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the light [in] a dark, black night by willoftitanium
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary (2026), Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir
14 Jun 2026
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A good day, a bad day, and an okay day on the Hail Mary's journey to Erid. Rocky's POV.
Chapter 1: Grace introduces Rocky to the Mythbusters
Chapter 2: Grace has been asleep for 41,400 seconds, and is still sleeping.
Chapter 3: Love to the point of inventionBookmarked by Not_currently_burning
19 Jun 2026
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Un-scientific Curiosity by khepri_sun
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary (2026), Andy Weir's Project Hail Mary - All Media Types
05 Jun 2026
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After a minorly life-threatening incident aboard the Hail Mary, Grace can't sleep. Rocky takes the opportunity to indulge their...less than scientific curiosity about their leaky human friend's body. Non-sexual intimacy abounds.
How fragile this creature is, Rocky realizes. Its endoskeleton is so flimsy, and so far beneath the soft skin it should really be protecting. How easily injured. How malleable. How easily Rocky would be able to crush the tiny blood vessels (“capillaries”) near the surface, leaving marks that remain tender and sore and turn many colors (“bruises”). Humans etch things into their outer skin, sometimes, for decoration or religious reasons. They use tiny needles to embed colored pigments just below the surface, where it remains visible to other humans forever (“tattoos”). Rocky wonders if Grace has any tattoos. Rocky thinks about being embedded underneath Grace’s skin.
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16 Jun 2026
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Ajax hasn't been part of his family in many years. His visits are brief, his gifts needlessly expensive and his letters too long. When he becomes an uncle, he is forced to reconsider how much of an outsider he truly wants to be.
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10 Jun 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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01 Jun 2026
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From the moment their ships had entered Penacony's orbit, Veritas knew he was being watched. In the dream, he could feel the attention on him like grease smeared across his skin.
How exhausting; to value truth above everything and be asked to lie.
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31 May 2026