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  1. Public Bookmark 2

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    When they bolted Isaac’s window shut, that's when William started to get concerned. Then it became the little things Isaac brought up. Little off-handed comments. The way he was envious of Norah’s relationship with her parents, or even with Williams. The only time Isaac brought up his parents was when he feared he would disappoint them. That thought made William shudder. He wondered what happened when Isaac did get in trouble. He wondered what could make Isaac so afraid. He’s seen Isaac face horrors with less fear than facing his father. It didn’t paint a pretty picture.

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    Isaac is being abused. William notices and tries to do something about it.

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    05 Jul 2026

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    The humans threw Grace away. Grace, who worked so hard to save them, who came back for Rocky when he realized the taomoeba would eat through Rocky's ship. Grace, who gave up his chance to go home to save Erid too.

    And then Rocky finds out exactly how Grace ended up in space.

    They're not giving him back now. Grace will always have a place on Erid where he's beloved and cherished the way he should be, even if it takes Grace a while to believe he's worth that. Rocky may or may not have plans to fix up the Hail Mary for the trip back anyways- there were a few things they wanted to say directly to Stratt's face.

     

    Updates every other day bc i have no chill and can't be bored

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    01 Jul 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 16

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    Ryland Grace has been suffering from nightmares since he woke up alone, on board the Hail Mary. He has since avoided sleep like the plague, always finding something to busy his mind.

    This is the story of Grace remembering who he is, unpacking his past, and dealing with his nightmares. It's a good thing he has Rocky to watch over him.

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    01 Jul 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 9

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    Gillion Tidestrider is honour-bound, and in his eyes, there is nothing more honourable than taking on more struggles than he can bear. Something must have happened to persuade him to give that up.

     

    After the trials of the Leviathans, Gill and Jay hold each other together.

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    30 Jun 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 13

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    Humans dream. And sometimes when humans dream they can experience nightmares. Eridians, however, do not dream at all. So when Rocky hears Grace’s heart rate suddenly spike as the man is sleeping, he fears the worse.

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    27 Jun 2026

  6. Public Bookmark 13

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    Grace finally tells Rocky how he ended up in space.

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    27 Jun 2026

  7. Public Bookmark 39

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    “Grace remember now. Grace sabotage mission?” Rocky demanded. “You could do, easy. Grace could open taumoeba tanks. Grace could set spin drive to blow up ship. Grace could do many things.”

    “What? No, no, I haven’t done any of that!” I hurriedly reassured. “I won’t, Rocky. I wouldn’t!”

    “If Rocky had no extra fuel, Grace sabotage mission, question?”

    “No! Rocky, I’m not going to sabotage anything! I wouldn’t do that to you.”

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    There are many bad things about Rocky—as there are about any person I’ve ever met. And that isn’t even talking about myself. But the problem isn’t that he’s bossy, or swears like a sailor even though I can’t directly translate, or takes up more than half the space on my own gosh darn ship…

    …No. The problem is that despite all his flaws, he’s too good.

    Rocky is endlessly, painfully good.

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    Grace and Rocky have a very important conversation.

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    27 Jun 2026

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    Sometimes I'd forget

     

    Rocky has been stranded, alone and light years away from home for 46 years. For a long time it seemed like nothing would ever change. But a new arrival in Tau Ceti system is about to alter the course of history; For Rocky, for Erid, and for another world far, far away.

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    Beta read by chez_levi! Thank you for your notes, and curse you for your implications about metaphors

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    25 Jun 2026

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    Simon didn’t expect his savior to be exactly his type.

    What a welcome sight. Even if this stupidly handsome man ends up being evil, or working for the C.O.I, at least he’d die looking at something good.

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    Grace and Rocky find Simon's ship floating in deep space on their way to Erid.

    UPDATE: This fic has been peer reviewed by a NASA engineer who has approved of the science!

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    24 Jun 2026

  10. Public Bookmark 14

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    “6… 9… 12…” I mutter under my breath.

    I feel tears welling up in my eyes as the realization dawns on me. I only have 21 meals of real food left, plus the five that I decided to keep safe for special occasions. I rub my arms in an attempt to soothe myself, but it turns out more like scratching my skin.

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    On the way to Erid, Grace has to face the fact that he is either not going to make it or will never touch another person again. Rocky, however, sees things differently.

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    23 Jun 2026

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    I lived with this hunger long before the Hail Mary. This is nothing new. I’m fine.

    Right up until Rocky asks another question.

    “When last time you touch other human person skin, question?”

    Oh. Oh no. “When I… a few days after I first woke up here.”

    Rocky starts to relax for a split second, but then tightens when something occurs to him.

    “Grace crewmates dead when you wake up. You said this, statement. You not even know your own name, remember nothing, see dead bodies, confirm?”

    I nod, because if I open my mouth I will gag.

    “When last time Grace touch ALIVE human person, question.”

    I swallow thickly. I don’t answer aloud because I know Rocky can hear the hitch in my breath. My stomach churns with fresh bile. He senses my vital signs tick over into stress patterns and goes very, very still again.

    “Grace. When last time, question.”

    I clench my jaw so hard my temples ache, and beg him with my eyes to just stop.

    “Grace. Please say not when… when Evil Stratt humans put you to sleep.”

    I can taste grass.

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    AKA: Grace starves for more than just food on the journey to Erid.

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    20 Jun 2026

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    I lived with this hunger long before the Hail Mary. This is nothing new. I’m fine.

    Right up until Rocky asks another question.

    “When last time you touch other human person skin, question?”

    Oh. Oh no. “When I… a few days after I first woke up here.”

    Rocky starts to relax for a split second, but then tightens when something occurs to him.

    “Grace crewmates dead when you wake up. You said this, statement. You not even know your own name, remember nothing, see dead bodies, confirm?”

    I nod, because if I open my mouth I will gag.

    “When last time Grace touch ALIVE human person, question.”

    I swallow thickly. I don’t answer aloud because I know Rocky can hear the hitch in my breath. My stomach churns with fresh bile. He senses my vital signs tick over into stress patterns and goes very, very still again.

    “Grace. When last time, question.”

    I clench my jaw so hard my temples ache, and beg him with my eyes to just stop.

    “Grace. Please say not when… when Evil Stratt humans put you to sleep.”

    I can taste grass.

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    AKA: Grace starves for more than just food on the journey to Erid.

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    20 Jun 2026

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    "Grace, question?” Rocky says from his tunnel.

    “Yeah?” I peek my head up, wiping nonexistent dust off my pants. The storage compartment was almost completely sterile, but I needed something to do with my hands.

    All okay, question?” There’s a slight quiver in the notes of his voice that I’ve come to recognize as hesitance.

    “Of course, buddy.” I laugh disbelievingly, as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.

    Ryland finds Yao’s gun and he is perfectly normal about it, thank you very much. He’s only been stuck in the same environment eating the same meals everyday for a year now. He’s fine.

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    20 Jun 2026

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    It's not jealousy. Adrian is adamant about that. They are actually insisting that it’s not any emotion at all. Not even dislike. They are simply completely uninterested in anything that concerns “the human”. 

    Rocky believes them. Adrian has always been the level-headed one out of the two of them. They are too logical to be jealous. They acknowledge that Grace and Rocky have a special bond after everything they went through together and also understand that none of that will ever pose a threat to their relationship. 

    Neither are they heartless or ungrateful. They know that Grace is the only reason that Rocky is back at all, the only reason their star has stopped dying. Adrian has told Rocky again and again that they are grateful and happy and wish the alien no ill will. They even helped with the construction of the biodome.

    And yet they have no desire to get to know Grace. 

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    You know those videos where the dad is like "You may keep the cat but I will have nothing to do with it" and a few days later they are smothering the kitty with cuddles and love?

    Adrian never stood a chance.

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    20 Jun 2026

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    Dr. Theresa Cabral is thirty-nine when the beetles return to Earth.

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    19 Jun 2026

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    “Grace, question?” Rocky was becoming increasingly more nervous. He’d never seen Grace do this before. Sleep was supposed to be restful. This didn’t look restful at all.

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    19 Jun 2026

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    Grace and Rocky discuss tattoos, markings, and scars.

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    19 Jun 2026

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    Grace is touch starved.

    Rocky can fix.

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    19 Jun 2026

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    When Grace gets seemingly teleported by means unknown into the SM-13 right as it was nearing The Light, both Simon and Grace have no idea what is happening. Grace knows he was supposed to be in his house on Erid, Simon knows this new guy cannot possibly be a hallucination, and Ava, upon hearing Grace ramble about theories for how he got there, knows that new guy is Smart. Could-Secure-Our-Survival Smart.
    She orders Simon to bring Grace back to the surface, and thus begins Grace's ordeal in a starless universe.

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    18 Jun 2026

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    Ryland Grace is living peacefully on Erid. Peacefully until something (or someone) so monumentally bloody stains the water in his enclosure.

    Simon is trying to get by on what he thinks is heaven, until he starts to mutate into something unholy.

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    You know the drill it’s platonic bloodymary time

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    podfic/translation welcome!

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    18 Jun 2026

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