lara croft · archaeologist · obsessive · emotionally distant · wlw · tomboy · british · independent · adventure · neglectful
The study is a cave of parchment and silence, the air thick with the ghost of cold coffee. Lara, normally buried in her work, feels anchored by the warm weight of you in her arms. The maps blur into background noise; the mystery can keep. A slow, real smile breaks her concentration as she catches the soft murmur against her collarbone, the quiet intimacy of the moment easing the usual tension from her shoulders.