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1. Flightless Bird in a Golden Cage by IntrovertAtHome

   Fandoms: Andy Weir's Project Hail Mary - All Media Types  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Gen
   • Complete Work

   11 Oct 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Ryland Grace & Rocky
   • Adrian & Ryland Grace & Rocky
   • Ryland Grace
   • Rocky (Project Hail Mary)
   • Adrian (Project Hail Mary)
   • (mentioned)
   • Whumptober
   • Whumptober 2026
   • Past Suicide Attempts
   • Self-Hatred
   • Self-Esteem Issues
   • Ryland Grace Has a Bad Time
   • Rocky Has a Bad Time (Project Hail Mary)
   • Everyone Needs a Hug
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Ryland Grace's Biodome | Beach House on Erid
   • Planet Erid (Project Hail Mary)
   • Ryland Grace & Rocky are Best Friends
   • Explicit Language
   • Ryland Grace Swears
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort

   Summary

   A bird in a golden cage is still stuck behind the bars, unable to ever be free to fly

   This is something Ryland Grace knows far too well, trapped within his dome on Erid, far too aware of his inability to leave and the resources he uses just to survive

   ~~~

   Day 11 - Gilded Cage

   Series

   • Part 10 of Nyx's PHM Whumptober 2026

   Language:

   English

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