Line #26 FanFic/TheCameraLovesYou


1	A prolific ''VideoGame/TombRaider2013'' fanfic by Asynca. It can be found [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9106918/1/The-Camera-Loves-You here]] and [[https://archiveofourown.org/series/734940 here]].
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3	"How do you recover from an ordeal like on Yamatai? Lara, with Sam's help, is trying to answer this question. Breaching contracts, keeping secrets and starting new explorations will cause more damage than Lara could imagine. Lara/Sam, with complications from a familiar foe." Starting out where the game left off, ''The Camera Loves You'' is a re-imagining of the original 1996 ''VideoGame/TombRaiderI''[='s=] plot, with adjustments made for the different era, a different Lara, and the presence of Sam.
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5	While recovering in a Tokyo hospital, Lara, whose ordeal has catapulted her into sudden fame, is approached by beautiful businesswoman Jaqueline Natla. Natla has an intriguing offer for her: a chance to be lead archaeologist on an expedition to find ''{{Atlantis}}''.
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7	It now has an even larger sequel, ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9328531/1/The-Dreaming The Dreaming]]'', set in Australia and incorporating elements (such as Amanda Evert) from ''VideoGame/TombRaiderLegend'' and ''VideoGame/TombRaiderUnderworld''. ''The Dreaming'', in turn, has brought forth a spinoff {{prequel}}, ''Literature/UnderMySkin'', the story of how ''Dreaming'' original characters Bree and Min met each other. Additionally, author Asynca has indicated she's considering writing a third installment.
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9	!! ''The Camera Loves You'' and ''The Dreaming'' contain examples of:
10	* AndYouThoughtItWasAGame: At the end of ''The Camera Loves You'', Sam takes all the footage she recorded of Lara's adventure and compiles it into an edited film which she releases to the public as a {{Mockumentary}}-style action flick. The public assumes that everything they see in the film was done using stunts and special effects when in reality all of the "action scenes" were very real.
11	%%* {{Atlantis}}: The objective of the Natla expedition, and [[spoiler: her home]]. %%Needs more context
12	* BigBad: Natla, as in the original ''VideoGame/TombRaiderI'' and ''VideoGame/TombRaiderAnniversary''. [[spoiler: She's also this in ''The Dreaming'' (an element taken from ''VideoGame/TombRaiderUnderworld''), where she serves as the [[ManBehindTheMan Woman Behind The Woman]] to Amanda.]]
13	* CameraFiend: Sam with her ever-present video camera.
14	* CanonWelding: Amanda Evert (from ''VideoGame/TombRaiderLegend'') is revealed to be [[spoiler: Larson's daughter - who he'd believed to be dead]].
15	%%* GoodAllAlong: [[spoiler: Larson. Unfortunately, Lara finds this out only after she's already killed him.]]
16	* HugeGuyTinyGirl: A variation: Min and Bree from ''The Dreaming'' are, respectively, Huge Androgynous Girl and Small Girl.
17	* HurtComfortFic: Particularly in the beginning, before gradually morphing into a full-blown ActionAdventure.
18	* LighterAndSofter: Though it does have its share of violence, death and {{Angst}}, it is a great deal softer than the grim, gory, nightmarish ''Tomb Raider (2013)''.
19	* ReallyGetsAround: Sam has, according to Lara, "done absolutely everything" regarding sex. Her constant stream of boyfriends has always been a major source of irritation for Lara.
20	* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: [[spoiler: Natla was one of the rulers of Atlantis, which sank thousands of years ago.]]
21	* ScarsAreForever: Lara has a rather impressive scar on her stomach, courtesy of her [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice fall onto a piece of rebar]] at the beginning of the game. In ''The Dreaming'', [[spoiler: Sam gets a similar one from getting shot.]]
22	%%* StalkerWithACrush: ''Under My Skin'' reveals that Bree's behavior towards Min had heavy shades of this initially. %%Needs more context
23	%%* UnresolvedSexualTension: Between Lara and Sam. As of ''The Dreaming'' also between Lara and Min, though author comment suggests it will never go further than UST. %%Needs more context
24	* WeCanRuleTogether: [[spoiler: In order to properly work, the Scion requires a triumvirate controlling it. Natla intends to have Lara - and later Amanda - join her as one of the rulers of the new age.]]
25	%%* WillTheyOrWontThey: Lara and Sam. [[spoiler: By the end of ''The Camera Loves You'' they will, at the end of ''The Dreaming'' Sam proposes and Lara accepts.]]

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