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A Red String in the Stars by fall_of_grace
Fandoms: Welcome to Night Vale, Project Hail Mary (2026)
20 Jun 2026
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We’re getting a few calls into the station regarding our announcement of the Sun’s early retirement. Frankly Night Vale, I think you’re overreacting a little bit. Humanity has been around for millennia already, I’d say we’ve had a pretty good run. And this way we all get to know exactly when we’re going to die! Who hasn’t wished for that before, huh?
Now another important update from Dr. Grace: he has found a rock.
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Someone Who Leaves On the Light for Me by fall_of_grace
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
16 Jun 2026
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El makes some waffles and some friends, and considers the dangers and joys of going home.
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"I’m sure your brother is holding down the fort for you.”“Holding down the fort?” El repeats carefully.
“You know, keeping the place warm for you, leaving the porch light on for when you come home.”
“That sounds nice. I cannot go home, though. It’s not safe.”
She shouldn’t have said that. It’s hard, the rules now are so different from what they were with her friends and with Hopper. She is supposed to lie all the time now. But it’s been so long since she was a real person, she'd like to pretend that Jane could be real.
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Eddie Munson does some snooping and learns some interesting things about King Steve. Now he can't stop learning things about Steve and it's kind of driving him crazy.
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just wanted you to love me (but I didn't go about it right) by fall_of_grace
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016), The Goldfinch (2019)
13 May 2026
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Will is just trying to muddle through in California, without his friends for the first time since he was five, when a beautiful chaotic boy throws himself into Will's boring lonely new life and forces him to learn how to open up in new ways.
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I could take away the salt from your eyes by fall_of_grace
Fandoms: The Goldfinch (2019)
06 May 2026
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Theo learns why Boris won't leave with him. He decides to take matters into his own hands and drag Boris along to New York anyway.
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The Great Byers-Wheeler Cohabitation of '87 by fall_of_grace
Fandom Stranger Things (TV 2016)
30 Apr 2026
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The Greatest Act of Optimism by Acewithapaintbrush
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary (2026)
30 Apr 2026
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The Eridian thrills a high sound that doesn’t get picked up by the translator which means that it has no clear meaning. Like when a human gasps or sucks in a deep breath. It actually sounds a little like that. When they notice that I’m staring straight at them they scramble back into their hiding spot and hold very still.
A child, I realize with a start.
That’s a child!
“Hey,” I call and the kid squeaks again. I was about to get to my feet but abort the movement and crawl closer on my hands and knees until I'm inches away from the xenonite wall. I wait and it takes me much too long to realize that they don’t have to peek around the corner to see if I’m still there.
“Hey there,” I try again, my voice low and calm. It’s my teacher voice, the one I use for shy and scared students.
Used.
The fact that I haven’t had to use it for years and it still comes to me automatically almost knocks the air out of my lungs but this is not about me, it’s about making sure the little pebble doesn’t die of fright from the scary alien. “Hi, I’m Grace. It’s alright, you don’t have to be scared.”
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How Grace finally gets back into a classroom, where he belongsSeries
- Part 1 of Teacher Grace's Extraordinary Curriculum
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i'll eat you up, i love you so by tardigradeschool
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary (2026), Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir
17 May 2026
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“So, I was thinking about why I’ve been throwing up. I think some of it is the actual, physical properties of the taumoeba, but I honestly think half the battle is the taste. See, humans use smell and taste to tell us if food is going to make us sick, like it’s moldy or smells weird, that sends a signal for disgust to our brains to stop us from eating it, and that triggers nausea.”
“I feel this way about all human food,” I say, and Grace rolls its eyes.
“Sure. But I think my brain is being overprotective about the taumoeba. It’s the same reason why human kids get picky or people throw up during pregnancy, even when the food they’re eating is perfectly edible. My brain is signalling to me that I shouldn’t want it in my body, mostly because -- well, I don’t. It smells like mildew and algae and has the texture of chia seed pudding that was forgotten at the back of a fridge. But that’s making me nauseous when I even think about putting it in my mouth, which makes me more likely to throw up.”
“But how would you eat without using your mouth?” I ask.
Grace grins at me. “That, my friend, is exactly the question I’ve been asking myself. And I think the answer might be something called a nasogastric tube."
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27 Jun 2026
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from the other side by starspaceace (explosivecreeperking)
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary (2026)
12 Jul 2026
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Adrian’s below us. A beautiful swirl of greens. With a view like that, I can only stay a little mad at it with the little “almost killed us” fiasco. Unfamiliar constellations and the arm of the Milky Way fill the rest of my view. I start panning my view closer to Tau Ceti when I spot it.
It’s another Hail Mary.
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Grace and Rocky come across a parallel duo. (Multiverse / Human!Rocky and Eridian!Grace AU.)
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forever altered by deervsheadlights
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary (2026)
16 Apr 2026
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Grace is put on cleaning duty and gets a mysterious fourth bag of vodka for his troubles.
Rocky begrudgingly takes on the role of Designated Driver slash Space Blob Supervisor, and receives a different kind of gift in return.
“Grace. What are you doing?”
Grace's mouth, still smushed against my xenonite, curves upward: Contentment, happiness, satisfaction. Interesting, that it should be prone to smiling when made stupid by ethanol, but not so much when it gets stupid because of a lack of sleep.
“‘s called a kiss, buddy. I‘m givin’ you. A kiss. ‘cause you're my best friend annnnd I like you. And y’nno what, you're actually pretty nice. When you’re not goin’ outta your way to be mean to me, that is.”
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24 Jun 2026
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The moment Murdoch has been waiting for finally finds him in a darkened solicitor’s office, and unfortunately there are no other interruptions to be had. The constables are outside. Julia has completed her initial assessment of the body and departed.
"Your sister Clarissa has returned to Toronto," Murdoch says.
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09 Jun 2026