Ronin & Lara SFW Art (Patreon)

WARNING: This art contains a spoiler from Dustwalker.

You guys asked for this...and I blame you for making me cry as I looked at this scene and read it again! 😭😭😭😭

LucielArt did a wonderful job capturing this moment between Ronin and Lara. 🥹

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Excerpt from the epilogue of Dustwalker:

Lara’s light breath tickled the sensors on his skin. He took her braid in one hand, absently running his fingertips over its length.

“I never thought I’d have this life,” she said softly.

“Neither did I. It is more than I could have ever hoped.”

She reached up and brushed her fingers over his jaw. “Even after all these years, I haven’t had enough time to love you.”

Her words pierced him; they were too final, too true. He settled a hand on her cheek and ran his thumbs over the fine wrinkles near her eye. Ten thousand years wouldn’t be enough, but this…it was still too soon.

“We’ll have years more, still,” he said.

“Bots always say what they mean,” Lara said, “but that doesn’t make it the truth.”

“Lara, I—”

“Shh.” She placed a finger over his lips. Her smile was warm, though her eyes were tired. “Will you stay with me while I sleep?”

“You know I always do,” he replied.

“And you know I always ask.”