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Do You Know What it is to be Loved by the Universe? by VenetaPsi
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary (2026), Andy Weir's Project Hail Mary - All Media Types
21 Jul 2026
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‘There appears to be a real risk,’ said Psychologist Prime, tapping a stylus against their tablet in an idle way that frayed at the edge of Adrian’s sore nerves, ‘That should Alien Human-from-Earth-of-Sol Asylum-seeker Savior-of-Erid Grace perish, then your mate Savior Rocky may experience a radical and potentially fatal decline in physiological and psychological health.’
‘...I see,’ said Adrian. With exceptional calmness.
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Let it not be said that Adrian was not devoted as well. They had stood firm, a loyal widower longer than others could fathom. Once you encountered a love like Rocky’s, there could be no replacement. Nothing could even compare.
‘Do you understand that?’ Adrian wanted to ask. So desperately, they wanted the alien’s reply. ‘Are you the only other creature in the universe who understands what it is like to be loved by someone so completely?’
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Adrian meets Grace several times, before Grace is healthy enough to meet them in return. Despite light-years of distance between their species, Adrian might have finally met the first other being who appreciates Rocky like they do; or so they hope.
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04 Aug 2026
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“NO!” Rocky vents air out in an ear-piercing screech. My hands cover my ears reflexively. “Rocky have no time. Need mate now or-- or---”
“Or what?!” I shout over his screaming. “What’s gonna happen?”
“If-- unable to simulate mating. Systems start to shut down.”
“Systems shut-- you mean--”
“Die.”
My blood runs cold.
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Rocky isn't dying on Grace's watch. He'd do anything to save his best friend. Anything.
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03 Aug 2026
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Domus Propria by voxvobiscum
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary (2026), Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, Andy Weir's Project Hail Mary - All Media Types
23 Jul 2026
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Grace laughs, the bath's level swiftly rising with the addition of so much mass. "I thought this was disgusting, you're going to join me in here?"
Rocky blurts a huffy sound, taking care as he pulls his remaining limbs into the bath, crouching over Grace's legs. "Inside xenonite suit," he says like he's explaining something very obvious (which he is), "No touching cold, dirty bath. Humans made of water, leaking all day long, then still need to go sit in more water. Crazy." He shivers his torso morosely, sending Grace into a laugh that echoes sharply around the bowl of the tub.
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Ryland Grace has been adrift for a very long time (certainly before being shot into space). Rocky has built him a house, and maybe Grace has found a home.Bookmarked by shortmage
13 Jul 2026
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Grace can deal with the boredom. He can deal with the malnutrition.
What he cannot deal with is the touch starvation.
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05 Jul 2026
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Chasing the Spectre of Death by linndechir
Fandoms: Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age: The Veilguard (Video Game)
21 Jan 2025
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When Emmrich is injured and thinks he's bleeding out under Lucanis' hands, Lucanis takes great care to stitch him up and reassure him that he'll live. But fear often goes hand in hand with a strange kind of arousal, and this close, there was no way Lucanis would miss the reaction his touch elicited from Emmrich.
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02 Mar 2026