Hii dear readers, this is my first life is strange fanfic! I'm so excited to share this with the lis fandom :D I've been reading a lot of lis fanfics and I decided I would make one of my own ^^ This is my second fanfic ever so please be nice, leave a review to tell me what I can do better, maybe something you would want to change, add, .. I'm open to all opinions! This chapter is only a prologue so it's quite short, but I promise I'll make my other chapters longer :) so have fun!
Remember the times where you were about to go to sleep, your father or mother tucking you in, reading your favorite fairytales about magic, princesses, sparkles and love? Yeah, those aren't real. However, if you believe in stories with vampires, werewolves, monsters and demons, you will be pleased to hear that those do exist.
My family has always been linked to these special creatures, more specifically in the destruction of them. My father is the head of the Supernatural Investigation Department, also known as SID, a group of people who are trying to save humanity by getting rid of these unwanted souls. They track the monsters down and try to make them disappear before anyone even gets a chance of seeing them. As a child, I've always been very interested in these so called monsters, I think they are fascinating, while others would call them creepy and dangerous. Most of them don't want to hurt us, they want us to understand them, to help them solve their problems. I know this because I talked to a werewolf before. He didn't want to attack these people. He had no choice, the moon turning him into this murderous beast is the only reason why he did what he did.
Most people don't think about this, but these creatures are, like I mentioned, people. They are trying to live and survive, just like us, only in a slightly different way. At first I didn't want to become part of the SID, but of course my father wouldn't let that happen and basically forced me to join when I was 16. "It's your job to take over my place when I'm gone Max, I'm counting on you." That's what he would always say, thanks for the emotional torture dad.
So as a good daughter would do, I joined the SID, just to please my father. The first two years were horrible though. My dad wouldn't let me join in on missions, I could only practice my fighting skills and study a lot to become a great leader one day. This started to bore me pretty quickly, so I decided to get myself a hobby: photography. When I turned 17, I asked my parents for money so I could buy myself a polaroid camera, which I did. My camera goes wherever I go, we are like Siamese twins, inseparable. There is just so much in the world that I can capture on camera, such beauty, and destruction. Oh well, a girl's got to do something right?
When I turned 18, my father finally decided I was old enough to join him on missions outside of the headquarters, which was exciting, yet terrifying at the same time. It was also at that age I got my first partner: Kate Marsh. I've known Kate for a while now, since her family is just as connected to the SID as mine is. The Marshes are the catholic side of the organization. They pray for all the departed souls, that they may live in piece on the other side, wherever that is. Kate however wanted to do something more, she wanted to help the creatures instead of killing them, which I completely agree with. We didn't tell anyone about this, because if we did, we'd definitely be thrown out. So I basically begged my father to let Kate be my partner, and luckily for us, he thought it was a great idea. With my expertise and her smarts, we make an unstoppable duo.
So we've been partners in crime for about 2 years now, which is amazing. I hope we can work together on changing this fucked up world and make it a place where everyone can live together in peace. A plan that might never succeed, but you never know unless you try.
My name is Max Caulfield, supernatural investigator/photographer, and together with my best friend Kate, I'm going to change the future, for everyone.