Experience Tumblr Like Never Before
100% canon!
(Also little insect buddy is so cute!)
Inked insect I want you to know that everytime you post I get filled with joy and excitement your art is amazing and real nice to look at. Also everytime I get a notification from The Lambda Archives I also get rlly rlly excited bcuz it's one of the best AUs ever and all you've been doing with it, the symbolism, the entities, everything is real clever and fits so well it's really exciting.
Continue being awesome
AAAHHHH TYYSMM!!! I genuinely cannot express enough how happy I am that people are liking la:ai!! đĽš
Anyways hereâs a sneak peek to the TRUE lambda archives ending
That's such a good shirt though??? I would 100% wear that as a comfy house shirt.
Hold on I gotta go look up various shopping websites...
Going through my folders of old art and i found this doodle of benrey from 2022 that I dont think i ever posted. a shame since I really like how I drew him here.
@inkzectz seems like something you'd like
forzen/tomzen nation can you hear me
Wow, I live about 1-1/2 hours away from Gordon. Also, his clothes are absolutely something I see in the Seattle area and would 100% wear. 10/10. Peak character design.
Statement of : Gordon Martinez Freeman, 30 year old MIT graduate,Regarding a peculiar video game heâd found.
Recorded direct from subject, May 16, 200-
Statement begins.
Pt 1 > here
ABOUT đ
Hello! I am the author of this AU, you can find my main at @inkzectz , for more meta questions about this AU, or for general comments about it, please go there.
What is the AU about?
LA : AI is a crossover AU of sorts, in the simplest way put, itâs TMA but with HLVRAI characters, TMA stuff happens but altered to fit the general HLVRAI narrative, and with my own changes, headcanons, etc. added
I will be updating/editing this post as I progress.
Will it have spoilers?
Yes, not a lot, but vague/mild spoilers about how the world works, plot points, and character.
It is best if youâve seen it but as of writing it right now (early ep 4) there arenât any spoilers. Once I am a little further ahead then you may want to listen to it.
Again the spoilers will be vague and mild at worst, as it progresses I would recommend listening to tma, but itâs sort of like how while half life knowledge is helpful in hlvrai it isnât exactly necessary to enjoy hlvrai bc itâs different enough from it to not really matter (?) I hope that makes sense.
Asks rules
- No telling [ player ] exactly what happens ex : âomg [ player ] when you werenât looking [ npc ] said this very important thing that is supposed to be kept secret for lore reasonsâ
- Please avoid asks like âtell this character theyâre prettyâ while I appreciate the compliment, I am trying to write a story and want to keep things as on topic as possible. Instead tell me on my main if you like the art, Iâll probably reply with a doodle or something, just not on here.
- Less so of a rule but more so of a general statement, I will be avoiding asks that either are too close to what happens or if answering would mean progressing the story too quickly, thereâs a lot I want to happen and I want time to do it all.
- Another one thatâs less of a rule and more of a general thing, if I donât like what you said I wonât be answering.
- I also sometimes just donât know how to answer some things.
- Please be respectful of the ships I choose to include and don't force your own, ship wars and such will not be tolerated.
- Please be respectful of others and do not spoil anything, not everyone has listened to TMA and knows it's themes.
I will not be answering everything, I cannot always get to every message so please be respectful of that.
Select character
Character abouts! [ Will be updating as I continue to work on the story ]
[ select ] > Mr. Freeman
> Gordon Martinez âMartiniâ Freeman
30 y.o . 6â0 . 230lb . Romani / Puertorican . male [ he/him ] . bisexual
> Lives in Seattle, MIT graduate, left Black Mesa, works as a librarian IRL but also makes money via streaming video games occasionally, in real time it is 2018.
[ PLAYER ]
> Believes in the paranormal out of fear but tries to rationalize out of denial, he will never admit something is supernatural and will jump through hoops to rationalize even if deep down he does believe.
> Has a son named Joshua Medrano Freeman, who is 6 years old, Gordon and his old partner met in college but split up before Joshua was born, they remain civil but are nothing more to each other than Joshuaâs other parent.
> Gordon rents an apartment with 3 rooms, his own room, Joshuaâs room, and a third that used to be a guest room but he has so little visitors heâs just chosen to revamp it into a gaming room.
> Gordon works primarily in a library for now as heâs looking for a better job.
> Gordon often wears hoodies, sweaters, t-shirts, crew necks, and any general outfit one would wear at home, long curly hair that is beginning to grey due to stress, unkempt goatee, and almost always wears green tinted glasses [ he doesnât need glasses he just thinks theyâre cool ]
> His hair is usually pulled back in a ponytail but can also be found in a bun or just down.
< [ select ] > Mr. Coolatta
> Thomas âTommyâ Coolatta, primary researcher, and technical head of the institute.
39 y.o . 6â7 . 190lb . Chinese/filipino . Male [ he/him ] . ???
> His father owns the Lambda institute and he grew up in it, he officially started working in the archives when he was 24, and of all the employees in the entire institute he has worked there the longest.
[ NPC ]
> No one knows who his father really is, Tommy being the only one whoâs ever actually seen / spoken to him, his father is the real head of the institute but gives most his orders through Tommy, so Tommy is also technically the head as well.
> Not much is actually known about him, besides his father he doesnât appear to have any other family, nor does he ever speak of his personal life much.
> Tommy primarily works as an archival assistant, specifically in research, he is the one who will verify details regarding statements or do further investigations into aspects of the statements.
> Tommy is quite the colorful character, often wearing colorful clothing and accessories, he seems to think doing so brings some cheer into an otherwise boring environment, he often wears patterned polo shirts, cheap company bracelets, pins, lanyards, pant chains, but is never without his signature multicolor propeller hat.
I drew Gordan Freeman From Half Life 1/HLVRAI
Cause I just finished it and Jesus it made me cry, Aughhhhh
I uh hope yâall like lol.
NO FREAKING WAY WE ACTUALLY GOT HL2VRAI NEWS!!!
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In my opinion this is one of Benrey's most underappreciated bits. I just HAD to draw it.
HLVR:AI lil something, haven't done fanart for this in a while lol.
Our fav lil fellas.
*benrey voice* wait bro donât shoot me yet you didnât rate my fit dude my fit what the h