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          this  is  an  independent  and  selective  multi-muse  blog  for  the  tomb  raider  survivor  timeline  and  uncharted  series .  activity  will  be  extremely  low ,   you  can  find  me  at :   @crueal​ ,   @lowsurvival​ ,   and  @delusiela​​ .

[  𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐔𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒  ]   [  𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑  ]

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an  update  to  my  rules  regarding  triggers :

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. *   dominguez  and  cassie .

            the  words  only  cause  a  sinking  feeling  in  cassandra’s  chest ,  gaze  falling  momentarily .  it  only  confirms  what  she’s  already  known  all  these  years ;  her  father  picked  his  work  over  his  family .  it  sucks ,  sure .  but ,  she  didn’t  have  time  to  be  sad  about  that  right  now .  cassie  instantly  gets  up  at  his  words ,  gaze  meeting  his  own .    ❝    no ,  i’m  coming  with  you .    ❞

            there’s  a  slight  smirk  accompanied  by  a  brief  nod  of  his  head  to  her  agreement .      “      so   glad   you   accepted   the   offer ,   ms.   morgan ,      ”      dominguez  comments  as  he  makes  his  way  over  to  the  door ,   opening  it  and  gesturing  with  his  hand  to  let  her  go  out  first .   he’s  guiding  her  down  a  series  of  hallways  before  coming  to  the  door  that  leads  outside ,   offering  a  curt  nod  to  men  passing  by  and  opening  the  door  for  her .      “      i   don’t   want   you   to   feel   like   you’re   a   prisoner   here .      ”

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. *   dominguez  and  crystal .

           ❝     i  was  doing  my  job  ;  finding  out  the  truth  .  you  wouldn’t  have  had  to  worry  about  me  if  you  weren’t  doing  something  morally  wrong  .  ❞  head  tilts  to  the  side  ,  brows  twitching  .  gaze  drifts  around  the  room  ,  noting  the  lack  of  exits  .  just  her  luck  .  shoulders  shrug  ,  feigning  confusion  .  ❝  no  ,  i  don’t  think  i  do  know  .  ❞

            calm ,   collected .   dominguez  moves  around  to  the  front  of  his  desk  and  leans  back  against  it ,   arms  crossing  over  his  chest .      “      since   you’re   so   good   at   finding   out   the   truth ,   i   require   your   assistance .   if   you   refuse ,      ”      he  pauses ,   pushing  himself  away  from  the  desk  to  take  a  threatening  step  towards  her .      “      —   i   will   hurt   the   people   you   care   about .   starting   with   elena   fisher   and   working   my   way   up .   i’m   afraid   you   don’t   really   have   a   choice .   such   a   shame   knowing   the   drakes .      ”

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. *   victor  and  rory .

             𝒓𝒐𝒓𝒚’𝒔 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒖𝒓𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒂𝒗𝒐𝒊𝒅𝒔 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒈𝒂𝒛𝒆. ❝ that’s what i was doing. ❞ she seethes in obvious frustration as she pinches at the bridge of her nose.   brows arch, interest piqued, as she picks her head off her chest and looks up at him. clearly his offer is a mockery but she folds her arms over her chest regardless.      ❝    it would , actually.  ❞    she accepts his not so serious offer with a challenge to her tone and gestures for him to get on the ground with her.

            “      so   you   study   plants ,      ”      he  voices  as  a  statement  rather  than  a  question .   of  course  there’s  sarcasm  to  his  offer  and  when  she  accepts  it ,   he  throws  an  eyeroll  at  her  and  complies  with  a  heavy  sigh  before  lowering  himself  to  the  ground .      “      i’m   not   a   botanist ,   just   so   we’re   clear   —   but   you   already   know   that .      ”

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. *   megan  and  rourke .

             he knows the question is coming ,  but it does nothing to dull the blow of hearing those words pass her lips again .  a heavy exhale leaves him and his hands flex against the counter ,  shoulders tensing for a moment before he turns to look at her and gives a singular ,  curt nod .   ❝ i fly out in a couple hours . ❞   his tone is almost apologetic ,  and he can’t help the way his eyes flick to the staircase again ,  the tightness of his swallow .  he’d have given up anything for his girls .  hell ,  he has given up everything .  including them .  ❝ might be off grid for awhile , ❞   but isn’t he always .  still ,  this next job feels different .  bigger .  something about mexico .  ❝ you gonna be okay ? ❞

            a  couple  hours  and  he’ll  be  gone   ...   again  and  she’ll  be  left  with  picking  up  cassie’s  pieces ,   again .   with  no  contact  and  no  way  of  knowing  if  he’ll  be  okay ,   the  part  that  scares  her  the  most .      “      it’s   always   hard   when   you   leave ,   jason .      ”      she  admits ,   stepping  around  the  counter  to  inch  closer  to  him .      “      but   that’s   part   of   your   job   and   we’ll   be   okay ,      ”      now  it’s  her  turn  to  cast  her  gaze  to  the  staircase ,   knowing  their  daughter  remains  tucked  away  in  her  room  fuming  with  a  hatred  towards  her  father .      “      cassie   will   be   okay .      ”

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activity notice : tuesday i will be going into hip surgery and then i’ll be recovering at home for a while. i may not be active during that time, but we’ll see. this is a heads up in case i am inactive for a while. :)

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. *   sofia  and  jonah .

          he trusts his gut more than he does his head ,  but right now neither are telling him that something good is about to happen .  for all his time spent encouraging lara to trust her instincts ,  he’s starting to wonder if those instincts are what’s going to get her killed .  ever since yamati ,  she’s been getting reckless .  too involved ,  too obsessed .  and she doesn’t have many people to pull her out anymore .  

❝ actually , ❞  jonah’s voice is deep ,  the look her gives her is somewhat apologetic .  as if he knows that he’s about to burn this bridge and shatter any semblance of trust that sofia has in him .   ❝ i was hoping to meet up with her . ❞  he pauses ,  studying sofia a moment before he shrugs a shoulder .   ❝ she’s good at getting herself in ,  not so good at getting herself out . ❞

      no ,   she  knows  where  this  is  going  and  there’s  a  certain  look  that  settles  in  her  eyes .      “      нет ,      ”      she  mumbles  to  herself  before  facing  him .   lara  must  mean  a  lot  to  him  if  he  was  willing  to  step  into  danger   for  her .   sofia  sighs ,   shifting  on  her  feet .      “      i   am   supposed   to   help   guide   the   elderly   and   children   into   the   catacombs .   we   can   cross   paths   with   lara   there .      ”

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. *   kieran  and  rourke .

             one of the men closest to him snorts ,  attempts to cover the sound with a cough ,  and rourke silences him with a cutting glare .  his gaze darkens as he scans the destruction around them .  fires still burning ,  bodies strewn about .  holding against the button of the walkie ,  he waits for the crackle before speaking .   ❝ be my guest ,  just let me know what type of flowers to send to your funeral and if you’ve got a wife i gotta comfort . ❞   he’s lost count ,  over the past several months ,  of how many men he’s had that claim to be able to take down croft .  they all end up the same way .  thankfully ,  he’s reasonably certain that kieran is smarter than that .

            only  the  two  of  them  could  get  away  with  how  they  speak  to  each  other .   anyone  else  might  just  get  their  one  way  ticket  to  death .      “      if   i   had   a   wife ,    you’d   probably   steal   her   after   my   funeral ,      ”      kieran  replies  back ,   earning  a  look  from  one  of  his  men .   croft  is  a  fire  eating  everything  in  her  way ,   he’d  be  foolish  to  succumb  to  her .      “      listen .   i   think   we   can   make   our   way   to   you .   she’ll   try   to   pick   us   off   one   by   one .      ”

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. *   victor  and  caroline .

          one arm wraps more firmly around him ,  fingers curling into his jacket as her forearm brackets around him .  there’s a flicker of something there ,  veins coiling up his neck and then disappearing before she can get a good look .  and she wishes it were surprising .  but she’s suspected for some time that there was something holding him to trinity .  something beyond his general asshole demeanor .   ❝ yeah , ❞  her voice is breathless ,  tinged with the slightest bit of panic .    ❝ likewise . ❞  turning her head just slightly ,  caroline manages a feeble attempt at a glare .  now is not the time to be stubborn .  she needs a plan .  something to bargain with .  and she has nothing .  she can’t betray the drakes ,  she’s not lara croft ,  she’s a researcher with an apparently terminal case of danger magnet syndrome .  his suggestion will buy them time .  time enough for trinity to get there and rescue him .  and then he’ll be okay .  he’ll be fine ,  and she’ll… be with the enemy .  useless .  a liability .  and she might not know the ins and outs and technicalities of this life ,  but she knows that the survival rate of liabilities is pretty low .  but he’ll be okay ,  and right now that’s what matters .  nodding ,  caroline grips him more securely ,   ❝ tell me what you need me to do . ❞

            he  can’t  help  the  saddened  smile  that  forms ,   soon  allowing  a  shaky  breath  to  escape  him .   this  life  isn’t  safe  for  her ,   even  with  her  ties  to  croft  or  the  drakes .   danger  will  always  be  around  the  corner ,   lurking .      ❝      care ,      ❞      victor  whispers ,   securing  an  arm  around  her .   inhaling  sharply ,   mismatched  eyes  continue  to  look  at  her  as  a  way  of  reassurance .      ❝      we   are   getting   out   of   here   ...   and   then   you’re   finding   croft .   i’ll   find   you ,      ❞      he  tells  her ,   silently  urging  her  to  get  up  so  that  he  can  get  up  with  her .   he’ll  find  her  when  the  time  is  right ,   when  he  can  convince  trinity  that  they  can’t  have  him  without  her   (   because  they  won’t  let  him  die   ).   in  the  meantime ,   victor  will  cast  an  illusion  to  buy  them  time ;   making  it  look  like  the  two  of  them  are  here  when  in  reality  they’re  long  gone .

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. *   nathan ,   sam ,   and  cassie .

     ❝ oh i’m sorry ,  how was it you woo’d your wife ?  stealing her boat ,  was it ? ❞  he shoves nate back with twice as much force ,  ducking out of the way before his brother can retaliate again .  the last thing they need is to get side tracked by bickering .  ❝ he’s fine . ❞  sam turns back to give cassie a look ,  ❝ guy’s survived a hell of a lot worse than a few rocks .  you ever tell her about that time in panama ? ❞     +     @fatedtragedy·

     she notices the shoving but decides against commenting on it . cassie’s become accustomed to the drake brothers’ bickering . brow arches in the slightest at sam’s words , smug look forming in her eyes . ❝ no , we actually haven’t had storytime yet , sam . ❞ the teasing is evident in her voice , faint grin forming .     /     @trinitied·.

            the  younger  brother  stumbles  back  slightly ,   laughter  slipping  through  upon  steading  himself .   nathan  throws  a  look  at  his  brother  that  yells   ‘  shut  up  ’   before  moving  his  gaze  to  cassie ,   pursing  his  lips  momentarily  before  speaking .      ❝      nope ,   not   happening .   i   am   trying   to   forget   panama ,      ❞      he  mentions ,   gesturing  his  hand  forward  to  keep  the  move  on .   /   @ofthclight· .

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. *   nathan  and  samuel .

       it must be a testament to his age that he actually feels… remorse .  a subtle pang of guilt at the reminder that nate is here because of him .  lying to his wife .  risking his marriage .  and in the beginning ,  that seemed worth it to him .  it’s always been the two of them against the world ,  but now… now he’s confronted with the fact that it’s no longer just the two of them .  ❝ marriage made you a bit of a pussy , ❞  before nate can hit him ,  or react ,  sam lifts his hands ,  palms facing his little brother as he grins ,  ❝ no offense . ❞

            elena .   she  is  so  going  to  divorce  him  this  time  and  he  would  understand  why .   the  treasure  hunting  was  supposed  to  stop ,   that’s  why  he  kept  refusing  the  malaysia  job ;   but  here  he  is  trekking  with  his  brother  in  the  hunt  for  avery’s  treasure  once  again .      ❝      you   were   dead ,      ❞      and  he  had  to  move  on .   nevertheless ,   his  smile  returns .   it’s  the  drake  brothers  against  rafe  and  shoreline  in  the  race  to  avery’s  treasure .      ❝      you   think   rafe   and   nadine   are   here   already ?      ❞

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cassie .

samuel .

❝ alright, easy does it short-stuff. ❞  he smiles fondly at the blonde, holding his hands out to help her down from the particularly slippery slab of rock that they’ve spent the better part of the past few hours climbing down. he and nate are made for this. meant for this. cas, well, cas is still new. tenacious and daring and brilliant as all hell — but new.  his hands find her waist as he helps her down, waiting until her boots are back on flat ground before he releases her, flashing a quick smile before he turns back up to look at nate, the expression falling into one of thinly veiled warning.  ❝ not a word. ❞  he mutters under his breath once nate has made it down as well,  ❝ not a goddamn word nathan. ❞          /          @fatedtragedy​   +   @trinitied​ ! 

there’s a breathless laugh at the nickname, hands resting on his lower arms to balance herself as he helped her down. eyes roll playfully towards him as hands wipe off any dust that may be lingering from the climb down. ❝ i’m not that short. ❞ sweet smile lingers once she meets his gaze once more, probably a little longer than she should before turning her focus down to the map. cassie glances over at nathan, gentle smile on her features. ❝ you okay? ❞     /     @trinitied​.

            ❝      oh   jesus ,      ❞      he's  already  mumbling  under  his  breath ,   rolling  his  eyes  at  the  situation  happening  below  as  he  waits  for  cassie  to  settle  safely  on  solid  ground  with  the  aid  of  his  brother .   as  nathan  begins  his  descent  and  plants  his  boots  on  the  ground ,   his  hand  shoves  against  sam’s  shoulder  briefly .      ❝      short-stuff ?   that’s   all   you   got ?      ❞      he  teases ,   quickly  straightening  his  posture  at  the  attention  cassie  gives  him .      ❝      yeah ,   all   good   here .      ❞   /   @ofthclight​ .

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that  i’m  the  one  that  got  away .   @ofthclight .

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id .* 𝐋𝐀𝐑𝐀 .

𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐚’𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐰’𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐩 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐮 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐰𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐫, jaw locking almost painfully. she thought that once trinity’s claws were ripped from him, amaru would see sense. but here he is again threatening to uncover a long buried secret for nothing but his own satisfaction. she was once like him.   ❝ you don’t know that pursuing this won’t hurt people.  the high council is gone. trinity does not control you any more. you don’t need to do this. ❞ it is now that lara realizes. violence is not the answer, and she doesn’t want to hurt him. she doesn’t want to hurt anyone else. she lowers her bow, and stows away her arrow and really beholds the man before her. they were birds of a feather, sides of the same coin, and every other platitude in between. he is as much a victim of trinity as she is. her grief is ever-living but there is no malice for him, no contempt. she understood him.  lara’s shoulders remain squared , set and determined , with redirected purpose.  ❝ there is a better way , amaru. you protected paititi, but you can do so much more. ❞

            he  comes  to  a  stop ,   thumbs  curling  into  his  belt  loops  as  he  observes  her  carefully .   he  understands  what  she’s  capable  of ,   but  he  also  knows  that  she  would  have  released  that  arrow  into  him  by  now  if  she  wanted  to  kill  him .   head  tilts  to  the  side  in  the  slightest ,   sighing  heavily .      ❝      i   am   trinity ,   lara .   i   control   myself ,      ❞      dominguez  responds  with  a  touch  of  bitterness  in  his  tone ,   one  hand  raising  to  rub  his  palm  over  the  stubble  of  his  facial  hair .   trinity  has  done  nothing  but  aid  him ,   allowed  him  to  rise  in  the  ranks  and  lead  in  order  to  protect  paititi .   without  trinity ,   he  is  nothing .      ❝      i   don’t   go   by   that   name   anymore ,      ❞      he  reminds  her ,   brows  furrowing  together  at  the  memory  his  name  brings  up .

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id . * 𝐂𝐑𝐘𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐋 .

            turns  out ,  having  a  cop  father  can  come  in  handy .  even  if  it  turns  out  that  he’s  just  as  corrupt  as  the  rest  of  them .  but , if  it  wasn’t  for  the  self  defense  classes  he  made  her  take ,  there’s  no  way  she  would’ve  gotten  away  from  dominguez’s  men  the  first  time .  glare  settles  in  her  eyes  as  she’s  dragged  into  the  office ,  head  tilting  to  the  side  at  his  words .     ❝     considering  you  tried  to  have  me  killed ,  i  find  that  hard  to  believe .     ❞

            there’s  a  chuckle  that  escapes  him ,   moving  his  eyes  to  look  at  crystal .      ❝      i   wish   things   could   have   been   different   in   the   beginning ,   but   you   had   to   stick   your   nose   in   places   that   you   didn’t   belong  in ,      ❞      dominguez  voices  quite  calmly ,   tips  of  his  fingers  tapping  rhythmically  on  the  surface  of  the  desk .      ❝      now ,   i’d   like   to   make   you   an   offer .   two   options   really   ...   surely   you   know   what   i’ll   ask .      ❞

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. *   𝐊𝐈𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐍  &  𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐊𝐄 .

     the radio crackles with the question and rourke sighs ,  looking over the carnage around him .  there are a few fires smoldering out .  some bodies littering the camp .  the work of lara croft ,  at her finest .  there’s no mistaking the edge to his voice when he radios back .    ❝ a few casualties .  croft was here . ❞

            kieran  is  making  the  final  tie  of  the  makeshift  bandage  he  wrapped  around  the  forearm  of  his  comrade ,   patting  the  shoulder  as  rourke’s  voice  comes  through  again .      ❝      when   is   it   never   croft ,      ❞      he  mumbles  to  himself  before  responding  into  the  radio .      ❝      don’t   worry ,   she   was   just   near   me   too .   remind   me   why   we   didn’t   kill   her   the   first   time ?      ❞