Ice Cream
Summary: Alyx likes ice cream.
Rating: K
Disclaimer: ©, Valve.
Characters: Gordon Freeman and Alyx Vance
More Notes: Not exactly what I was planning on posting next, but still some Gordon/Alyx for you, earthrise. Set in HL2: Episode 1, in the Evil Pit of Zombies and Darkness. I like this one. Uh... that's all.
"I like ice cream."
Alyx stated the phrase with a note of finality that left no room for argument.
The silence lingered for a moment afterwards, before Gordon slide his gaze off of the lightly barricaded door (the only entrance in or out of the small storage room they were holed up in for a short break from the oppressive darkness and constant stream of zombies) to rest on Alyx Vance's reclining figure. "Hm?"
"Ice cream." Alyx let her head roll forward, pistol held in limp hands with barrel pointed downward in between her knees. The lone lightbulb above her head bathed her in its sickly yellow. "My Dad and Dr. Kleiner made a little machine to make ice cream on my twenty-first birthday. Barney used his CP connections to gather the ingredients. It was chocolate."
That statement seemed important to her.
Gordon just shifted a bit upon his clutter perch.
"It was... good. I mean, real good. I had ice cream when I was younger, but I don't remember it being so..." She struggled with her words for a moment. "...so good. It was a great birthday."
Silence descended between them once more.
Alyx leaned her head back against the wall, staring up at the cracked ceiling. "I hate the Combine."
Dripping water echoed somewhere distantly.
"Alyx."
The young woman started.
Gordon used a gloved finger to push his glasses further up the bridge of his nose, not quite meeting Alyx's inquisitive stare. "Strawberry isn't bad either."
Alyx blinked, then quickly ducked her head to the side, tucking a loose strand of hair behind her ear.
Water dripped again.
"Maybe... maybe we can have ice cream together. You know. Later."
Gordon finally turned to directly face Alyx, and she could see the small smile tugging at the corner of his mouth even in the dim lighting. "We'll make a date out of it."
Alyx couldn't stop grinning for a full thirty minutes afterwards.