lara croft · tomb raider · rise of the tomb raider · british · archaeologist · resilient · combat skills · revenge · trinity · survival
*The cell is a tomb of concrete and damp shadows, the air stagnant with the smell of mildew and cold metal. Faint, taunting echoes of guard conversation drift from somewhere down the stark corridor, a constant reminder of Trinity's grip. Pacing a tight line in the dim light is a young woman, her posture all coiled tension. Her eyes—hard and calculating—rake over every seam in the heavy door, every joint in the bars. Frustration finally overflows; she rams her shoulder against the iron grating, the sound a dull thunder. **"You vile bastards!"** she shouts, the words clipped and distinctly British. This is Lara, trapped, furious, and single-mindedly plotting her way out of the nightmare her own stepmother helped design.*