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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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25 May 2026
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please do not feed the animals by Goldmonger
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary (2026)
26 Apr 2026
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“Hold still, lovely alien,” the Eridian croons, snapping a claw closed around the hem of my cardigan. “♫♬♩ will be so gentle, yes.”
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06 May 2026
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Juliet almost had a friend once by Queen_but_gender_neutrally
Fandoms: Romeo and Juliet - Shakespeare, Rómeó és Júlia (Színház), Schneewittchen | Snow White (Fairy Tale)
04 May 2026
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The strange girl in the woods will siftly become the worst possible friend to have. Especially if you're aplatonic.
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05 May 2026
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Friend Rocky, Friend Grace by faerie_of_venom
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary (2026)
04 May 2026
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Something suddenly changed for Grace today. He wants to know as much as he can about his partner in saving the worlds, maybe even be his friend.
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04 May 2026
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Now Trending: My Mate and the Human They Didn't Want by Acewithapaintbrush
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary (2026)
16 Apr 2026
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It's not jealousy. Adrian is adamant about that. They are actually insisting that it’s not any emotion at all. Not even dislike. They are simply completely uninterested in anything that concerns “the human”.
Rocky believes them. Adrian has always been the level-headed one out of the two of them. They are too logical to be jealous. They acknowledge that Grace and Rocky have a special bond after everything they went through together and also understand that none of that will ever pose a threat to their relationship.
Neither are they heartless or ungrateful. They know that Grace is the only reason that Rocky is back at all, the only reason their star has stopped dying. Adrian has told Rocky again and again that they are grateful and happy and wish the alien no ill will. They even helped with the construction of the biodome.
And yet they have no desire to get to know Grace.
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You know those videos where the dad is like "You may keep the cat but I will have nothing to do with it" and a few days later they are smothering the kitty with cuddles and love?
Adrian never stood a chance.
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18 Apr 2026
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A Permanent Reminder by BlueJay2
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary (2026), Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir
13 Apr 2026
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Rocky has a surprise for Grace.
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- Part 11 of Blue's Project Hail Mary Fics
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16 Apr 2026
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Grace Brave by BlueJay2
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary (2026)
14 Apr 2026
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⟨⟨What—What happened, question? What was that, question??⟩⟩
The notes were high with distress as Rocky shuddered, crouching down to make himself smaller. Oh. Oh no.
Rocky didn't know about dreams.
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- Part 8 of Blue's Project Hail Mary Fics
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16 Apr 2026
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Grace doesn't really let it sink in what it means that he's not going back to Earth, and when it does, he has a little freak out about it. Thank god Rocky's there to help him :)
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It hits me then that this will be the rest of my life.
Not the Hail Mary—though I do doubt Rocky and Erid will actually be able to build me a home on their planet—no. But this. The food. Eating alone. Stuck behind a barrier from the first person who actually ever understood me whom I'll never get to touch.
He's a person, sure, and his company is keeping me from going crazy but it's not the same. He's not human.
I'm never going to see a single human ever again.
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15 Apr 2026
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Will we ever learn? (we’ve been here before) by Apollos_Last_Prophet
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary (2026), Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir
12 Apr 2026
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“Oh,” I sigh, rubbing still-shaking hands across my stubbly face because oh, that was so close. Too close. We were supposed to be done with the theatrics, with the life-and-death bullhonkey.
What the heck, universe? Not cool.
I don’t want to move for a bit. The siren song of dissociation calls my name, and honestly, I’m so, so chill with just sitting here for a second and decompressing and trying to remember all the breathing techniques I learned for my students, butー
But the lights are still flashing red, flashing with urgency and Mary is saying something and I have to drag my mind, kicking and screaming, back to focusー
“-ected. Toxic gas in Laboratory detected. Toxic gas in Laboratory-” Mary drones, and once it clicks into place the cold sweat is backー
Oh god noー
The banging noise. The gas leak. The lab.
Rocky.
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15 Apr 2026
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Everything was too soft. I wanted pressure. The last time I'd felt that had been when I'd been squeezed in between my chair and the monitors, and that hadn't exactly been pleasant. I wanted someone, on purpose, to press against my skin and muscle, and I wanted to feel it.
Just the thought of it made me want to weep.
God, I was pathetic.
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Grace gets a hug (after being very dramatic about it.)
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15 Apr 2026
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One thing that Rocky has learned about humans is that they like to look at pictures.
Maybe. Or maybe it is just a particular habit of his Grace, who seems to pass more and more time sitting in the projection room and looking at his rolling images of Earth.
Rocky likes Earth. Especially the beach. That’s Grace’s favorite place, too.
But the pictures don’t change. Not more than they did the first time Grace showed him, with the waves crashing up onto the sand and the leaves of the trees rustling in the wind.
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Rocky's perspective of Grace's depression on the journey to Erid.
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12 Apr 2026
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Grace teaches Rocky about all the colors.
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- Part 1 of project hail mary fics :)))))
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12 Apr 2026
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Rocky's understanding of human tears.
Or: Rocky's understanding of Grace's tears.
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12 Apr 2026
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Sail them home with acquiesce, on a ship of hope today by mangabreadroll
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary (2026)
04 Apr 2026
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What it’s like to have an alien best friend, from Rocky’s side of the glass.
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11 Apr 2026
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The Ryland Grace Guide to Becoming Eridian by sebastian2017
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary (2026)
06 Apr 2026
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As he settles into Erid, Grace finds himself wanting more and more to better blend in with his new neighbors. His biology is a hard bridge to cross, but he gets a few ideas when Rocky gifts him some Eridian gems.
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11 Apr 2026
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a name is a symphony by InsaneTrollLogic
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary (2026)
06 Apr 2026
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Rocky spends several years talking exclusively with an atonal human. This has some significant effects on his speech patterns.
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- Part 1 of Word People
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11 Apr 2026
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"What are Eridian funeral rites, Rocky?"
Or - Grace was growing older.
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- Part 1 of PHM fics
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10 Apr 2026
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silence more musical than any song by hansdevice
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary (2026)
04 Apr 2026
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Hours later, Rocky wriggles awake. The pain has eased. His heartbeats have slowed. His cells are still functioning. There is no falling apart. He can hear the scritch-scratch of his five claws on Xenonite. He can hear the machines, humming their false song. He can hear the silent expanse of space. The distant stars. His friends, dead in the hull. And the building feeling, deep in every cell — every fibre of his body — that something is so incredibly wrong.
Rocky knows this disease. Exhaustion. And all alone in space, there is no cure.
It is a primal requirement that Eridians sleep only under the trusting gaze of their companions. Rocky spends forty-six years alone in space.
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10 Apr 2026
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I snort. "Yeah, got me there. I'm old, okay? Just give me a second."
A handful of moments pass. Then, "How old, question?" Rocky asks.
I open my mouth, and then I realize exactly what I just walked into.
Or: Grace and Rocky and a small conversation about lifespans.
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10 Apr 2026
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nunc et in hora mortis nostrae (an epilogue) by theplatinthehat
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary (2026), Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir
24 Mar 2026
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Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners,
now and at the hour of our death.Grace passes away peacefully on Erid – an old man, with a wonderful life behind him, and a best friend beside him.
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10 Apr 2026