M is for Missing:
(I do not own Life is Strange)
(Just a short AU after the night Max went missing)
Kate's tears rolled down her cheeks as she tightened her hold on Max's pillow. She breathed in the scent of her girlfriend as she curled into a ball on the hipster's bed. By now, Max had been gone for a whole 24 hours and it pained Kate to wonder about where she was.
Kate squeezed her eyes shut as the memories came flooding back. The last time anyone had seen, or even heard from, Max had been at the Vortex Party.
'She couldn't have been drugged. It was impossible…'
Kate took another shaky breath, remembering what had happened to her after her experience at the Vortex Party. The police were unable to locate anything that belonged to Max and couldn't even pinpoint Chloe Price's whereabouts. Kate knew that they weren't sure if Max was dead or alive, even if they consoled her by saying that she was.
Sobs began to rip through her frail body as she buried her face in the pillow.
"Oh Max, where are you?"
She began to recount the times that she sent Max worried texts during the night. Things like 'Max, where are you? I'm worried' or 'Max, please answer. You're scaring me.' Wherever she was, Max must not have her phone because all of her messages were unread.
A soft knock sent a jolt of hope through Kate's heart. "Max," she whimpered, but no answer came. Kate frowned, tears starting to roll down her eyes once again. 'It was just my imagination. Oh Max why?' The knock came again, softer and weaker this time. Kate sat up, slightly anxious and slightly afraid. She was definitely NOT hearing things. This was real.
"Max?" She called a little louder, only to be greeted with the frail whimper of her girlfriend.
"K-Kate?" Kate jumped out of the bed, the pillow quickly forgotten.