orchardkeeper
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'Every missed call sent a spike of guilt through Gon that made his limbs feel as if they were made of lead. Every time a text pinged, his arm hairs stood on end.
Even so, he could not bring himself to call Killua back. His body was too heavy, and his mind was molasses.'
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Gon, alone on Whale Island, struggling to be a person after the Chimera Ant War, meeting Ging, and, most importantly, separating from Killua.
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Cinema Paradiso by ekphrastic
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary (2026)
24 Apr 2026
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Their planets are saved and Ryland Grace and Rocky are Erid-bound aboard the Hail Mary. With nowhere to run from his insecurities, his traumas, nor the secret romantic feelings he harbors for one particular Eridian, Dr. Grace must face his most terrifying problem yet - emotional honesty!
[What could possibly pull me back from Ao3 retirement (and compel me to write in *gag* first person, for the vibes) other then everyone's favorite cry-entist and his emotional support rock? God bless the Project Hail Mary movie, which gave this formerly flat draft from years ago the spark of three-dimensional life it needed to finally see the light of day.]
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22 Jul 2026
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Tensile Tolerance by ekphrastic
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary (2026)
20 Jul 2026
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TENSILE TOLERANCE (noun) ˈten-ˌsī(-ə)l ˈtäl-rən(t)s
1: the maximum acceptable stress that a material can withstand before structural failure or permanent deformationThe earth ship Hail Mary has at long last reached Eridian orbit, and the planet rallies to bring returning hero, Rocky, and his alien companion Dr. Ryland Grace, safely home to the planet's surface. But, this momentous occasion, which should be marked by great celebration, has turned urgent and grim as Grace's life hangs precariously in the balance and Rocky finds himself unable to readjust to his homeworld, haunted by the prospect that saving the stars does not guarantee a life of peace and safety with the man he loves.
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22 Jul 2026
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(please) cut a six-inch valley through the middle of my soul by lizardhands
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary (2026), Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir
04 Jul 2026
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"He's tapping his fingers together again. I know what he's thinking. He's thinking what I am thinking. But if either of us is going to say it, it's gotta be him. 'If it came down to it, I would be completely fine with you performing an invasive surgery on me', is something that would take possibly three more near-death experiences and another coma to grant me the resolve to say aloud."
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22 Jul 2026
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the space between by lizardhands
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary (2026)
12 May 2026
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"Grace's body is alive despite every detail telling Rocky otherwise. His human is a cold and wet thing, yet there are biological pumps within his body that shuttle around heated blood no differently than in an Eridian. Rocky knows the blood within him is hot because he can hear its vibration, a static hum that accompanies all that produces heat. But what Rocky wants nothing more is to press his palms against Grace until he can feel it, that scant heat, that proof that he is in fact alive."
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22 Jul 2026
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approach the asymptote by lizardhands
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary (2026)
04 Jun 2026
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"There is no point in any of this rumination. You are gone. You are nothing now but a muse, something that I can conjure upon command and listen. You are nothing more now than a lullaby, a prayer, a dissonant, augmented, ugly, beautiful melody."
Rocky and Grace part ways for their respective planets. It should feel like a victory. It doesn't.
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22 Jul 2026