#Mel Portal kin

[dear-fictionkin]

For tagging purposes: the source is "Portal Stories: Mel", and "Portal"/"Portal 2" for the postscript. Please tag Chell for that, too, if possible. Tag as kin. Thanks!

Dear Mel,

You know, I really wanted to write something like this, but sitting down for it and writing it out, it just feels really awkward and kind of stupid. I felt like I had a lot to tell you, but I don't really think this sentimentality letter that could go unread, is the best place to give you a recap on everything I remember that did and didn't happen at Aperture since you left. You're probably more or less up to speed, anyway.

So... I hope you've been well. I hope whatever part of the world was waiting for you on the surface treated you kindly, and I hope that you didn't have a hard time adjusting. I hope you're okay, wherever you are now. Keep yourself safe.

See you later, Mel.

Virgil

PS: And, to the test subject that She let go: we never met, but I hope you're alright out there, too.

[postage date: August 18, 2023]

[council--board]

[KIN] [catified] Virgil from Portal Stories: Mel stimboard

Requested by: no one! this is for my own benefit

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[lovedtogekiss]

valve kins and fictives server

https://discord.gg/bNqmGvjpNw

There's Even DOTA 2™️

doubles/endos/factives friendly. if you bring discourse into my server im stomping you to death with my hooves

if you kin from spinoffs (eg hlvrai, portal stories mel), youre welcome here too

[fictionkinfessions]

playing the new portal mod.

i should've known this would've made me miss aperture during its better days.

stirling talks about how i'm hired and... it's hard to not smile, at least a little.

he wasn't someone i knew. i knew a different janitor, one who later became a different core. but he feels like my son nigel. he's mentioned my creation, aegis. he's spoken of my daughter, chell. i miss them. i miss them all. the people, the creations, the things that were beautiful and lovely and so human.

(is that part of what i missed? the humanity?)

i haven't yet seen any of my dens. since i'm quite far into it, i'm beginning to doubt there are any for me.

(perhaps they forgot me. my dens were in portal stories: mel and in aperture tag... perhaps that's why stirling feels less familiar? perhaps... i don't know.)

anyways. i hope the rest of the aperture folks are happy. if anyone kins from this new mod, i welcome you to the aperture family, and i wish you much more fun on the surface.

-d. rattmann  [#⏳🍂🐀]

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[heavens--kin]

🌟 • hi there! this is a kin blog, if it wasn’t already obvious. this is where I talk abour my kins mainly

🥀 • you can call me either Nines or Kaizen. I go by he/Him

🌟 • this is where I reblog anything that I make or that I requested from someone else

🥀 • I am a minor, I encourage that NSFW accounts don’t interact with me

🌟 • I run @council--board and @ultrastim. my main account is @paintedcomputer

my kin list, here you go

FANDOM KINS

🧶 -> Wilson -> Entropy Zero 2 🍒 -> Mangle -> FNAF 💫 -> Funtime Foxy -> FNAF 🌠 -> Benrey -> HLVRAI 🌹 -> V -> Murder Drones ✨ -> GLaDOS -> Portal 🍁 -> Virgil -> Portal Stories: Mel 🌊 -> Five Pebbles -> Rain World 🥀 -> Artificer -> Rain World 🎤 -> The Narrator - The Stanley Parable 🌟 -> Gabriel -> ULTRAKILL 🩸 -> v2 -> ULTRAKILL 🍂 -> Fallen Leaves -> Warrior Cats 🍃 -> Jayfeather -> Warrior Cats

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ANIMAL KIN

🌼 -> Black Cat

[stxrwalker]

Portal kin server

https://discord.gg/83naahm

doubles allowed, unless specified otherwise in the intro form! 

Edit: sorry very inactive. I personally don’t use it so if anyone wants to revamp it you can ask

[legofemme]

Uuhhhuhuuyuyyygyy Take another one

[maddiefriendlovesbilly]

Hey y’all! In honor of pride I’m going to be opening up requests! Send me an ask with the info below and I’ll make you a pride icon! “Obscure,” MOGAI, pocket, and kin identities are welcome!

All icons will be busts or faces! Bodies are hard and I’m not being payed sorry :’)

Info:

Fandom (list of fandoms I’ll do below)

Character of choice

Pride flag/identity you want

Any specific details you’d like (i.e. any Headcannons or outfit requests etc. I take poc headcannons as well as fat and disabled headcannons!)

Fandoms:

VenturianTale

Creepypasta

Marble Hornets

Half-Life

Portal (Portal Stories: Mel included! I can also draw humanized versions of the bots, just let me know!)

DSMP (but these may be lower quality as I haven’t drawn them much. I’ll practice though! Also tell me if you want their original look or their updated look :D)

Hlvrai

I may have forgotten a fandom or two so just send me an ask if you’d like a character from a fandom not on this list and I’ll tell you whether or not I’ll do it!

I will not be doing shading for these, but if you want me to do a lineless piece I can do that! Also they will be colored!

Icons are free to use, however please credit me if you do!

Examples of my work below the cut :)

[portalkincalls]

This is honestly a shot in the dark but I figured it's worth a try. I'm kin with the Rainbow Core from PSM and I'm open to talking with anyone but especially Virgil. I miss him lots. I really don't remember much and I'm hoping talking to people will bring back more mems for me. I'm fine with interacting with anyone as long as you're okay interacting with a minor. Like/rb this and I'll contact you

!!!!

[imagineyourfo]

joining the portal squad - virgil from portal stories mel and space core are my platonic f/os!! :-D

!!!!!! anon. anon my friend i kin space core and you have my blessing

[fictionkinfessional]

oh? there are other Portal kins? i saw a Virgil from Portal Stories: Mel earlier, don’t give up hope! i’m sure you’ll find her soon! ~Wheatley(swapped with chell au)

[wheat-angel]

Introduction!

Hiya! My name is Rylan, (She/Her, They/Them, and Glitch/Glitchself), 21, and I don't have a self insert. It's just fully me... Most of the time.

Note! I don't bite if you ship yourself with anyone below, Platonic or Romantic F/Os, in fact, quite the opposite! However, if you don't like seeing me gush about any F/Os you ship yourself with, feel free to blacklist the appropriate tag, or even block me if need be. I won't be mad.

Also, if these characters are on your kin list or anything else, you are more than welcome to interact if you are comfortable to! ^^ However proshippers will not be tolerated on the blog. I selfship when they are y'know. Not children. (Thus why the old F/O tags have some teenagers that don't canonically have older versions, because they were around my age when I self shipped with them.)

My tags and list of F/Os are as follows.

Romantic F/Os:

*MAIN/Husband* Wheatley (Portal 2 humanization) - To the moon and back

*Currently Hyperfixating on* Pico (Friday Night Funkin') - Currently figuring out a tag

*Currently Hyperfixating on* Billy Kid (Zenless Zone Zero) - Currently figuring out a tag

*Currently Hyperfixating on* Shard the Metal/Mecha Sonic - (Archie Sonic Comics) - Currently figuring out a tag

Spinel (Steven Universe: The Movie/ Steven Universe Future) - Cartoonishly in love with you

Pomni (The Amazing Digital Circus) - Currently figuring out a tag

Schezo (Puyo Puyo Tetris) - More than a desire

Chai (Hi-Fi Rush) - Let's sing a duet

Rocky (Lackadaisy) - A firework in my heart

Aether (Genshin Impact) - Wishing for your hand

Phoenix Wright (Ace Attorney) - No objection my dear

Narrator (The Stanley Parable) - Writing our love story

(Movie timeskip!) Rise!Donatello (Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) - Softie only for a spark

(End of season 4!) 2012!Donatello (Nickelodeon's 2k12 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) - My sweet little spark

(Strikers timeskip!) Joker/Ren/Akira (Persona 5/Persona 5 Royal) - You are my treasure

Platonic F/Os:

Aizawa (My/Boku No Hero Academia) - Purring for black coffee [Dad figure]

Max (Camp Camp) - Camping out for trouble [Little brother]

Spacey, Rick, Craig, Virgil, Jade, Chell, and/or Mel (Portal 2/Portal Stories: Mel) - Core of the family [Family]

2012!Leo, Raph, and/or Mikey (Nickelodeon's 2k12 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) - The Hamato fam [Family]

Rise!Raph, Leo, and/or Mikey (Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) - The Tomato Clan [Family]

Old F/Os (and their tags if applicable:)

Hop (Pokémon Shield) - Hero of the Sword [Little Brother]

Leon (Pokémon Sword and Shield) - Lost in your eyes

Miles Morales (Into the Spiderverse) - Web strings of fate

Hitoshi Shinsou (My Hero Academia/ Boku no Hero Academia) - Tired hero's kitty kisses

Iida Tenya (My Hero Academia/ Boku no Hero Academia) - Running into your arms

Edward Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist)

[council--board]

“ hey! the floor’s getting quite cold here! “

[KIN]

Virgil from PORTAL: Stories Mel stimboard

Requested by: no one!

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[goodnightprincesspeach]

-mel aesthetic-

[fictionkinfessions]

Dhkdhdkd seeing all the portal kin brought back an ages dead shift, but god I miss all the robots of aperture! Y’all were my family! As much as I wish mel would have stayed... chell, Virgil, aegis, Glados, Wheatley, I love all y’all! -Sam (noncanon test subject)

[faebelina]

Strength and Will (part 2)

Faeb blinked at the intense light on the other side of the portal. As her eyes adjusted she could see a gorgeous blue sky. A falcon flew past her vision and the scent of pines filled her nose. Faeb had heard stories from the soldiers who fought the Lich King, but had never set foot on Northrend herself. She took a moment to appreciate the beauty of it. There was something calming about the Grizzly Hills, something in the air that cleared her thoughts.

It was colder, too. The wind bit at her cheeks as Mel pointed to a mountain path not far from the portal they exited.

“I have been here only once,” she began. “The last time I visited was under...very different circumstances. I am taking you to Ursoc’s Den.”

Faeb’s mouth parted a little. The den of an Eternal. She didn’t know if she should be flattered or embarrassed that Meldris had gone to such lengths to teach her a lesson. She walked and listened as her teacher continued.

“When the Legion descended upon the world the first time, Ursoc and his brother did not hesitate to defend it. They fought with courage until the very end.”

Faeb noticed her eyes glazed over and wondered if Meldris was lost in thought, remembering their fall.

“They did not question their conviction or their strength. They gave what they had--all that they had. You question yourself, thero’shan. You question why you have your gifts, why you got them so late in life, and why it falls to you to fight alongside your kin when others cannot or do not. You question your ability in combat and your role in this world. You question why I chose the mark of battle that sits upon your face.”

Faeb had always wondered what Mel saw in her vision during her ceremony. What had she seen that had led her to give Faeb markings that she and others felt did not fit her? When she looked in the mirror she did not see the warrior her markings claimed her to be. She saw a lost soul with no direction.

With each step the two elves climbed higher and higher up the path. As they rounded a bend they could see a large form jutting out from the rocks. Drawing closer, Faeb could make out the hewn, stone face of a bear. It was tall and stark against the bright sky. The path would lead them right through its jaws.

A shiver crept down her spine.

When they reached its mouth, a grizzly figure approached them. One of the many denizens that had taken residence in Ursoc’s home.

“Kneel and do not look it in the eyes,” Meldris whispered to her student.

Faeb knelt and listened as the creature approached and huffed upon seeing their gesture. For a long while she sat tense as the animal decided what to do with them. At last it turned its back to them, welcoming it into its home. The two followed it through the belly of the hewn beast until they came to a clearing surrounded by jutting rocks. There were many other bears in the den, but none of them druids. These animals are drawn to the power of this place, Faeb thought.

Meldris guided her past them until they reached the furthest rocks in the clearing. Putting her hand up to the cold stone, she wiped away years of dust and small debris. In the rock was an indention, roughly the same shape as the Claw Stone.

Meldris pulled the stone from her pouch, “This stone will let you witness Ursoc’s final moments. You will not only see them, but you will feel them. You will feel his pain, his anger, his courage. It will not be pleasant.”

Faeb looked from the stone to her teacher. She was terrified. What would it feel like to be inside the mind of a Wild God? To feel their power? She reached her hand out tentatively.

“I will not force you to do this. You can refuse,” Mel reminded her.

Faeb’s hand recoiled. She took in a breath. As she closed her eyes to contemplate her decision her mind wandered to the Grove. To her friends, the dryads, and the faerie dragons. To the forests of Ashenvale where she grew up. She thought of her parents. She saw in her mind the shop where her mother and father sold herbs and flowers, a vision of their peaceful life. All of this, she thought, will be lost if the Legion can’t be stopped.

Meldris had led her this far. She had been assigned to Faeb by the council. Faeb trusted them and she trusted her mentor. She reached out her hand once again.

The stone flickered and hummed as Faeb took it in her grasp, which frightened her more. She buried the feeling and slowly placed the stone into the wall. As it clicked into place Faeb felt her mind being ripped from her body. The pain made her wince. She tried to struggle free of it but her consciousness felt as if it were falling down a long shaft with nothing to hold on to. She could only endure it now.

Her head throbbed as she opened her eyes. She did not recognize her hands. Looking down she gasped as her slender fingers were replaced by large paws, sharp claws piercing the earth. Her arms were strong like ancient trees, her fangs felt heavy and foreign in her mouth. Her body began to move. She whimpered but no sound came from her jaws.

They were not her jaws. They were his.

She was simply a spirit in his body, a passenger in his memory. His nose sniffed the air. The air was filled with stinging fel smoke but he could still pick up the scent of an enemy. Ursoc turned to his brother, trailing behind him.

“They are here, Ursol. I sense them.”

Ursol raised his head to the wind and took in the scent. His nostrils flared as he assessed his surroundings. “There are many, brother.”

She remembered the stories of Ursoc. How inseparable he and Ursol were. How they fought side by side always. She could feel this, in his bones, in his posture, in his gaze. He was determined to let nothing happen to his brother.

Faeb could barely make out the trees of the forest through his eyes. There was so much fel taint in the air. The two great bears stood back to back as demons emerged from the mist. She felt Ursoc’s hairs bristle as a two doomguards approached them from either side. There was no hesitation as he lunged forward. The abrupt motion made Faeb’s feel sick.

His titansteel claws clashed with one of the doomguard’s iron fists. They wrestled with one another until the demon broke free. It snarled and laughed at the two Wild Gods. Ursol was locked in combat with the second enemy but Ursoc’s attention was drawn to the demon in front of him, channeling a shadowy spell at his brother.

As the curse left its fingers Ursoc moved between the spell and his Ursol, taking the burning, dark flame in his side. It hurt, and Faeb could feel her side burning, too. His fur was singed...the wound had been cauterized instantly. It did not deter him, though. Instead, he reared up on his hind legs and sent a strong arm sailing through the air. His sharp claws buried themselves in the demon’s chest. It howled in pain as Ursoc hurtled it against a tree. Its lifeless body thudded to the ground.

The second demon was stronger. It would take both of the Eternals to end it. Like a fierce dance the two bears weaved around the demon, slashing and mauling the creature. In a fit of rage the doomguard summoned a cloud of darkness, enveloping the clearing where they fought.

The darkness was thick like water. Faeb could feel his muscles struggling against it. He thrashed wildly and bit the air trying to find the demon. He could not sense it, nor could he sense his brother. Fear did not overtake him. He knew his brother was there, he knew that he would find the demon in the black.

Just then a ball of flame hurtled from above. Then another, and another. A fel fire storm rained upon him, cutting through the darkness. Ursoc dodged and spun to avoid the flames, but they overwhelmed him. One struck his back like the force of a thousand blows. He reeled in pain. Faeb screamed.

It only served to make him angry. He roared into the fiery abyss and swung a vicious paw. It connected with the demon's wing. He had found it!

Pulling it to the ground, he pinned it with his massive weight. The demon writhed and spat as Ursoc turned the creature over, ripping a wing from its back. He roared again as he ripped the second wing from it. Done with his prey, he smashed its skull into the dirt. 

The darkness dissipated.

Ursoc sniffed the air again. He turned in every direction. Where is Ursol? Faeb could hear his thoughts. She could feel the pain in his heart as he searched for his brother’s scent. She could feel the determination fill his lungs as he ran into the woods to find him.

Tree after tree passed as Ursoc bounded through the burning forest. The wounds he had were great and with each passing moment they sapped his strength. Still he searched for Ursol. He noticed a dark figure running alongside him. Then a second. There are more, he sensed.

Felstalkers were closing in on him, like a pack of wolves taking down a larger beast. As he ran he swiped at one, sending it flying through the flames. Another jumped on his back, biting his wound. He rolled and crushed it beneath him. Realizing they would only continue to follow him, he turned to face them. Faeb could hardly take more. It hurt too much, but she knew how his tale ended. It was almost over.

Ursoc planted his feet in the earth. As strong and intimidating as a mountain. He pushed with his legs, barreling through the pack. He bashed his skull against their bodies. For every demon he struck down, two more appeared from between the trees. Faeb felt it in that moment. The very moment he knew he would not survive. And in that moment she felt him swell with courage. Courage and anger. There was not an ounce of fear in his body. He would take as many demons down as he could. He would give everything for Azeroth. Wherever Ursol was, his heart was with him. He knew his brother would not fall without a fight.

It was then he reared up to the sky. His roar shook the trees. As the demons closed in he lashed out with his jaws, biting one in half. Faeb could feel its burning blood in her mouth as Ursoc did. Two more latched on to the fur of his neck. He shook his head but still they held. Three more climbed on to his back. He thrashed wildly but more and more came.

Faeb felt them tearing at him as his muscles became weary. His body slumped to the ground. Stop! Stop! Stop! Faeb soundlessly screamed at the demons. It hurts, stop! 

His eyes began to close as the demons finished him. The vision became cracked and blurry as her consciousness lifted from his body. Up that ethereal tunnel it climbed until Faeb felt herself in her own skin.

She was cradled in her teacher’s arms. Meldris stroked her hair and waited for Faeb to fully return.

“They were...he was…the demons, they…” She tried to say.

Meldris calmed her. She held her tightly as Faeb sobbed.

Reality flooded back after several moments. Faeb looked around at the den of the great warrior. Her mind began to let go of the horrors it had just witnessed. That was not her, she had felt it, but it was not her. Meldris helped her to her feet.

“I did not want to do this...unless  it was necessary to help you,” she began.

Faeb grasped Mel’s forearm as she stood upright. Her heartbeat had finally calmed itself. “No it’s....I think... I think I understand now, Shan’do.”

They said nothing more to one another as they descended the path back to the portal. Faeb looked at that beautiful sky once again but this time it seemed different. The world looked different.

Beautiful. Terrible. But above all, worth protecting.

She wanted to be back in the Grove and soon she would be. I’m going to down a very large glass of moonberry juice and sleep forever, she thought. She needed some time to think about all that she had seen.

As the portal came into view, a young night elf emerged from it. Terror was written on his face.

“Meldris!” He called. “Meldris, you are needed!”

Faeb and her teacher ran toward him. Meldris took his hands, looking him over. “What is wrong, young one?”

He panted, “Val’sharah! The Grove!...the Legion! We are under attack!”