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battlecouplesoulmates · 1 month

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Does Lara Croft Have a Girlfriend?

A new trailer for Tomb Raider the Legend of Lara Croft came out yesterday and it has some so-called fans upset to put it mildly. Let’s start from the beginning.

Since the 2013 Tomb Raider reboot and the obviously subtextual romantic relationship between Lara and Sam, people have speculated that Lara is gay. The S.S. Endurance ship on here has quite a lot of posts.

In 2020 The Gamer released an article stating that Lara and Sam were supposed to become canon in a continuation comic, Tomb Raider: Inferno. Comic book writer Gail Simone tweeted "You cannot convince me that Lara and Sam aren’t 10,000% gay for each other. It’s not even subtext." Jackson Lanzing said "Gail, we tried so hard to make it canon, We had an entire issue in TR: INFERNO dedicated to Lara going through a toxic drug trip and finally, fully understanding her feelings for Sam. By the time it went to publishing, their culminating kiss had become a friendly hug.” Comic book artist Phillip Sevy also confirmed that the original ending to the issue featured a kiss between Lara and Sam. "I still have the original pencils/inks for that page before I had to redraw it”.

Since then, Crystal Dynamics or Square Enix, has been trying to bury the gay subtext and they didn’t bring Sam back in either of the sequel games.

However, there’s apparently been leaks about the next Tomb Raider game that suggest Lara is going to have a girlfriend. The Video Game Chronicle article from 2022 says: According to the alleged casting notes for Lara, the project is looking to cast an “authentic British” actress in their mid-30s “in the prototype of Emily Blunt or Rosamund Pike”, and the role will involve “romantic scenes with another female character”.

But since 2022 some changes have happened with Tomb Raider. Crystal Dynamics have partnered with Amazon Games and their official article announcing the game on the new Tomb Raider website doesn’t mention anything about a potential girlfriend. So, the likelihood of Lara having a girlfriend in the next game in unfortunately low.

Now onto the main reason for this post.

Netflix released a trailer for the upcoming Tomb Raider anime on 19th August 2024 and some so-called fans had some negative things to say about the trailer. Two things caught their attention the most.

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Lara’s body type and her potential relationship with a blonde woman.

Lara has been drawn to have an average athletic build. She’s slim and her arms and legs are quite muscular. These fans were complaining that she’s been drawn too thicc, too androgenous and her bust isn’t big enough. Of course, the screenshots they use are of Lara at awkward angles to prove their point. Some one even claimed she has a Steven Universe body, whatever that means.

Lara just a few seconds later has an average sized bust, which isn’t even important, but shows they'll provide false "evidence" to support their claims.

Lara looks like a strong, athletic woman, which she is considering she climbs cliffs and goes on adventures. Lara needs the arm and leg muscles to get her up those walls.

These fans compared Lara’s body type to rock climbers. But I found way more images of rock climbers with muscular builds.

Isn’t it a good thing that women of all body types can rock climb if they want to?

Considering Lara’s profession, her body type is very logical. And she doesn’t look super skinny like her original design.

This design in anatomically impossible and it looks like she doesn’t have any organs.

Lara shouldn’t be an impossible standard for young girls and women to idolise. She should look like a real person.

Even all these male heroes in today’s media are an impossible standard and it’s bad for young boys and men looking up to them and it’s bad for the actors as they are severely dehydrated.

Just 20 years ago we didn’t have this impossible standard for men. Since then, instead of it getting better for women, it’s gotten worse for men. This isn’t the equality I wanted.

The second issue they have is a blonde woman, I don’t know her name, taking Lara’s hand in hers.

This woman is very clearly worried for Lara’s safety and because she looks at Lara like this:

they think the woman is Lara’s girlfriend.

Because a woman can’t be worried about her friend without being called gay right? That’s the only way they’re allowed to show concern for someone. They also think the blonde woman is gay because of her haircut and her body type. Having broad shoulders, narrow hips and a small bust. Which again doesn’t even seem to be true. They're about the same width from this angle.

The official website says nothing about this woman and who she is; and I don’t want to get my hopes up thinking she is her girlfriend when she might not be.

So, the questions that every fan seems to have: Is Lara Croft gay? Does Lara Croft have a girlfriend? Are still unanswered. There is nothing definitive to say no or yes. The only thing we can do is wait and see.

We might find out on 10th October 2024 when they release the show and we might not. We'll also see if Lara has a girlfriend in the next game. For now we still have our fanart, fanfic and headcanons to give us what they haven't.

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env0writes · 5 days

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sniperct · 2 years

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2022 in fanfiction

2022 was a pretty good year for me writing wise! Here are the fics I wrote and/or finished in 2022! There are 28 of them so I'll put it under a read more. Titles are links!

Kindred Spirits 5813 words (E)

(Frozen/Assassin's Creed) | Elsa/Kassandra (Assassin's Creed)

It has been six years since Elsa last saw Kassandra. A lot can change in six years, especially after a great deal of self-discovery and solid ground under foot.

But she's going to get some answers this time. About who Kass really is and just how mutual their emotions really are.

Assuming she can think straight long enough to get those answers.

Your Better Self 36175 words (M)

(Frozen/Rapunzel's Tangled Adventures) | Elsa/Cassandra (Tangled)

Handmaiden, fighter, friend, villain. Cass has been all of these things and more, but she still doesn't know who she's supposed to be, or who she even wants to be. Somewhere, there has to be the answer. She didn't expect to find it buried in the snow, but she'd let her happiness be guided by orbiting someone else before and that's the last thing she wants to do again.

Elsa has her family, her friends. She has her duty and her purpose. She knows what it's like to long for something unknown and maybe, just maybe, she can help Cassandra find hers.

The Laws of Motion 28659 words (M)

(Frozen) | Elsa/Honeymaren

When disaster strikes during her Olympic long program, Elsa finds her hopes and dreams shattered. Recovery is a long and frustrating road, but Honeymaren and Anna are determined to make sure she doesn't have to go through it alone.

The Perils of Paint 2238 words (E)

(Frozen) | Elsa/Honeymaren

Elsa's latest cosplay requires a bit of body paint. As in nearly her full body. Honeymaren of course volunteers to help, and the view is far too nice to resist.

Working the Tension Out 2543 words (E)

(Frozen/World of Warcraft) | Elsa/Jaina Proudmoore

In which Elsa seduces her own wife into getting laid on her throne. It didn't really take much effort.

A Thousand Ways to Love a Woman 7723 words (T)

(Legend of Korra) | Korrasami

There are a thousand ways to love a woman. A thousand languages that a body could speak. A series of fics all about little moments between the Avatar and the Inventor.

Worth the Wait 2597 words (E)

(Final Fantasy VII Remake) | Aerith/Tifa

Forty-five days. Aerith had waited forty-five days since her first kiss with Tifa on New Years for the promised time alone on Valentine's Day. And Tifa was determined to make sure it was worth the wait.

Harmony 2739 words (E)

(Frozen) | Elsa/Honeymaren

Though the Forest is no longer trapped, a foggy night can still bring back a claustrophobic feeling. Elsa finds Honeymaren in need of comfort, and one thing leads to another…

Parlay 2596 words (T)

(Frozen) | Elsa/Red

Eight months after the events of Polar Nights: Cast Into Darkness, Captain Red has finally sailed her way back to northern waters. The Snow Queen pays the ship a visit, just to say hello.

And to steal her hat. And probably her heart.

Wild Things 693 words (T)

(Frozen) General

Sometimes, Anna worries about what her sister is becoming. There’s a wild look in Elsa’s eyes, and she isn’t always fully there. And the more and more she becomes lost in the memories of the past, the farther and farther away she seems. It feels like some ancient myth, or something otherworldly and Fae.

Scars and Memories

(Frozen) | Elsa/Red 2175 words (E)

Below decks, in the privacy of her cabin, Red and Elsa bare themselves in more ways than one. Red has scars from a life at sea, and like water, scars are memories.

Unfamiliar Skies

(Frozen/Final Fantasy XIV) | Elsa/Y'shtola Rhul 3121 words (T)

Y’shtola refused to accept that life was as rare as she’d been told. That the universe would end in cold emptiness, no light left to cast shadow. That Etherius was the only star with life upon it. There were other stars out there, untouched by the song of Oblivion. So, a first step, that first bridge, and here she was standing beneath an unfamiliar sky.

Gal Pals

(Legend of Korra) | Korrasami 2069 words (T)

Asami has always been in love with Korra, but when she agrees to be her girlfriend for a night to help get some guy off Korra's back, she gets much more than she bargained for.

Sleeping Giants

(Tomb Raider/Godzilla) Lara Croft/Samantha Nishimura

1965 words (T)

Monarch had been the only ones to believe Lara and Sam after their ordeal on Yamatai, and the reasons for that became clear in the wake of San Francisco. Now, Lara and Sam have returned to the island they barely survived, to dig deeper into the mystery of what lies beneath. Something slumbers, and there may be a connection to the Sun Queen and Yamatai's history.

A Bit Nippy

(Frozen/Rapunzel's Tangled Adventures) | Elsa/Cassandra

1479 words (T)

It's late at night at Corona Pizzeria, and the woman of Cass's dreams just walked through the door.

Killer Queen

(World of Warcraft) | Jaina Proudmoore/Sylvanas Windrunner

10173 words (E)

A mysterious singer, men turning up dead, and Jaina piecing together the common thread in the people they'd hurt.

The woman's voice rattling in her head, cutting her to the quick, asking her if justice is ever truly served.

“Surely there are better ways to ensure men like that get what they deserve?"

Lights Dancing in the Sky

(Frozen/World of Warcraft) | Elsa/Jaina Proudmoore

1068 words

It's the first Polar Nights festival since Jaina married Elsa, and the two take a chance to gaze at the emerald lights while their friends gather around a nearby campfire. Jaina reflects on where she's come from and where she is now.

Selfish Love

(Final Fantasy XIV) | Minfilia Warde/Warrior of Light (female)

7190 words (T)

Though the last of Hydaelyn's power had been used to send her champions to face the end of all things, a small, tiny spark remained. And with that spark she gave form and life to her favored soul.

And with the beginning of a new era, the Warrior of Light finds herself once again returning to the Waking Sands, drawn by a familiar feeling and the anticipation of second chances.

Keeping Faith

(The Silmarillion/Rings of Power) | Galadriel/Tar-Miriel

9538 words (E)

Long has Tar-Míriel worn a mask to hide her true allegiances, but the arrival of a Noldor in her court threatens to upend that balance. And yet, she cannot help herself. A discussion of Shadows, a relieving of tension, and a keeping of the faith.

When the Numbers Run Together

(Bioshock Infinite/Frozen/World of Warcraft) | Elizabeth/Elsa/Jaina Proudmoore

555 words (T)

Jaina, Elsa and Elizabeth have been working on a theoretical project but the solution apparently involves flirting and cuddling.

Rising Stars

(The Silmarillion) | Tar-Miriel/Varda 1468 words (T)

On Númenor's last night before its Doom, the Queen seeks respite with old statues in dead gardens, and receives a visitor glittering with the light of the stars. Through the Star-Kindler, perhaps she can find some sort of salvation.

springtime in the rain

(Frozen/Rapunzel's Tangled Adventures) | Elsa/Cassandra

436 words

Cassandra's heart is hard. She's had to be, after everything, after the way her life has fallen apart.

But it is springtime in the rain and she sees the woman dancing there in the glade, the way she sparkles and shimmers as the water falls all about her and a crack begins to form in the thick, charred layer on the surface of her heart.

The Oatmeal Treason

(Frozen) | Kristanna and Elsamaren 842 words (T)

After many weeks of heavy work, Anna has been looking forward to a nice breakfast treat in the form of apple oatmeal. But someone has absconded with her breakfast and Queen Anna is on the case!

Big Sky

(Frozen/Rapunzel's Tangled Adventures) | Elsa/Cassandra

15269 words (M)

A bandit. A kidnapping. A cross-country ride. Or, that time Cassandra was hired to kidnap a horse-rancher's wife and get her safely to San Francisco. Falling in love was not supposed to be in the cards.

A Monster Like Me

(Frozen/Rapunzel's Tangled Adventures) | Elsa/Cassandra

946 words (T)

Elsa fled to the North Mountain. Anna never came for her. Isolation and solitude turn out to not be what she'd wanted. Cursed with the form of a wolf, Cassandra has ran wild and free for years, until she stumbles upon an Ice Queen and her castle. Two cursed beings and the walls that crumble between them.

Nuclear Fusion

(Frozen/Rapunzel's Tangled Adventures/World of Warcraft) | Elsa/Jaina Proudmoore & Rapunzel/Sylvanas Windrunner. Bonus Kristanna

4702 words (M)

Elsa has learned over the past four years that it was important to make a good impression, especially with a new advanced physics professor. But the professor is very hot, Elsa is very gay, and things just got a lot more complicated all around.

Yearning

(Frozen) | Elsa/Original Female Character 27459 words (M)

With Elsa pulling further and further away from the people who love her, Queen Iduna acts on a hunch, bringing in a maidservant for Elsa in the hopes that someone near her age might help her come out of her shell.

Unsure if she'll even succeed, Céleste works bit by bit to help Elsa help herself and to open back up to Anna. And Elsa begins to remember that there are good, warm things in the world, if she'll only let herself have them.

But falling in love is simply not allowed, so they must only dance around each other, yearning for that which they cannot have.

Handfuls of Dust

(World of Warcraft) | Jaina Proudmoore/Sylvanas Windrunner, Thalyssra/Tyrande Whisperwind, Alleria Windrunner/Liadrin/Valeera Sanguinar

103552 words (E)

An old threat looms in the north and yet another rises to the surface…

The Compact has stood for fifteen years. In that time, Jaina and Sylvanas’s relationship has transformed them from bitter enemies to stalwart lovers and the Horde and Alliance have closely followed suit.

And yet, a shadowy conspiracy, a few well-timed assassinations, and a rising tide of war threatens to tear the world apart.

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kunosoura · 3 months

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top 5 ships

I'm not a huge nerd for like sailing/space flight/etc so when we're talking ships the ones I like the most are more for what they Represent. So in no particular order:

The S.S. Stormborn from Naddpod, I just love the story beat of an orphan learning about his parents and taking up his father's place on the helm of his old ship

The Bebop (and every scifi ship that's like "this is a piece of shit like fishing/shipping/industrial ship converted for use as both a home and a workhorse for a group of grey market mercenaries trying to eke out a living in the stars)

Arsenal Gear from MGS2. There's something about that completely impractical and overblown sort of scifi maximalism prompting people to make impractically huge floating fortresses that I simply adore.

In what is I guess the complete opposite of the last example, The Lookfar from Earthsea. One boat that can comfortably fit maybe two people and the endless potential of the seas stretching in every direction.

That one flying ship from pokemon the movie 2000 no thematic notes here I just thought it was sick as fuck as a kid

You're probably actually asking about my favorite fictional relationships (canon or theoretical), I don't do fandom type shipping stuff that much but here's what I got for you. Maybe not top five, no particular order, but I think about these a lot.

Madohomu. You might have seen this coming. Girl with something wrong with her x girl with something wrong with her. Aloof facade hiding mountains of pain x emotions worn on the sleeve in the face of incomprehensible horror. Incompatible self sacrifice complexes. No possible happy ending.

Narusasu. You probably also saw this one coming. It's a perfect tragedy. Naruto really was the only person who understood Sasuke's pain, and he used that influence to win him back to subservience to liberalism and away from in any meaningful way changing the system that had forced them both to endure isolation and nightmares as children. Then they fucked off to the least happy heterosexual marriages in the world. Sublime.

Franklin and Charlie from Merrily We Roll Along. You know that old saying about how some men ruin the lives of every woman they love because their soulmate is a man? Franklin Shepard is the gay Sondheim character, NOT Bobby (who I will go to my grave saying is and has always been intended as a straight man). He got caught in a raid on a Greenwich village and had to get counseling in the 60s ffs like that's like textual!!! When his first wife is brought up he's a little bitter in the easy ough bitch ex wife taking all my money way but apparently bringing Charlie up after their alienation is a surefire way to get him in a horrible mood. The story is to me all but textually about a man driving himself further and further into the closet so he can succeed in Hollywood.

aw man you guys can't make fun of me for this one you have to promise but I still find monica/chandler cute. Like yeah largely nowadays I consider friends to be an extremely dated show that is all but unwatchable because of how much it relies on a style of tv storytelling that has all but died out and how it stretched the few decent things it had over way too many seasons and also its shitty politics. But I still like the monica/chandler relationship. It's cute and they're sweet.

I don't know if I'd say this is an all timer for me but lately I've been really sort of savoring the dynamic between Ssrin and Anna from Exordia. There's so much sensuality between them whenever they're on the page together. Really saves that book from the endless mire of drama between those two gay ass cops.

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