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Still image from the Project Hail Mary movie, showing Rocky in his xenonite ball and Ryland Grace sitting next to him with his hand on the ball, with the aroace flag as a background



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    The Greatest Act of Optimism by

    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 belongs

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    please do not feed the animals by

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    26 Apr 2026

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    “Hold still, lovely alien,” the Eridian croons, snapping a claw closed around the hem of my cardigan. “♫♬♩ will be so gentle, yes.”

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    Juliet almost had a friend once by

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    04 May 2026

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    The strange girl in the woods will siftly become the worst possible friend to have. Especially if you're aplatonic.

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    Friend Rocky, Friend Grace by

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    04 May 2026

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    Something suddenly changed for Grace today. He wants to know as much as he can about his partner in saving the worlds, maybe even be his friend.

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    Now Trending: My Mate and the Human They Didn't Want by

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    16 Apr 2026

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    It's not jealousy. Adrian is adamant about that. They are actually insisting that it’s not any emotion at all. Not even dislike. They are simply completely uninterested in anything that concerns “the human”. 

    Rocky believes them. Adrian has always been the level-headed one out of the two of them. They are too logical to be jealous. They acknowledge that Grace and Rocky have a special bond after everything they went through together and also understand that none of that will ever pose a threat to their relationship. 

    Neither are they heartless or ungrateful. They know that Grace is the only reason that Rocky is back at all, the only reason their star has stopped dying. Adrian has told Rocky again and again that they are grateful and happy and wish the alien no ill will. They even helped with the construction of the biodome.

    And yet they have no desire to get to know Grace. 

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