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1. To love is to burn willingly by Afanwithglasses

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

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

   24 Jul 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Ryland Grace/Rocky
   • Adrian/Rocky (Project Hail Mary)
   • Adrian/Ryland Grace/Rocky
   • Ryland Grace
   • Rocky (Project Hail Mary)
   • Adrian (Project Hail Mary)
   • Original Eridian Characters (Project Hail Mary)
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Arrival at Erid (Project Hail Mary)
   • Ryland Grace Is Not Graceful
   • Ryland Grace Is A Xenophile
   • Rocky (Project Hail Mary) Is A Xenophile
   • Adrian (Project Hail Mary) Is A Xenophile
   • BAMF Ryland Grace
   • Touch-Starved Ryland Grace
   • Ryland Grace is a Sex Symbol to Eridians
   • Rocky Has A Hand Kink (Project Hail Mary)
   • Ryland Grace Has a Praise Kink
   • Adrian has all the kinks (Project Hail Mary)
   • They/Them Pronouns for Adrian (Project Hail Mary)
   • But also
   • He/Him Pronouns for Adrian (Project Hail Mary)
   • Yearning
   • Fluff
   • Plot
   • Ryland Grace Has PTSD
   • a little bit of
   • Angst
   • Ryland Grace Gets To Be A Little Feisty
   • Eventual Smut
   • Eventual Romance
   • Established Ryland Grace/Rocky
   • Stressed Ryland Grace
   • Oh God they all care about each other
   • Ryland Grace uses Puppy Eyes
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
   • Action
   • Yeah there's a little bit of Action
   • Rocky Has an Ovipositor (Project Hail Mary)
   • Adrian Has An Ovipositor (Project Hail Mary)
   • A little bit of comedy
   • Wholesome

   Summary

   In the weeks following the arrival at Erid, Grace has a lot of things to get used to. The Eridians are peculiar, the temperature onboard is parallel to his worst nightmare, and Rocky is away most of the time. He understands that Rocky’s time is best spent in other places than in his arms– perhaps best spent catching up with Adrian. Even so he can’t help but yearn for his mate. Even more so he can’t help but yearn for Adrian’s approval, too, but the plan was to ease Adrian (and all of Erid) into the news of their mating gently.

   Yet things just can’t seem to ever go as planned.

   One day, Rocky doesn’t show up, and as soon as Grace hears why… Oh. He won’t have it. On that day, Grace puts on his EVA suit and decides it’s time for a rescue mission. It doesn't matter that he might burn for it.

   Or: Rocky gets sent to jail and Grace does all the stupid shit he shouldn’t to get Adrian and Rocky reunited… again.

   A sequel to “Finger, but hole”.

   Series

   • Part 2 of Grace's Eridian Adventures

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   English

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