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sodagendered · 4 years

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okay so. this is an evil powerade (darnold x benrey) fic i wrote like. three months ago and i’ve finally decided to stop being a COWARD and actually publish it somewhere. uhh enjoy, ig? i hope i got both characters right, but who really knows lmao.

fic under the cut!

well, this was certainly... a predicament.

it was after the science team had left darnold alone, and he went back to his lab in order to grab a few things he had forgotten. there he found... well, who else but the strange security guard who not only ruined his computer, but downloaded the pyro update on tf2 when darnold told them specifically not to. and here that guard was, sitting at the desk, randomly pressing the keys on the keyboard, as if that would start the device back up. however, they seemed distracted enough; darnold figured he could just walk over to his desk, and...

"oh, hey, what's up," the member of security swirled around when darnold took a step towards them. so much for grabbing what he needed and getting out of here undetected.

"i'm just here t' grab a few of my potions before i head home," darnold explained, making his way behind the desk so he could rummage through it mindlessly.

"neat," the guard nodded and turned back around to work on the computer some more, which darnold couldn't help but chuckle at.

"your friend said your name is... benrey, correct?"

"yeah."

"well, benrey-" darnold paused as he placed some cartons and buckets of his potions on the table, "-i'm not sure what you think you're going to do with that computer. you've completely destroyed it, you see."

"nah, it just needs some gamer fuel and it'll be- i'm gonna fix it riiiiiight up. don't worry about it. i got it aaaaallllll figured out."

"well, good luck with that."

darnold shook his head and smiled. despite how rude benrey was before, they made him... oddly happy, and that brought a familiar glow to his cheeks.

suddenly, darnold had a realization...

"oh! you're forzons ex, aren't you, benrey?"

benrey appeared slightly caught off guard by darnolds question, but remained in his seat.

"uh... yeah, how'd- how do you, uh- know that?"

"well," darnold removed the glove on his left hand, showing benrey the irate gamer themed wedding ring he was wearing, "he and i are married, and before we were even engaged he would talk about you a lot. not ever by name, but... i can certainly understand what he would find appealing in you."

oh, dear... did he really say that last part out loud?

"mhm, yeah," benrey scoffed before letting out a long exhale. they didn't seem phased by darnolds last comment, but he did keep his eyes locked on the ring with an evil intent.

from what darnold could remember, benrey was always a fan of the angry video game nerd, and apparently their claim that the irate gamer was a rip-off of avgn was what caused him and forzon to break up. a rather humorous end to a relationship, darnold felt, and when forzon was relaying this information to him, he had to force himself not to laugh; though a snort or two escaped him at times. he was happy that forzon didn't break up with him over something so seemingly miniscule, however. in fact, forzon was the one who proposed to him, which darnold was surprised by given forzons... nature.

"yoo, your computer's fixed, friend."

darnold was snapped out of his thoughts when benrey said that, and he walked over to the back of the lab with curiosity. benrey turned the screen to him, showing that tf2 was booting up, and darnold took notice to the fact that the pyro update was still downloaded onto it. oh, well, he'd deal with that later; right now he has other matters to address.

"woah, golly- how did you manage to do that? that- that computer was well beyond repair!"

"gave it some gamer fuel, like i told you to do before," benrey smacked his lips in a teasing, yet somehow pleasant manner, "shoulda listened to benrey. maybe then wouldn't have problems."

darnold chuckled and shook his head for what felt like the hundredth time today. benrey seemed to have that kind of affect on people.

he leaned over benrey, placing his hands on the table so he could get a better look at the screen. with this placement, darnolds head was now resting on benreys shoulder, and their hands appeared dangerously close. benrey took very quick notice of this, as to be expected.

"bro, you're so close... we aboutta kiss right now?"

they gave a toothy grin and glanced at darnold out of the corner of their eye, waiting to see his reaction, though it wasn't the one he was used to, which were gordons. instead of an angry outburst, and/or a fit of laughter, darnold barely seemed phased by it at all. all benrey really did was make him blush a little, though it was difficult to tell that was the case. considering darnold was married to forzon, benrey really should've expected this, but they didn't; so they let out a loud, disappointed sigh.

"maaan... not even a little smooch or nothin'? what're you, home of phobic, BUDDY?" they snorted, and in response, darnold placed one of his hands atop of benreys and laced their fingers together.

"if you'd like a smooch, delete the pyro update, and do it right now."

"no!" benrey immediately protested, "i wanna... i play with the pyro poof! you really shouldn't be so- shouldn't be so mean to it. it's not bad."

"well, gee, i guess you won't get any kisses then!"

"ohh nooooooo!"

"delete it, then. please."

with a grumble, benrey reluctantly opened the steam file for tf2 and moved all the corresponding files into the recycle bin. when they were done with that, they pushed away from the desk, spinning around quickly so that they tripped darnold over and caused the mixologist to land in his lap.

"can i get that smooch now, please?" their smile was wide, with their eyes half-lidded, as if this wasn't even that big of a deal (which, to him, it wasn't).

"hmm... fine, i suppose you deserve what was promised to you. i can't have anyone going unsmooched now, can i?"

darnold adjusted himself so that he could be comfortable, and after a minute or two of both him and benrey giggling to themselves, he placed a hand on benreys cheek and made their lips meet.

the kiss lasted a lot longer than darnold expected; he thought it was going to be just a quick peck and it was over with, but that very obviously wasn't what benrey had in mind. in fact, it very quickly turned into a make out session; whenever their lips would part, benrey would quickly connect them again, which darnold wasn't against... it was just something he wasn't entirely used to. forzons kisses were always a mix of passionate and fast, since he was basically always on the move. tommys kisses were gentle, sweet, and often didn't last very long either. so benreys kisses were something darnold would have to get used to.

eventually, though, darnold had to pull away so he could take a breather, and benrey was fine with that. they wanted to get a good look at darnold anyway. their smile was just as wide as before, but had a bit more of a dorky vibe to it now, which darnold found absolutely adorable. he teasingly used his index finger to poke the tip of benreys nose, and they both laughed in response.

"man, that was really, fuckin, uh... epic, awesome sauce moment. wanna, uh- wanna go again? please? can we- can we please go again, bro?" benrey asked once the giggle fit was over with.

"hmm... maybe later, i really ought to get home," darnold responded, tapping his chin in thought, "forzon is probably getting worried. though, knowing him, he-"

"nah, don't, uh- don't worry about forzon, he'll be fiiiiinnnee," benrey interjected, nuzzling his nose in the crook of darnolds neck, "it's comfyyyy heeerrreee... stay with meee..."

after a moment of thinking, darnold wrapped his arms around benreys neck and nodded.

"all right, fine, but if forzon gets angry i'm going to blame it all on you, you little rascal."

"hahaha, ah... that's fair."

#shut the up soda #long post #half life vr but the ai is self aware #hlvrai #benrey x darnold #darnold x benrey #benry x darnold #darnold x benry #evil powerade #benold #darnrey #benrey hlvrai #darnold hlvrai #there's also more than implied forzon/darnold here but that's not what the fic is about so i'm not gonna tag it as that #oh and sodashipping as well #oops lol

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loverdudearchive · 4 years

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On a walk :-)

Don’t repost or use for anything and no kin tags for Tommy pls! Also please click it/open it in a new tab it to see it better I beg you

Reblogs appreciated!

#hlvrai #half life vr but the ai is self aware #tommy coolatta #sodashipping #darnold #um does darnold. have a last name i guess not #sunkist #eddysart #my art #fanart #hlvrai fanart #tommy #coolatta #they r so orange :3 #EDIT: MY BESTIE @49369 JUST ENLIGHTENED ME. DARNOLD'S LAST NAME? ALSO COOLATTA.#ah shit i drew tommy with a wedding ring last time but forgot them this time oh FUCKING WELL #honestly not very proud of this but oh well

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bortmcjorts · 4 years

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[ID: two images of a drawing of darnold from the thighs up, wearing gloves and safety goggles and holding up a test tube, a liquid spilling out of the test tube and floating up. he’s watching the liquid and his tongue is sticking out as he thinks. over the background is written “potion that spills up!” in all caps. tommy is sitting nearby with his elbows on a table and his head resting in his hands. he has a dopey grin and heart eyes as well as hearts around his head, watching darnold. there’s also a paper on the desk in front of tommy with a little doodle of him and darnold as stick figures holding hands. in the first image, the outfits and skin tones are more orange tinted, and the potion and background are a purple-ish blue. in the second image, the colors have been shifted so that the outfits and skin tones are pinker, and the potion and background are bluer. end ID]

what if you made a liquid that spilled upwards would that be fucked up or what.png

#hlvrai #darnold #dr darnold pepper #tommy coolatta #sodashipping #hc that darnold used to wear glasses but glasses + safety goggles are a pain so he switched to contacts #aka i want to draw darnold in glasses at some point lskdjfg #Also hc that darnold tests stuff very dangerously like testing potions on himself or testing his *splashing up potion right over his head*#but like hes always fine or just has funny temporary side effects like oh no now my mouth glows oh well #also sorry this is based on a sketchbook doodle i did yesterday and every doodle of darnold i have to draw a little gay tommy on the side #so i included him #im gay #please post in the tags please post in the tags Please

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banjo-bugs · 3 years

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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Half-Life, HLVRAI - Fandom, Half Life VR But The AI Is Self Aware Rating: General Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Benrey/Gordon Freeman, Tommy Coolatta/Darnold, Tommy Coolatta & Sunkist, Bubby/Dr. Coomer (Half-Life) Characters: Benrey (Half-Life), Gordon Freeman, Tommy Coolatta, Darnold (Half-Life), Sunkist (Half-Life), Bubby (Half-Life), Dr. Coomer (Half-Life), Joshua Freeman, (mention) - Character Additional Tags: Fluff, so much fluff dude, Domestic Fluff, Post-Canon, Not A Game AU, Tooth-Rotting Fluff, this is so soft and so self indulgent, Morning Cuddles, Lazy Mornings, Cuddling & Snuggling, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, (very mild dw!!), Established Relationship, i care them all so much i just want them to be happy, They/Themrey, Dorks in Love, no beta we die like men!!, tommy can say :) out loud, Stargazing Summary:

a super sappy fic about how each couple from the science team spends a morning together a year out of Black Mesa.

#heyyyy I wrote another hlvrai fic :))#hlvrai #half life vr but the ai is self aware #frenrey #sodashipping #hlvrai boomer #bubby #dr coomer #benrey #gordon freeman #tommy coolatta #darnold pepper #fuck I realized too late I put this on the wrong acc oh well

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thewikiplayer · 2 years

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Hey question! Do you have any hlvrai fanfic recommendations? I've been starved of fanfics for so long because I read a bunch of em but I'm too afraid to search the ao3 tags to find more and I didn't know if you've read some that I haven't yet! (I'll trade you good ones I read a long time ago that you probably haven't seen (ill just give them too you if you want, no tradesies))

OH MY GOD YES I HAVE SO MANY!!! i don't know your specific tastes so i'll just put my favorites under the cut (do note, most of my favorites are shockingly long, but i'll sprinkle in a few shorter ones) this is future miles from after i typed out the whole thing: holy hell i am so sorry this is a really long fic rec list and it's not even all of the stuff i wanna add in here HAHAHA

make sure to scroll to the end!! my personal favorite is the very last one :]

play again? is 100k words, and it's set in a "hlvrai is a video game" universe!! basically years after gordon pretty much ditches the game, joshua freeman finds it and ends up making his dad grow like a million more grey hairs. it's mostly a gen fic! catch my footing while i follow yours is 10k words, and it's sodashipping centric!! the coolattas are aliens, and darnold's trying to keep his mixology department afloat, so he goes to have a very important meeting with mr. coolatta to present his latest potion!! i don't think falling in love with tommy was on his list of things to do.... after the storm is 6k words! after the rescas, everyone seems to be moving on just fine, and gordon's scared and confused why the aftermath doesn't seem to be affecting anyone as bad as it's affecting him. passport guardian angel is 118k words, and although it's still unfinished and i prefer finished fics, i liked it so much that i think it's worth the read!! when the science team finds themselves wanted by the us military, they all seek refuge in gordon's family's lake house, but what the military has in store is something far beyond their expectations. i see la vie en rose is 27k words and sodashipping centric! tommy thought that dating as an ancient god was pretty much out of the question; then he meets darnold, who throws that belief far away until he can't even see it anymore. on the back of ouroboros is 46k words. it's a bad end for the hlvrai au gordonradiotv! it's a series about what happens if gordon had died back then? i do suggest you check out gordonradiotv before you read this one though! activating co-op is 16k words! it's a post-canon au for mothra's roleswap au, where gordon somehow navigates his way out of his computer and finds out that benrey isn't really the guy who defeated him back at xen. fun shenanigans ensue, as well as clueless alien romance. mr. reality is 35k words, where tommy replaces benrey as the missing link, or the final boss battle, and it displays just how much the science team cares for their soda-loving friend. simulacrum is 19k words, where post-canon, gordon thinks he's finally free from the game's influence, and lets himself relax, even if for a little bit. turns out, it's a little bit harder to escape something that's made up pretty much your whole world. good things is 8k words, boomer centric, which goes into detail about how coomer met bubby in his tube for the first time, and the aftermath that follows. the heart is hard to translate is 36k words, frenrey centric. one day, benrey shows up at gordon's door and passes out which, understandably, sends the latter into a panic. things get a bit more complicated from there. like father, like son is 33k words, another one about joshua! joshua lives a normal life as a 15 year old, and sure, his dad has a good handful of traumas and fears, but they love each other all the same. things get a bit confusing when he has dreams though, with his only company being a man in a suit. carrot soup is 45k words and frenrey centric! god, this one's one of my favorite frenrey series. gordon and benrey are roommates, and gordon tells tommy that he wants to learn more about sweet voice. things get much more sweet from then on, that's for sure. hot dilfs in your area (not clickbait!!1!) is 15k words, frenrey centric! it's an apartment neighbors au where benrey lives with tommy, and there's a new guy who lives next door! a professor at a university, benrey hears. turns out academics can be cute, too, and he is wholly unprepared for this realization. a starry brush of venetian blue is 19k words and frenrey centric again! after black mesa, joshua suggests that gordon take up art as a profession. joshua wonders sometimes if he could make gordon happy by finding the security guard he keeps drawing. at least you're real to me is 359k words, and GOD, it's probably my favorite hlvrai fanfic series ever. literally no doubt in my mind. reality is a difficult thing for the science team, what with everything that happened in the game; but are they truly safe after the game? it starts off with a long boomer prologue and continues with and a wonderful story plot. it's the best.

#holy shit this is so much #i hope you enjoy :]#hlvrai #half life vr but the ai is self aware #hlvrai fic recs #hlvrai fic #ghost in the void #MILES ANSWERS

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boypussydilf · 2 years

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character game: tell me about darnold hlvrai!

INTERESTING CHOICE THANK YIU

How I feel about this character: i just Like darnold. i think hes cool. i think he’s like, the funniest character concept of all time. guy who’s a mad scientist but is otherwise, like, completely normal pretty much. he likes to box and fly kites and…. Climb ladders??? and play tf2 and make potions. hes awesome. hes my friend

All the people I ship romantically with this character: i like sodashipping who doesnt <3 like I’ve seen it pulled off SO well. 2 kinda weird but also pretty normal middle aged men making a home with each other. also i think darnrey/evil powerade is lots of fun. the TRUE enemies to lovers. i think it should be more popular

My non-romantic OTP for this character: uhh well, for one thing since he mentions boxing Multiple Times i think we should all start cashing in on darnold/coomer friendship. they can be boxing buddies. why does no one talk about this. also i love the idea of darnold and gordon being like… rivals. or even just like. darnold holds a grudge against gordon, gordon absolutely fails to realize how deeply he slighted darnold. except its sort of a friendship in the way all the relationships in hlvrai are

My unpopular opinion about this character: i dont… know… are there Popular Darnold Opinions… im drawing a complete blank. i have a limited cache of darnold thoughts and i dont think any of them woild be Unpopular Opinions. hes just darnold

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: oh dude i have DISCUSSED this. i really wish log’s original planned joke of “darnold takes one step outside his lab and immediately goes THIS IS TOO MUCH” had panned out. it would have been SO much funnier. depressed that it got messed up and didn’t happen.

THERE R MY DARNOLD THOUGHTS. THANK U AGAIN

#basilask #hlvrai

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