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The Greatest Act of Optimism by Acewithapaintbrush
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 belongsSeries
- Part 1 of Teacher Grace's Extraordinary Curriculum
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03 Jun 2026
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Accident Waiting to Happen by constantconfusion14
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary (2026)
29 Apr 2026
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Within the tight quarters of the Hail Mary, misunderstandings, arguments, and accidents are bound to happen. It's especially unfortunate when all three happen at once.
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24 May 2026
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One Grace-sleep is not so long.
It is not “night,” but Grace calls it night, and so Rocky does too. One human night. One third of one human day. One three-hundred-thousandth of Rocky’s life so far.
This is what Rocky tells himself. He folds up on his xenonite shelf above Grace’s sleeping area, and he listens, and he fiddles with his clock, and he tells himself that it is not so long.
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Rocky has lived through the deaths of many of his friends. He does not want to lose Grace.
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20 May 2026
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Until We Meet Again by GloriousBlackout
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary (2026), Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir
22 Apr 2026
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The morning of the launch arrives, bringing with it a wave of fear and premature grief, and Stratt takes advantage of her last chance to bid farewell to her best friend; a man whose fate she has personally written into stone.
Missing scene in which Eva Stratt visits Grace at his hospital bedside with the intention of saying goodbye, only to find that Carl has beaten her to it.
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05 May 2026
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I'm Still Here by GloriousBlackout
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary (2026), Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir
04 May 2026
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As their journey to Erid nears its end, Grace allows himself to feel hopeful about the future. The Hail Mary has survived far longer than she was ever intended to, Rocky is practically vibrating with excitement about returning home, and Grace has more or less managed to stave off the worst effects of malnutrition. Things seem to be going well.
Until he wakes up one morning with a fever and a harsh cough and is granted a stark reminder of just how fragile his human body truly is.
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05 May 2026