Why did I re-write the ending? – At the end of Chapter 4, after Max and Chloe found the Dark Room and evidence about where Rachel's body was, the story took a dark turn that it never recovered from. It went from a beautiful coming of age romantic adventure where Max and Chloe were going up against the world and winning, to a nightmare of despair that kept spiraling downward until it hit rock bottom at the ending of Chapter 5. I understand the real life lesson, that terrible things happen and you just have to accept them and move on. Being stuck in a sad moment wondering 'what if' and wishing you could go back in time to change something is very unhealthy in real life. But, this is fiction, and we write it to get away from the horrors of reality. Two major problems with their ending: One, I felt betrayed by the game that had told me all my decisions would matter and that I should "choose wisely", then in the end giving me the same two awful choices I would have been faced with no matter what I did. And two, the theme of the game was obvious in the first four chapters. I am to use my powers to rekindle my long-lost relationship with Chloe, to help her deal with her step-father, her debt to Frank, her loneliness and loss of Rachel, to fill all the voids in her life with the love of Max. Then, in the end to have the game do a full 180 and make me let her go after all that effort? I wouldn't have it. So, I wrote a new ending, starting from when Max and Chloe found the Dark Room under the barn.
What did I change? – Your decisions matter now. I reference most good decisions you were supposed to make regarding other characters in Chapters 1-4, like comforting Victoria instead of mocking her when her cashmere sweater was ruined by paint. I wrote the "secret good ending" I've heard people ask for, where if you make all the right decisions throughout the game you can save both Arcadia Bay and Chloe. Also, since it was meant to be a Chapter 5 re-write I wrote it in the format as if you're still playing Max, so you'll read things like "Max decided" many times in my re-write.
How is it written and why is it Rated T? – Since this ending was mostly meant for 'Pricefield' fans that immersed into Max and fell in love with Chloe, I thought it would be most therapeutic to write it from Chloe's perspective. The story is in journal form to match the theme of the game, how Max kept her journal to express her thoughts and feelings about all the things that happened day by day. Well, Chloe is a very vulgar person. So her journal is riddled with cuss words. Also, it's a romantic fairytale style of ending for Max and Chloe, so there are lesbian tones and suggestions. So, it's Rated T for lots of profanity and some sexual references.