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'𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚' 𝙧𝙮𝙖𝙣 𝙡𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙭 𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙚 𝙊𝘾 | chapter i

𝙨𝙪𝙢𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙮: ex-drummer of a band, ronan finds himself not knowing where to go, but when his aunt eleanor lethe invites him to haven springs, he says fuck it, and moves into the lethe flowers shop. he's excited yet scared for his fresh start as a trans guy in a small town. 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨: 1.5k 𝙖/𝙣:keep watching lis true colours playthroughs and getting myself attached to ryan. i'm using this to dig myself out of a writing grave💀 had a very popular tumblr fanfic account almost two years ago.. i'm welcoming myself back woo! enjoy this because theres no ryan fics.

he watched the scenery go by, trying to fight the boredom, as his eyes almost shut. the trees, the mountains, the wildlife.. it wasn’t doing it for him anymore. after more than forty hours, it stops being as beautiful and intriguing as it once was.

the only thing actually distracting him from his lack of enthusiasm was his music. he did slight movements side to side. god he loved music, even moreso loved the violent femmes.

‘when i’m out walkin’, i strut my stuff man im so strung out’

‘i’m high as a kite, i just might stop to check you out’ instantly, he was infront of a crowd again, his air drumsticks became real ones and the crowd was cheering, bouncing up and down to the sound of his band. everyone seemed to be on a buzz, just enjoying themselves.

he missed that feeling, he missed performing with his band, but.. theres no way he could go back, especially with what happened his ex, aka the bassist.

he shook his head, and took his headphones off. ‘no reason to think about the past, when we’re constantly in the future’ he thought, continuing to look out the window.

he hoped in anticipation that he would arrive to his destination soon. the bus felt oddly cramped, even though there was only himself on it. maybe three stops ago the last people got off. young hipsters who reeked of marijuana.

suddenly, ronan was pulled out of his thoughts when the breaks of the bus were slammed, and his glasses were launched off his eyes. ‘jesus’ he thought, scrambling to pick them back up.

“sorry kid! these breaks are so unstable, got stuck at the last minute.”

“its uh, okay?” he replied, finally realizing where he was. it was a two day, six bus journey, but finally ronan arrived in haven springs. and thank fuck for that.

he grabbed his luggage, and began rolling it off the bus, sending a smile and wave to the bus driver. "have a good one!"

"you too! enjoy the small town culture." he said, before closing the doors and moving forward.

"wow.. a frest start." he hummed, looking forward to seeing his aunt eleanor, probably his only family member that wasn't deceased or estranged. he was lucky to have her as such a supportive person in his life.

she supported him when he came out as trans, then gay, when he dropped out of law school and focused on music instead, when he moved away from his biological mother and when he needed a place to stay. It was like this woman was his guardian angel.

now, he just needed to find where she was. She offered him one of the spare offices in the flower shop.

he started walking forwards, and his jaw dropped in awe, shocked at the beautiful stone bridge infront of him. It was decorated with beautiful flowers and vines.

it looks so different but the vibe is the same, he can remember being about five years old here, visiting his aunt for the weekend. he got to see the spring festival, play with some of the other kids here, he vaguely remembers a few people from here. crazy to think the last time he was here was in 2001.

he strolls along, making sure to take in every building, every person who glances at him.

unexpectedly, an arm was around him. He turns, seeing someone unfamiliar. "hi? do i know you?"

"no you do not." a girl with red glasses chuckles kindly. "but i know you! ronan, right? awesome to meet you."

"nice to meet you too.. random person." his eyes narrowed.

"oh my god, sorry!" she laughs. "i'm alex!"

"alex what are you-" another voice chims in. "oh, sick."

"anyways, i'm alex chen, this is steph, welcome to haven springs!"

"thanks." he rubbed the back of his neck, feeling so uncomfortable at the sudden social presence. alex grabbed onto stephs hand, and they took a step back together.

"sorry, we just don't get new people often. i understand how it feels to be bombarded with welcomes, i was the new person before you i guess." alex took a deep breath, thinking about her first day here, and everything that happened.

"eleanor posted about you arriving today, so don't be shocked if more people come up to you, i'll try to calm them down a bit. in the meantime, do you want us to guide you to eleanor's shop?" she offered.

"oh uh, sure!"

the walk was fairly silent, and it was only making things more awkward. "so.. tell me about the other townspeople?" he suggested, with a shrug of his shoulder.

"well there's not too many people are age, other than ryan, and uh hector." steph begins to whisper. "he uh, really likes his dog chrissy, one time he lost her and started listening to breakup songs."

"hey, i'd be sad too if i lost my dog.. maybe not breakup song sad but still!" he snickered. "also, riley's off to college right?"

"yeah, she's going to be visiting this summer though." alex adds in.

"i remember ryan, he's 3 years older than me, i remember his dad making him play dragons with me."

"that reminds me, are you all caught up with everything that's happened in the past two years?" alex questions, curiously.

ronan grimaces. "yeah, hard to miss on the news, even from a different state. i was thinking about saying something earlier but i didn't want to take down the mood. i'm really sorry for everything that happened to you alex, but you're so strong and i can't believe everything you uncovered."

alex pauses in her step and looks at ronans aura. it was a light blue tint. she breaths in, and out, not knowing what to say. steph notices, and takes over.

"we're here!" she announces. "eleanor will be somewhere in there, when you're done getting used to the town, there's a welcome party down at the black lantern for you."

he glances to alex, mouthing an apology, before smiling. "okay, i'll see you guys there, then?"

"yes you will." steph confirmed, before her and alex left towards the record shop.

'time to see eleanor' he thought, nervously. the one person that has always supported him. what if she doesn't feel the same as she once did?

he pushes the door handle, causing the bell to ring. "RONAN!" she exclaims, running towards the boy. "oh how i've missed you." the older woman hugs him tight. "i'm sorry for everything that's happened."

ronan exhaled shakily, trying not to get too emotional on his first day. "it's okay, it's all in the past now." he reassured her, not wanting to upset eleanor more.

she breaks away from him and gives a warming smile. "i'm so happy you're here. i had ryan help furnish your room, since i'm not used to decorating."

"oh? thank you." he smiled. "how is he? still a nerd about nature?"

"oh honey, he's a park ranger now." eleanor says, making the two giggle. "very into birds."

"i expected nothing less from him." ronan shrugs, beginning to walk around the shop.

eleanor pauses for a moment, before smiling again. "but he's a very great guy ya'know, he's looking forward to seeing you again."

"oh geez.." he mumbled, rubbing his hands together anxiously. hearing that made him nervous. 'he's looking forward to seeing you again.'

ronan only started transitioning 5 years ago, and came out 4 years ago. ryans version of him is much different then how he is now. it would be like meeting a completely different person.

"don't worry about anything okay darling? i didn't tell anyone that you were transgender other than people who knew you before. all i said on myblock was that my nephew was moving here."

"thank you eleanor, it really means a lot." he smiled.

"oh oh, i'm sorry, let me help you with those." she rolled one of the suitcases towards the back. "follow me when you're ready!"

ronan looked around at all the flowers and plants. there was lilies, roses, sunflowers, orchids and so many more. it smelled like natural perfume. he's always loved flowers, fantasized about getting them one day. he huffed, and rolled his eyes at his own thoughts, and took off towards the back.

he passed one closed door before seeing an open door, most likely his. he took a step in and was in awe, it looked perfect for his stay. it almost reminded him of his teenage bedroom, but if it was in a cottage. "i remember some of the bands you were messaging me about, so i thought what else would be better to put on the walls then posters."

ronan reached over and hugged her once more. "this is too much, im so grateful to have you, thank you."

"it's no problem dear." she smiled brightly. "here, i'll leave you to settle in, i'll be working just down the hall in the office. if you finish unpacking before the welcome party, don't feel shy, go explore and make friends!"

"i'll try." he sighed, as eleanor shut the bedroom door.

he stood for a moment, trying to catch his breath. 'finally.. peace and quiet'

ronan began unpacking his bags. he had two rolling suitcases, a duffle bag, and a tote bag. it was a lot of luggage to carry around on six buses but it was necessary. he also had some other items coming in the mail, like his drum kit and guitar.

he started with the first suitcase, pulling out essential items like toothpaste, toothbrush, menstrual products, a variety of soaps, some candles. then it started getting into the little nicknacks. some being stuff he picked up on his travels, others just things that have memories attached to them.

after putting his toiletries in the bathroom, and the nicknacks on the blank shelves above his desk and bed, he started sorting through his clothing. he put piles of clothes into the closet, and a few extra things into the drawers under his bed.

to say ronan was exhausted, was an understatement. he just traveled through four states in roughly two days, met a bunch of people on his way, and in haven, and had to unpack as his first chore.

he took off his glasses before he collapsed onto the bed, the comforter a dark navy plaid, with black sheets. "can't believe i'm back here after all this time." he breathed.

now he just has to get through the rest of the day, and he'll be fine. right?

a/n: thank you for reading the first chapter of out of state, plenty more to come :) also i'd love to have anons if anyone would want to be an anon

#life is strange #lis #ryan lucan #ryan lucan x oc #ryan lucan x reader #alex chen #steph gingrich #life is strange true colors #life is strange three #oc #eleanor lethe

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anticipatecrime · 1 year

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'𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚' 𝙧𝙮𝙖𝙣 𝙡𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙭 𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙚 𝙊𝘾 | chapter ii

𝙨𝙪𝙢𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙮: ronan meets ryan and is late to his own welcome party 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨: 1.7k

he yawned, almost falling asleep in the comfort of his new bed. it felt like heaven, finally being able to relax and stretch out. his back ached like never before, and he didn’t want to get up.

sighing, he pulled out his phone at the beep of a notification. he saw himself added to an app called myblock. he heard eleanor mention it earlier so he went on it and checked the newsfeed. he scrolled through the different messages left by townspeople.

lethe flowers: calling volunteers to help with this year’s spring festival! the sign up sheet is on the east side of lethe flowers. march 25th, save the date!

eleanor lethe: my nephew is moving to haven springs! he’ll arrive march 7th, and come on down to the black lantern to celebrate his welcome!

steph gingrich: just met ronan lethe, can confirm he’s a cool dude, can’t wait to get to know him better at the party! | alex chen: agreed

he was kind of shocked, he’s never lived in a small town and it’s a weird feeling to him. myblock was a cool but foreign concept to him, the whole town on one app where they can communicate, post news and updates, so odd but surprisingly comforting. he smiled before replying to stephs message.

steph gingrich: just met ronan lethe, can confirm he’s a cool dude, can’t wait to get to know him better at the party! | ronan lethe: thanks, looking forward to seeing you two

turning off his phone, ronan got up and yawned again. he thought about what his aunt said a few hours ago, to explore and meet people in haven. him being an anxious person makes socializing hard but he felt cooped up once more and needed to stretch his legs.

last time he was here, 17 years ago, it looked much different. knowing he’s going to be here for awhile, he might as well go look around, and get used to his surroundings.

he grabbed a sweater and picked his glasses off of the bedside table. taking a glance in the mirror he saw his headphones sitting on one of his suitcases and a little light bulb lighted up in his head. ‘can’t forget those’

he looked into the office next door and saw eleanor talking to someone on the phone about a flower order, she turned and gave him an encouraging smile, he returned it before leaving the shop.

it was a few hours from sunset, and the sky was beautiful, a light pale blue with fluffy clouds. he took a look around, taking in the sight of a few people on the streets, walking around and laughing. ‘everyone’s so happy here’ he thought to himself.

he walked down mainstreet, and the first thing that caught his eyes was the silver dragon, and rocky mountain record traders. weed and music, his two favorite things.

making his way to the record store, ronan saw steph outside, watering the plants below the window sill. “hey steph.” he called out to her.

“hey lethe, watcha up to?” she asked. “coming to see our selection of music?”

“oh hell yeah! do you own the record shop?”

“yeah i’m the manager plus dj, i run the radio station, krct 104.3.”

“holy crap that’s actually awesome. i wish i could do something like that.” he comments.

“so you’re pretty into music, i take it.” steph says curiously.

“yeah.. i was in a alternative rock band, stuff went down and now i’m here.” ronan admits, rubbing the back of his neck, chuckling slightly.

“no way! me too! we have so much in common, we both came from seattle and were in bands.” steph is in shock, grinning widely. “would i have heard of you guys before?”

“maybe! we were called bathtub thrashers, odd name but people liked it and we played tons of venues, one time we opened for this larger band and got like 10,000 more listeners on spotify. it was sick!”

“holy shit yeah i recognize the name, i remember hearing a cover of blister in the sun from you guys.”

“yeahh our covers were the most popular unfortunately but our loyal fans absolutely loved our originals.” ronan smiled, happy he could actually relate to someone here. when he first arrived he was nervous he wouldn’t actually create bonds with anyone. “so, are you hiring here? i could use something to keep me busy.” he gives a smug face, almost to persuade her.

“hmm, i like running it myself but it does get pretty overwhelming. have you been a cashier before?” steph asks, considering it.

“who hasn’t.” he laughs. “of course. i could always send you my resume if you wanted it.”

“no no, that’s not necessary, you’re practically family now, everyone here is.” steph thinks for a moment. “if you’re down to start working in a few days, that’s cool with me.”

“holy, thank you so much.” the excitement in his voice was blatantly obvious, almost to an embarrassing extent.

“no problem, anyways, the store is closed right now but i’ll let you take a look.” “oh and there’s a hold list, see something you like, write it down.” she encourages.

“alright awesome, thanks!” he said, feeling almost giddy, shocked that he’s made a real friend already. he pushed open the door and was in awe. it was such a beautiful store. he would of never expected a small town like this to have a large record store like this.

his hands traced the edge of the desk as he walked in. this was heaven. it smelled like a library, like old books almost. it was comforting.

he glanced towards the bulletin board and read a few flyers and updates about the record store. walking down one of the aisles, he read a few of the bands they had cds and vinyls for.

ronan picked up a few vinyls, writing their names down so he could later add them to the hold list. he was finding some really good shit. as he walked to the back he noticed the radio station room. ‘looks sick’

in the middle of his staring out of fasination, something brushed up against his leg. “ah fuck!” he shouted out of fear. ronan jumped back, only to see a small black cat at his feet. “jesus. you’re a sneaky one aren’t you.” he chuckles, giving the cat chin scratches.

“i’ll be seeing you a lot more soon, better get used to this.” he giggled, as valkyrie enjoyed the attention. she’s a very sweet and loving cat when she’s not trying to sleep. she begins to pur so ronan decides to sit down, inviting her into his lap.

he continued to admire the place from his seat on the ground, still in awe that he gets to work here. so into his thoughts, ronan didn’t hear the bell of the door.

“woah, stores closed buddy!” a masculine voice calls out. ronan stiffened, trying to turn slightly without angering the beast trying to sleep.

he heard footsteps get closer and gave up on turning. “hello?” a blonde man in a flannel pauses, looking at ronan.

he took this chance to apologize. “sorry, steph said i could check out the place.” his voice quiet caused from the intimidation.

“oh.” the other guy begins to stare. “do i know you? i feel like i haven’t seen you around.”

“are you ryan?” ronan asks, recognizing his dorky face. “im uh ronan, eleanors-“

“ohh oh my god, i’m sorry i didnt recognize you..” he trails off. “you look so.. different.” ryan said, taking in his face.

“yeah well that was the goal.” ronan shrugs, laughing it off.

“right, sorry.” he looks towards the cat. “im surprised she’s letting you touch her. she doesn’t like anyone that much.”

“guess i’m just special.” ronan comments, right as valkyrie leaps out of his lap. “awh man.”

“here.” ryan holds out his hand, extending it. ronan smiles and takes it.

“thanks.” he dusts himself off. they stand there in silence, ryan leaning back and forth on his feet, trying to think of a conversation starter. he watched the other, attempting to see what he was thinking.

ryans cheeks started to have a pink tint to them, and ronan couldn’t decipher whether or not it was from awkwardness or something else.

“so do you uh like birds?” he blurts awkwardly, his palms moist.

“uhm yeah birds are cool. what’s it like being a park ranger? i’m assuming you speak to animals and save people from bears or something.” ronan jokes.

“well you’re not exactly wrong.” he chuckles. “but they’re aren’t many people in this area so my days are pretty boring and it gives me a lot of free time. i’m usually just patrolling trails, investigate poaching and illegal hunting, and sometimes i have to take a shift in a watchtower.”

“is that what you’ve always wanted to do? be a ranger?” he inquired.

“to be honest i never knew what i wanted to do, until i was walking a trail and met a ranger, i watched him help a bear cub after it’s mom left it behind.” he exhales. “something about it made me want to become one too, help animals and help the forest.”

ronan giggles. “how noble of you, you’re like a hero!”

“i’ve never thought about it like that.” he smiled, rubbing the back of his neck. “so what do you do?”

“well i was apart of a band back in seattle but, something happened and now i’m here. i’m actually going to be working here soon.”

“oh cool, i’d love to hear your music sometime.”

“well i’d love to show you.” ronan smiled. they sat in silence once more but this time it was pleasant. he pushed his glasses back up and checked the time. “what time is the welcome party starting?” he asked.

“around 8 i think, what time is it?”

“8:03.” ronan laughed. “i’m missing my own welcome party!”

#life is strange #life is strange true colors #life is strange three #lis #ryan lucan #ryan lucan x oc #alex chen #steph gingrich

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