12 Bookmarks by Ambrotype
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He’s not consciously aware of when, exactly, he starts tucking away cigarettes for Barney.
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12 Sep 2021
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contemplative fic... ough! it is all good. the scenario! the way it is presented to the viewer! the characters! I love how gordon and barney are depicted here
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06 Jul 2021
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oh! a nice little snippet of precinct 41's c-wing from judit's POV. the full sprinting 😭! so good
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They destroy the triptych, and the pieces of Gordon Freeman scatter.
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27 May 2021
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An interesting and thoughtful take on things. i liked the tumblr post big time and im glad its also consumable on the archive of our own™
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“Barney!” Gordon says. “It’s me! Gordon! From Black Mesa!”
Barney’s mouth is a hard line as he casts his eyes sideways. When he speaks, his voice is soft and bitter as black coffee from the old breakroom. “Where’ve you been, Gordon?”
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11 Jan 2021
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oh? You want to read no-longer-requited freehoun? well! well here you go!!!
always love reading interesting angles on these guys
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Barney likes conspiracy theories and the paranormal. The new guy in Anomalous Materials is just as anomalous as the materials he's handling. By god, he is going to get to the bottom of this.
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11 Dec 2020
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cant believe i forgot to bookmark "is the new guy in anmat a cryptid or do i just need a better hobby: a barney calhoun story". i love this fic
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For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky by That Hoopy Frood (That_Hoopy_Frood)
Fandoms: Half-Life
30 Nov 2020
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"We're all in the gutter; but some of us are looking at the stars." -- Oscar Wilde
In which Gordon Freeman restores something long lost, and Alyx Vance returns the favor...
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09 Dec 2020
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alyx and gordon sittin in da rain being sweet
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There are no stars left. Maybe you should have let him sleep.
Barney Calhoun character study set during the events of Half-Life 2, and the last days of his life as a Metrocop. A sort of follow-up to BLACK COFFEE.
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- Part 2 of Subsistence Dreaming
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22 Oct 2020
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A SEQUEL TO BLACK COFFEE! AND IT IS TWICE AS LONG??? WOWS
Black Coffee was how Calhoun had a bad time in the past, was having a bad time currently in Black Mesa, and because we know that HL2 is right around the corner: you know he will have a bad time in the future.
And this! This is him having that bad time. A well crafted and immersive chunk of writing, for better or for worse-- I mean, don't expect yourself to be in a particularly chummy mood afterwards. There is no sunshine, and the butterflies have been extinct for twenty years.
Damn. Really knocks you on the ass if you're there for it. Fine work.
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Life under the Combine is hard enough without the anniversary of the day everything went to hell coming up. Now the vortigaunts are preaching the second coming but how do you prepare for a savior you thought dead? How do you let yourself hope after almost 20 years?
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Alyx has grown up under a fascist alien regime and will do what she needs to take care of her family. Hope and happy endings are a dream from a different world. Even if it means putting herself last.
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02 Oct 2020
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bruh. we got some classy pre-half life 2 interactions between alyx vance and the rest of the gang, here. some proper good musings
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You shouldn't blurt your deepest wishes in the dark; something unsavory may hear. One-shot.
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29 Aug 2020
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nice alyx vance oneshot that follows along the hl:a beats
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Gordon does some after hours data analysis and comes to some dismaying conclusions. Barney rescues Gordon from research associate hell with sympathy and soda.
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It is Dr. Gordon Freeman’s first week of employment at Black Mesa. Between the pompous scientists and daunting multi-million dollar projects, a pang of loneliness rattles in his chest. But it’s nothing that a healthy dose of nostalgia can’t fix, involving a certain old college professor…
(Written for Lambda Core: A Half-Life Charity Zine)Bookmarked by Ambrotype
14 Jun 2020
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this owns bones and should be required reading for anyone lookin at half life fic
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Gordon Freeman takes a day off work to attend an appointment outside Black Mesa. He navigates everyday situations while trying not to seem like a dumb, tardy mute to everyone.
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From the dawning look of understanding and sympathy on her face, Gordon was once again affirmed that it was instantly, readily accepted that it was a physical disability preventing him from speaking. That he was a normal guy despite not talking. That he didn't have a humiliating mental lock that had persisted since childhood.
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- Part 1 of Gordon Freeman
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10 Jun 2020
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black mesa era gordon freeman goes to therapy™
a very good fic portraying a struggle in a way that doesn't come across as suffering-for-the-sake-of-suffering or everything-works-out-perfectly. there is a goal, it is not achieved, but that's okay. refreshing nuance