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1. Second Chances by spacemissionn

   Fandoms: Project Hail Mary (2026), Drive (2011)  

   • Not Rated
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   08 Jul 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Driver (Drive 2011)/Ryland Grace
   • Ryland Grace & Colt Seavers
   • Ryland Grace & Jody Moreno
   • Ryland Grace & Rocky
   • Adrian & Ryland Grace & Rocky
   • Ryland Grace
   • Driver (Drive 2011)
   • Colt Seavers
   • Jody Moreno
   • Ryland Grace's San Francisco Students
   • Rocky (Project Hail Mary)
   • Adrian (Project Hail Mary)
   • Sierra Six | Courtland Gentry
   • Ryland Grace and Colt Seavers are Twins
   • Ryland Grace and Colt Seavers and Sierra Six | Courtland Gentry Are Siblings
   • Ryan Gosling Character Combinations
   • Gosling family
   • Rygo family
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Ryland Grace Is Not Graceful
   • Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
   • Meet-Cute
   • Romantic Tension
   • Alternate Universe - No Astrophage (Project Hail Mary)
   • Driver's Name Is Casey (Drive 2011)
   • Obsessive Behavior
   • Teacher Ryland Grace
   • Touch-Starved Driver (Drive 2011)
   • Autistic Driver (Drive 2011)
   • Jealousy
   • Possessive Behavior
   • Fluff and Humor
   • Fluff and Angst
   • POV Alternating
   • Love at First Sight
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
   • Minor Original Character(s)
   • Ryland Grace is So Whipped
   • Drivinglessons - Freeform
   • Minor Adrian/Rocky (Project Hail Mary)
   • Background Jody Moreno/Colt Seavers
   • Past Driver/Irene/Standard
   • Pre-Movie: The Fall Guy (2024)
   • Events of The Fall Guy haven't happened yet
   • Post-Drive (2011)
   • Tags May Change
   • Protective Driver (Drive 2011)
   • Driver (Drive 2011) is pathetic
   • Driver (Drive 2011) likes praise
   • Self-Indulgent

   Summary

   He had never expected to fall in love again.

   The wound on his stomach aches at the thought of Irene, Standard and Benicio—he had failed them. He couldn't fail again.

   Featherlight touches of fingertips over the scar brings him out of his daze, blinking away the unshed tears that gather on his lashes.

   Ryland stares up at him, his gaze soft and filled with concern. “Hey,” his lips curl.

   “Hey yourself,” Casey echoes.

   “You doing okay?” Ryland brushes his thumb over the scar once more.

   Casey breathes out unevenly, nodding down at his light. “Perfect.”

   Or, Casey gets to try again.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   13,277

   Chapters:

   2/?

   Comments:

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   Kudos:

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