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  1. Public Bookmark 25

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    ‘ “Well, someone’s excited,” Grace greets back. His eyes wander to the larger Eridian standing just behind his friend. Adrian. He smiles and waves at his friend’s mate, who imitates the gesture back.

    ”Yes yes, very excited,” Rocky says. He’s even speaking faster than typical. ”Rocky and Adrian have big big big news. Wanted to let Grace know right away.”

    “Alrighty, bud,” Grace chuckles from his friend’s bobbing. Even Adrian lets out a few deep trills of laughter. However, he can tell that the other is also excited about whatever news the couple has come to share, given Adrian’s similar posture. He opens the door all the way and stands to the side. “C’mon in.” ‘

    Or: With 40 Eridani A at full luminosity and Grace long since recovered, Rocky and Adrian revisit old plans to start a family.

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    04 Jul 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 5

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    Grace is granted the honour of meeting Rocky and Adrian's children!

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    04 Jul 2026

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    Ever since Grace and Rocky landed on Erid, Rocky has been glued to Grace’s side, refusing to leave him alone. Grace is worried about his friend. Rocky has not even seen his mate more than a handful of times since they arrived. This is, obviously, a problem. He doesn’t want to keep Rocky away from the love of his life.

    Grace isn’t as sick anymore. He doesn’t need Rocky at his side all the time. Grace will do what he has to do so that Rocky and Adrian can resume living a normal life together. So what if Grace struggles to be alone? This is for Rocky’s sake. He’ll be okay.

    But Grace has severely underestimated how much he needs Rocky, and how much Rocky needs him.

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    Or: Grace and Rocky are severely codependent. Adrian gets tangled up in their mess, too.

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    22 Jun 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 36

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    red·line

    /ˈredˌlīn/

    1. To push an engine past its limits
    2. To cancel a project

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    Ryland Grace reaches his limits.

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    19 Jun 2026

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    Two days after their first contact—and more importantly, their first words—Grace sets up his thinking machine to speak.

    Rocky does not need the assistance of a machine for Grace’s language. It is ugly and harsh to listen to, but it’s relatively simple to learn. That, and, well—Rocky was alone for a very, very long time before he met Grace. He maybe hangs on to each word a little more than strictly necessary. Grace only needs to tell him each word once for Rocky to know it forever.

    Grace, though…

    Well, he’s lucky Rocky is patient. Let’s leave it at that.

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    18 Jun 2026