NightShadows



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    Ryland Grace is doing great. He has all he ever wanted really! A sentient rock-spider best friend, delicious taumeba slurry, and no relationship troubles! it's hard to have any when you're 12.5 lightyears away from any other human.

    Or well.. he thought he was 12.5 lightyears away from any other human. But one day when Rocky finds an odd ship- er coffin, uh- submarine? floating in space, Grace is forced to face a piece of humanity again. A piece of humanity that reflects the ugly, angry, and upsetting parts of being alive. Can Grace fix this broken man, or will his need for connection bring him down so low he can't get back up?

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  2. Public Bookmark 2

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    Right at his breaking point, right as Simon attempts to pray to that "eye god" he saw in the sky, he gets brought to the Project Hail Mary universe a few years into Grace and Rocky's journey to Erid. Grace and Rocky now have to care for this distrustful, volatile, and bloody (and "scientifically fascinating" according to Grace: the absolute nerd whom I love) mess of a man. aaaaaand lovely and painful things ensue as two humans now trapped in each other's company try to relate.
    I just really wanted to give Simon the happy ending that he deserves after the absolute nightmare fuel he went though in the SM-13. Grace gets Rocky and a happy life on Erid, and I neeeeed Simon to have at least one thing go right in his life. Simon needs someone as kind as Grace in his life, and Grace needs another human to keep him sane. It's perfect! It will all work out and everyone will be happy! Right...?

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  3. Rec 24

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    When an object is under equal pressure from both the inside and out, it won't get crushed; it remains intact.

     

    Ryland and Rocky are on their way to Erid, trying to figure out how to solve the food problem when—
    Blip-B detected!
    And there, floating in the vast expanse of space, is a tree.
    “What the actual—?” I mumble.
    “What Grace see?” Rocky asks eagerly.
    “It’s a, um…” I zoom in on it, making sure it’s really what I’m seeing. It’s seriously a tree, a large maple tree. Without any soil, the roots drift as if tendrils underwater in the zero G. Just above the roots, the trunk is skewed, like it’s growing around something. The bark is red, the leaves dead, most branches bare.
    “It’s a tree,” I say. “Like, from Earth, kind of tree.”
    “Grace lying,” Rocky claims, skittering over to see for himself. Then, “Grace… not lying.”

     
    If you liked the book then this is the fic for you! There is lots of math and science! There are still some details from the movie too.

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    “Simon, as far as I’m concerned, you can stay for as long as you want. No question about it. Just get some rest, okay?”

    Well. That settled it. This man was either fucking stupid, or he was the most kind hearted person that Simon had ever met. Deep down, he had a feeling he already knew which one.

    He looked up at Ryland with heavy, drooping eyelids to see hair sticking out in every direction, glasses askew, and a big cozy sweater swallowing his frame. Cute.

    If Simon didn’t watch himself, he was going to be in big fucking trouble. As his eyes fluttered closed, he also got the sense that it was already too late.

    Or: Two very clueless men cry and hug each other. They fall in love in the process. Then maybe they kiss and stuff too.

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  5. Public Bookmark 5

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    As a celebration of Grace's 5th year on Erid, his friends hide gifts all around his bio-dome. While searching in the water, he unexpectedly pulls something, or someone, through the surface of reality.
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    Two rocks and two humans must learn to trust each other and dig deeper than ever before if they want the peace they've found to last.

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