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Yáo registered the yellow first.
Bright yellow, the color of a hazard sign - it was Dr. Grace's familiar raincoat, unmistakable even at distance, the man wearing it moving fast across the open ground that separated the administrative buildings from the interior fence line.
Grace was running.
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- Part 8 of PHM fics
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15 Jun 2026
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Expendable (48 bolts and a cup of coffee) by Strange and Intoxicating -rsa- (strangeandintoxicating)
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary (2026)
23 Apr 2026
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"What do you think happened, Captain?"
"Don't know. Don't care. Need coffee."
A pause. Then, "Do we wake Grace?"
"No."
"But—"
"No, Ilyukhina."
(Or: Ilyukhina and Yao wake up early due to a malfunction on the Hail Mary. They do what needs to be done—for the dying star they left behind and the only person who can save them all.)
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14 Jun 2026
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Ryland Grace is Not Doing Well.
He’s consulted a medical textbook. He’s definitely malnourished, as expected, but he also thinks he might have scurvy, which is. Uh.
He’s attempting to make light of it. Well. He’s attempting not to make anything of it at all. They only have what, ten more days until they reach Erid? And once they’ve got to Erid, Rocky has reassured him, told him again and again and again that the best minds on Erid will fix him, will work out a way to feed him, that they’ll help.
So he just has to make it through those ten more days. With scurvy. No big deal. Who hasn’t lived with scurvy before? If he thinks real hard about it, he’s just a pirate, at the end of the day. A space pirate. A space pirate who pillaged another planet for their resources and has now got scurvy as a form of divine retribution for crimes against Taumoeba (eating it) and Astrophage (getting Taumoeba to eat it.)
He’s Jack Sparrow. What the hey, sure.
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Or: Ryland Grace, and The Brush With Scurvy.
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05 Jun 2026
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Earth did not expect the Hail Mary to return from her voyage; they had expected her inhabitants to accept their fate, future patron saints of one-way trips.
They had measured the optics. They had prescribed three astronauts with a death sentence; two aware and wanting of the pills they were handed to swallow, one dragged kicking and screaming. They had decided that the future of all humanity, of all known intelligent life, was worth these three lives. They had expected that these three lives would make peace with this: that there would be no help other than their own hands in the unknown stretch of the forever cosmos. They had anticipated no consequence for their actions; that those three names would be known as heroes, no questions asked about if they had wanted to be heroes at all.
They had not counted on Ryland Grace.
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Or: the probes don't launch. Ryland Grace is forced to return to Earth.
He still isn't giving up on Erid. Or Rocky.
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04 Jun 2026
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Rocky is eager to help his human friend adjust to his new life on Erid. Grace says he wants to stay, that he doesn’t miss Earth, but he’s showing signs of emotional distress. Humans are social and tactile creatures, after all.
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02 Jun 2026
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Edwin comes to the Cat King with one request: that Thomas helps him figure out his sexuality. Thomas is absolutely down, even when Edwin has another question. Can Thomas shapeshift into Charles?
And of course he can. Anything for Edwin.
Edwin just has to be careful to keep the mirror closed when he visits.
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01 Jun 2026
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There is a man with very long hair in Mary’s studio.
She sees him before he sees her, which is almost a surprise, because he looks like the reason he’s here is because he knows Stede. So he’s a pirate. He’s looking at the painting she’s working on now: a lighthouse, again. This time, however, the ship is staying away. It’s a symbiotic relationship.
“You’re the Widow Bonnet, then.” the pirate says, before she announces herself.
Mary paints the man who comes to her studio asking about Stede, and tells him all about her late husband.
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31 May 2026
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Rocky and Grace have been alone for so long, that it was only natural that they became (perhaps unhealthily) attached to the only other person they could interact with for several years. Separating them, even for very necessary reasons, isn't fun for either of them.
When Rocky gifts Grace a stuffed animal to ease the loneliness, Grace quickly becomes almost just as attached. Rocky, on the other hand, starts to wish that Grace would (and could) hold him like that.-----
This is kind of a companion fic to my other PHM fic Alienation & Recovery, and is mostly compliant with it, but you don't need to read that to understand this one :]- Language:
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31 May 2026
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Alienation and Recovery by I_Like_This_A_Normal_Amount
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary (2026)
12 May 2026
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While working on solving the issue of Grace slowly dying of starvation, malnutrition, and a host of other issues, the Eridians discover the human internet (largely Wikipedia) and fall down a rabbit hole of trying to figure out everything they can about the needs of their squishy alien savior. While most of their focus is on the food issue, another link catches their (metaphorical) eyes.
"Touch starvation, also known as touch deprivation or skin hunger, is the physiological need by humans and other species for physical contact with their own species or other living beings."
No one is happy about this.
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31 May 2026
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Two.
Not one.
Two.
Because there was a small baby Eridian on top of Adrian’s head.
“Oh, my word!” Grace exclaimed, hands on his face. Grace hovered closer to the xenonite barrier between him and Adrian, trying to get as close as possible. Adrian clicked happily and leaned closer as well. “A baby! That’s a baby!”
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OR:Grace meets his new baby Eridian family member and becomes an uncle.
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24 May 2026
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Five times Rocky hated the humans, and one time he didn't completely hate them.
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- Part 2 of My PHM fics
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22 May 2026
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Grace furrowed his brow as he thought. There weren’t any other words in that sentence right before his name that Rocky shouldn’t know by this point. With a start, Grace came to a possible word.
“Ryland?” Grace asked, tilting his head to the side.
[Yes!] Rocky answered. It was followed by the musical sounds that was most likely how it was translated to eridian. [Word before Grace name. What does word mean, question?]
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OR:Rocky learns Grace's first name.
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21 May 2026
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disillusion and confusion (this illusion of me) by astralpenguin
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary (2026), Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir
09 May 2026
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Grace is working in the lab when he accidentally scratches his arm
Rocky is not okay
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21 May 2026
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The solution to astrophage is on board of the alien ship. Their spaceship is stranded in space, out of commission. The crew is almost entirely dead. Killer space particles that cause sickness - explain later. The only one who survived is the engineer making contact.
But Rocky does not come home alone.
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21 May 2026
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“Hey, if you wanna admit you’re not the best at I Spy, go ahead and say it,” Grace teased, grinning at Rocky. His smile faltered as he realized Rocky went completely still. “Rocky?”
“Grace leaking,” Rocky said, scrambling forward and chirping in distress. “Grace bad leaking!” Grace paused as he felt his nose drip. “It’s just snot, Rocky,” Grace said, going to grab a tissue.
“No, no, no, no! Bad leak! Bad leak!” Rocky exclaimed, his whistling tones wavering as he followed Grace.
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Grace gets a nosebleed and doesn't realize it. The last time Rocky saw blood come from Grace's head, Grace almost died. Rocky panics.
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20 May 2026
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Erid scientists have developed a way to see Grace's memories. This session, they unfortunately watch Grace's last moments on Earth.
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19 May 2026
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There's something sad about Ryland Grace that everyone seems to notice.
Young or old, friend or not-quite-foe, he always just seems slightly off. Ajar somehow. Like walking down an art gallery only to find one painting has been hung upside down - nothing you'd clock immediately, but once you see it you wonder why.
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Beloved by all, but not enough to save him. Ryland Grace's struggles throughout the years with accepting himself for what he is.
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19 May 2026
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Grace and Rocky play video games!
Somehow this leads to Grace telling Rocky the truth about the last day he remembers of Earth.
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19 May 2026
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how sweet the sound (that saved a wretch like me) by Caseyrocksmore
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary (2026)
17 Apr 2026
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The last time he felt soil, real soil, there was a knee in his back.
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19 May 2026
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"♩ ♩ ♬ ♩ ♪ ♫! [Mean very important! Not many!]"
Grace racks his brain for a moment, then offers, "Precious?"
"[Yes! Teachers precious! Grace precious!]"
On Erid, teachers are the protected, prized few. Rocky learns that Grace was a teacher, and they have a discussion. (Can it be counted as one if dissonant notes are shrieked at the revelation for the majority of it?)
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18 May 2026