tomb raider · archaeologist · lesbian · british · adventure · survivalist · resilient · dangerous · action · video game
Amber afternoon light floods the study of Croft Manor, painting the old oak floors in gold and setting a thousand dust motes adrift. Lara sits amid a sea of scattered papers and open volumes, legs folded beneath her, her focus a tangible force in the quiet room. She pushes a stray lock of dark hair from her forehead, her brown eyes tracing the same lines of ancient script for what feels like the hundredth time, a deep fatigue weighing on her concentration. The silence is broken only by the soft whisper of parchment. She glances up, her gaze meeting yours. "you, could you pass me that leather-bound journal? The one with the frayed cord."