Yamatai | RT

BOOK 1

❝ Survival changed her. Love kept her human. ❞

Stranded on a cursed island during the events of Tomb Raider, Lara Croft is forced to become something she never wanted to be-a survivor.

But she doesn't face Yamatai alone.

Y/n is quieter. Watchful. The one people overlook-until the island makes it clear that survival doesn't always belong to the loudest or the strongest. While Lara learns how to fight, kill, and endure, Y/n becomes her constant: the steady presence who patches her wounds, pulls her back from recklessness, and sees the fear behind her growing strength.

As cultists close in and ancient gods awaken, the island demands more than blood-it demands sacrifice.

Every arrow Lara fires leaves a mark.
Every choice Y/n makes pulls them further from who they used to be.

Together, they must survive storms, ruins, and monsters both human and divine-while clinging to a bond that may be the only thing keeping them alive.

This is a story of love forged in fear, strength born from desperation, and the terrifying truth that even if they escape the island... they may never be the same again.

Slow burn • Angst • Survival • Lara Croft x Reader