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Standard has some questions for Driver that he isn't sure he can answer.
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The toothpick falls from his mouth and disappears between the couch cushions when Standard grips the back of Driver’s neck, pulling him in close and holding him there so he’s half bent at the waist. Driver could get out of it easily, he’s strong and knows how to fight. Not extremely well, but enough that he could make it hurt. He doesn’t move.
“Was she ever this close to you? Did she kiss you like she meant it?” Standard’s breath smells like beer and nicotine gum. Driver knows he’s been trying hard to quit since he got out of prison. “Are you in love with her? Huh, stunt guy, are you in love with my wife?”
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Gus and Lars, through the years.
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A Journey Unknown by Acewithapaintbrush
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary (2026), Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir
21 May 2026
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“What is a ‘field trip’?”
The unexpected question makes me stop in my tracks. I stumble over my own two feet and almost bite my own tongue which is a new low, even for me. If I keep going like this I am never going to beat the clumsy human allegations. At least Rocky is not here. If he’d witnessed my latest embarrassing blunder he would have found ways to tease me about it for a week straight. It’s unfortunate that my class has to see me like this but they are a lot more forgiving and understanding of their ungraceful teacher than my best friend. A fact I like to hold over his head from time to time.
Not that he cares. He maintains that he’s earned the right to mock me as much as he likes after having to watch me stumble and fall repeatedly over the same threshold for four years.
And maybe he’s not wrong.
Don’t ever tell him I said that.
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There is no way Grace can take the pebbles on a field trip. At least not without help.
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- Part 2 of Teacher Grace's Extraordinary Curriculum
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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
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I Just Saw by hole_in_the_roof
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17 Apr 2026
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Dr. Theresa Cabral is thirty-nine when the beetles return to Earth.
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