Why Sam Nishimura Being Sidelined is Such a Big Deal for Lara Croft

I woke up to a frantic ask on my Tumblr this morning about how I feel about Sam Nishimura not being in Rise of the Tomb Raider, which is the much-anticipated sequel to the Tomb Raider franchise reboot, Survivor. Sam was the best friend (and, according to my interpretation, love interest) of Lara Croft in Survivor, and there is a buzzing community who call themselves ‘S.S. Endurance’ on Tumblr who draw tonnes of fanart and write tonnes fanfic about the pairing.

After Sam’s unceremonious and rather sudden exit in the comics, there’s been a lot of speculation recently about whether or not Sam would be in the new game, and if she was in the new game, in what capacity she’d be part of the story. I was initially concerned when I didn’t find Arden Cho (Same’s voice actress) credited on the game’s page on IMDB, and when I tweeted one of the main writers, I got a response that worried me. Nevertheless, I remained hopeful we’d be in for a plot twist or other exciting surprise the devs were trying to hide from us.

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Art Commission – Tangled/Under My Skin

It’s no secret that I loved  Disney’s Tangled, so what better way to celebrate finally finishing and publishing my first full novel than with commissioning Afterlaugh(ter)s to do a crossover with my characters as Flynn and Rapunzel, in that scene where Rapunzel has overcome her fears and achieved something she’s always wanted?

It’s a scene I can imagine Min painting to cheer Bree up.

Afterlaugh(ter)s did a great job on it, and you can check out the picture here!