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  1. Public Bookmark 52

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    The arrival at Erid is a momentous occasion. Rocky is excited and thrilled. Ryland is overwhelmed. But the reunion is happy, beautiful, amazing.

    Or that's what it should have been. Except Rocky gets hurt, Ryland is left to try and communicate with an alien planet, and everyone is scrambling to figure out how to do this. To Grace, this is incredible but also bittersweet - he got Rocky home safely with the taumoeba, now he just gets... to starve. To Erid, this is insane - how did Rocky show up in an alien spaceship with a child???

    ...

    Ryland Grace is stuck trying to speak Eridian, immediately makes himself sound like a child, and Rocky's world and family scramble to help this strange pebble. Misunderstandings galore, alongside hurt/comfort and angst and fluff.

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    29 Jun 2026

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    Once Rocky learned that Grace can whistle, he decided to teach him how to say some basic words in Eridian
    One day when they were close to Erid, Rocky falls ill and is unable to answer to the Eridian message

    Luckily, Grace could answer

    Too bad that Rocky didn't tell just how, juvenile he sounded when he spoke Eridian

    Or

    How Grace confused Eridians about his age

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    10/?
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    28 Jun 2026

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    Grace is dying of all the deficiencies. Rocky is severely traumatized and trying to keep Grace alive and Adrian just had their long lost mate return with their salvation.

    Erid meets its saviors.

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    Chapters:
    9/12
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    24 Jun 2026

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    Erid had lost hope of the crew they sent to space ever returning. And then they spot a different ship coming towards them and a pebble talking to them over the radio about how they and Rocky found the solution to the star-killer problem. Chaos, of course, ensues.

    Aka. The Eridians assume Grace is a pebble.

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    5/?
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    19 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.

    ---

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

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    17 Jun 2026

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    Basically what it says on the tin: the Eridians studying the leaky space blob Rocky brought back and being mildly horrified at, like, most of his weird habits and biology things.

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    Chapters:
    3/?
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    294
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    9,522

    16 Jun 2026

  7. Public Bookmark 62

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    14 Jun 2026

  8. Public Bookmark 37

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    An alternate take on the original story of "Maskfly", in which instead of a traumatised teenager, Hallownest welcomes an 8 month old child. Bugs know absolutely nothing about raising humans, but they will certainly try! It will no doubt be a group effort.

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    Chapters:
    2/?
    Comments:
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    09 Jun 2026

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    A human finds themself in a fantastical kingdom of insectoid people after surviving an accident.

    They do not wish to return home, so they remain to work for the King as a messenger.

    Shenanigans ensue.

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    Chapters:
    19/?
    Comments:
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    09 Jun 2026

  10. Public Bookmark 81

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    “Welcome, everyone! Please settle down and let us start. ” Commander Novag, a medium-sized, smooth eridian, boomed. Their voice was without a doubt the most imposing, carrying a song of authority and power, with deep base notes.
    “I have been informed by navigator Polius that there is a foreign body heading towards our ship.” At that, most eridians started chittering and fidgeting, singing notes of fear, anxiety.

    “Foreign body?! What does that mean, question?”
    “Can’t we just navigate away, question?"
    “So it’s an asteroid.”
    “Is it dangerous, question? What do we do, question?!”
    “We should not let fear invade our inner thoughts- let us focus and think, not about the bad, but about the opportunity this shall grant us. Everything is but a test that we should take in stride with wit and-”
    “Oh, honk the hell up!”
    “Excuse me-?!”
    Honk- scratch, screech!

    “So, how do we deal with it, question?”
    “I say we investigate, statement.”

    Or, how eridians actually discovered radiation before going to save their sun, and Rocky's crew didn't die.

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    3/?
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    06 Jun 2026

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    05 Jun 2026

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    Grace and Rocky discuss human hunting evolution, then Rocky issues a challenge

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    03 Jun 2026

  13. Public Bookmark 4

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    You wake up several light-years away from Earth, a little late to that party it seems because you are met with your only remaining crew mate and his friend rock.

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    7/?
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    35
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    618

    31 May 2026

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    A series of short fics exploring Grace and Rocky's friendship, among other things. (Each chapter is its own story; I just wanted to have them all in one place.)

    Chapter 1: Rocky thinks humans are equally disgusting and cute. Somehow, through it all, Grace reminds him of home.
    Chapter 2: Rocky can pick Grace up easily, and Rocky thinks it is very funny. Rocky and Grace tease each other.
    Chapter 3: Eridians bring Grace their babies for him to see, and Grace learns about Eridian culture/religion. Grace is also bad at taking compliments.
    Chapter 4: Rocky makes Grace celebration jewelry. Later, Grace gets a similar gift from Adrian.
    Chapter 5: Grace and Rocky tease each other, and Rocky is introduced to the idea of throwing things at your friends. He decides that humans are odd, but maybe aren't all that bad.
    Chapter 6: Grace tries to convince Rocky to swim, but Eridians don’t typically like deep water because they are heavy and will sink/drown. Grace learns about some Eridian mythology.
    Chapter 7: Grace talks about the lack of support teachers have on Earth. Rocky is confused by this.

    [This has a limit, so new chapters will have their description at the beginning of the chapter instead]

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    Chapters:
    15/15
    Comments:
    625
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    29 May 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.

    ---

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

    Series
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    Words:
    55,343
    Chapters:
    4/4
    Comments:
    822
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    Bookmarks:
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    26 May 2026

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    “Did you guys ever have kids- or hatchlings I guess?”
    Rocky goes silent. Not simply in terms of speech. Eridians make noise almost constantly, like the humming of an old CRT. When he goes silent like that...
    “We tried.”

     

    Rocky and Adrian had a failed clutch that left lasting scars on them both. After all of this time, is it time to try again? Grace sure thinks so.

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    Chapters:
    7/7
    Comments:
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    777
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    5,609

    23 May 2026

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    ♪So humans do not need to care about viruses, question?♪

    “Well… we do need to care a little. Some viruses cause more severe infections than others. Influenza, for example, is pretty inconvenient for most people. It can cause nausea, fever, nose leaking, aches, coughing, and more. It can even be deadly for people with weak immune systems, like children or the very old. We definitely take it seriously when someone vulnerable gets infected. Influenza is one of the diseases we vaccinate for. Who remembers what vaccination is?”

    The entire class raised their claws. Grace facepalmed.

    “Right, duh. Forget I asked.”

    ♪Cannot forget.♪ Someone chimed, eliciting several giggling thrills.

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    Ryland Grace has an annoyingly short lifespan by Eridian standards. Rocky fix. Good thing Grace is there to teach the Eridians everything they need to know about human biology.

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    Chapters:
    11/11
    Comments:
    291
    Kudos:
    1,638
    Bookmarks:
    362
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    24,967

    16 May 2026

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    A short compilation of missing conversations set after Grace and Rocky's reunion and before they arrived at Erid.

    Language:
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    Chapters:
    10/10
    Comments:
    79
    Kudos:
    555
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    128
    Hits:
    5,227

    12 May 2026

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    23 pods fall from the sky. 22 are dead while one is calling for help. Now, Rocky and Adrian were supposed to keep him alive. They were not supposed to become his parents.

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    Words:
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    Chapters:
    2/?
    Comments:
    109
    Kudos:
    481
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    131
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    3,390

    11 May 2026

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    Grace is touch starved.

    Rocky can fix.

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    Words:
    4,161
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Comments:
    1,058
    Kudos:
    12,050
    Bookmarks:
    1,697
    Hits:
    62,840

    11 May 2026

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