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The One True Streamman by Feelysonheelys

Fandom Half-Life VR But the AI is Self-Aware (Web Series)
17 Sep 2026
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- Darnold & Gordon Freeman
- Dr. Coomer & Gordon Freeman
- Bubby/Dr. Coomer (Half-Life VR But the AI is Self-Aware)
- Tommy Coolatta & The G-Man
- Gordon Freeman & The Science Team
- Bubby & Gordon Freeman
- Gordon Freeman
- Dr. Coomer (Half-Life VR But the AI is Self-Aware)
- Tommy Coolatta
- Bubby (Half-Life VR But the AI is Self-Aware)
- Benrey (Half-Life VR But the AI is Self-Aware)
- Darnold (Half-Life VR But the AI is Self-Aware)
- The Science Team (discussed)
- Original Character
- The G-Man (Half-Life)
- Original Characters
- Forzen (Half-Life VR But the AI is Self-Aware)
- Science Team (Half-Life VR But the AI is Self-Aware)
- Joshua Freeman
- Gordon Freeman's Ex-Wife (Half-Life VR But the AI Is Self-Aware)
- Trypophobia
- Artificial Intelligence
- Post-Canon
- Canon - Video Game
- Eldritch Horror
- Flatland References
- Virtual Reality
- When every person you've ever seen was made of polygons what does flesh look like?
- Rated for Language and Crude Humor
- Unreliable Narrator
- (kind of. it's more... petty narrator.)
- Worldbuilding
- Character Study
- Living in a Simulation
- Computers
- Enemies to Friends
- Enemies to Coworkers?
- Enemies to Not Enemies
- mild existential horror
- (Gordon is a big fish in a small pond)
- Cosmic Horror
- Postmodern Storytelling
- Postmodernism
- Unconventional Variation of First Person POV
- POV First Person
- PLEASE God I KNOW that's a huge turn off but TRUST ME
- it's FUNCTIONAL and VITAL TO THE STORY
- Sensory Deprivation
- Transhumanism
- Death-Adjacent Themes
- wikipedia - Freeform
- Hurt/Comfort
- double-spaced lines for painting the medium
- Mental Health Issues
- Neurodivergence from a Neurodivergent Author
- References to Delusions and Hallucinations
- Original Character(s)
- Gordon’s Stream Producer
- Allusions to COVID-19
- Wedding Planning
- Crack
- Crack Treated Seriously
- because its hlvrai bro its dumb as hell and its real
- based on my own dang tumblr post
- there is no fic titled Wedding 1 the prequel. yet
- Dramedy
- Philosophy
- False Memories
- (depending on how you look at it)
- Otherkin (discussed)
- (Not in a derogatory manner to be clear)
- Grief/Mourning
- unreality
- Not Relationship-Centric
- Established Relationship
- Boomer is just a fact of life. so much so that i forgot to tag it earlier
- Head injury (discussed)
- brain surgery (mildly discussed)
- G-Man Does What He Wants
- G-man Dad Moments
- Reality Bending
- Comfort
- Movie Night
- chex mix
- Discussion of past violence
- Canon-Typical Violence
- Streaming
- Twitch Streaming
- Gordon's Stream Producer
- Not actually in Stream of Consciousness
- VHS Tapes
- Sleep
- Today is Tuck Him In Tuesday
- Rated for language violence and horror content
- but if you've watched HLVRAI it's probably for you
- Glitches
- Rec Room (Video Game) - Freeform
- Speedrunning
- Other Additional Tags to Be Added
- Body Horror
- (MILD body horror)
- discord conversations
- Death with Respawn (Video Games)
- Hugs
- Minific
- Originally Posted on Tumblr
- Emotional Hurt/Comfort
- Found Family
- Touch-Starved
- The therapeutic power of laying down on the floor with your friends
- he/they darnold
- Science Team is all present but not in focus
- Reunions
- Ableism
- accidental ableism
- Misunderstandings
- Psychosis (discussed)
- crossposted from tumblr
- AU - The One True Streamman
- hlvrai1 post canon
- Pillow Talk
- Domestic Fluff
- Literal Sleeping Together
- Married Life
- Existentialism
- Written Pre-HL2VRAI
- frankly i think it aged perfectly
- Can be read as stand-alone
- (well his ex partners)
- Nonbinary Parent Titles
- Co-Parenting
- Pet Sitting
- Cats
- Cat Ears
- Teleporter Accidents
- Is that not a tag? Well technically teleporter accidents are just discussed
- Catboys & Catgirls
- post-hl1
- Streamman AU
- canon typical profanity
Summary

An ongoing exploration of the canon universe. Gordon is a man with a computer, a thriving friend group, and unimaginable existential questions. How does one maintain a healthy friendship when you’re functionally on a different plane of reality than your AI friends?

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How had I not bookmarked this??? This is one of my fave fic series. It's just wonderful all around, and also happens to have perhaps my fave take on Benr(e)y's whole deal, one of my fave depictions of Boomer, and one of my fave Darnold-centric stories.
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