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The S in Space is for Spiders by bene_casticat
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary (2026)
28 Apr 2026
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Grace knows the chances he’ll survive and live a happy, fulfilling life are so comically low it would be easier for him to win the lottery seven times in a row. But he still allows himself to hope he might be able to go home after this is over, after he figures out why Tau Ceti's star isn’t dying.
If he doesn’t hope, it’s easy to panic, and that isn’t productive to the mission. Besides, there’s another thing that motivates him apart from Stratt’s faith and the knowledge Earth’s fate is in his hands. It’s a bit unexpected, so much so that the realization had made him laugh when it crossed his mind for the first time— it was so sudden and so correct it didn’t even feel like it had come out of his head:
At least there are no spiders in space.
Or,
One severely arachnophobic Ryland Grace meets a tarantula made out of rocks.
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The death of all the romance by bene_casticat
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary (2026)
24 Apr 2026
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The thing is, Grace longs for connection. He wants to have a partner, and he wants to be close to them in every way possible. But he’s not sure if he can even feel love the way most people do. He’s not even sure he’s ever been in love before. Maybe he was, but it was so different from how other people would describe it that there’s not even a point in labelling it that. Maybe it’s just… admiration? Respect? He genuinely doesn’t know.
Is he allowed to call it love?
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After Martin asked the first time, the other times were easier.
Jon was a curious person by nature, and Martin loved to indulge him, even if it made him want to hide under a rock sometimes. It felt cathartic to tell someone you love things about yourself.
So, one day, Martin casually mentioned having a thing for doctors, and Jon, being the supportive boyfriend he was, told him he’d be happy to have a scene related to this particular kink. Martin nodded shyly. He didn’t need convincing. Neither of them did.
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- Part 3 of to see yourself with my eyes
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“I’m not going to spank you if you forget to wash the dishes, Martin,” Jon had innocently joked one day. Martin startled so hard he choked on his tea; for a second, he thought Jon had somehow figured out all of his dark secrets and was mocking him with the knowledge. To Jon’s credit, he did blush and apologise once he had processed what he’d just let out.
But... Well. Martin thought it would be amazing, actually, if Jon ever decided he needed a spank. Or if Jon mocked him for his fantasies— that was pretty much a fantasy on its own. Christ, what was wrong with him?!
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- Part 2 of to see yourself with my eyes
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Martin's mother didn't hate him over nothing. She couldn’t have. Martin had done something wrong, and the fact he didn’t know exactly what it was only served to show him how careful he needed to be if he wanted this to work. Anything could snap Jon out of it; make him change his mind and never want to look at Martin’s face ever again.
So no, he wasn’t sure he deserved any of this, but that didn’t mean he couldn’t earn it.
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- Part 1 of to see yourself with my eyes
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