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1. You Could Have Just Called by hazeleyedwriter

   Fandoms: Project Hail Mary (2026)  

   • Not Rated
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Gen
   • Complete Work

   28 May 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Ryland Grace
   • Eva Stratt
   • Carl (Project Hail Mary 2026)
   • Original parents of Grace's students
   • original coworkers of Grace's
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Fic inspired by a tweet
   • not beta'd we die like Shapiro and DuBois
   • except they're not really in this one and they're not dead
   • Ryland Grace is a Little Shit
   • Eva Stratt is a little shit
   • Carl is a Little Shit
   • Grace goes to jail for a few hours hehe
   • Astrophage (Project Hail Mary)
   • Astrophage deniers
   • not Grace et al
   • a rando - Freeform
   • physical fighting
   • I guess that should be a tag
   • Crack Treated Seriously
   • But also not
   • I'd rather die than use ai okay this is slop from a human woman
   • and I take great pride in it

   Summary

   The man in the fourth row scoffs again.

   “Sorry, sir, do you have something stuck in your throat? Do you need some water?” Grace asks. He knows the answer. The man hasn't touched the spread of light snacks and refreshments that sit out at the back of the cafeteria.

   “We don't need to waste time on this bullshit,” the man says. He's tall, even sitting, and is balding under his Giants baseball cap. He's sturdy too, much bigger than Grace. Grace squints at him.

   “Sorry?” Grace asks. He's not used to people doubting his work anymore.

   OR
   I answer the question, "can Ryland Grace fight?"

   Series

   • Part 1 of Can Ryland Grace Fight?

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