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In her head, if she ever thought about how Dad would find her again, it would be some kind of elaborate operation. Pulled fire alarms and a getaway car. A bag over her head. Maybe drugs. Reality isn’t even that complicated. In real life, he just catches her on the way to the bathroom at the Botanic Garden like some run-of-the-mill creep; like he’s hardly even trying.
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31 May 2026
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In a world where humans are born with a predetermined ‘soulmate’, so to say, Ryland Grace is very happy to wonder the earth without. Sure, the weight of what should be his bond dulls the senses and makes the world a little more distant than he would like, but there was nothing for it. Nothing to fix the ache, except a certain splotch of stars, and this feeling of impending doom.
Well, there was nothing, until his life was ruined and subsequently fixed all in one horrible day.
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(or, my first attempt at soulmates where Grace can’t find a mate because his is in space, waiting. Oh, and both of their mate is waiting not so patiently on Erid.)Bookmarked by Cross_Thread
28 May 2026
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The engineer takes my hand. His skin runs hot. Very hot. He doesn't let go at what I would gauge as a socially-acceptable handshake time interval. Are we just holding hands in the middle of the lab-workshop space? Guess we are.
"I'm Rocky," he finally introduces himself. He has a hint of an accent, something lilting, melodic. I can't really place it.
"Rocky," I repeat, slowly. "Like the movies?"
"No," Rocky deadpans, giving me a look like I'm stupid. "Like the rocks."
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24 May 2026
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not everybody lives; some people still died by marya_blackbone
Fandom Project Hail Mary (2026), Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir
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17 May 2026
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you weren't there that day for the Naming of Things by callmearcturus
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary (2026)
09 May 2026
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"Rocky did not understand human names and titles when we met. Eridian names longer, give information on Eridian's home, associations, skills." For the first time in ages, he positioned two of his arms together, forming the design that Grace thought of like a family crest, a single design bisected.
"You should teach me to read those before we get to Erid, so I can be polite." As Grace considered the linework, already picking up on some vague ideas from the shapes in Rocky's carapace, something else occurred to him. "So… I picked 'Rocky' because your outer shell looks like stone."
"And for inspirational story of athlete who defeats human system of poverty to become great champion. Eye of the tiger."
"Retroactively, yeah." Grace bent at the hips, getting to Rocky's 'eye' level. "So what'd you name me?"
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11 May 2026