Phoboc



Recent bookmarks

  1. Rec *

    Tags
    Summary

    The mood in the launch room was dour.

    No one expected it to be a true celebration. Not when they were sending three people to their deaths, but they’d intended to open a few bottles in their honor and commiserate about the sadness of the inevitable future and pray for the shimmering hope that now prepared to sail to a far-off solar system.

    But that was before DuBois and Shapiro’s deaths.

    OR

    The Hail Mary is launching with Ryland Grace aboard. The people left behind need to deal with what that means.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    2,891
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Collections:
    2
    Comments:
    39
    Kudos:
    969
    Bookmarks:
    148
    Hits:
    4,393

    08 Jun 2026

  2. Rec *

    Tags
    Summary

    “It’s different when I’m… looking at it. Thinking about it. Do I need to tell you again about the whole ‘taboo’ thing? I can go over it again.”

    “And I watch you. We are already several layers deep into taboo.”

    “I would be eating myself!”

    “Grace,” I can’t help but stamp a claw for emphasis. It needs to listen,”your body is already eating itself.”
    _______________________
    Or

    Grace finds out that he can stomach the meburger.

    It’s not a happy moment!

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    4,797
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Collections:
    1
    Comments:
    67
    Kudos:
    663
    Bookmarks:
    182
    Hits:
    2,403

    08 Jun 2026

  3. Rec *

    Tags
    Summary

    “How far did he get?”

    “Almost touched the fence,” Carl says.

    “He was motivated,” Eva murmurs distantly. She is suddenly very tired.

    “Past tense already?”

    Eva flinches, feeling slapped in the face. No more coffees brought to her right as she starts to lag in the afternoon, no more bags of obnoxiously-colored candies hidden away in her pocket to slip to him, lest the vultures in the engineering department claim them all. No more staring at reports while he spins his chair around and talks about nothing, his voice soothing white noise to her after three years of hearing it practically nonstop. No more beers shared after a long day’s work, a brief respite before beginning another grueling day the next morning. It is all past tense now.

    (eva stratt has just kidnapped her second-in-command. eva stratt has just lost her closest friend.)

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    14,710
    Chapters:
    3/3
    Collections:
    1
    Comments:
    165
    Kudos:
    601
    Bookmarks:
    172
    Hits:
    4,330

    08 Jun 2026

  4. Rec 55

    Tags
    Summary

    Stratt is called to attend some middle of the night contraband. She learns something new about Grace in the process.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    1,321
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Comments:
    40
    Kudos:
    415
    Bookmarks:
    55
    Hits:
    1,647

    08 Jun 2026

  5. Rec 69

    Tags
    Summary

    Mother's Day has always been difficult for Grace. Anything to do with mothers has been difficult since losing her. Having forgotten her when he woke up in space doesn't make it any better. It only means he has to cycle through every terrible memory again.

    -

    Rocky stomps one of his limbs. "No. Rocky want to know about Grace parent."

    "Fine, fine. When you go back to Erid and they ask why you're a Grace expert and not a human expert, don't come crying to me. My parents were... Let's see..." Grace frowns. His chest lights up with a strange warmth when he thinks of them, a gentle joy with dread creeping around the corners like a cozy Sunday night with the week looming ahead. He knows he loved them and that he was loved in return. Everything else, though, draws a blank. Grace's shoulders slump. "I don't remember. Sorry, Rocky."

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    4,125
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Comments:
    46
    Kudos:
    410
    Bookmarks:
    69
    Hits:
    1,593

    08 Jun 2026