#angel freeman

[circusdoggy]

symbol of hope am I right

"angel" gordon rant below:

I rly love drawing my favorite characters with wings or somewhat angelic. I found this works really well for gordon because of how big of a deal ppl view him in-game. I'm currently on hl1 so I haven't seen a ton from the other games. however from what I can tell, it seems that from an outsiders view...he's practically indestructible. it kind of reminds me of determination in undertale. just because he's gone through so much yet he continues on. while he uses that strength for good, he's probably still rather intimidating. people may even find his lack of speech and potential stoicism as being unreadable which backs up the whole "holy shit this guy is so fucking tuff thank GOD he's on our side plz don't look my way tho *sweats*" (even though I personally like to imagine he's a pretty nice chill guy :3 like yeah surviving all those aliens are badass but hhiiii hehe hhiiii waves hi gordonnnn❤️) ANYWAY....that's just sort of some context as to why the security guard is nervous to be next to gordon in the second drawing. SO THE OVERALL CONCLUSION: guardian angel gorrddoonnn yayaayyyy WOO or at least some kind of angel-like entity I dunno I haven't thought abt it much yet lawl...:3c maybe something in black mesa or the weirdass aliens caused his wings to sprout and all the angelic talk is just ppl comparing him to one. maybe he lived as a human unknowing of his upcoming grand purpose. maybe he was sent down because the cascade was unavoidable and he's supposed to shed light on the situation. maybe....he just...did such a good job he lowkey earned his wings okay I was saying this last one as a joke but loowkeyyy...IDK I'm leaning more towards the first one cuz I think it makes the most sense. not only does it fit their world the best (imo) by not confirming any kind of actual "beyond" by having his wings be a mutation instead which also makes sense cuz fff what the helly is black mesa doing down there add a little radiation add a little alien guts and boom...wings...that's how that works...♡ he's already seen as a symbol so just add on some angelic imagery on there. would make some pretty cool symbolism if you ask mmmeee...anyway send post I did these in class w no refs don't burn me at the stake

[stormco0l]

angel smells of smoke.

issac can't identify what kind of smoke it is, or where the smell comes from, but the fact remains. theres a hint of meat below it too, but its much more subtle. he dosen't know what kind of meat it is either.

the smell waxes and wanes - sshe smells less ashy when working, or in crouds, but it dosent go away. he can always catch her scent trailing somewhere when they're out wandering in the woods or hanging around some of the old houses, and when they're in her house its almost overpowering.

he has no idea where it comes from, either. he's never seen her with a cigarette, and she dosen't make fireworks [she told him one time that sshe wanted to give it a try at one point, but hher mum was against it, and she hadn't really gotten the strength to try it scince].

but the smell is there, and it's not going away anytime soon. so when the overwhelming scent floods into his house at some ungody hour in the morning, issac knows who it is.

because only angel smells like smoke.

[stormco0l]

hehehee ok this miiight be cheating but can I also get milky way for angel <333

ABSOLUYELT. angels a littttllle more difficult to answer this one for cause she's been around longer but. i remeber the first thing i ever decided about her is that they have wings in the back of their hair

angel actually originally stared out as a self insert [not of anything in particular, just. in general] so i guess me a bit ! shes changed a. Lot since then lmao.

[stormco0l]

Trick or treatttttttt :333

hm. Treat!! some character doodles

[stormco0l]

hh ok tell me a little abt the characters. like umm personalities occupation pronouns etc.

how long have they known

so the main characters of sorts are this group of five who all work the night shift at the worlds shittiest drive-thru restaurant/petrol station combo. like seriously it's so shitty. [it's the ingredients. almost all of the night shift crew wish they had better ingredients to work with. but alas]. It sits just outside of town and is used by the few who still live there as a marker of where the town ends.

all of the crew work at night because they're all largely nocturnal, for varying reasons.

Angel Freeman is usually working the drive-thru section of the restaurant. she's pretty sarcastic, has one facial expression and tone of voice, takes great joy in confusing both human people and other beings, and is about as stubborn as they come. they refuse to ever tell an outright lie, but are brilliant at leaving people with strange implications, and letting them draw their own conclusions. has a bad habit of flipping off reflections.

Angel is, above all else, weird. she moves in strange ways, says strange things, and her eyes burn when you make contact with them. she so clearly takes delight in her strangeness, but if they care enough about you they're able to tone it down a bit to make you feel more safe. . . if you ask. and only if you ask.

Angel's sort of always known that the world is going to end soon. it was always a fact of life to her. simply a piece of knowledge as inevitable as the sun coming up.

Issac Stewart decided to completely take over the kitchen. he's louder than pretty much anyone else in the crew, but that honestly means very little. he shares his affection openly and with ease, but his trust is hard to earn. he keeps his secrets and his friends secrets close to his chest, and he's damn good at it.

Issac likes exploring abandoned buildings and taking photos of forgotten places. he knows where to walk so people will hear him if he screams.

he hasn't realised it yet, but he knows. if someone told him the apocolypse has started, it wouldnt come as a suprise.

Lili Hollands is usually cashier in the restaurant part of the drive thru. she's quiet, shy and anxious. she often has trouble telling exactly what she's feeling, but boy is she feeling it. she spends a lot of time drawing thise feelings down in one of the many sketchbooks she keeps on her at all times.

Lili is kind, and honest, and has no idea how to forgive people. she will remeber a wrong and pay it back tenfold years later, so its lucky for many involved that she is remarkable tolerant of many, many things

shes starting to piece it together from the things angel wispers and the darker corners of her drawings. she cares less than she thought she would.

H is the newest edition to the crew and hasn't settled on one job yet. She's working night shift because she does need to eat somehow and doesn't have any other way of getting money, but the reason he's here is because there's a stupidly high number of reflection encounters here, and he wants to see what's up with that.

she's secretive, reckless and overly cautious, and has a tendency to run headfirst into danger, but not without being at least somewhat prepared. hes been doing this for a while now. he knows when to keep quiet and when to scream.

he wishes she dosnt care as much as he does.

H found out about the world ending when he got to town. a thousand little something slowly building up into an undeniable conclusion that she dosen't want to face.

Hunter Nolan is the manager and not really part of the night crew, but the crew say he counts, so. gruff, stoic and gentle when he needs to be. technically, he should have fired most of the crew long ago, but who else is gonna come stay up for the long late shifts, and they've all grown on him.

besides, he's got a protective streak a mile wide and these guys having these jobs lets him protect them pretty easily. He gets along with animals better than he does with people.

Hunter dosen't think about the end of the world. dont ask.

Angel : she/her, sshe/hher, they/them

Issac : he/him

Lili : she/her

H : she/her, he/him

Hunter : he/him