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1. Pressure Without Direction by aliumfungus

   Fandoms: Project Hail Mary (2026), Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir  

   • Explicit
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   11 Jun 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Ryland Grace/Rocky
   • Ryland Grace & Rocky
   • Adrian/Rocky (Project Hail Mary)
   • Ryland Grace
   • Rocky (Project Hail Mary)
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Whump
   • I'm Bad at Tagging
   • Journey to Erid (Project Hail Mary)
   • Eridian Biology (Project Hail Mary)
   • Eridian Culture & Customs (Project Hail Mary)
   • Mental Breakdown
   • Guilt
   • Xenophilia
   • Interspecies Relationship(s)
   • Xenophobia
   • human biology is whack
   • Rocky Loves Ryland Grace
   • Ryland Grace Loves Rocky
   • POV Ryland Grace
   • POV Rocky (Project Hail Mary)
   • Rocky Has PTSD (Project Hail Mary)
   • Ryland Grace Has PTSD
   • Dom Rocky (Project Hail Mary)
   • Communication Failure
   • Worldbuilding
   • Eventual Happy Ending
   • Angst and Feels
   • Masturbation in Shower
   • Light Dom/sub
   • Breeding Kink
   • Possessive Behavior
   • Possessive Sex
   • Dry Humping
   • Psychology
   • Predator/Prey
   • Politics

   Summary

   Rocky survived the stars. Returning home may be harder. As fear and politics close in around Humanity’s arrival on Erid, he and Grace are forced to confront what their connection truly means. In the aftermath of first contact, Rocky and Ryland Grace become the center of a growing political crisis as Erid struggles to decide whether Humanity is a promise or a threat.

   1. Rating changed to reflect sexual content in chapter 5 and onward. Please take note if this concerns you.
   2. chapter 14 (INTERLUDE) Two Rings of Eight is a standalone smut chapter. Read it by itself or as part of the larger story!

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