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this is me trying by Angsty_pants
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary (2026), Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir
14 Jun 2026
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Is it worse, he wonders, that Stratt correctly had so little faith in him she knew he’d say no or that she had so much faith in him she thinks he can actually do this and will find out how wrong she was when he fails to save the world?
5 times Ryland Grace felt like a failure and one time he maybe got things right.
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You’re On Your Own Kid by Angsty_pants
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary (2026)
18 Apr 2026
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Grace had thought that explaining his decision to stay on Erid for the rest of his life to Rocky had been difficult. Turns out trying to explain why it is he’s so content to die without a mate might just beat that conversation.
Grace tries to explain to Rocky something he’s never really explained to himself.
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Push the reset button, we’re becoming something new. by Angsty_pants
Fandoms: Top Gun (Movies)
06 Aug 2025
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A tentatively reunited Pete and Bradley find themselves looking after a sick and anxious post-mission Jake.
(Part 1 summary inside)
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- Part 2 of We always walked a very thin line
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Bradley opens his door to see a broken Jake Seresin on his porch looking worse than he’s ever seen him. Red eyes and messy hair, the beginnings of a bruise on his cheekbone, and a panicked look in his eyes.
Jake stumbles inside without an invitation and when he speaks his voice is shredded to hell.
“I need to tell you something Bradshaw.”
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“I’m not here to try and underhandedly take something from another pilot. I’m here to tell you that if you’re agonizing over sending someone to their death to just send me. No hard feelings.”
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- Part 1 of We always walked a very thin line
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holding breath / holding faith by HalloweenClown
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary (2026), The Gray Man (2022), The Fall Guy (2024)
20 Jun 2026
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The man lying in front of her looks like Six. Almost exactly like him, actually. But there are hairline differences that she's only really seeing now that he's close. He's big, but not particularly muscular. He's wearing a shirt with Snoopy on it. When she checks his mostly bare arms, she finds none of the scars or tattoos she made a careful study of during the few days she knew him.
She also realizes where she knows the divets on his nose from; her uncle has the exact same thing when he takes his reading glasses off and kisses her head goodnight.
He's not Six. She has no idea who this is.
"What the fuck." Claire whispers.
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22 Jun 2026
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Enrichment by alatarmaia4
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary (2026)
02 Apr 2026
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The Eridians have finally gotten the water feature in Ryland's personal zoo enclosure just right (even if Rocky would like him to stop calling his dome that).
Rocky refuses to believe that humans naturally float. There is no way Ryland's entire species regularly goes into deep water for fun.
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08 May 2026
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Accident Waiting to Happen by constantconfusion14
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary (2026)
28 Apr 2026
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Within the tight quarters of the Hail Mary, misunderstandings, arguments, and accidents are bound to happen. It's especially unfortunate when all three happen at once.
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06 May 2026
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Now Trending: My Mate and the Human They Didn't Want by Acewithapaintbrush
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary (2026)
16 Apr 2026
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It's not jealousy. Adrian is adamant about that. They are actually insisting that it’s not any emotion at all. Not even dislike. They are simply completely uninterested in anything that concerns “the human”.
Rocky believes them. Adrian has always been the level-headed one out of the two of them. They are too logical to be jealous. They acknowledge that Grace and Rocky have a special bond after everything they went through together and also understand that none of that will ever pose a threat to their relationship.
Neither are they heartless or ungrateful. They know that Grace is the only reason that Rocky is back at all, the only reason their star has stopped dying. Adrian has told Rocky again and again that they are grateful and happy and wish the alien no ill will. They even helped with the construction of the biodome.
And yet they have no desire to get to know Grace.
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You know those videos where the dad is like "You may keep the cat but I will have nothing to do with it" and a few days later they are smothering the kitty with cuddles and love?
Adrian never stood a chance.
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05 May 2026
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The Greatest Act of Optimism by Acewithapaintbrush
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary (2026)
30 Apr 2026
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The Eridian thrills a high sound that doesn’t get picked up by the translator which means that it has no clear meaning. Like when a human gasps or sucks in a deep breath. It actually sounds a little like that. When they notice that I’m staring straight at them they scramble back into their hiding spot and hold very still.
A child, I realize with a start.
That’s a child!
“Hey,” I call and the kid squeaks again. I was about to get to my feet but abort the movement and crawl closer on my hands and knees until I'm inches away from the xenonite wall. I wait and it takes me much too long to realize that they don’t have to peek around the corner to see if I’m still there.
“Hey there,” I try again, my voice low and calm. It’s my teacher voice, the one I use for shy and scared students.
Used.
The fact that I haven’t had to use it for years and it still comes to me automatically almost knocks the air out of my lungs but this is not about me, it’s about making sure the little pebble doesn’t die of fright from the scary alien. “Hi, I’m Grace. It’s alright, you don’t have to be scared.”
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How Grace finally gets back into a classroom, where he belongsSeries
- Part 1 of Teacher Grace's Extraordinary Curriculum
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