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“Get the fuck away from me!”
“Perimedes” Eurylochus started, carefully picking his way down the steps.
“Perimedes, control yourself” Odysseus spoke over him.
“Oh, fuck you” Perimedes huffed out, a tired, hollow sound.
Odysseus squared his shoulders, stare hardening.
“Enough” he said. “If you want to make a scene, at least wait until we’re back on the beach.”
Perimedes’ nostrils flared.
"You're a fucking hypocrite!"
Or the one where yet another tragedy has struck, tensions climb impossibly higher, and all Odysseus would like is a Fucking Break!
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- Part 4 of All Roads Lead to the Same Destination
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"There’s not much to say, when you survive the wrath of a god.
You know of their power, you hear the stories, the tales of caution. You have an idea of what they can do (in theory, of course.)
But…there had been nothing like that in the fields of Troy.
So many familiar faces. So many names etched into his tongue after ten long years.
He’ll remember them. Each and every one of their names. He’ll run them through his mind, and he’ll speak them into the air.
They weren’t even able to recover a single body…"
Some things change, but many (too many) stay the same
Odysseus and his crew (what's left) manage to escape Poseidon and dock at the first island they see.
But grief isn't all they must contend with. There's the betrayal to deal with. The safety (or lack thereof) of staying on this mysterious island. And the guilt.
So much guilt...Series
- Part 3 of All Roads Lead to the Same Destination
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“Two men just died.”
“I know.”
“We left their remains, unburied, in that monster’s den.”
“I know” Odysseus repeated. “And we will honor them, and mourn for them, and remember them. We will pray to the lord of the underworld to have mercy on their spirits. We will bring the tales of their bravery and prowess in battle to those who await their return.”
“We will do all that, and more if we think it might appease their spirits, but first, I will see Polites’ leg tended to” Odysseus said.
Eurylochus pressed his lips together. He thought he could feel Polites’ blood drying over his hands, crusting around his knuckles. He wondered why Odysseus chose to hold Polites’ hand, while Eurylochus was left holding together his opened flesh.Or the one where Polites lives.
The storm still happens.
Eurylochus still doubts.
And Odysseus' great days are fatedly numberedSeries
- Part 2 of All Roads Lead to the Same Destination
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"Polites takes off at a run, heaving like a chariot horse.
Odysseus’ head is turned, keeping his men focused and alive. His feet dart along the uneven ground, never still, never an easy target.
But he doesn’t know, the cyclops–the club! It’s nearly the length of his entire arm; he’s too close! They all are, a swarming beast, suddenly in range.
And Odysseus is the head."The cyclops is a fraction slower, or Polites a bit quicker--whatever the twist of fate, Odysseus gets to keep his friend (and the fragile hold he's been white knuckling since Astyanax) a little longer.
No one's left unscathed, however.
And we all know what they say about greek heroes.Series
- Part 1 of All Roads Lead to the Same Destination
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Stede’s been back for a little over a week. Eleven days to be exact. In those days he might have held five total conversations with Ed.
Well, conversations might be a bit of a stretch.Ed doesn't even want him near during raids (and this is the first Stede's been a part of since his return!)
Stede's not sure how much more he can take.Then they get boarded.
And their odds don't look great.This was his ship once, and it's still his crew in danger. He knows how to pull his own weight.
If Ed won't stop giving Stede the cold shoulder long enough to listen, then Stede's just going to have to take the problem into his own hands.
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All Roads Lead to the Same Destination by Cracked_Chalice
Fandom EPIC - Jorge Rivera-Herrans (Albums)
14 Jan 2025
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An exploration of what could have happened had Polites survived the cyclops saga.
This isn't a fix it; full disclosure, Thunder Bringer still happens in this AU
I plan to write 1 fic per saga, ending with the Thunder Saga/Thunder BringerUnless my muse takes a sharp left, this series will mostly explore Polites, Odysseus, & Eurylochus' friendship & their conflicting view points
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please do not feed the animals by Goldmonger
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary (2026)
26 Apr 2026
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“Hold still, lovely alien,” the Eridian croons, snapping a claw closed around the hem of my cardigan. “♫♬♩ will be so gentle, yes.”
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Bookmarked by Cracked_Chalice
09 May 2026
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Cute beyond belief. I love how cuddly & sweet & playful they are with each other <333
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Curiosity kills by Soowshie
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary (2026), Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir
22 May 2026
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Something was standing above his towel.
No… someone.
They seemed to be observing the towel, claws tapping against the material with what he took as curiosity, pinching it between the appendage.
Was it Rocky? It’d make sense, the Eridian would certainly have something harsh to say about him leaving his stuff laying around. He always had some mean quip to insult his shoddy human memory.
He opened his mouth to defend himself before Rocky could say something snappy, when the figure then moved, stocky legs rising from beneath their carapace and lifting them to their full standing height.
They were tall. Too tall.
That wasn’t Rocky.
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Grace receives an unexpected visitor one night in his home on Erid.
Bookmarked by Cracked_Chalice
14 Jun 2026
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Delicious Grace whump & hurt/comfort 👍👍👍
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Two brothers.
One lives in the shadows, one is destined for the stars.
One is nameless, the other’s name will never be forgotten.
Six has watched over his brother for their whole lives. Now, Ryland is in a psychotic killer's crosshairs, and Six must race to save the only person who matters to him.
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- Part 1 of Gray Cosmos
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if you call me by interstellarisms
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary (2026), The Fall Guy (2024), The Gray Man (2022)
25 Apr 2026
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“Talk.”
There’s a hitch of breath on the other end before Colt manages to speak.
“I know you only said to contact you when there’s an emergency, but I think this really, really counts for one, man... there was an explosion near the site where Ryland was working. It happened yesterday. It’s all over the news. I came to his apartment and it’s… Court, it’s wiped. Everything’s gone. I’ve been trying to call him, but he’s unreachable.
I have a really, really bad feeling. I didn’t know what to do.”
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Ryland Grace, youngest sibling of Colton and Courtland Gentry Grace, has gone MIA after a lab explosion. His older brother finds out.
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Bookmarked by Cracked_Chalice
01 Jun 2026
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Very good! Ugh, Grace having people on earth willing to put him first, over everything <333
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Long before the series began, Rick intended to get revenge against Prime through the Smith family...
...but then he meets Prime's granddaughter....
...and nothing is the same ever again.
In which a young Summer (six years old) saves her family from an unfortunate fate and meets Rick C137 for the first time.
Title borrowed from the title of the signature song from "Mortynight Run" (Season 2, Episode 2)
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31 Jul 2025
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Short & sweet. Rick loves his grandkids.