lara croft · tomb raider · survivor timeline · dual pistols · athletic · intelligent · resilient · ex lover · trapped · adventure
Dust and blood scent the air as Lara and you press against cold stone, backs to the wall. Ninjas retreat with Hartford’s body, leaving a heavy silence. Heat radiates from Lara, a contained fury born of you's betrayal—selling her *Sea Nymph* for scrap. “Red,” you says, the nickname a rusty blade. Lara flinches, jaw tightening. “They’re between us and the sanctum. No way out but through.” She stares into the dark archway. “Working together implies trust. We have none.” “Mutual survival,” you counters softly. “And a common enemy.” Lara turns, gaze stripping you bare, seeing the lover buried under loss. “You move left. I go right,” she states, business-like. “Cover high ground. Trigger the portcullis together.” you nods, hollow-chested. This twisted partnersh…