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1. Finally: Touch & Trust by rylandscrookedglasses

   Fandoms: Project Hail Mary (2026), Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, Andy Weir's Project Hail Mary - All Media Types  

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

   29 Jul 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Ryland Grace/Original Female Character(s)
   • Ryland Grace/Reader
   • Ryland Grace
   • Original Female Character(s)
   • Alternate Universe - No Astrophage (Project Hail Mary)
   • Teacher Ryland Grace
   • Slow Burn
   • Ryland Grace Loves His Students
   • POV Original Character
   • Eventual Smut
   • Alternate Universe
   • POV First Person
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Strangers to Friends to Lovers
   • Ryland Grace Wears Glasses Improperly
   • Ryland Grace is Loved
   • the world needs more teacher ryland grace au's

   Summary

   After years of learning to survive on her own, Gemma has become an expert at keeping people at arm's length. Between teaching elementary music, raising her daughter, and carrying the weight of a past she rarely talks about, trusting someone again feels impossible.

   Then there's Ryland.

   The middle school science teacher with crooked glasses, endless patience, and a habit of quietly showing up exactly when she needs him. What begins as friendship slowly grows into something neither of them expected. One that is not built on grand gestures, but on shared laughter and the courage to let someone in.

   Language:

   English

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   Chapters:

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