18. she/himwrites for fun. dissects as a hobby.
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I haven't been in the fandom long but after learning of the Freemance wars, I have something to say.
The interpretation that Gordon Freeman is grooming Alyx Vance or is a predator in some way is laden with misogynistic undertones when you take the time to think about it.
"Surely this grown woman cannot make decisions for herself about who she likes. She must be being manipulated by a white man! We have to protect her from herself!"
It's deeply infantalizing and horrifically misogynistic. Alyx is 24 years old. Dr. Freeman is physically and mentally 27 years old. The notion that she is being manipulated completely strips her of her autonomy.
Does a woman choosing to like a man scare you? Does it scare you so much that you have to turn against her and make her out to be a helpless and naive victim in order to make it better? Pathetic.
It's not protective. It's sexism packaged as modern sensibility and completely deprives a grown adult woman of her agency, sexual autonomy, and maturity.
The eepies getting a well deserved sleep :)
I yearn to draw ship art but characters interacting in any kind of romantic way is one of my artistic weaknesses lol (so say thank you to the stock photos I used for inspo/ref)
y’all ever freehoun bracelet
This piece of Barney, KILLS ME. Cause I remember that he spent 20 years surviving and I just wanted to imagine one of those nights.
Brace yourself for utter debauchery!
(feel free to suggest characters & other funny stuff :3)
Barney and Alyx got ice cream together! …And then Barney dropped his :(
Intense gaming… featuring a crash out from Alyx, and a nerdy infodump from Gordon.
self explanatory…
For awhile, I was mad at the both of them. Their attempts to thwart my plans of having them be maidenless disrespected me, their God.
However… they quickly redeemed themselves to me. Alyx autonomously dumpster diving was beyond funny, and Barney made a pretty cute face.
I sent him to the beach to think about what he did though.
Meanwhile,
Gordon has been off on his own little adventures throughout this. I think sleeping in the test chamber would be ill advised.
You could say… I foresee consequences.
Ha.
sure, being a rebel acting as a metrocop was awful, but it was your life for years and years. eventually the brutality and violence became apart of the routine… and then suddenly you’re free from that routine.
i’m inclined to believe that barney was thankful for what gordon did, but it had to be beyond stressful to see the life you’d built up crumble that easily. no more safety nets, no more extra rations, no way to inform your friends of raids. his role in the rebellion, and specific use to them was gone.
on the subject… the rebellion probably was a quiet, underground affair pre gordon returning (which fascinates me in a lot of ways that are beyond the scope of this post) and barney as a character seems to be okay with this sort of flow. that’s not to discredit him, the man can very clearly hold his own, but blue-shift is basically “escape black mesa without anyone noticing” simulator, and his role as a spy is in a very similar ballpark to that. i don’t know if he ever intended to be a, ‘public figure’, but gordon sort of forced him in a position where he had to be.
there was no possible return to ‘normal’ life or society for barney because of gordon,
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thinking about barney having to give up his privilege of blending in w/ the combine in episode 1
thinking about barney having to give up his privilege of blending in w/ the combine in episode 1
the aftermath of the final act boss battle
benrey again!! it took me a bit of time to finish this cause for some reason i had a hard time feeling satisfied with it but! i think im pretty proud of the final result
also thank you guys so so much for all the notes on the last post im so so grateful ❤️❤️
here’s the first sketch!
quite literally the only day you can rb this the last one was 2005
have yourself a CODEPENDENT christmas. let your heart be IRREVOCABLY ENTWINED WITH THAT OF YOUR LOVER/FRIEND/NARRATIVE FOIL. next year all our troubles will be MADE WORSE BY THE SHEER FORCE OF OUR UNWAVERING DEVOTION. have yourself a codependent Christmas. make the Yuletide GAY.
This is my design.
when you’re textually gay, loved by lesbians, but are a third, more evil option.
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wow! unfollowing now. was a big fan of this relationship involving cannibalism, manipulation, gaslighting, murder and medical malpractice. had no idea there was a ten year age gap
Thank you for all the love and support over the year, the studio couldn't have gotten this far without the amount of attention given to this game and we are extremely grateful that many people care about these characters and their story 💞
To celebrate the game's first anniversary, SURPRISE! A small bundle of Dead Plate exclusive merch is coming soon, set to be announced & released sometime this month! Stay updated :)
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if you think people having boundaries about the way THEIR OWN WORK IS USED is wrong please LEAVE MY BLOG 👎👎👎👎👎👎
people with these dumbass opinions are the exact reason minors are scared to post their original works online now of days. i know personally i have not been public about my creations cause some of you weirdos do not have boundaries and treat people and their works as “content” and “creators”.
your favorite artists oc is not owned by some mega corporation. stop being parasocial. go touch some grass and realize how insane it is to want to violate a random person You Don’t Know.
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i’m so glad earth only has one moon, if there were more i’d have to pick a favorite and that sounds too emotionally taxing to even fathom
reblog if you let people spam boop you
@gayfurrysexsign
keep my wife’s name out your fucking mouth.
@neurotoxicyuri
Soooo do u hav a cwush on anyone… just cuwious witerally 😏
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you can call me dog or whatever else.
i’m very wrapped up with school and legal matters right now so i have been slacking on my tumblr usage.
i use ao3 (in theory) and you can find me under this same username.
i’m also in the midst of cleaning up my blog so excuse the mess 🧹
when you’re textually gay, loved by lesbians, but are a third, more evil option.
tw: rendered raw meat (gore?), blood
do we fw ford in a lady gaga meat dress or no
new interest just dropped.