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A digital drawing of two characters standing in a serene sunlit field. Lana, who has big poofy blonde hair, gently cups Síridean’s face with one hand. Síridean has brown hair in a ponytail and birdlike hands. He looks surprised. Lana smiles tenderly.



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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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    The Astrobiology Immersion Program by

    Fandoms: Project Hail Mary (2026), Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir  

    10 May 2026

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    It's not every day you wake up with five arms and no eyes, but Ryland Grace stopped having normal days a very long time ago.

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    Eggshells by for BlazingArts, CompletelyDifferent

    Fandoms: Temeraire - Naomi Novik  

    13 Dec 2025

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    St. Germain crouched next to her, her hearty voice soft in Catherine's ear. “It will make its way out slowly at first, and then all at once. No need to rush it, although it bally well rushed us enough. Do you know the words? Good. Good. You are more ready than you think you are.”

    Dragons hatch when they want, and sometimes that is five years too early and into the arms of a terrified teenager.

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    Fool's Spring by ,

    Fandoms: Realm of the Elderlings - Robin Hobb, Farseer Trilogy - Robin Hobb  

    01 Jun 2025

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    Written by pelicanchild with art by AlliumSativum.

    It's the Fool's first winter in Buckkeep. He is beginning to come into his own as an apprentice jester under King Shrewd's guidance, but royal intrigue forces him to remain a secret asset trapped firmly under the King's thumb.

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