12 Works in Gender-Neutral Pronouns for Zer0 (Borderlands)
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Podfic of What Makes Us Human by raziraphale (fazmid). Author's original summary:
“Your allies call you ‘he’ and ‘him’,” FL4K stated matter-of-factly, “Yet your species has no concept of gender. [...] So why bother?"
Zer0 sheathed their sword. “I do not bother. I let them make assumptions,” Zer0’s helmet flashed with a [¯\_(ツ)_/¯]. “And they assumed wrong.”
FL4K and Zer0 discuss their different relationships to gender, and other dumb human inventions.
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Ramona works at Moxxi's bar in sanctuary and meets a new face in town.
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There isn't much that Mordecai knows about Zer0 - he knows they're an incredibly private person; that they're an insanely skilled sharpshooter and assassin; that they're a bigger nerd than they let on; and that they're not human. They have told him some less personal things, but otherwise he knew nothing about him.
He's never seen them beneath the suit, has no clue if they're even fleshy or if they're just a robot, he isn't even completely sure that they actually NEED to eat. For all intents of purposes, they were a mystery.
He never expected to get the opportunity to learn so much about them in such a short period of time.
So imagine his surprise when he goes to the Sniper tower to find them not only out of their suit, but hidden amongst the pillow's and covers they had in the little cove below the Sniper Nest.
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- Part 3 of Borderlands Shorts
- Part 2 of Of Feathers and Fangs
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He hopes that his face conveys his unspoken invitation. He hopes that they follow, out of loyalty if not love. He hopes for much and receives nothing but seventeen syllables in return.
An offer unspoken, a message unsent, and a really fucking annoying office chair
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When Will I See You Again? by ByTalosThisCantBeHappening
Fandoms: Borderlands (Video Games)
20 Mar 2022
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Zer0 realizes the emotion they felt about Axton right before he leaves, they still have loved him even after seven years
The start may seem a little rough, but it does get better <3
I listened to this while writing lol, it kinda gave me the idea :)
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4sKatp0v6aXpOkOuNZY7VQ?si=0d46262647094b0fSeries
- Part 3 of AxZer0
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“Your allies call you ‘he’ and ‘him’,” FL4K stated matter-of-factly, “Yet your species has no concept of gender. [...] So why bother?"
Zer0 sheathed their sword. “I do not bother. I let them make assumptions,” Zer0’s helmet flashed with a [¯\_(ツ)_/¯]. “And they assumed wrong.”
FL4K and Zer0 discuss their different relationships to gender, and other dumb human inventions.
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The coffee machine is broken. Rhys and Vaughn try to keep Lorelei from finding out about this for as long as possible. At least, until Zer0 gets back.
This mostly just exists to establish that I ship this OT4 until I can write something with more substance.
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Having returned to the lodge, covered in blood and officially married, Wainwright and Sir Hammerlock are surprised to find that their wedding guests arrived while they were away.
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Say the Word (and I will turn around and run to you) by raziraphale (fazmid)
Fandoms: Borderlands (Video Games)
12 Feb 2020
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It was hard to imagine the difficult times when there were times like this.
But, of course, Zer0 eventually left again, as they always did.Rhys tries (and mostly fails) to cope with the realities of dating a Vault Hunter.
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- Part 4 of ain't nothing in this world for free
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If asked, Athena and Zer0 would hesitate to call what they had a friendship. For one thing, absolutely nobody would ever ask. Athena and Zer0 had been acquainted long before anybody had started seriously calling themselves Vault Hunters, and as far as the other Vault Hunters were aware, not a word had ever passed between the two of them. This was nearly true.
But, sometimes, despite the vastness of the universe, the two assassins crossed paths. When they did, all it took was a silent nod of mutual understanding for them to find themselves sharing a booth and a bottle of suspiciously paint-thinner-like booze in amicable silence, comforted slightly by the presence of someone who just got it without needing to ever say a word.
This did not last.
Zer0 and Athena meet up several times over the course of the Borderlands series and slowly learn the value of giving a shit.Series
- Part 3 of ain't nothing in this world for free
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In One Ear by raziraphale (fazmid) for fearless_flower
Fandoms: Borderlands (Video Games)
09 Sep 2019
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“So, you mean to tell me,” [Maya] said quietly, feeling a headache coming on “That a close friend of yours has been in a relationship for practically a year now, and none of you noticed?”
As Zer0 and Rhys come up on their one-year anniversary, Maya attempts to organize a surprise party amongst their friends and fellow Vault Hunters. Unbeknownst to her and the happy couple, however, no one else seems to have actually figured out that Rhys and Zer0 are together.
Or: the five times people seemed to come to the completely wrong conclusion about the nature of Zer0 and Rhys' relationship.
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- Part 2 of ain't nothing in this world for free
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ain't nothing in this world for free by raziraphale (fazmid)
Fandoms: Borderlands (Video Games)
05 May 2019
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Zer0 wasn't entirely sure why they had given Rhys their number but, regardless, it was too late to take it back.
“It is for business,” Zer0 said quickly, hoping their embarrassment was hidden well enough behind the blank slate of their helmet “Professional inquiries, you understand, Rhys.”
Rhys and Zer0 go on a series of totally-not-dates, packed with murder, road-trips, shiny guns, karaoke, and Ikea furniture.
Or: the five times Rhys called Zer0 to spend time together under the pretence of a job, and the one time Zer0 finally became fed up enough to call Rhys out on it.
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- Part 1 of ain't nothing in this world for free