Project Hail Mary fics that shot me into space
Buckle up folks, and get ready for some major feelings
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Like reflections of your mind by LostInLea
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary (2026), Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, The Fall Guy (2024)
18 Apr 2026
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Years in the future, Colt gets to see his reflection again.
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Reunion Incoming by WolfeOfLullabies
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary (2026)
14 May 2026
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Adrian learns that Rocky is returning to Erid.
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- Part 1 of Rocky Mate Bad as Hell
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Alienation and Recovery by I_Like_This_A_Normal_Amount
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary (2026)
12 May 2026
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While working on solving the issue of Grace slowly dying of starvation, malnutrition, and a host of other issues, the Eridians discover the human internet (largely Wikipedia) and fall down a rabbit hole of trying to figure out everything they can about the needs of their squishy alien savior. While most of their focus is on the food issue, another link catches their (metaphorical) eyes.
"Touch starvation, also known as touch deprivation or skin hunger, is the physiological need by humans and other species for physical contact with their own species or other living beings."
No one is happy about this.
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Come on in, the water's fine by I_Like_This_A_Normal_Amount
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary (2026), Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir
21 May 2026
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All life on Earth evolved, in the beginning, from aquatic life forms. To many, the call to return to the ocean is instinctual, a feeling deep in their bones that goes far beyond any rational reasoning. To float amongst the waves, to kick and splash until it feels as though you were always part of the water, is to be entirely free.
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Grace gets access to an ocean, and immediately forgets everything else he's supposed to be doing.
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Cuddle Buddy by ChocolateSyrup
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary (2026)
04 May 2026
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"Hey...can I ask you something kind of weird?"
"Shoot," Rocky says, his voice sounding amused. "But not actually shoot."
Grace wants to laugh at the joke (he's been getting better at joking and sarcasm) but instead he swallows, his fingers tracing idle patterns on the blanket. The ache from earlier at the classroom, the beach, the constant invisible wall feels closer tonight.
"What does it feel like... to touch you?" he asks. "I mean, if we could. Your carapace. Your claws. What would it feel like to me?"
Rocky is quiet for a long beat. When he sings again, his melody is thoughtful and gentle.
"Hard. Rocky, like name. Like...strong stone that is alive. My claws are sharp but careful. My body pulses a little when I am happy. Like singing Grace can feel instead of hear." He pauses, then adds with a soft, almost shy trill, "What does human skin feel like, question? To me, I wonder."
He imagines it.
In his mind, the xenonite shell vanishes.
Or: Grace is touch starved and Rocky wants to make it better
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Hail Mary Counter @hailmarytracker · 12 hrs
Days since last contact with Hail Mary: 9,716
🗨 1 ⇄ 2 ♡ 5It's been nearly 27 years since the Hail Mary departed. When the ISS detects a signal in the far off solar system, hope begins to grow, even as mysteries start to unravel and the universe becomes a little smaller.
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Unstuck in Time by kleinebohne
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary (2026), Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, Slaughterhouse-Five - Kurt Vonnegut
24 Jun 2026
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Listen: Ryland Grace has become unstuck in time. He has no control over when he goes, or how long he stays, or which version of himself is doing the going.
Ryland slowly unwraps his life living between Erid, Earth, the Hail Mary, and the explosion.
People thought he was going crazy when he started talking about aliens and life decades before they happened
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Hail Mary, full of Grace (are you sure about this, Stratt?!) by princelokiofasgard, Tired_Wandering_Soul
Fandom Project Hail Mary (2026), Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir
10 Jun 2026
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All Things Must Pass by GloriousBlackout
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary (2026), Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir
29 May 2026
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Grace knows full well that even if he lives well into old age, he will die many years before Rocky does. In order to ease his friend's grief, he records video logs throughout his life on Erid in order to keep Rocky company long after he's gone.
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Willing and Able, Brother by TheTwoPlayerGays
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary (2026), Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, The Fall Guy (2024), The Gray Man (2022)
25 Jun 2026
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“Knock Knock.”
Ryland’s gaze was ripped away from the paper planets strung on his ceiling as the woman’s voice echoed through the otherwise empty classroom, sending a sudden chill down his spine. Stratt? He met her eyes from across his desk as she approached with that air of confidence she always had, so sure of herself and her decisions. She had brought with her a small satchel, one that Ryland knew instantly contained a copy of his research paper.
...How did he know that?
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A time-travel, sibling au where Ryland is sent back to the moment Project Hail Mary began, gifting him a second chance at reuniting with his brothers before returning to space. Now if only the brothers, who remember everything, can convince him to stay this time.