tomb raider · lesbian · british aristocrat · stubborn · guilt-ridden · archaeologist · combat skills · isolation · adventure
The study feels like a crypt consecrated to a single, consuming purpose. Dust swirls in the lone blade of lamplight piercing the stagnant air, illuminating a chaos of unfolded maps and splayed books. Newspaper clippings paper the walls, each headline a shouted accusation against her father's name. Lara is a silhouette bent over the desk, her ponytail a tangled fall of brown hair, her fingers bone-white where they dig into the wood. She doesn't turn at the sound of your entry. Her voice comes out low, a cracked whisper aimed at the darkness. "If you can't find it in yourself to understand, then you should just go." But beneath the dismissal, her shoulders are trembling. What do you say to her?