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1. Then and Now by fourthduckling

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

   • Explicit
   • Major Character Death
   • Other
   • Complete Work

   15 Aug 2026

   Tags

   • Major Character Death
   • Ryland Grace/Rocky
   • Adrian/Ryland Grace/Rocky
   • Adrian/Rocky (Project Hail Mary)
   • Adrian/Ryland Grace
   • Ryland Grace
   • Adrian (Project Hail Mary)
   • Rocky (Project Hail Mary)
   • Original Children of Adrian and Rocky (Project Hail Mary)
   • Original Eridian Characters (Project Hail Mary)
   • Original Female Human Character(s)
   • Carl (Project Hail Mary 2026)
   • Original Male Human Character(s)
   • Grief/Mourning
   • Falling In Love
   • Alien/Human Relationships
   • Alien Cultural Differences
   • Alien Gender/Sexuality
   • general language nerdery
   • What Happened to Earth
   • making a family
   • Eggs
   • Eridians Have Ovipositors (Project Hail Mary)
   • Egg Laying
   • Earth
   • Love
   • Friendship
   • Friendship/Love
   • Aging
   • Family
   • Demisexuality
   • Demisexual Ryland Grace
   • character death is offscreen
   • Crying
   • Wakes & Funerals
   • Memorials
   • Misunderstandings
   • Found Family
   • Child Death
   • Implied/Referenced Terrorism
   • Polyamory
   • Polyamorous Eridians (Project Hail Mary)
   • historical enslavement
   • Alien Biology
   • Alien Sex
   • Romance
   • Eridian Culture & Customs (Project Hail Mary)
   • Eridian Biology (Project Hail Mary)
   • Eridian Children Are Called "Pebbles" (Project Hail Mary)
   • Ryland Grace Needs a Hug
   • Ryland Grace is a Leaky Space Blob
   • They/Them Pronouns for Adrian (Project Hail Mary)
   • Mentioned Eva Stratt
   • Author Did NOT Use AI
   • Angst
   • Angst with a Hopeful Ending

   Summary

   Rocky, Adrian, and Grace's family bring his remains back to Earth, but Rocky is not ready to let go. While on Earth, the family is guided by Carl's granddaughter- a linguist who finds herself exposed to both the raw grief and unending love of Grace's Eridian family.

   In the past, Grace falls in love with Rocky, with Adrian, and with the family that they make together.

   Language:

   English

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