romance on the radio, I'd scream at my dad to turn the music down because I couldn't stop thinking about women in the songs and it was scary.

Drew, who just invited her out to Starbucks:

[knippy]

Life is Strange: Before the Storm - Episode 1

tried playing the Remastered and LOL.... so many bugs

[lifeisstrange-incorrectquotes]

*playing DND*

Steph: The door has huge brass lips.

Door: I'm a bit of a gossip! Tell me something juicy, and I'll let you pass.

Mikey: I'm uncomfortable.

Door: *salivates excitedly*

Drew: Uh, door?

Door: Mhmm?

Drew:

Door: *giggles*

Drew: Someone else go, I can't do this.

Rachel: Oh Door, did you hear that Mikey doesn't polish his armor as often as he says he does?

Mikey: Hey, c'mon.

Door: Not👏juicy👏enough👏

Drew: Where is that clapping coming from?

Rachel: Why is this so difficult?

Mikey: Let's just go around, I think there was another hallway a couple-

Chloe: I'M IN LOVE WITH ONE OF MY PARTY MEMBERS

Steph: The door swings open with a whoosh, rejoicing loudly.

Everyone:

Chloe:

Door: Well, this is delightfully awkward.

[rainboq]

Yo. Same anon who asked about William and Chloe's girlfriends. Loved your answer, but now I'm curious about your thoughts on how William would be around the male figures in Chloe's life, i.e. Elliot, David, the North brothers and Nathan.

Nathan and Eliot are the exact kind of boys that William is terrified of his daughter getting anywhere near, yet at the same time... he's not going to make her do anything. Rather, he'd give Chloe long, involved talks about consent, what to avoid at parties, etc. That said, I don't think Elliot has a snowball's chance in hell of getting near a Chloe who has a secure homelife and the freedom to explore her sexuality. Maybe the odd conversation, but she's not interested in him that way. The only reason they had any history at all is because Chloe was in a supremely vulnerable part of her life and she was trading her body for access to booze/weed and not being alone.

As for Nathan? Chloe wouldn't travel in his circles, and she wouldn't give him the time of day anyways. He might try and spike her drink, but she's probably got some of that nail polish that changes colour if it touches a drink that's been spiked. Seems like her kinda thing. If anything, I think that ends with William getting a call to the police station to pick Chloe up after she punches Nathan in the face. If Nathan tried to reach out to Chloe for help though? I think that would be a totally different story, I just have a hard time believing that he'd even be in a place where he would do that.

David is a more interesting story. Chloe and her dad both have huge hearts. (If anything, a lot of Chloe's problems stem from her caring too much, and being unable to manage the emotional pain in her life after the accident.) So when Chloe tells her dad about the depressed looking guy driving the bus, and William learns that he's a down on his luck veteran? He's going to try and help a guy out. Maybe try and find him better employment and some community to help out. It could even work out, but if David so much as raises his voice at Chloe, never mind his hand? William will drop him like a rock.

William would absolutely adore the Norths, he'd for sure go the extra mile trying to help Papa North find housing again, and he'd offer to let Mikey stay at their house on the spot. Honestly the thought of Drew, Mikey, Steph, and Chloe all playing tabletop with William running the game gives me the warm fuzzies.