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    After another nightmare, Grace accidentally slips up and tells Rocky how much he could use a 'hug'.

    Miscommunication angst and a WHOLE bunch of fluff ensues!

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    25 Apr 2026

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    It's been a week since Grace and Rocky have arrived at Erid, and Grace has had a hard time dealing with being alone while Rocky finishes saving his planet.

    When the sleep deprived human finally breaks down, Rocky is happy to be there for him.

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    25 Apr 2026

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    "I-" his words turn into a jumbled mess and I feel my claws clench. It's more than a little frustrating the way Grace keeps using new vocabulary without offering a translation for it. It probably has to do with grammar structure, but we've barely established +λ++ words.

    He can handle some grammatical sacrifices for the sake of ease, can't he? I definitely have.

    Grace presses one of his dull claws to his carapace. "-sleep now. I come back in +∀ +λ++ seconds."

    He takes another (clumsy) step backward and this time I do push my carapace into the barrier. He can't leave, the tunnel is too long for me to hear him whenever he's back on his spaceship. He's going to vanish and take that steady percussion beat within his chest with him. What if something happens to him while he's on his ship and he never returns? I need need need him.

    Erid needs needs needs him.

    "I observe."

    Grace is so caught up with making himself look trustworthy that he forgets aliens might be able to lie just as well as he can.

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    Rocky lies about Eridian culture. What's Grace gonna do? Call an alien a liar?

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    23 Apr 2026

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    After years of scientific advancement stimulated by the Hail Mary's arrival, the Eridians finally make their first voyage to Earth accompanied by Ryland Grace. Earth scrambles to roll out the welcome mat.

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    23 Apr 2026

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    6 chapters so far :)

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    “Hey! It’s a lot up here, okay? It’s a normal response to stress.” He rubs a hand over his face. “Okay, I cried a lot down there, too. But not in class! Not if I could help it. But having to say goodbye, gosh, I’ve never been good at that.” Grace laughs, but it sounds sad. His mouth is shut firmly, and he leans against my ball. He’s so soft, his body melds to the side of the xenonite with ease. “I can’t imagine what a mess I’ll be when—” he cuts himself off, but I know what was coming next.

    I’m not sure how I’ll be when we say goodbye either. It didn’t seem like it’d matter so much at first, after all, if we part ways, it means we succeeded. I’d be going back to Erid, to Adrian, to home. But I’d be leaving behind Grace. The thought of that is unpleasant. It sinks deep in me; the emotion is painfully familiar. It’s been a long time since I’ve had anyone to mourn losing anyone again. I don’t want to think about it, I’m not ready.

    or 5 times Rocky feels something for Grace. 1 time he does something about it.

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    22 Apr 2026