#ds finrey

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the guy ever

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i maybe had an idea

its like,,, what if Xen was more like the deep sea,,,

anyways look at my boy 🩵🩵

might expand on this in later posts :3

here’s what i have for this au so far:

of course, Xen is really just like,,, the deep sea now,,, i cant really explain it further.

he uses his tail as a way to attract prey like an angler fish :3

uhhhmmmmm

in this au he was kinda taken from Xen for research purposes and put in this big ass tank

this was like,,,, inspired a bit by a diff hlvrai au called augmented reality, and it’s album “operating system” (its really fucking good please go listen to it)

EDIT: i have more stuff! in this au, Tommy was assigned as his “primary caretaker” or handler when he was first brought into Black Mesa.

will add more in future posts probably or here if its like super important

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oh god oh fuck

i was listening to operating system (great album go listen) and something fucking possessed me

obligatory tag ~> @cerereann

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suddenly remembered that i submitted finrey to harmonytre’s benrey fanart form and my excitement shot up

i think im going into cardiac arrest, currently

anyways here’s a finny doodle and a little guy who my partner and i have affectionately dubbed “Brey”

obligatory tag ~> @cerereann

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my bug and my fish…. firends….

i lobe them….

obligatory tag ~> @cerereann

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ITS DONE RAAGH

i feel like i coulda done better but 🤷

NOTE: the colors are not completely accurate bleghhh

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MORE FINREY!!

been a while since i've drawn him!

Total time taken: 7 hours, 29 minutes, 6 seconds

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more hlvrai swap au stuff! I have some journal entries for swap! Forzen abt his backstory with Gordon and I'll post them soon!

obligatory tag ~> @cerereann

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in my house we stand for the flag

text on the flag ^

the art on its own ^

@cerereann <~ obligatory tag! ^^

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more finrey content soon if my fucking PEN doesnt dry out.

(side note? semi-related: HarmonyTRE is letting people submit their benrey designs for fanart and i submitted finrey and aGGHHHH why am i so nervous??? they’re like one of my favorite hlvrai artists rn and its just so cool for me to get an opportunity like this and AGH (also if you’re seeing this hiii harmonytre you’re so cool and aghhh!!!!!!!))

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finrey stuff!!!~

ok so backstory first: being away from xen energy halts development of benrey's species so thats why he and emmet look more humanoid

after the battle he spent years in xen and like,,, matured more so like,,, yeag monstrous lol

if conditions are right, they can develop without the aid of xen magic, adapting to their current environment

this was really just to practice drawing monsters but like,, yeag

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been into poetry lately.

“Oh, Poor thing. Cursed be your existence.

Do you ever dream of the stars?

Maybe even the moon?

Forevermore yearning for the sweet embrace of home.

A luxury lost to time.

And what of your family?

Do you miss them?

They may be closer than you think.

Search, Sweet child, good things to come one day.”

I PROMISE IM WORKING ON THE COMIC RAAAGH

i kinda fucked up with the colors and im not the proudest of the dialogue in it but im commited 💪💪💪

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hi! more stuff about finrey and the deep sea au!!!!!

note before reading this: go read the intro to this au!

the nihilanth is the big bad at the end of the game in this au, not benrey, though benny does end up being antagonistic at points

(quick side note: the nihilanth is probably going to get a complete fuckinv overhaul to make it more menacing and fit in more with the whole theme…. no giant space baby sorz..)

Xen has different “sections” most of it is water but there are air pockets and such, hence why there’s still “land” creatures from Xen (normal peeper puppies, headcrabs etc)

EMMET CALHOUN canon, and literally the only other remaining member of benrey’s species (the rest are dead blehghh). he escaped Xen a few years prior to black mesa capturing benrey. he ended up going undercover as human and actually applying for a security job at BM.

Benrey can still change size, noclip, shapeshift, etc.. BUT NO SWEET VOICE. instead he has the orbs on his tail, he can detach them and they’ll grow back (moreso just pop back into existence but egghghhhh) tehy have yhe same effects, and you can eat them lol :3

benny pulls all the bitches but the main one I’m gonna focus on will probably be evil Powerade (darnrey!) i think their dynamic would be really cute

after his tests, he’s sometimes allowed to roam around the facility, so long as he doesnt cause trouble.

also: the viewing window in his tank is at the top of the tank, the inside is very dark, littered with xen flora and fake rock structures, he has a sort of "den" almost, in a small cave near the bottom of the tank (its a very big tank) there's also an airlock near the window that he (and the scientists) use to get in and out of the tank, but he prefers noclipping through the glass. (this is very damaging esp because the room that the window is connected to doubles as Tommy's office.....)

note: ty to @cerereann for encouraging me to go through with making this shit in the first place muah muah best boyfriend

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finrey for your troubles

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holy shit!

art by @cerereann on the magma board we have!

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god… i have to work on the comic,,,,, but i dont have materials,,,,, ouuuuughhh,,,, save me,,,

why didnt i just do it digitally…