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    “Sleep. I watch,” he warbles from his post at the door. The first thing he’s said to me in hours. We haven’t talked about anything yet, aside from his pushing to prove I wasn’t hiding more contraband. I scowl at him.

    “Don’t want to.” I feel like one of my kids with the level of petulance that seeps into my voice. I miss my kids. I miss having a place. I have a place here, I need to accept it’s just… Different. Still, I’m not gonna listen to Rocky right now.

    Rocky grumbles at me. “Scientists say Grace hasn’t slept in 32.6 hours.” Jeez, has it really been that long? I don’t think I’ve had an all-nighter that bad since college. “Cognitive impairment begins after only 24. Bad decisions, dangerous thoughts like you mention. Why you are sick.”

    “You left me.” I didn’t mean to say that. Too late.

    or Grace is having a hard time adjusting to life on Erid, and it only gets worse when Rocky disappears. They work it out.

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    21 May 2026

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    realistic depiction of depression brain, bad days, thoughts turning against themself...

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    “Cute?” Grace repeated, half strangled. “I'm not cute!”

    “You no get to decide. Rocky decide you cute. Like companion animal. Not need be perfect. Not need be hero. Is enough be cute.”

    “Are you calling me your pet?” Grace asked. “That is so, so, condescending–”

    “Yes. Grace is like Rocky pet. Everything Grace does is cute cute cute. Grace not need prove anything. Grace not need be worthy. Grace just need keep being cute. Rocky take care of Grace. Rocky responsible pet owner.”

    Grace’s throat was suddenly dry.

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    20 May 2026

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    favorite
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  3. Rec 31

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    For his second birthday on Erid, Rocky gave Grace the biodome. Grace isn't expecting anything near as exciting for his third birthday on Erid, but maybe Rocky can surprise him...

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  4. Rec 8

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    The waves washed over his shoes, soaking them through and leaving his feet uncomfortably damp.

    … Wait. What?

    Ryland looked up, confused, only to see someone else on the beach walking towards him. Someone who looked an awful lot like him.

    Okay. So he was hallucinating.

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  5. Rec 26

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    “Do you think,” Grace says after a moment, suddenly quiet. “Do you think there’s other universes where we’re friends? Or did we just get really lucky in this one?”

    That’s barely even a question. Rocky’s sure of it. In every universe where they meet, he’s certain they’ll become friends. He can’t imagine it otherwise.

    or: a chat on a beach.

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