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   aperture by birdbyrne (beezlebubz)

   Fandoms: Iron Lung (2026), Iron Lung (Video Game), Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary (2026)  

   • Teen And Up Audiences
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   16 Jun 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)/Ryland Grace
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung) & Ryland Grace
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • Ryland Grace
   • Ava (Iron Lung)
   • Rocky (Project Hail Mary)
   • Queer-Platonic Relationship
   • Angst
   • Fluff
   • POV Ryland Grace
   • Ryland Grace Is Not Graceful
   • The Convict | Simon Lives (Iron Lung)
   • Touch-Starved The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • Simon | The Convict comes back wrong
   • Medical Inaccuracies
   • but i try my best
   • Science Experiments
   • Forced Proximity
   • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
   • Night Terrors
   • Blood and Gore
   • Bonding Over Trauma
   • Simon | The Convict has anger issues
   • C.O.I. | Consolidation of Iron (Iron Lung)
   • Eden is a Cult (Iron Lung)
   • Filament Station (Iron Lung)
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Disabled Character
   • Trust Issues
   • Getting to Know Each Other
   • Tired Ryland Grace
   • Fandom Blind Friendly
   • Seizures
   • Body Horror
   • Drunken Shenanigans
   • Implied/Referenced Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism

   Summary

   Ryland doesn't know where he is, what he's doing, or why he's doing it. All he knows is that he's in a universe with no stars and that an organization called the COI found the Hail Mary spinning out into deep space. He knows that Rocky may be injured somewhere, and he knows that the man that currently lays in a hospital bed in front of him should be dead as dirt but has miraculously survived.

   He knows he has been given an ultimatum. Find out what brought Simon back to life or never see Rocky again.

   The task proves more complicated than he thought.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   34,878

   Chapters:

   10/16

   Comments:

   1,044

   Kudos:

   2,600

   Bookmarks:

   672

   Hits:

   44,406

   Bookmarked by AnimeX16

   13 Apr 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 AnimeX16

   29 Mar 2026

3. Public Bookmark 23

   Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen Entanglement by PoloYaoman

   Fandoms: Half-Life (Video Games)  

   • Explicit
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   26 May 2025

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Barney Calhoun/Gordon Freeman
   • Gordon Freeman
   • Barney Calhoun
   • The Science Team - Character
   • pretty much everyone working at black mesa
   • Casual
   • pre resonance cascade
   • you can skip all the nsfw titles if you want
   • i'll be issuing a warning in front of each
   • tags are to be updated
   • there is no particular order to the chapters
   • Might add illustrations
   • Mute Gordon Freeman

   Summary

   This will be a collection of casual stories from Black Mesa from before the Cascade in an approximately chronological order. Some romantic, some nsfw, some neither of those. Just dudes being dudes, living their normal little life.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   21,034

   Chapters:

   10/?

   Comments:

   24

   Kudos:

   210

   Bookmarks:

   23

   Hits:

   4,079

   Bookmarked by AnimeX16

   29 Mar 2026

4. Public Bookmark 6

   Radiance by WriteAtNight

   Fandoms: Half-Life (Video Games)  

   • Mature
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death
   • No category
   • Work in Progress

   25 May 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Major Character Death
   • Original Characters
   • Breen
   • More OU Characters to Appear
   • City 17
   • Combine - Freeform
   • Resistance
   • Mild Trauma
   • Action/Thriller
   • Long
   • Weekly chapters

   Summary

   Jade works as a mechanic, spending her days repairing Striders and navigating the oppressive environment under Combine rule.
   But she is beginning to realize that something is wrong...

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   278,188

   Chapters:

   71/?

   Comments:

   16

   Kudos:

   56

   Bookmarks:

   6

   Hits:

   2,381

   Bookmarked by AnimeX16

   29 Mar 2026

5. Public Bookmark 13

   Reprise: A Death Shroud Story by whirrandchime

   Fandoms: Fallout 4, Fallout (Video Games)  

   • Not Rated
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   01 Feb 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Paladin Danse/Female Sole Survivor
   • Paladin Danse/Sole Survivor (Fallout)
   • Paladin Danse/Nora (Fallout)
   • Paladin Danse & Male Sole Survivor
   • Paladin Danse & Nick Valentine
   • Paladin Danse & Glory (Fallout)
   • Paladin Danse (Fallout)
   • Scribe Haylen (Fallout)
   • Male Sole Survivor (Fallout 4)
   • Nick Valentine
   • Sturges (Fallout)
   • Deacon (Fallout)
   • Glory (Fallout)
   • Desdemona (Fallout)
   • H2-22 (Fallout)
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • Angst
   • Time Travel
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Death Shroud (AU)
   • Reality Bending
   • Multiverse
   • Grief/Mourning
   • Friendship
   • Retirement
   • Implied/Referenced Character Death
   • Blood and Gore
   • Trauma
   • Flashbacks
   • Corpses
   • Self-Hatred
   • Suicidal Thoughts
   • Break Up
   • Parenthood
   • Fatherhood
   • Found Family
   • Montage

   Summary

   "The island shook, water peeling back as pulses of energy rippled outward. In the distance Diamond City rose, fell and rose again, the Prydwen at Boston airport vanished, changed shape from a balloon to a spaceship and back again. Danse glanced at Nora, the last thing he saw before he too was cut from the universe itself, along with her."

   Paladin Danse wakes up confused after the events of Death Shroud!: A Nick Valentine Mystery.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   30,373

   Chapters:

   8/9

   Comments:

   41

   Kudos:

   95

   Bookmarks:

   13

   Hits:

   1,158

   Bookmarked by AnimeX16

   29 Jan 2025