#hlvrv tommy

[temothylol]

hey bro is it gay to have every talksprite for you have broken hearts in the pupils and the only sprite where the hearts aren’t broken shows up when your long lost friend shows up after so many years and you’re looking at him with the most lovesick gaze. asking for this guy

[melonback]

Remembered that i did some HLVRAI things back in 2021!

[crow-of-ohio]

Hi yall. What if Tommy was a part of the Love Letters in hlvrv. Please take my offering of Sunray, the bubbly (and behind the scenes bitchy) bassist of the Love Letters!

[wishywashy-14]

Experimented with using a thinner brush and some shapeshifter benrey concept doodles (plus a regular Tommy and sunkist doodle :] )

(Art on my art blog? What??)

written words under the cut because I have bad handwriting-

top right corner:

Shape shifting Benrey?

- eyes remain blue w/ slight glow

-half face shadow stays

- voice adapts but has a slight distortion

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bottom left corner:

Benrey: Yo Feetman!

Gordon: what do yo-

[hadesmeow]

Something thats a couple months old that I never posted here

[benreylovr69]

woag new interest???!!! (do NOT mention how I managed to draw coomer and bubby mixed together, first time ever drawing them)

[gaugebreakarts]

It's been so hard to motivate myself to draw anything recently so heres more fanart for an obscure and niche fandom of aprox. like 5,000 people

[tvntheatre]

Oh dear, Freeman from HLVRV is gradually taking my sanity.

Also, Tommy and the Boomers are there too.

[andyrxaxd]

DUDE. I. AHWAEGAWRG sorry <3 IT'S LITERALLY HIM FROM MY FIC please i need more people to start making 'powerfully terrifying tommy' fanart, i feel like we forget he's literally an ELDRITCH CREATURE, the son of SPACE ITSELF too much. so many hearts. thank you

Gaze Into the Eyes of Your Demise

[dimonds456-but-only-hlvrai]

Can I just say I love the shipping scene in HLVRAI? Like, I've never been in a fandom where it's been this CHILL before. Each ship has appeal and could actually work (unless you're intentionally being weird about it, but I haven't really encountered those people, this is personal experience here), and it's just so-!

Frenrey is wonderful because they're both silly, if those two met under different circumstances you KNOW they'd be friends, and it can be about forgiveness and healing. I love that.

Freelatta is great because Tommy and Gordon always have each others' backs, and those two will see each other through thick and thin.

Sodashipping is delightful because Darnold and Tommy just click SO WELL, they have a lot of common interests outside of soda, and you guys who give Darnold a dog as well as so correct about that omg.

Darzen is really fun because these two have never once interacted in canon but so easily could have. Like Forzen probably had to go through that area to progress as well, what hijinx would they get into?

I don't see Gordon and Forzen being shipped just the two of them often (shoutout to hlvrv, that was unexpected but really fun), but that's another instance I could also see. They're polycule a lot of the time, which hell yeah.

Tomrey is awesome because of the pre-established friendship between Benrey and Tommy, how even down to the final wire Benrey didn't really want to hurt Tommy. Outside of shipping their relationship is just wonderful.

Darnrey is also fun in that regard. Gamer partners.

Benzon as well. This one really depends on your interpretation of canon but it's always fun when it pops up again. The history between those two has so much potential. I don't personally ship this one but it's always fun to explore.

Another I don't have the name for but Darnold and Gordon. Orang. And just the unconditional support from Darnold- wonderful.

Frenreylatta is just delightful. Like you take all the best parts of frenrey, tomrey, and freelatta and put them in a blender and you get pure wholesomeness. I fucking love this one. Absolute winner. And I also really love how usually depictions of this one don't hide the part parts, either, but it's still a generally more supportive relationship overall. Five stars.

Frenreylattarnold is also just *chef's kiss*. Darnold just brings a vibe to the group they don't otherwise have. It simultaneously makes it more chill and more chaotic.

Again I don't know the name, but add Forzen into the mix and you have a really fun, complex dynamic of people who just love each other. I'm so fucking here for it.

I know I'm missing some but AOUGH

I can't not talk about my favorite ship here, though. Boomer sweep. Boomer wins. Every time boomer pops up on my feed I get so fucking happy. Chaos grandpas who fucking love and support each other SO unconditionally. They work through their trauma together while committing crimes. The stark contrasts between them also aid wonderfully to their dynamic, like how Coomer doesn't like video games while Bubby is a speedrunner. They each have their own lives but they want to spend them together. NO I'M NORMAL DID YOU KNOW THAT I SWEAR I'M NORMAL-

Gubby's a fun one, too, and from my understanding that one's a rarepair. But yeah, putting Bubby's firey personality next to Gman's calm and collected one creates a lot of fun opportunities, and helps explore the differences between Half Life and HLVRAI Gman in more in-depth ways. It's always fun when it pops up again, I love it. (Shoutout to catloki for this one.)

I don't member the ship name but adding Coomer in there is also really fun. Chaos grandpas take over the world together <3

I haven't seen Coomer and Gman being shipped individually before but I could also see that one. Coomer would be able to simultaneously meet Gman where he's at while also encouraging him to step outside his comfort zone, and also probably being a terrible influence on him gGFDHSJAKGF.

All this to say I'm not really a shipper. These guys could be just friends and I'd be okay with that, which I guess lends itself to the RTVS crew and how well they all stepped into character. Everyone just has dynamics with each other, that come out naturally, and makes it easy for us to really see where each relationship could go.

I just fucking love this fandom.

[cupids-cringe]

falls from the ceiling in the middle of the show stage and lands on the floor with a cymbal crash sound effect before the spotlight turns on to my crumpled form

GUESS WHOS BACK.

i found these a little hard to do much to since the Admins tron outifts are so crucial to their identity in the first 2.5 episodes & even in episode 3 they all have matching outfits, i felt sooo bad getting rid of that. we'll get to that in a moment

FIRST, NOTES UNDER THE CUT!

short notes since theres not much to say:

Admin P now has green pockets on his trousers & green fabric at the elbow like a pad

Admin F has a blue belt, shorter but sharper coat & slightly more of the blue trim

& Admin C has buttons on his coat & a locket (with a photo of Freeman inside it)

but

NOW FOR THE FUN PART!

BAM!!

ADMINS BUT THEY'RE CASUAL!

Admin P

whoops i dressed your space grandpa like an old man

•canon to hlvrv is the fact P isn't a clone hes a robot which means i get to add all the green parts to his extendo limbs!

•the gloves are because he goes around punching things and while these aren't nearly protecting as much surface as actual boxing gloves would, they do provide a bit of padding to his knuckles

•noticed as well that in most of his appearances P rips the sleeves off his shirts so i had to keep that in

•debated if Admin P would be the kind of old man to wear sliders with socks. chose against it.

Admin F

whoops i also dressed your other space grandpa like an old lady

•its probably a bit out of character for him but. the idea of Admin F, a Bubby, to dress in GRANDMA KNITTED CARDIGANS. like yeah all the cardigans he owns are still covered in flames and maybe a skull but its still a granny cardigan.

•other than that really hes the same old man who honks the horn at everyone else on the road when he drives.

Admin C

•C's locket remains intact yet now tucked under his overalls & with a photo of ALL the Admins inside

•his earring. is a coolatta.

•i almost forgot to mention his hair! theres a lot of 'Gordons are so stressed they all start prematurely greying' what about the TOMMYS? C ESPECIALLY. C has been through a lot of stress with losing his friend to his evil dad who then sent them on a multiversal goose chase! then having to face being trapped in nightmares by someone who tried to free his dad. THEN having to save his friends AGAIN from being kidnapped by ANOTHER evil villain in the multiverse completely unrelated to his dad this time. THEN-

i love adding additional things i don't point out, its like a guessing game i know all the answers to

[temothylol]

this has an audience of 5 people and a rock but here. HLVRV freelatta because the reunion scene gives me diseases of the mind. yes im two years late hush

[hlvrvi]

A Helpful Blog Guide

(By yours truly, the Narrator)

If this seems familiar to you, you probably know about HLVRV. In fact, I was inspired by those daring Admins- I have found my own six candidates to help heal.

Consequently, there are no admins here. I am your main operator, narrator, and host. You may call me the Narrator. My signature color is yellow.

These candidates will be listed in order of how much help is needed, from least to most.

Protagonist No. 1

Nickname: Madden

Classification: The Immortal

AU title: HLVR17776 (Half-Life VR but it's 17776)

Name: Gordon M. Freeman

Signature color: Orange

Found predicament: In a strange universe where nobody dies, ages, or gets injured anymore, a job at Black Mesa would be considered a source of entertainment more than anything. Coincidentally, this version of Black Mesa also exists on the Moon, and defeating the big boss has knocked the whole Science Team into deep space. Though Madden here is kind of a control group, too much time alone will drive all of them insane. Definitely not the most pressing one.

Protagonist No. 2

Nickname: Ozzy

Classification: The Artist

AU Title: HLVRSI (Half-Life VR but the Self-Insert is Self Aware)

Name: Oswald Freeman

Signature color: Cyan

Found predicament: In this universe, on the day of the test, Gordon Freeman got sick, leading his niece to commit identity theft and sneak in on his behalf. Objectively, the ending turned out better than it originally was planned to- Ozzy got along quite well with all of the Science Team, even Benrey, but therein lies the rub- they're all trapped on Xen by G-man, who refuses to let them go until Benrey is defeated. Similar situation to Madden. Not the most pressing either.

Protagonist No. 3

Nickname: Game

Classification: The Objective

AU title: HLVROS (Half-Life VR but the Object Shows are Self Aware)

Name: Controlly Freeman

Signature color: Green

Found predicament: Intersecting universe between the Half-Life and Object Show multiverses. Controlly here is a mix of the original Controlly and Gordon; everyone in this universe is similar. Given that Controlly is much worse at anger management that canon Gordon was, and Gold Ingot is more annoying... things don't bode well. Currently stuck in a rut where he doesn't know why Gold Ingot hates him, and is stuck on Xen until he can beat him. Last of the least pressing protagonists.

Protagonist No. 4

Nickname: Hal

Classification: The Rogue

AU title: HLVR-AISwap (Half-Life VR but the AI Role is Swapped)

Name: Gordon Freeman

Signature color: Dark blue (there is no dark blue on Tumblr, sorry.)

Found predicament: This universe is also a sort of swapped one, though it's quite different from the previous Swap's. Here, Gordon is the only self-aware AI, and Benrey, Bubby, Coomer, Darnold, and Tommy are all players. Gordon doesn't believe he's being perceived as real, given that Benrey is trying to deny feelings for him, and Bubby never takes things seriously, so he is currently trapping everyone in the game and trying to force them to see him as real. Less urgent than the last two in the fact that he can't die, but he definitely needs help.

Protagonist No. 5

Nickname: Joshie

Classification: The Searcher

AU title: HLVRTL (Half-Life VR but the Time Loop is Self Aware)

Name: Joshua Freeman

Signature color: Purple

Found predicament: A complicated universe, set in a timeloop state. Gordon has run through Black Mesa a multitude of times, and in the same timeline that Benrey decides to lash back at Gordon and make him watch as Benrey destroys the timeline, Joshua decides to follow his father into the facility, worried at his tired state. Joshua went through most of Black Mesa running and hiding, only meeting the Science Team halfway, and now he faces his father being used as a puppet by a vengeful AI. Definitely going to need help with this one.

Protagonist No. 6

Nickname: Markiman, Freeman

Classification: The Ego

AU title: HLVRYT (Half-Life VR but the YouTubers are Self Aware)

Name: Mark I. Freeman

Signature color: Red

Found predicament: Universe where Markiplier made HLVRAI instead of Wayneradiotv. Interconnected with the Markiplier egos, where Darkiplier finds Freeman and decides he's worth trying to recruit to his cause. Unfortunately, that means he has been trying to do that by any means possible, and Mark is loyal to his team. Darkiplier takes control of G-man and replaces him, removes the Science Team, even Benrey, and makes G-man the final boss. Before he was grabbed, Mark was just about to give in, due to lost hope and being completely unable to beat G-man and Darkiplier on his own. Either do last or first. Urgent.

[crow-of-ohio]

I made a silly Love Letters au based on HLVRV episode 2 Leading Light where instead of the Love Letters being fucked up and toxic they're all in it to take over the world for funsies and are very happy about it. Also frenreylatta because hell yeah frenreylatta (the Tommy and Benrey in this AU are dubbed Sunray and Moonbeam)

(characters belong to @year2000electronics and au is derivative of @hlvrv PLEASEEEEEE read hlvrv)

[bbeeohazardd]

they're a bit basic But! designs for the HLVRV Forzens that were only mentioned! uh, i have a few things thought-out for them which i will put below so um spoilers i guess???? nothing too spoilery but uh jic

IRATE (Admin's Forzen): Okay so uh, my ideas for him is that he's basically trying to help the Admins by finding any answers he can on the whereabouts of G-Man or just like any information at all. He's only really friends with Tommy and Benrey, but he has a strong sense of justice and just wants to help where he can.

"Forzen" (Kittle's "Forzen"): This is literally just Benrey, I just wanted to like draw what i think he'd look like, lol.

Builder (Resort's Forzen): Guy who graduated YALE, majoring in Robotics and Cybernetics! He's basically just a sweet guy who helps the team with any of their Robotic/Cybernetic related issues because he likes helpin' his pals :D! He's not involved in any of the villainy or crime stuff directly, he's just here to make machines. Also, he has dimples and the team gifted him earrings!! what a sweetheart!

[puppycharmz]

ANYWAYS. HELLO. this is what i was obsesed over last night i could not sleep at ALL. i have more stuff planned to draw but i do not have the energy after the amount of drawings i just did (ramblings below the cut)

player and sleepless are a part of the RED team!

other members of the red team include:

(worldstop) darnold as the scout

swap as the soldier

doc as the demo(lotion) man

gordon b. as the heavy weapons man

malcom as the engineer

spork as the medic

freeman as the spy

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neo is mx.busnhell, the person giving the teams their contracts and information! all of this information comes from the collective group of Admins (Freeman's Tommy, Bubby and Coomer), which comes from the mysterious G(rey) Mann... no one knows much about him or why he hired 2 groups of mercenaries to fight things out.

BLU team is made up of the characters from hlvrv chapter 3, but i havent got as solid of an idea there :(