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drew this for cringetober day 2 (prompt was animal ears)

i do not,,, regret it, per se, but god did i felt the intended cringe

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drawing,,, catboy benny,,, unsure whether feeling a good, feeling a gr8 cool oor feeling like a big looser,, cringeman momence idk idk

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he wants to be invited to YOUR birthday party gordon!

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Took these photos straight from my phone but ERM if you know you know 😬

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good evening bideo game fans

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hello hlvrai community 

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@ardate

Oh ho ho :) Gordon Angst Request? I will gladly do that-

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Gordon is fine. He’s used to handling a lot of stress, this is nothing.

It starts with a dinner party. Gordon invites all of the Science Team, including Tommy’s father and Sunkist, over to his apartment for a fancy dinner to celebrate a year out of Black Mesa. Which requires organizing, of course. He learns how to make a good lasagna from scratch, he plans to cook it hours in advance- it’s going okay.

Then his oven breaks the day of the party. No problem- Gordon gets Bubby’s help to cook it and of course he’s stressed over the possibility of Bubby burning it but he doesn’t have a choice.

Gordon has his suit sent to the dryers to get it pressed. It’s going to look amazing on him and Gordon can’t wait to show it off. He trips and rips it when he’s bringing it home.

This is fine. Gordon has a backup suit that doesn’t look quite as good or fit him as well but it... It works.

Gordon has just enough plates for everyone but last minute, Darnold and Forzen want to join. Gordon doesn’t have the heart to turn them away so he has to run to the store to buy some more- he doesn’t want to give them plastic plates when everyone else has fancy ones. It’s fine, Gordon has a solution, it’s fine.

Gordon’s been having nightmares lately. He thought he was getting over them but apparently not- which is fine. Nightmares bounce back all the time, it’s not unheard of. Even if they’re starting to shake him and Gordon wakes up in a cold sweat, it’s nothing he hasn’t gone through before.

Gordon gets into a fight with Benrey. A stupid, petty, small fight that ends with Benrey storming out. Gordon doesn’t even know why he’s mad but his arms shake and his eyes sting but Gordon sucks it up because he has a dinner party in eight hours and he has work to do.

All of that was fine- 100% fine. Gordon took all of it in like a champ and through all the stress, he found solutions. Benrey would come back and they could kiss and make up. Gordon could do this- he could do this.

Gordon starts setting up the table when he stubs his toe on one of the legs of the chairs. The plate in his hand drops and shatters on the floor.

Gordon stares down at the broken shards and something in him snaps.

Fat tears roll down his face as Gordon drops to his knees. An ugly sob overtakes him and all attempts to stop crying fail. It just gets worse, a choked noise leaving him and all Gordon feels is pathetic.

He can’t even handle one dinner party. He can’t even control his emotions. Everyone’s going to walk through that door and see what a miserable failure he is and they’ll leave. He can’t do this- he can’t do this- he can’t do this-

“Uh. Gordon?”

...Fuck, he forgot Bubby was here. God, can this get any worse?

“I’m fine.” Gordon chokes out. He pulls up his shirt enough to use it to wipe his tears away. It helps but they keep on coming. He can feel Bubby’s gaze burning into him, watching, judging, knowing-

“No you’re fucking not.” Bubby tells him flatly. “Jesus fucking Christ, you’re having a mental breakdown over a plate.”

The plate. Gordon’s body starts shaking against his will. “I- I don’t have a backup- oh god someone’s going to get a plastic plate and it’s going to look so out of place I- fuck.”

“Nobody cares about a plate, Gordon. Eat off the table for all I care.”

“It’s- it’s not just-!” Gordon fumbles for his words but his words get breathy. “It’s not just about a fucking plate, Bubby!” It’s more of a shout that he would like but Gordon’s getting lightheaded and he can’t stop shaking. “I can’t- I can’t do this- I can’t do anything!”

Gordon wheezes for a breath but he’s failing to get one. A shadow looms over him and when Bubby speaks again, it catches him off guard.

“Can you stand?” It’s soft. Careful. Gordon wouldn’t believe it was coming from Bubby if he hadn’t been hearing it himself.

Gordon shakes his head. He doesn’t think he can, not on his own.

“I can help you to the couch. Come on.” Bubby offers a hand. Gordon hesitates but he ends up taking it. Bubby guides him to the living room and as soon as he sits down, Bubby gets him a glass of water before settling beside him.

Gordon gulps it down greedily, gasping when he’s finished. It’s all there is to hear at first, Gordon’s breathing. But Bubby finally speaks up once Gordon feels a little more grounded.

“What’s actually going on?” Bubby raises an eyebrow at him. “Spill.”

“I don’t know.” Gordon says honestly. Bubby still gives a skeptical look but Gordon shakes his head. “I mean it, I- I don’t know what happened. I just had all this pressure in my chest and I just... Spilled it out all at once.”

“What kind of pressure?”

“I don’t- just, everything went wrong? And- and I was trying so hard to handle it but it just kept falling apart.” Gordon buries his face in his hands. “I just wanted to do something nice for everyone. And I keep- I keep dreaming of Black Mesa lately so I wanted to laugh at off and celebrate getting out of that hellhole. I got so riled up that I- I just snapped at Benrey for the stupidest thing and I don’t know what to do anymore. Am I just- just ruining everything I touch?”

“You kidding?” Bubby scoffs. He quickly drops it when Gordon averts his gaze and hesitantly puts an arm around him. It’s almost a hug. “Look, all of that sucks, but they’re all temporary. You’re not. You’re gonna pull through this.”

“But- but the plate.”

“Fuck the plate! Just ask everyone to bring their own- none of them are going to care. Stop focusing on one tiny bump and take a step back. All of this can be solved if you just opened your damn mouth and asked for help.” Bubby stifles a laugh. “I can’t believe I’m saying this of all people but it’s not nearly as hard as you think. You’re the only one holding yourself back.”

Gordon laughs. He doesn’t know why. “You uh- you must think I’m pathetic, huh?”

Bubby’s face twists. “Fuck no. Gordon, I had a mental breakdown over fucking ice cream flavors once, I can’t judge you. And I won’t judge you because I care about you, dumbass. You had some bad luck- big fuckin’ whoop. Power through it and have a good time when it’s over.”

Gordon knows he shouldn’t focus on the first part but he can’t help it. “Ice cream?”

Bubby grimaces. “Not my proudest moment. It was in public too- thank god it was the same week Tommy learned how to freeze time like his dad or it would’ve been a hell of a lot more embarrassing.”

Bubby shakes himself and continues. “Point is, your friends aren’t going to judge you. They’re here to have a good time, you think they care about decorations? They’ll comment on it if it’s good but otherwise, they don’t care. You’re Gordon Martinis Freeman and other than food, the main reason they’re coming is for you.”

Bubby stands up, once again offering a hand. He gives Gordon a grin. “Now, ready to kick this dinner party’s ass?”

Gordon swallows but takes his hand anyways. “Yeah, I think I am... Thanks, Bubby.”

“Eh, it was nothing. Couldn’t just leave you crying on the floor. Not fuckin’ heartless.”

“Still. I’m lucky to have you.”

For a moment, Bubby seemed surprised by the statement before he grinned wildly. Gordon smiled back.

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I really want to write more Bubby and Gordon friendship so here you go!

Thank you for the idea!! I hope you enjoyyyy!

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been talkin to @bonkatomicbitch and @svnstained about a she ra au and it kind of. owns my brain now. Tommy is Glimmer, Gordon is Adora, and Benrey is Catra. There’s so much more but this is all I have plz enjoy

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hello hlvrai fandom view my swap gordon

rbs > likes

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hey.

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bubby

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yo wtf hatsune feetman real??? wtf bro

i would like to apologise beforehand. please don't cancel me

i am so sorry, but no, but yes, if i was, no im not, yes you are , am i gay for gordon?

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(sorry for reup my internet is so annoying -__-)  i had the MOST fun drawing this

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anyways I can't draw this thing consistently and I think I'm about to implode ✨

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THEY PUT ME BACK IN MY TUBE GORDON

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Villain swap au!

My sister @yellow-py and I came up with this idea for an HLVRAI au. It’s more or less like “alignment swap au” where the science team become the villains and vise versa (Gordon stays the same). Some of them keep their canon personalities but just switch “sides”(like Bubby and Benrey) while others act completely differently. (like Tommy and Darnold). it’s mostly just to make it a bit more fun!

We’ll do a part 2 soon going a bit more in-depth about the characters and how the story goes. Just thought it was a fun concept!