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1. It's Been Awhile by colormecorroded

   Fandoms: The Gray Man (2022), Project Hail Mary (2026)  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   14 Aug 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Ryland Grace/Sierra Six | Courtland Gentry
   • Claire Fitzroy & Sierra Six | Courtland Gentry
   • Ryland Grace
   • Sierra Six | Courtland Gentry
   • Claire Fitzroy (The Gray Man)
   • Original Child Character(s)
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Post-Movie: The Gray Man (2022)
   • Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics
   • Alpha/Omega
   • Alpha Sierra Six | Courtland Gentry
   • Omega Ryland Grace
   • Past Mpreg | Male Pregnancy
   • mentions of mpreg
   • Unplanned Pregnancy
   • Ryland Grace Needs a Hug
   • Sierra Six | Courtland Gentry Needs a Hug
   • Protective Sierra Six | Courtland Gentry
   • Ryland Grace Is Not Graceful
   • Sierra Six | Courtland Gentry Acting as Claire Fitzroy's Parental Figure
   • Fluff
   • Domestic Fluff
   • Fluff and Angst
   • Angst and Hurt/Comfort
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • Hurt Ryland Grace
   • Slow Burn
   • Slow Build
   • Referenced One Night Stand
   • Yearning
   • Past Relationship(s)
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added

   Summary

   Courtland Gentry didn’t tend to dwell on the occasional one-night stands he had. To him, the act was a rare, primal form of entertainment that he only partook in when his adrenaline was too high for him to come down naturally.

   Needless to say, he didn’t really care who he slept with, only that in the end, they both walked away satisfied.

   Usually, one round was enough for him. A quick tussle in the sheets was satisfactory enough to bring him back down to Earth, but there was something about this omega that lured him in to the point that he didn’t want to let go. This strange, beautiful omega that took the time to make sure he was pleased by the gentle roll of his hips against Court’s pelvis, and the hot breath against his throat as he writhed on top of him.

   This omega that went by the name of Ryland, a moniker so beautiful that every time Court said it during the heat of their actions, his heart began to race faster than a horse.

   ~~~

   Or, little did Courtland Gentry know that a past one-night stand was going to change the trajectory of his retirement forever.

   Series

   • Part 3 of Crawling Back to You

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