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   Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary (Comic) by BronzePlates

   Fandoms: Project Hail Mary (2026), Iron Lung (2026)  

   • Teen And Up Audiences
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Gen
   • Work in Progress

   14 Jun 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Ryland Grace & Rocky
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung) & Ryland Grace
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung) & Rocky (Project Hail Mary)
   • Ryland Grace
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • Rocky (Project Hail Mary)
   • Angst
   • Body Horror
   • Comic
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • The Convict | Simon Lives (Iron Lung)
   • Amputee The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • ill probably add more later once i figure this out
   • cant stress enough that this is a comic
   • dont let the word count scare you
   • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
   • does that count? i have done 0 research but like simon isn't doing too hot ever
   • Blood and Gore
   • The Convict | Simon Needs a Hug (Iron Lung)
   • Ryland Grace Needs a Hug
   • Rocky Needs a Hug (Project Hail Mary)
   • too bad for them
   • Minimum Scientific Research
   • as in i do 3 google searches before i send it

   Summary

   A comic re-posted from my Tumblr

   There's no reason Simon would wake up on the Hail Mary and act rationally after dying in a blood ocean.

   So, he doesn't

   Good luck to Grace and Rocky

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   193

   Chapters:

   12/?

   Comments:

   828

   Kudos:

   2,852

   Bookmarks:

   702

   Hits:

   21,436

   Bookmarked by ParanoidGinger

   02 Jun 2026

2. Public Bookmark 45

   The Switch by Cranberrytaboo

   Fandom Half Life VR But The AI Is Self Aware, Half Life VR But The AI Is Self-Aware, Half-Life, Half-Life (Video Games), Half-Life VR But the AI is Self-Aware (Web Series)

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply, Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Multi, Other, Gen, M/M
   • Series in Progress

   26 May 2025

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Established Freehoun
   • Developing Frenrey
   • maybe some background Boomer for flavor
   • others pending
   • Freehoun
   • We get a little Frenrey as a treat
   • Established Frenrey
   • Hints at past platonic and/or romantic Benzen
   • Benrey/Gordon Freeman
   • Background Boomer
   • Barney Calhoun/Gordon Freeman
   • Gordon Freeman & Alyx Vance
   • Gordon Freeman & Adrian Shephard
   • More interactions but these are the main ones
   • Gordon Freeman & Gordon Freeman
   • and more! - Relationship
   • Gordon Freeman
   • Barney Calhoun
   • Alyx Vance
   • The G-Man (Half-Life)
   • Benrey (Half-Life)
   • G-man Coolatta
   • more to be added! - Character
   • Gordon Freeman (HLVRAI)
   • grigori leon and cubbage show up but only briefly so i wont use the official tag
   • Tommy Coolatta
   • Sunkist (Half-Life)
   • Dr. Coomer (Half-Life)
   • Bubby (Half-Life)
   • The Administrator | Dr. Wallace Breen
   • Eli Vance
   • Darnold (Half-Life)
   • Forzen (Half-Life)
   • Two Anomalous Bosses
   • Adrian Shepard has a final chapter appearance
   • Gordon Freeman HLVRAI
   • Isaac Kleiner
   • Judith Mossman
   • Darnold has a brief appearance
   • So does Joshua
   • Darnold; Forzen; Sunkist; Joshua all make cameos as well
   • As do the G2verse crew
   • Benrey - Character
   • Uriah (Half-Life)
   • Adrian Shephard
   • others show up
   • the HLVRAIVerse is mentioned a few times
   • both of them - Character
   • Benrey (Half-Life VR But the AI is Self-Aware)
   • Joshua Freeman
   • Dr. Coomer (Half-Life VR But the AI is Self-Aware)
   • Bubby (Half-Life VR But the AI is Self-Aware)
   • Darnold (Half-Life VR But the AI is Self-Aware)
   • Eli and Izzy are there but I wont tag until/unless they get longer speaking roles
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Switch AU Part Two
   • Canon-Typical Violence
   • oh my god they were roommates
   • Clueless Feetman
   • A mild and accidental innuendo
   • Some guns stuff
   • Interrogation and Torture
   • but not too graphic
   • Body Horror
   • Also not too graphic
   • Someone gets shot and its important
   • A death?
   • some depictions of dead folks
   • it isn't horribly graphic
   • they're also major characters but (coomer voice) none of this is real is it?
   • Time to go to battle
   • Self-Injury but only as a means of testing a healing factor
   • So really just reckless behavior
   • Someone call Blue cuz 0G is clueless
   • HERE COMES A DOOZY
   • Love Confessions
   • First Kiss
   • But also
   • Character Death
   • Character Death but only for a few minutes
   • mild body horror
   • Themes of possession of a vessel
   • A description of someone taking a mortal wound and going unconscious
   • Major Character Injury
   • Basically the pain train is back with a vengeance
   • some eldritch shit
   • there might be unrequitted feelings
   • its up to reader interpretation lmfao
   • Some more body horror but it never gets bad
   • Protectiveness
   • People being in their feelings
   • Some more death
   • a fond farewell
   • a mostly happy ending with some loose ends
   • LAST CHAPTER ADRIAN LETS GOOOOO
   • GordonSwap AU
   • not affiliated with any other gordonswap aus that maybe out there lmao
   • Space-Time nonsense
   • references to past events
   • Combat
   • Dismemberment
   • A nasty poison headcrab bite
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Is this the White Forest cuz Barney is Pining
   • Gordon2 gets his turn on the pain train
   • Chapter 6 has the authors own hc in regards to the joshua situation
   • A whole lot of talking
   • Look i wouldnt call vrgordon tsundere if it didnt make sense
   • Anxiety
   • Chapter 8 has some of the authors hcs on forzen
   • In the form of the prototypes
   • Barney and Benrey get some feelings out
   • Very tame hugging and a smooch
   • Theres some combat in this one! Fun!
   • Past Relationship(s)
   • Angst and Drama
   • Domestic Fluff
   • A little bit of Lore diving
   • theres a tiff
   • and benrey hurt his hand a little bit
   • the boys are making up
   • gordon finally goes to a doctor
   • Weddings
   • Marriage Proposal
   • Gordon wears a dress because its what he wants and what he deserves
   • Found Family
   • tooth-aching amounts of sweetness
   • Some Depictions of Devouring a Monster
   • Not the soda but a real entity
   • Benrey is a little Possessive and has Separation Anxiety
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • that was a long time coming
   • Even Though Canon is Thoroughly Broken
   • Gordon is Evolving
   • Begrudging Truces
   • Multiverse
   • Certain Death Avoided Again
   • Reunions
   • Grief/Mourning
   • A Baby Appears!

   Words:

   103,829

   Works:

   7

   Bookmarks:

   45

   Bookmarked by ParanoidGinger

   09 May 2025

3. Public Bookmark *

   next life over by ghostintraining

   Fandoms: Half Life VR But The AI Is Self Aware  

   • Teen And Up Audiences
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Other
   • Work in Progress

   13 Aug 2020

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Benrey/Gordon Freeman
   • Science Team - Relationship
   • Benrey & Tommy Coolatta
   • Tommy Coolatta/Darnold/Forzen
   • Bubby/Dr. Coomer (Half-Life) (Background)
   • Gordon Freeman
   • Benrey (Half-Life)
   • Tommy Coolatta
   • Dr. Coomer (Half-Life)
   • Bubby (Half-Life)
   • Darnold (Half-Life)
   • Forzen (Half-Life)
   • Time Travel
   • Post-Canon
   • Alternate Timelines
   • Humor
   • narrator is reliable but kind of an asshole
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
   • Mutual Pining
   • tommy is not human

   Summary

   It’s been six months since the events of the Resonance Cascade. Everything seems okay - Gordon’s adjusted back into a normal life, albeit shifted to make room for the Science Team and a roommate who only stayed dead for a week, and he’s finally starting to forget about Black Mesa.

   And then he finds himself right back at the day it all started.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   27,781

   Chapters:

   7/?

   Comments:

   452

   Kudos:

   1,147

   Bookmarks:

   134

   Hits:

   13,810

   Bookmarked by ParanoidGinger

   13 Apr 2025

4. Public Bookmark 4

   It's All So Incredibly Loud by Desert_Lilacs

   Fandoms: Half-Life VR But the AI is Self-Aware (Web Series)  

   • Not Rated
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • M/M, Multi
   • Work in Progress

   14 Aug 2024

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Benrey/Gordon Freeman
   • Benrey/Tommy Coolatta
   • Benrey/Tommy Coolatta/Gordon Freeman
   • Bubby/Dr. Coomer (Half-Life VR But the AI is Self-Aware)
   • Science Team (Half-Life VR But the AI is Self-Aware)
   • Gordon Freeman
   • Benrey (Half-Life VR But the AI is Self-Aware)
   • Bubby (Half-Life VR But the AI is Self-Aware)
   • Dr. Coomer (Half-Life VR But the AI is Self-Aware)
   • Tommy Coolatta
   • Forzen (Half-Life VR But the AI is Self-Aware)
   • Emetophobia
   • the science team is neurodivergent
   • all of them - Freeform
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Angst and Hurt/Comfort
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Implied Forzen/Benrey but they're exes
   • It/Its Pronouns for Benrey (Half-Life VR But the AI is Self-Aware)
   • Alien Benrey (Half-Life VR But the AI is Self-Aware)
   • you can pry Frenreylotta from my dead cold hands
   • benrey has a breakdown
   • Derealization
   • Dissociation
   • Benrey is spelt two different ways on purpose
   • Benry for Benrey
   • Benrey for everyone else

   Summary

   Basically Benrey's POV after Gordon loses his arm

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   3,336

   Chapters:

   2/?

   Comments:

   6

   Kudos:

   24

   Bookmarks:

   4

   Hits:

   416

   Bookmarked by ParanoidGinger

   17 Mar 2025

5. Public Bookmark 10

   The Wolf Beyond the Fence by Avi_Tavi

   Fandoms: Team Fortress 2  

   • Teen And Up Audiences
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   09 Sep 2024

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Demoman/Sniper (Team Fortress 2)
   • Demoman (Team Fortress 2)
   • Sniper (Team Fortress 2)
   • Medic (Team Fortress 2)
   • the rest of the team is there but its mainly the three
   • Canon-Typical Violence
   • Alternate Universe - Folklore
   • miscommunication in a way
   • Inspired by Wolfwalkers (2020)
   • yes I know wolfwalkers are irish and demo is scottish shhh
   • finding out your boyfriend (kinda) is a werewolf (kinda)
   • Tags to be added

   Summary

   Hunting was Snipers strong suit, it was how he got his job in the first place.

   Distinguishing a typical wolf from your best friend? Not something he was well versed in.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   10,071

   Chapters:

   3/?

   Comments:

   21

   Kudos:

   72

   Bookmarks:

   10

   Hits:

   600

   Bookmarked by ParanoidGinger

   24 Jan 2025

   Bookmarker's Tags:

   • tf2