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  1. Public Bookmark 97

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    Eva Stratt joins Grace on the Hail Mary mission. Angst, comfort, space adventures, fluff, and love ensue.

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    02 Aug 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 25

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    At 18, Ryland Grace meets Eva Stratt at university.
    At 25, they get married.
    At 29, they get divorced.
    Six years later, their first daughter, Katarina, is born.

    Ryland Grace and Eva Stratt are good at many things.
    Divorce simply isn't one of them.

    Inspired by a beautiful illustration by @k_hachin on X, shared with the artist's kind permission.

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    01 Aug 2026

  3. Public Bookmark *

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    Eva Stratt wakes up on the Hail Mary and realizes someone has sabotaged her mission. Yao, Stratt, and Ilyukhina were supposed to save the stars.

    So why was Dr. Ryland Grace standing over her now?

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    17/?
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    01 Aug 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 18

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    “Oh, take me back to the night we met.”

    That night, Ryland Grace met Eva Stratt — not Director Stratt, not Captain Stratt, not any of the titles the rest of the world knew her by. Just Eva.

    His Eva.

    That night, he had all of her.

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    Chapters:
    2/2
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    16
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    25 Jul 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 26

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    “Do you think I don’t know you, Grace? You’re not humble. You’re a coward.”

    “Fine! I’m afraid! I don’t want to die!”

    She laughs, a sharp bark devoid of humor. “Stay on Earth, then, Ryland Grace, and watch your children die slowly over the next thirty years. Look them in the eyes as the world freezes over, knowing that you refused the chance to save them.”

    Something long-tethered within him snaps.

    ---

    Grace is refusing the call; Stratt ragebaits him about it.

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    24 Jul 2026

  6. Public Bookmark 22

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    Line crossed - because she makes him insane, because she’s so unbelievably gorgeous beneath him, because she likes it - he drops his head to kiss her. Tastes her desperation in the hot movement of her mouth, her tongue pressing to his teeth, pulls back and whispers, “Ask nicely.”

    Her eyes are bright with lust, brow trying to crease into a glare, and a stammer of something in German leaves her lips.

    “English,” he whispers.

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    24 Jul 2026

  7. Public Bookmark 35

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    The burden of the Hail Mary project weighs heavy on Eva Stratt’s shoulders. Relief comes in the form of Ryland Grace.

    OR;

    Strattland’s first time.

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    Comments:
    42
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    267
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    35
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    2,257

    22 Jul 2026

  8. Public Bookmark 34

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    “Don’t be ridiculous, Grace, you are not spending Christmas alone,” she snaps. “You’ll come home with me.”

    “You are not serious-”

    “I don’t tell jokes. Pack a bag. You’ll come to Germany with me.”

    “I can’t-”

    Within twelve hours, he has a packed bag and is on a private plane.

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    Comments:
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    21 Jul 2026

  9. Public Bookmark 40

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    “I have a really...like, abnormally huge dick. And, uh...with my last girlfriend, I hurt her the only time we tried. And...it’s embarrassing. I don’t want you to think, like...‘oh my God there goes the science freak and his monster cock’, God, what am I saying...I think I’ll just go, um...that was great, really. Awesome spank bank material.”

    “You can go tonight. But, you should know that I would very much like to see how much of you I can take. And you know that I am well-acquainted with achieving the impossible.”

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    20 Jul 2026

  10. Public Bookmark 83

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    “Dr. Grace”

    I sighed, turning around as Stratt approached me from down the hall.

    “We must discuss your lodging.”

    My shoulders relaxed at the thought of sleep.

    “Yes, please. I really don’t need anything nice but I would love to shower and I definitely need to sleep. That’s really the main thing, I would love a bed if that’s-”

    “Yes, well, that is the issue.” Stratt cut me off, pinching the bridge of her nose. “We weren't expecting to bring another scientist onto the team and therefore do not have appropriate space to accommodate you. We are able to offer you a bed, but the solution is unfortunately unconventional.”

    “Unconventional?” I adjusted my glasses as I braced for whatever insane resolution she was about to propose. Sleep in a military jet? Move into a spare astrophage testing chamber?

    “You will be staying with me.” She stated flatly.
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    16 Jul 2026

  11. Public Bookmark *

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    Carl asks, “Coffee, ma’am?” and she shakes her head.

    His eyebrows arch comically high and he scoffs, “What, are you pregnant?”

    She doesn’t deny it fast enough, and Carl’s eyes go wide, a foghorn loud, “Stratt-”

    And then he asks, “It’s his, right?” Swallows and unnecessarily adds, “Grace’s?”

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    14 Jul 2026

  12. Public Bookmark 14

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    you've got earth in your eyes 

    planets that orbit thoughts in your mind

    stars shooting down from your cheeks to my thighs, i could hardly survive [...]

    will you touch me tonight?


    Taumoeba gets through xenonite before Grace parts ways with Rocky au, so both of them are able to return to their respective planets safely because I'm obsessed with the scene of Eva watching Ryland's video diaries and the idea of them having an actual conversation. Also, there's (lack of) caffeine and guilt, touch-starvation and forehead kisses.

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    14 Jul 2026

  13. Public Bookmark *

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    Eva Stratt is given a deal: Come back to lead Project Hail Mary in exchange for whatever she wants.

    The only problem? The only thing she wants is on the other side of the universe.

    Language:
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    Chapters:
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    Comments:
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    12 Jul 2026

  14. Public Bookmark 34

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    Something inside him unfurls like a rose. His shoulders droop and it’s only a matter of time before he starts crying again. She used to really hate it when that happened. He thinks it’s because it’s harder for her to cry and she’s jealous.

    “Did my life mean anything to you?” He doesn’t even know what he’s asking. Was his life worth it? Did she like him, in the end? His head is starting to hurt.

    Stratt sucks in a sharp breath. She looks at him for a long time before she nods slowly. She looks away from him and seems to hesitate, opens her mouth then closes it. Finally, she takes a deep breath and looks at him with her piercing and endless eyes.

    “It was the only thing that mattered for a long time. During those years right after the launch.”

    Grace can’t keep his eyes on her. He looks down to her hands and sees she’s twisting her fingers together until they’re bloodless.

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    Chapters:
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    Comments:
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    11 Jul 2026

  15. Public Bookmark 20

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    “Did you want to be an astronaut when you were a kid?” She asks.

    “Not really, but I did watch Star Trek a lot.”

    “I’ve never seen that.”

    “Not a space nerd?”

    “I’m not a nerd,” Eva says seriously, and he laughs because, no, she doesn’t look like a nerd at all.

     

    In which Ryland and Eva meet at different moments of their lives. This, somehow, doesn't change anything at all.

    Language:
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    Chapters:
    4/4
    Comments:
    48
    Kudos:
    126
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    20
    Hits:
    1,924

    28 Jun 2026

  16. Public Bookmark 30

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    When book editor Eva Stratt faces immediate deportation to Germany, she coerces her assistant, Ryland Grace, into a fake engagement to keep her job. They have to convince his tight-knit family they're madly in love, all while a pesky immigration officer digs into their messy lives.

    Language:
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    Chapters:
    2/5
    Comments:
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    195
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    1,928

    26 Jun 2026

  17. Public Bookmark *

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    Eva Stratt is the world’s scapegoat. Locked away, accused, abused, forgotten. Alone in her cell, she waits for death.
    Until a ghost appears and saves her.

    Or:
    Ryland Grace returns to Earth and searches for the woman who sent him to his death. The woman he loves more than memory itself.

    Language:
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    Words:
    48,881
    Chapters:
    16/?
    Comments:
    235
    Kudos:
    738
    Bookmarks:
    122
    Hits:
    12,827

    25 Jun 2026

  18. Public Bookmark 79

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    (Sequel to Ruin My Life)

    Papers are contracts. Stratt signs hundreds every day. Their marriage certificate was not special in that regard; just a document to legally bind them together, as Ryland had wanted.

    It wasn't what he wanted though. Or, it wasn't all of it. With every day that passed that Stratt seemed no more inclined to let him past her walls than before, he came to the sinking realization that she had little intention of actually being married.


    Here are some things that make being married to Eva Stratt exceedingly difficult:

    • She wants for the world, but not herself; trying to do nice things for her is like pulling teeth
    • She trusts Dr. Grace with the mission, but she does not trust Ryland with her heart
    • And this really should not hurt so much, because it's Stratt, but— she cares about him the way she cares about a coworker; or the way she cares about every human in the damn universe. She does not care about Ryland. Attraction does not equal affection. And with every day she does not acknowledge their marriage, it becomes clearer that towards Ryland, she feels neither.
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    Comments:
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    3,205

    23 Jun 2026

  19. Public Bookmark *

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    Ryland Grace, sophomore year undergraduate student double majoring in Chemistry and Biology, meets Eva Stratt in an elevator when things couldn’t possibly get worse.

    Then, she makes it worse.

    Language:
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    Chapters:
    1/1
    Comments:
    88
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    663
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    127
    Hits:
    6,878

    22 Jun 2026

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    After thirty years in space, Grace comes home to a different Earth. The only thing that remains the same is Stratt.

    She grapples with guilt. He is full of forgiveness.

    Between them, there is understanding and something warm creeping in that had no room to exist all those years ago. They have all the space for it now.

    Language:
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    Chapters:
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    Comments:
    101
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    683
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    141
    Hits:
    6,536

    22 Jun 2026

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