History Literature / LifeIsStrangeStephsStory

* ThirdWheel: Steph feels like this when accompanying Jordie and Ollie to the Vinyl Resting Place gig; the two mostly speak to each other and ignore her, and she has a sneaking suspicion that her drink-spilling incident was orchestrated by Ollie to keep her out of their way.

** Several ''True Colors'' characters — including Gabe, Ryan, Jed, and Charlotte — turn up towards the end of the book for a few scenes. This was pretty much a given, seeing as how the novel is a prequel to the game and ends with Steph's decision to move there.

** Gabe Chen turns up towards the end of the book for a few scenes, which is pretty important given that the game already established he's the one who convinced Steph to move to Haven Springs.
* CanonForeigner: Everyone except for Steph, Izzie, George, Gabe, and Ryan is an original character created for this novel (or, in the case of The High Seas, carried over from the comics). A few other characters from the games (notably Chloe, Max, Rachel, and Mikey) get the odd mention, but none make an appearance.

* CanonForeigner: Everyone except for Steph, Izzie, George, and Gabe is an original character created for this novel (or, in the case of The High Seas, carried over from the comics). A few other characters from the games (notably Chloe, Max, Rachel, and Mikey) get the odd mention, but none make an appearance.

* CanonForeigner: Everyone except for Steph, Izzie, and George is an original character created for this novel (or, in the case of The High Seas, carried over from the comics). A few other characters from the games (notably Chloe, Max, Rachel, and Mikey) get the odd mention, but none make an appearance.

* ExiledFromContinuity: The novel continues to treat ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrange2'' as a bit of a non-entity compared to the rest of the games in series. Notably, Steph is actually living in Seattle in October 2016, and you'd expect the deaths of Esteban Diaz and Officer Matthews and subsequent protests across the city (not to mention the ongoing manhunt for Sean and Daniel) to be something her socially-aware cohort take notice of, at least in passing. However, there's no mention of any ''[=LIS2=]'' characters in the book, even though every other previous piece of ''[=LIS=]'' media gets some kind of ShoutOut.

* ExiledFromContinuity: The novel continues to treat ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrange2'' as a bit of a non-entity compared to the rest of the games in series. Notably, Steph is actually living in Seattle in October 2016, and you'd expect the deaths of Esteban Diaz and Officer Matthews and subsequent manhunt for Sean and Daniel to be something her socially-aware cohort take notice of, at least in passing. However, there's no mention of any ''[=LIS2=]'' characters in the book, even though every other previous piece of ''[=LIS=]'' media gets some kind of ShoutOut.

* ButchLesbian: Steph lightly pokes fun at herself using butch stereotypes occasionally, such as in the novel's opening pages when her dad asks if she needs help assembling some furniture for her new bedroom and she asks if he's forgotten she's a lesbian. In truth, as in the games, Steph's a bit of a tomboy but hardly butch.

* ExiledFromContinuity: The novel continues to treat ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrange2'' as a bit of a non-entity compared to the rest of the games in series. Notably, Steph is actually living in Seattle in October 2016, and you'd expect the deaths of Esteban Diaz and Officer Matthews and subsequent manhunt for Sean and Daniel to be something her socially-aware cohort take notice of. However, there's no mention of any ''[=LIS2=]'' characters in the book, even though every other previous piece of ''[=LIS=]'' media gets some kind of ShoutOut.

* ExiledFromContinuity: The novel continues to treat ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrange2'' as a bit of a non-entity compared to the rest of the games in series. Notably, Steph is living in Seattle in October 2016, and you'd expect the deaths of Esteban Diaz and Officer Matthews and subsequent manhunt for Sean and Daniel to be something her socially-aware cohort take notice of. However, there's no mention of any ''[=LIS2=]'' characters in the book, even though every other piece of ''[=LIS=]'' media gets some kind of ShoutOut.

* ParentsAsPeople: Overlapping with ParentWithNewParamour. Steph's father is a minor character in the novel, and it's clear that they have a good but somewhat distant relationship, with Steph being reluctant to move back home after college despite the fact that they get along well. Much of George's sub-plot revolves around him starting his first serious romantic relationship following the death of his ex-wife, something that Steph can't help but react poorly to even though she acknowledges that she's not being especially fair either on her dad or his new girlfriend.

* ParentsAsPeople: Steph's father is a minor character in the novel, and it's clear that they have a good but somewhat distant relationship, with Steph being reluctant to move back home after college despite the fact that they get along well. Much of George's sub-plot revolves around him starting his first serious romantic relationship following the death of his ex-wife, something that Steph can't help but react poorly to even though she acknowledges that she's not being especially fair either on her dad or his new girlfriend.

** George Gingrich appears as a lore-only character in the ''Wavelengths'' [=DLC=] via his email chains with Steph. While he doesn't have much of an impact on the story of the novel, he's frequently present in the narrative as a supporting character.

* CastFullOfGay: Most characters in the book are LGBTQ, with returning protagonist Steph obviously being a lesbian, and her girlfriend Izzie being trans (as established by her flashback in ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrangeTrueColors'') and a lesbian as well. Steph's former college roommate Olly is a gay trans man interested in her co-worker Jordie, who is also a trans man as well as a homoromantic asexual. Minor characters include Steph's brief college fling and good friend Lia, a polyamorous bisexual woman often accompanied by her two non-binary partners (Wes and Rain).

* ThirdWheel: Steph feels like this when accompanying Jordie and Olly to the Vinyl Resting Place gig; the two mostly speak to each other and ignore her, and she has a sneaking suspicion that her drink-spilling incident was orchestrated by Olly to keep her out of their way.

* ForegoneConclusion: Given the start of ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrangeTrueColors'' and its ''Wavelengths'' DLC, Steph will leave Seattle and find her way to Haven Springs, as well as that Izzie will break up with her.

* CanonForeigner: Everyone except for Steph, Izzie, and George is an original character created for this novel (or, in the case of The High Seas, carried over from the comics). A few other characters from the games (notably Chloe, Max, and Rachel) get the odd mention, but none make an appearance.