-gender neutral!- -lowercase intended- it all started with a 'normal' work day and no passport. (this is mainly benry x reader/gordon x reader with a hint of tommy x reader)

This fic will use they/them pronouns for the reader! (λ) Your name is Subject #1134-NC, otherwise known as Y/N, and you're one of the many human experiments of Black Mesa. Conditioned to stay silent and compliant to your superiors for the entirety of your existence, your life gets turned upside down when a Resonance Cascade destroys the facility you were created in and forces you to team up with a group of 5 wacky survivors who want nothing else but to finally escape Black Mesa once and for all. (λ) Half-Life VR but the AI is Self Aware belongs to the Radio TV Solutions crew! (Note: This fic is INCREDIBLY self-indulgent, so some features of the reader may not be exactly like you. But its fun to pretend, right? Also, while this is a Gordon x reader, its less focused on the romance and more on the emotional journey. With that in mind, I hope you enjoy!)

(Cover art is not mine. This is a placeholder until I get something else. Either I'll make a cover or commission one. Idk yet.) I'm still coming up with this story but I wanted to take a break from one shots and try to write an actual fanfic. It's been seven years since the resonance cascade and everything has gone to shit. Freeman seemingly disappeared and the cascade got the attention of a powerful alien army, the Combine. The Science Team, after being dropped back into the world after the Seven Hour War, are forced to adapt to this new lifestyle while aiding an underground resistance.