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don't sing love songs by notquiteaghost
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary (2026), Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir
23 Jul 2026
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Rocky thinks, for a moment, and then says, "Need word. Mate but friend."
I blink. Surely that's just, "Friend?"
"No, know friend. Need friend but more. Friend meaning-intensifier deepest-affection-indicator legal-obligation-indicator."
Fun fact: Rocky's language (Not the only one Eridians have! But they don't have quite as many as Earth, presumably because they live so much longer. Or maybe because their memories are so good, I don't know, I'm not a linguist) loves declension. It's a real pity Ilyukhina isn't here, she would definitely be picking it all up quicker than I am.
"Uh," I say. "Partner, I guess? But that's not exclusively platonic, and you aren't usually… married? Eridians marry friends?"
"Some friends," Rocky says, as if the distinction should be obvious. "Best friends. Most best friends. Rocky marry Grace, question?"
[rocky attempts to propose, and trips over some landmines buried in grace's psyche]
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07 Aug 2026
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"Grace’s body is preparing for a mate. Unfortunately, all viable options are deceased. Grace did not supply me with the procedure for this scenario."
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Grace is in distress. Rocky fix. Grace lets him.
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06 Aug 2026
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“Always so leaky,” I tease him, good-naturedly, and he lets out a wet chuckle. His smile remains after it; I could spend my entire life cataloguing the minuscule differences in all of his smiles, and what those differences mean, and it wouldn’t be long enough to discover all of them.
I used to find the expression unsettling, the way he bared his teeth at me— The knowledge that I used to do such a thing sits in the back of my mind like an ancient relic. I cannot understand why I ever felt that way. I just know I did.
“It looks great, buddy,” he says, his voice a soft, wavering thing. Much like in my imagination once more, he bends down on his knees. “Come here.”
I don’t need a second invitation.
I throw myself in his arms with as much enthusiasm as I dare to use without risking hurting him. I’m fully aware of how much heavier and stronger than him I am. How easy it would be, for me, to shred through his soft, defenseless body as if he is no more than a feeble little prey.
I do not. I never will. I’m always careful, and always will be. I already hurt him once, I can see the sign of it on his arm, like a brand, and one time is already more than I am willing to accept.
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06 Aug 2026
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vivid by the_invisibility_bloke
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary (2026), Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir
24 Jul 2026
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“What would you do if we could touch?”
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06 Aug 2026
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Grace cannot die.
Grace cannot die.
Missing scenes post excessive centrifugal force.
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05 Aug 2026