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colorsofyourheart · 2 years

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Small world, huh?

AN: Just a little thing I'm working on for Chenrich and needed to get into writing so I can finally concentrate on all the reports I'm supposed to have ready before Monday...

A normal girl in a normal town.

That's what she'd told Dr Lynn she would be once she got to Haven Springs… and that was probably the moment that she jinxed it.

But how was Alex supposed to know she was going to walk into the plot of a rom-com movie?

Yes, okay. She had her powers and should have known better than to think she would be able to hide them and ignore them just because she was out of that damn group home. But it hadn't even been five minutes since she got off that bus that she got her first glimpse of a strong emotion with Gabe feeling sad he missed her growing up --which she was fortunately able to stop by making some comments and distracting him-- and not even an hour later she would be beating the crap out of a violent asshole and hitting her own brother.

And a sane person would think that would be the thing freaking her out the most right? Losing control. But nope, Alex certainly wasn't anywhere near sane… empathy curse, remember?

No, what was freaking Alex out happened after the sadness and before the ass whooping, which in hindsight probably made losing it on Mac easier since her own emotions had already been a mess when the idiot decided to beat up Alex's brother.

And really, why would her emotions be anything other than a mees, when only about 20 minutes after getting off the bus and meeting with her long lost brother, Alex would end up locking eyes with a girl she had met over a year ago and spent a really hot no strings attached but definitely unforgettable week ‘exploring’ the women loving side of her sexuality with, and whom Alex hadn’t expected to see ever again –but often fantasized about because who wouldn’t fantasize with the hot, confident drummer chick who could probably turn nuns gay with one of her sexy smirks?

'Gotta fucking chill... but fuck just fucking look at her.'

And right at that moment Alex was definitely looking, because holy shit… did she get hotter? How could she possibly have gotten hotter? It simply wasn't humanly possible and... 'Oh God she recognized me!'

The green eyed girl's eyes widened in surprise before moving down Alex's body with obvious appreciation and unknowingly making the shorter girl shiver.

'Holy fuck… is that really her?'

'Shit, she looks even hotter with short hair.'

'What's she doing here? Did she come for me?'

The words hit Alex's mind first before an image of Alex coming for the taller girl in a completely different way and an emotional explosion of purple and gold assaulted her mind and knocked her unconscious.

#chenrich #steph gingrich #alex chen #lis #lis true colors #small world huh?#chenrich fanfic #they fvcked before #Gabe doesn't like this post #guy is gonna need therapy #work in progress

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meg-noel-art · 1 year

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I have not written in forever!! Please enjoy some Chenrich 🤲

#fanfic #ao3 #chenrich #lis #life is strange #life is strange true colors #alex chen #steph gingrich #it's just pointless fluff #I'm sorry i know im a literal year late #anyone still here? LOL #my fic #also ryan lucan #I'll tag him

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brettthesimmer · 1 year

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new fic

i wrote a genderfluid steph gingrich fic! featuring marchenrich a little! please read the tags and start notes before reading, it is a little niche lol. https://archiveofourown.org/works/45213145

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sapphixscript · 2 years

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Life is Strange True Colors AO3 Fanfic:

"Chengrich Scripts, Chapter 1: The Choice" by SapphixScript

Rating: 16+ or MA (mild graphic/explicit sexual content between two women)

Summary: Steph leaves Alex in Gabe's apartment after revealing to Alex that she wants to be with her where ever she decides to go, leaving the decision up to her.

What life does Alex lead in Haven Springs? What adventures await for them elsewhere? Steph leads her to ponder these options as she's mourning the loss of her brother who she only had for one day after a decade apart. Alex is devastated, and she has no idea what awaits her.

Reconnecting with Gabe was the plan, and was supposed to be her next move after being in the Helping Hands Group Home. Letting go of what life she had from the past was the plan. But now? She has just revealed the truth about Jed and Typhon and gained justice for Gabe's death.

It's all still settling in for her. Alex has no plan, but Steph has given her a lot to think about. What happens next?

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/chapters/98912835#work_endnotes

AO3 Account:

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agentbeeswrites · 2 years

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I've been sucked back into Life is Strange True Colors, and went looking for some fanfics to tide me over between times when I can play the game.

And then I stumbled on this.

OMG y'all it's SO GOOD. IT'S SO GOOD. I’m only halfway through it and I’ve come close to tears a number of times because of the feels.

The slow burn between Steph and Alex is beautifully written. The emotions build naturally, and we get to see it all from Steph's perspective. The idea behind it is to fill in the void of storytelling from the time skip in-game. (Yes, it has spoilers!)

So check it out if you're looking for some quality Chenrich.

Summary under the cut.

Chapters: 6/? Fandom: Life is Strange: True Colors (Video Game) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Alex Chen/Steph Gingrich, Alex Chen & Steph Gingrich, Alex Chen & Ryan Lucan, Alex Chen & Steph Gingrich & Ryan Lucan, Steph Gingrich & Ryan Lucan Characters: Alex Chen (Life is Strange), Steph Gingrich, Ryan Lucan, Riley Lethe, Eleanor Lethe, Jed Lucan, Gabe Chen (Life is Strange), Jason Pike Additional Tags: Friends to Lovers, Friendship/Love, Female Friendship, Bisexual Female Character, Lesbian Character, Implied/Referenced Character Death, Past Character Death, Fluff and Angst, Eventual Smut, Emotions, Expansion of the timeline and actual realistic injuries wtf d9, Not as much of a fix-it fic as an expansion, Music references ahoy Summary:

Maybe love isn’t a singular moment, at all. Maybe it’s not that one startling second–that one memorable instant they show up--that one giant moment you accept them in–maybe it’s all of them. All of those moments, big and small and scary.

Maybe love is like someone looking at you and making you feel like you deserve that big confession moment where someone shows up at the door…and all the other times they show up at the door in-between.

Maybe love is like someone making you feel like the weirdest things about you aren’t so weird, at all.

Steph falls in love. To her amazement (despite an embarrassing number of successful roll-checks of the d20 in the studio)...so does Alex. (Alex/Steph fic - no shame)

#life is strange true colors #fanfic #fic rec #chenrich #alex chen #steph gingrich

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pearlgarner · 1 year

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Hi! I've had a personal Tumblr for over a decade, started posting fics since last year on Ao3, but never thought to post them on Tumblr. So, here's a new page for my fics!

You can find them all with details and links on the Fic Masterpost page, but here's a quick overview:

Arcane:

Open my heart and let it bleed onto yours

(Caitlyn/Vi, Canon divergence, Hurt/Comfort, Canon-typical violence, Slow burn, Eventual romance & smut)

Open my hands and let them weave onto yours

(Caitlyn/Vi, Canon divergence, Canon-typical violence, Established Relationship, Romance & Smut, sequel to the previous fic)

Help me find a brand new shade of me

(Caitlyn/Vi, Alternate Universe, Potionomics-inspired AU, Canon-typical violence, Eventual Romance, Slow burn, Fluff, Light angst)

All my nights taste like gold

(Caitlyn/Vi, Alternate Universe, Olympics AU, Eventual Romance, Eventual Smut, Slow burn, Fluff, Very light angst, Strangers to lovers) - WIP

Life is Strange: True Colors:

Sing to the flow of the river, to the shadows of black and of blue

(Alex/Steph, Medieval Fantasy AU, Mystery, Hurt/Comfort, Canon-typical violence, Slow burn, Romance, Smut)

In the witching hour (the parentheses)

Sequel to the one below. (Alex/Steph, Post-canon, Established relationship, Fluff & Angst, Romance, Smut)

In the witching hour I’ll stay

(Alex/Steph, Post-canon, Established relationship, Fluff, Romance, Smut)

#pearlgarner #fanfic #my fics #wlw fanfic #arcane #caitvi #piltoversfinest #life is strange #lis true colors #chenrich #chengrich #Potionomics #violyn #writing

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endereret · 2 years

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Not my usual content but I’ve been working on this Life Is Strange True Colors fic for a while & I’m happy with how it is turning out :)

archiveofourown.org/works/40854618

#life is strange #life is strange true colors #chenrich #alex chen #steph gingrich #life is strange true colors fanfic

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tragic-fluff · 1 year

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After a 6+ month hiatus, Chapter 50 of my Chenrich #Fanfic Shooting Star and Swallow’s Song is FINALLY out! It’s time to head to AO3 and make my day. #Linkinbio! The story story begins mostly canon, but it diverts. I put my own music in most chapters, which is not professional, but I like it ;)

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lessonincanvases · 1 year

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hope you don't mind a random message but i had to personally inform you i just read a few of your chenrich fanfics while going on a rabbit hole at 11pm cause i can't sleep and holy FUCK they are so good. especially the steph analysis one it had me losing my mind!! i've definitely put your other fics into my marked for later hoard and bookmarked the ones i did read, the way you characterize them is so sweet! and i also have to personally thank you for the one you wrote with alex telling steph about her choice because i actually finished the game today after finally getting it myself and was SO PISSED there was no steph in the stay haven ending post cutscene i was WAITING FOR HER AND THEN DECK NINE DIDNT GIVE HER TO ME!!! anyway im rambling tldr thank u for the fics and thanks for curing my writers block lol

omg ! oh this is SO sweet oh my god !!! thank you !!! aaaaaaaahhh !! i love hearing what people think of my writing and I'm So glad you liked it! i've been trying to write more lately and to finish up my multichap for chenrich because I am SO fond of that au and it's so unbelievably motivating to hear how much you like it!! thank you !!

#this is so sweet #alex talks #asks

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colorsofyourheart · 1 year

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Small World huh? - Part 2

Part 1 AO3

Chapter Summary: Alex remembers some fond memories, Steph thinks she's about to be killed, and Gabe has no idea what the hell is up with everyone today.

“... that last performance was amazing!” Alex said with a shy smile on her face as she nervously approached her favorite drummer.

She had been following the band for a couple of months now and holy shit, she did not regret it one bit. What had started as another excuse to get away from Helping Hands for one night had turned into attending every single show in town and getting a fake ID so she could listen to the great music and maybe stare at the hottest girl Alex had ever seen. Chelsea wouldn't stop teasing her about it.

The taller girl smiled and said, "Thanks!" She stared at her for a few seconds before continuing. "You're Alex, right?"

"Oh..." Alex faltered. "Y-you remember my name?" She asked trying and failing to ignore how flustered she was.

"No way I'd forget a fan..." Steph replied, looking at her cute face. 'a really fucking cute one.'

Alex's eyes widened as the taller girl's thoughts suddenly flowed into her head. 'And you're fucking hot.' Alex thought to herself, blushing furiously. She didn't know what to say or do since she had never experienced this before.

Angry thoughts? Sure.

People thinking she's weird or broken? All the fucking time.

Perverts wanting to fuck her? A few times over the years.

... but this?

Steph's thoughts while interested (holy shit...was she interested?) were not associated with anything that made Alex feel uncomfortable or anxious. If anything there was this something almost welcoming?

"Sure, gave you an autograph last week, didn't I?" The brunette replied and if the heat in Alex's cheeks was anything to go by then she was sure her face was so red that a tomato would be envious.

The tall, intriguing girl let out a soft laugh at Alex’s obvious embarrassment.

"You've been to a lot of our shows recently... enjoying the music...staring at the drummer..." Said drummer gave Alex a smirk so damn hot that the short girl thought she was going to melt... Musicians had always been her weakness, and a hot girl who knew how to slay the drums? Alex was screwed and she knew it.

Then her brain caught up with what the other girl had said, and Alex felt like her heart was about to burst out of her chest. Was she having a heart attack?

"W-What...? No! I--"

"Hey, I can't blame you... She's pretty damn hot." The drummer moved a step closer and whispered. "Don't worry, she doesn't mind you checking her out..."

"...She doesn't?" Alex asked, breathless. Her eyes darting to the taller girl's figure, attempting to catch a glimpse of her aura. Though there was a faint outline of something, she couldn't quite distinguish the color.

"Oh no, she's very intrigued...might wanna take you out tonight." She smirked. "You hungry...?" She asked, looking at her up and down like she was in the menu... when her eyes finally met Alex's, they sparkled with mischief that the shorter girl could not help but return with a similar one of her own.

"Starving..."

"Steph, please!"

"Just a little longer, baby... you're doing so good." The drummer murmured between kisses as her fingers moved teasingly, always slowing down when they felt the warmth around them signal the approaching peak. "You're doing amazing, just hold on for me, okay?"

'So beautiful, so fucking beautiful...I'll make you feel so good...'

Steph thoughts sending warmth through her body that did nothing to help her contain her pleasure, but Alex still nodded, whispering a soft 'Okay' against the older girl's lips then gasping as another finger gently joined the other two already deep in her core.

"F-Fuck..." Her walls clenching around the digits gently working her body, stretching her little by little but never hurting. She wondered how Steph could be so fucking gentle while wrecking her body at the same time...

The fingers pumped into her core slowly, reaching a little deeper each time and sending her closer and closer to the edge until they were as deep as they could go... then suddenly stopped and almost fully pulled out.

Frustrated, Alex opened her mouth to complain only for Steph to silence her with a kiss and whispered "Hold on tight." then before Alex could ask what she meant, the fingers slammed deep into her core, pumping with a hard, fast, and relentless pace that made it hard for Alex to breathe, to cling to her sweaty lover as the brunette unleashed all her passion and fire into Alex.

"Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck..." Steph's fingers were stretching her, pounding into Alex and playing her like she would her drums.

Wild and unrestrained.

"Alex. Alex!"

The black haired girl opened her eyes to find her brother, a blond guy holding a record with the picture of a bird and Steph fully clothed and glowing purple and not at all how Alex had just been dreaming... her dream... memory sure as hell didn't include clothes or her long lost brother.

Shit.

"Gabe stop shaking me." Alex pushed him away. "First you crush my ribs now this? When did you get this violent?" She complained trying to distract herself from all the purple auras surrounding her. Her eyes, however, could not help quickly stealing a glance at Steph's frozen form as the drummer's --now DJ apparently-- thoughts got louder.

'Alex and Gabe know each other? Wait a minute... no fucking way.'

"Hey! You're the one who decided to take a nap in the middle of the record store." Gabe rolled his eyes at her, but his purple aura betrayed his worry. 'Is she okay? What happened? Is she sick like m--?'

"Whatever, just haven't eaten anything today, I'll snack on something later." She replied quickly before Gabe's thoughts went down an road she didn't want them to OR Steph had a panic attack.

Her brother narrowed his eyes, not quite convinced but didn't say anything about her obvious lie as he noticed her glancing in Steph's direction. "Right, we'll get you something to eat..." He trailed off and suddenly turned to look at Steph with suspicion.

"Wait a minute! So how is it that you know my sister? Ryan said that you only came out of the booth when she collapsed but you were calling her name when I came in!" He looked back at the blonde man-- Ryan apparently-- as if to have him confirm what he just said, and Alex quickly glanced back at Steph.

'Holy shit, holy shit. Alex is Gabe's sister. Alex is Gabe's sister. Gabe my best friend. Alex is my best friend's sister.'

The until now quiet DJ paled, her thoughts screaming and her purple aura nearly overwhelming Alex.

'I had sex with my best friend's sister. Fucking amazing sex... I had A LOT of amazing sex with my best friend's little sister... every day for a week.' The more Steph thought the more Alex blushed.

'I'm going to die. Gabe is going to murder me. This is not how I imagined meeting her again... getting murdered by her brother. ah fuck this means she didn't come looking for me...' Her eyes met Alex's and the shorter girl bit her lip unsure of what to do and still a little overwhelmed by Steph's emotions.

That seemed to be distracting enough to get the DJ to snap from her thoughts. 'Still so damn cute... stop that Gingrich! Try not to die first! Fortunately, the brunette managed to look away from Alex and compose herself enough before Gabe noticed.

"Well, I didn't know this Alex was your sister, dude. If I had I would have told you everything I knew to help you find her." She promised her friend.

'...well not the parts that'd get me killed'

Steph looked back at Alex and put on a fake but very convincing smile that probably only worked on Gabe because her next words distracted him with one of his favorite activities...teasing Alex. "I would have done anything to reunite my best friend and my biggest fan if I’d known."

Oh no...

Gabe looked at her for a moment then smirked. "Biggest fan, huh?"

Fuck.

"This one used to go to all Drugstore Makeup's shows.” The beanie loving jerk returned Gabe’s smirk and if not for her still purple aura Alex would have thought she was completely fine.

"I remember signing a few autographs after each show." The brunette nodded. "She followed m- us around for months so we got to know her and talk a bit. She was pretty shy; I mean after screaming all show 'Steph you're so hot!' she'd get so red afterwards."

Alex looked at her annoyed in that moment. "What!? I never did that!"

"Nothing to be ashamed Alex." Steph met her eyes. 'Please trust me even though I have no idea what the hell I'm doing...'

"Can't blame ya for fainting after seeing all this hotness again." She winked and Alex rolled her eyes as she tried to stop a blush from giving her away.

"You're still so full of yourself. It was Izzie I liked if you must know."

Steph winced at her former band mate's name. "Ouch... okay, okay I'll stop." For some reason Alex couldn't help but think that she had hurt her even though she was just trying to follow her not at all planned plan to distract Gabe.

Whatever Steph's reaction to Izzie's name meant, it seem to make Gabe wince as well and change the subject.

"Wow, I guess the world is really small huh? Maybe it was fate that you met and now we're all here together in Heaven Springs." Alex's brother gave them a big smile and now seemed to be trying to distract Alex...

"Anyway... Steph, you'll be at the Lantern tonight?"

"Won't miss it!" The other girl confirmed sounding still a bit nervous though Alex could see her purple aura now had traces of blue as well.

What the...?

What was the big deal about Izzie? Alex was now extremely curious and had to force herself to not look into anyone's aura. This had been a very intense day already and she wasn't sure she could take more.

"Great! We'll see you there. Oh hey, I almost forget! I had something on the hold list?"

"Right! Hold on..." Steph went to a shelf and got a record for Gabe.

Alex got a feeling she was relieved to look away from her best friend if only for a second. Alex thought that she was still fearing for her life and to be fair, who could blame her? Alex was sure Gabe would not be happy about all the 'Fucking amazing sex'... which could we stop a second to process the fact that not only did Steph recognize her immediately, even though Alex looked a bit different now and it had been over two years but she also seemed to have fond memories of their time together AND was disappointed that Alex wasn't in Haven for her...

Did that mean she wanted Alex to have come here looking for her? 'There was gold in her aura right before I fainted...I'd only ever seen that color with her before and I still think it was joy...

Does she still...?

While Alex was having a mini meltdown, Steph and Gabe must have finished talking because next thing she knew Gabe was nudging her with his shoulder to get her attention.

"Alex? We should go to the Lantern to get some food in you before you faint again." He looked at her strangely for a moment but the shrugged and started leading her to the door.

"Right. Let's do that..." And if Alex glanced in Steph's direction as they left before replying-- "...I'm starving." and making the other girl's eyes widen and her aura turn hot pink?

It was completely accidental.

#chenrich #steph gingrich #alex chen #lis: true colors #lis:tc #chenrich fanfic #they fvcked before #small world huh?#things get spicy

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meg-noel-art · 1 year

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Just started a silly goofy multichapter ya'll - please enjoy if you read!!! Thank you!!

#idk if I'll even finish this tbh nndmajdfhdh #i just wam write some consecutive fluff between are ya'll!!#chenrich #life is strange true colors #life is strange #lis #alex chen x steph gingrich #fanfic #ao3

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badgirlcovenrep · 3 years

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omg chenrich prompts? hell yeah!! Okay so how about immediately after the council meeting? Steph taking Alex to the hospital because u KNOW its steph who takes her to get treated

As is expected I got a little carried away 😁

So this is a bit of a mix between chenrich in the hospital and medical grade painkillers Alex lol

Hope you enjoy!

No one could have prepared them for that community meeting. Steph shook all over just to think of Jed luring Alex into the woods. Of him leaving her for dead in some awful mining hole.

It made her so furious. Even hearing him cry, blabbering like a sad shadow of the man she'd known (the man that was all a charismatic lie, showmanship, to hide the disgusting truth) her anger, her hurt was too fresh for the girl to gather any sort of sadness for him.

"I'm sorry, Ryan," Alex repeats, standing at the bar with them.

Ryan is staring, speechless, at his father's crying shadow.

"I'm so sorry-" she tries to take a step forward, but her feet falter, and Alex nearly topples over to the ground, grunting in pain as Steph jumps to hold her elbow and help steady her into the floor once again.

"Fuck, Alex, you need a doctor." Steph insists. But Alex is looking at Ryan with so much concern that she can't get her to move.

"It's not your fault, okay?" Ryan finally speaks, breaking out of whatever haze he'd been in to look back at her, "It's not your fault. I just- need a moment to process all this. Go with Steph, you're hurt."

Alex finally looks at her then, and Steph can feel herself plead with her eyes - because she might not know a lot about these sorts of injuries but she's smart enough to know - just by the way she's swaying back and forth on unsteady feet - they probably have another minute, at most, before Alex collapses.

"You did it." Steph mumbles, voice filling with unbridled pride as well as urgency, touching down Alex's arm to hold her cold hand, "You did it, ok? You can settle down now."

Her brown eyes are hazy, blinking back to Steph with rapidly heavying eyelids.

"Good. That's- That's good." Alex slurs back, the last reminiscent of adrenaline leaking out of her body in a heavy huff, "very, very good-"

Steph barely has a second to process what is happening before Alex's body gives out. By some miracle, she's able to flip her arms around her shoulders just fast enough to stop her from falling to the ground.

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Pike helps her take Alex to the local hospital before going back to deal with Jed's arrest.

It's a small hospital and probably has about ten rooms, but given that these sorts of things (bad things) rarely ever happen in Haven Springs, they're quickly given a private room, and Alex is just conscient enough (before she passes out from the painkillers) to tell the staff she could stay.

Steph doesn't think she would have left either way. Not without knowing Alex was alright, but it's good to have permission to sit by her as she fluttered in and out of drug-induced, heavy sleep.

The doctor had given her the run-down of the other girl's injuries. Five broken ribs, stage two trauma to the head - probable concussion to be assessed once she was more awake - a punctured lung, internal bleeding all around the ribcage, and a bullet wound to the shoulder.

She was an absolute mess of scars. A walking, breathing miracle.

Steph had heard the doctor talking to the police when she stepped out to get some snacks at the vending machines. "She should be dead." He said, with such conviction and surprise, it made her stomach turn.

Steph felt that she could do nothing but sit by Alex's sleeping form, slowly realizing that she was absolutely screwed. Because she already liked this girl way too much - and God, what a roller-coaster of emotion she'd been put on the last month - but how could she not? When Alex just waltzed into everyone's lives like this determined, selfless little light? When she was so obviously a rare soul, made of so much sweetness, and softness, and strength, Steph doubted she'd ever come across someone like her again?

Looking at the circumstances from the other side now, it seemed as inevitable as any of it.

"I can feel you thinking." Alex's voice startles her out of her thoughts. Steph looks up to meet her tired brown eyes, looking so soft and vulnerable without her glasses and surrounded by clean hospital sheets, "You've been broody lately."

Steph giggles, choking on her own emotion, "Guess I'm still mad about Jed." It's not a lie. She is upset. But there was a lot more than that, more about how her insides swelled with emotion when Alex looked at her - but she leaves it the way it is.

"I forgave him." She shrugs. And Steph knows she did, she was there after all, but that didn't mean the drummer was quite as ready herself.

"Well, I didn't." And maybe that makes her childish - resentful - but she can't take the image of him pointing a gun at Alex out of her head. The image of him pulling the trigger, sending her off to what could very well have been death - "at least you made him cry like a baby."

"Jerk." Alex smiles, eyes squinting back at her in humorous indignation before they slowly turn more vulnerable as she adjusts herself on the mattress, patting the empty space beside her body, "Can you- come lie down with me?"

There's nothing, truly, that Steph would have liked more. She would take any chance of being closer to Alex (and of getting off the uncomfortable hospital chair) but she was also still afraid - still scared something might go wrong and they'd lose her. "Are you sure? You're hurt."

"Please?" Alex pleads, blinking back at her with honest-to-God puppy eyes, even if still a little glassed-over from the amount of Vicodin they were pumping into her veins. For the umpteenth time in the past few days, Steph has even more confirmation that she is screwed.

Because, honestly, there's nothing Alex couldn't get her to do with just a slow blink of her brown eyes.

So she gets up and climbs into bed with her. It's incredibly tight for two people, and they are instantly pressed together as Alex scoots over the pillow so they can look at each other, alone in this hospital room that smelled like industrial-grade detergent.

Alex reaches forward and takes her cheeks between her palms, so very close Steph can't help but catalog all the cuts and bruises covering her face.

"You're so pretty." The girl says, finally, and Steph can hear the tiny slur in her voice. She's probably still drunk on a shit ton of medicine, but it does nothing to stop the drummer from blushing profusely, "you're, really, really pretty. Have I told you that?"

"Hm- yeah you sorta- do that when you're on painkillers." Steph comments, and her eyes can't help but fall to Alex's mouth.

She has a tiny cut on her lower lip, and Steph's fingers itch to touch it. To feel her skin again, like that night on the roof, when she felt so warm and tingly, like a live wire of electricity that could swallow Steph whole. For now, she holds her distance.

"But it's true." Alex pouts, "and you're really hot when you're protective too."

Now that- that was different from anything she'd said before. And when she looks up, the girl realizes Alex's eyes have turned to stare at Steph's lips too.

"Yeah?" She asks, a little too cocky given the situation, but oh well, you can't blame her for the swell of pride that takes over her chest.

"Yeah." Alex teases back, "Thank you. For taking care of me. For being mad at Jed for me- even if you can't do anything about it." Her tone turns sincere, and her eyes flutter everywhere but Steph's face, Alex's dead giveaway that she was trying to hold something back.

"Oh please, I'll rip his mustache off." Steph jokes, because it's her default strategy when she doesn't quite know what to do, "You have lost your right to upstanding citizen facial hair, sir!"

"Fuck, Steph, don't make me laugh." Alex says as a few stolen giggles escape her lips, creating ripples across her shattered chest that made her hiss with pain.

"Shit, I'm sorry." Steph apologizes, and on instinct, she leans closer to run her hands over Alex's arm in reassurance, holding the weight of her body above Alex with her elbow.

From this angle, they were even closer, and Steph was staring at her from above, watching Alex smile at her, head on the pillow and a half-lidded, humorous expression on her face.

"Oh, this is nothing. Just a few cuts compared to my fighting days." She jokes, and Steph's heart is filled with so much concern, so much love for this girl she can't help but fluster with anger.

"Shut up. You're gonna hurt yourself if you don't take it seriously." Steph says, "you're like, seriously hurt, Alex, you could have died."

Steph wants to ask, but Alex's free hand reaches forward and pulls her closer, fist tightening around the collar of her button-up shirt, and suddenly they are so close her hand shakes with the itch to touch her, "See? Protective Steph is so hot."

"I know. I'm sorry." Alex has the decency to look reprimanded, smoothing one hand over Steph's shoulder in a simple act that sends calming waves over Steph's flushed skin, "I'm okay. I promise" she's being sincere, Steph knows she is by the way she frowns slightly in concern. However, there's a quiet, teasing smile spreading across her face.

And Steph honestly used to think she was smooth.

She made girls blush by the minute. Awoke the bisexuality in at least a few of her drunk makeouts on the way from California to here. She used to be a real flirt, ready for anything a pretty girl could throw her way. But sitting here, with her torso half hovering over Alex Chen's body, her tongue feels heavy, and her brain can't conjure a single thing to offer in response.

It's at least a relief that she doesn't say anything, because a second later, Alex is smiling at her with her coy, knowing little smirk, and pulling her in for a kiss.

Steph is far too focused on not crushing her further, very deliberately placing her hands on both sides of her head to better hold her weight, but she still feels the strong, dizzying zap of electricity as Alex's lips touch hers, her lungs filling with liquid, warm waves of emotion.

And maybe, Steph thinks, it'd be fine if she never breathed air again.

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allow me to just talk about why steph being the bigger flustered mess between alex and steph is both hilarious and important and a really nice detail

everything we know about steph is that she’s out there. she’s proud, she’s confident and direct, she’s a total flirt and she doesn’t care what other people think. when she flirts with other women, she’s GOOD at it -- case in point, diane. steph immediately just goes right for it without a single second’s hesitation (and would’ve done anyway so even if it WASN’T for their little Distraction Scheme). and we know she’s definitely done it before too, when alex says “there’s a good chance you awoke something in diane”, steph replies “wouldn’t be the first time”

our girl steph gingrich is cocky but not without reason, bc she knows she’s hot and she knows she can evoke that flustered reaction with other women. and she clearly has fun doing it

she does it with alex too, actually, right when we are first “introduced” to her. steph sees a cute girl hanging out in her record shop, peering curiously through the glass into her recording booth, and steph just Lights Up. game on. here’s a very cute girl that she definitely wants to engage and flirt with. so she does, by getting alex to pick a record with that trademark confidence. and then, when we finally hear her voice on the radio for the first time, steph looks back at us when she says “here’s a very special request from..... some chick” and she lets her gaze linger on us for awhile. oh she’s INTERESTED and she’s not afraid to let us know it

but then... oh bOY but then -- well, alex very quickly becomes so much MORE to steph than “.....some chick”, doesn’t she? alex becomes an integral part of her life, fitting into the small town haven rhythm almost as if she’s already lived there in another life. but more importantly, alex fits into steph’s rhythm. just like that, they start hanging out more and more, their bond grows deeper and deeper and pretty soon - well, pretty soon? steph realizes that she’s absolutely in love with this woman.

so hence, the flustered reactions to alex’s confident flirts. everything we know about steph is turned upsidedown in a way, bc we expect her to be giving just as good as she’s getting, except - well, oops. OOPS. this friendship she’s building with alex? this... well, steph’s hesitant to label it a relationship because what if that’s too far?? this friendship means. the world. to steph. she can’t jeopardize that, not for anything. and especially not for stupid flirting that might not actually lead anywhere

so she backs off, in her way. we still see her make off the cuff comments that put feelers out into the space between “friend” and “girlfriend”, enough to let alex know “yeah i’m here i’m definitely interested, but the ball is in your court”. steph OBVIOUSLY wants alex to choose her as a partner, but she doesn’t want alex to choose her just because steph’s saying the right things or doing the right actions or pulling the right moves. steph wants alex to choose her because alex. wants to choose her.

which, if, you combine that with the fact that steph knows about alex’s empath power and presumably that steph knows that alex’s power also entails alex feeling and absorbing strong emotions as if they’re her own, well that adds a whole other layer of beauty to their relationship bc it means that steph is giving alex that space to process what she truly needs (as outright stated by steph before they kiss) -- and then to come to a decision on her own about what alex wants because alex wants it, and for no other reason

so, this got WAY off track, but like it’s really lovely to see that detail about steph being the flustered one as opposed to alex bc not only does it flip what we know about the characters on its head in a really nice and refreshing sort of way, it also adds depth to steph and alex’s relationship. because it shows that steph isn’t as confident as she seems when it comes to things that actually matter deeply to her, and it allows alex to “take control” in a way of her decisions and, more importantly, her emotions -- and allow her to choose for herself what she wants. because there is a woman in front of her, begging “kiss me. kiss me kiss me kiss me” so deeply in her soul that alex can LITERALLY see it as an emotional aura around her, pulling her in -- and for alex to decide that yes, she wants to kiss this woman back. and that she wants to kiss her back for no other reason than the fact that she, alex chen, wants to. and nothing else

#life is strange true colors #listc #life is strange true colors spoilers #listc spoilers #lis spoilers #chenrich #chengrich #alex chen #steph gingrich #random reagan rambles #HOOOO BOI I HAD A LOT TO SAY THIS MORNING APPARENTLY #aeksfhskfhsgkhsgkh #WOW OH BOY I LOVE THESE TWO A LOT ALREADY #DOOT DOOT ALL ABOARD FANFIC WILL BE COMING EVENTUALLY #CAUSE I HAVE FEELS!!!

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