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I'M GONNA HAVE TO SCIENCE THE SHIT OUT OF THIS.

#BOTANYPOWERS : alix's DR. MARK WATNEY, ASTRONAUT of andy weir's 2011 novel the martian and its 2015 film adaptation.

✩♡✩ RYLAND GRACE. + SON GOKU.

#PINNED.#ALIX. they + them. 25.#psd by pinkinnards.#border by creationcolors.

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notintrepid

RYLAND : Hi Mark. I really hope they let this e-mail through. You're a superstar down here, now. CNN is currently airing a daily update about you. We're watching it in my class. The kids are obsessed. I miss you. They forgot to tell me that you were OK. (Relatively speaking, whatever.) I've been worried sick since you left. But it's comforting to know that you'll at least get this. Eventually, I hope. I know they already e-mailed you, but Mom and Dad say hi. They wanted me to pass that on again. I don't know if you'll have a chance to respond to this. The guy from NASA said not to expect a response, but that they would (probably) pass it on to you. I really do miss you. I've been a wreck. Get back in one piece, okay? I love you. - Ryland

semi - plotted. ✩₊˚.⋆☾ @truthlie

botanypowers

WATNEY : Hey, babe. I don’t think they were going to, but then I had some problems this past week (long story! don’t worry about it!), so the big guns must’ve figured I need a morale boost. There’s a show about me? What the fuck, nobody else mentioned that! Bastards. What’s it called? How much are they censoring my messages to NASA? A lot, I hope. Wouldn’t want to corrupt the kids! All things considered, I’m doing okay up here. I’ve been reading a lot of Agatha Christie novels and watching 70s TV to avoid listening to more goddamn disco music. They’re not bad, but I won’t lie. I miss watching old school sci-fi movies and pointing out the scientific errors. Though (as I learned on the trip here) doing that by myself isn’t nearly as fun as when I do it with you. I miss you too. More than anyone else on Earth or in space. Wish I had one of your grandpa sweaters with me, so I could wear it 25/7. I’ll do my best, Ry. I love you.

#notintrepid #in character.#verse. › main.#arc. › the martian.#:)

at some point, everything's gonna go south on you. everything's gonna go south and you're gonna say, this is it ... this is how i end! now you can either accept that, or you can get to work. that's all it is. you just begin. you do the math. you solve one problem ... then you solve the next one. and then the next. and if you solve enough problems, you get to come home.

#botanypowers. an independent writing blog for dr. mark watney, astronaut of the 2011 novel + 2015 film the martian. by alix. ©

#self promo.#gif /#i can't get over how cool this isssss.#everyone say thank u merri it's so hot merri.

y'all, merri made me the hottest new graphics. i'm OBSESSED.

#out of character.

notintrepid

DR GRACE. you're a coward and you're full of shit. do you think i don't know you dr. grace?! you're a coward and you always have been. you abandoned a promising scientific career because people didn't like a paper you wrote. you retreated to the safety of children who worship you for being the cool teacher. you don't have a romantic partner in your life because that would mean you might suffer heartbreak. you avoid risk like the plague. ( I'M AFRAID! I DON'T WANT TO DIE! )

⟶ notintrepid , an independent writing blog for dr. ryland grace of the 2021 science fiction novel, project hail mary. by emmy. ©

#promo.#the love of mark’s LIFE.

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notintrepid

@botanypowers as mark watney , never knew you had a weakness for men with scars.

( RG ) — they're in the hospital. well, technically, mark's in the hospital, ryland is just visiting. but with the way he's decided to keep himself anchored at mark's side, he might as well be considered a resident there too. mark's had plenty of time to rest up, up there on hermes. even so, NASA's still pretty serious about making sure he's not completely broken. (ryland doesn't blame them — he's pretty concerned about it too.)

mark, for all his damage, looks great. he looks like he's lost fifty pounds, and he's got a nasty scar on his stomach — along with various little marks scattered across his face. they've done absolutely nothing to mar his beauty. and as ryland rests a hand on the side of mark's face, he can't help the small laugh that comes up from mark's joke. the smile is genuine, so genuine it almost hurts, but ryland doesn't stop himself from leaning in to press his forehead against mark's. eyes close, and he shakes his head, though he never stops smiling. " what can i say? i like a man with a story, " they joke, pressing a kiss to mark's lips. " really sells the space pirate title. rugged. "

botanypowers

mark’s lost track of how much time has passed since the ares iii crew landed safely on earth and, after a brief interview with media on - site, he was rushed to the hospital. it’s a little disconcerting, after how closely he’s tracked the sols on mars, the days on the hermes. like he’s lost one of few pieces of normalcy that still exist. but ryland’s glued themself to his side, only moving away when some medical professional comes to check on him. ( that’s another thing mark doesn’t love : having nurses and doctors besides beck. ones that look at him with a pitying eye, poking and prodding at him with too cold hands, dismissive of his attempts to make conversation. beck hadn’t been happy - go - lucky about treating him, but he entertained mark’s quips! ) like he’s the spouse of a man returned from war, unwilling to be parted again. in a way, mark guesses ryland kind of is. surviving on mars had definitely been a series of battles. besides, it’s not like mark wants ryland to go anywhere. all that kept him going some days was the thought of being reunited with him.

ryland’s been staring at him for a good while before mark speaks up, probably re - memorizing his face. god knows mark’s done his fair share of that, studying ryland’s side profile when his attention's on the TV, watching them breathe as they sleep in the chair at mark’s bedside. and although there’s been a few changes — different glasses, less baby fat clinging to his cheeks, longer hair — so much is the same. such as the crinkles around their eyes when they laugh, like they are now, leaning closer to him. mark finds himself laughing too, even as ryland kisses him. ' always wanted to be rugged, ' he muses, reaching to play with the hair at the nape of ryland’s neck. ' thought the peace corps would get me there, but guess i had to go to mars. who fuckin' knew? '

#notintrepid #in character.#verse. › main.#arc. › the martian.#i have a lot of feelings abt this.

SPLASH DOWN!!!

#out of character.#del.#i love you artemis ii #mark loves you artemis ii

can i offer you a nutella in this trying time

you jest but i would love some nutella right now.

#in character.

did mark see the nutella flyby today. and if so was he silently jealous he didnt have his own nutella flyby.

not even silently! he watched the video after ryland sent it to him and immediately bitched about how he would’ve killed to have nutella while he was stranded.

#headcanon.

mightyape

DOCTOR(?) MARK WATNEY, i'm a scientist! @botanypowers

it takes some amount of sheer audacity to claim your work’s worth much more than it is. vegeta knows scientists, intimately. scientists — successful ones — don’t get stranded on alien planets with little hope of rescue. that that may be the circumstance under which he first met his wife — not relevant. hardly the same thing. (sounds like the same thing to me!, chimes an annoying voice in the back of his skull. kakarot might not notice a difference, but he doesn’t notice much.) and it’s hard to take this “scientist” seriously when he appears to protest so strongly. shouldn’t the work speak for itself? the prince sneers. ‘you’re not a scientist. you grow potatoes. you’re a farmer.’ and a step below kakarot at that. ‘on my planet, only the very weakest, the most pathetic, are set to the task of tending plants.’

botanypowers

mark crosses his arms over his chest, brows raising as the guy ( vegeta? and he’s talking shit about farmers? ) speaks. ' grew potatoes. on a planet where that should’ve been impossible. after being left behind because my crew thought i had been killed during a storm that cut our mission short. ' his tone is light, but his shoulders are tense, smile brittle. this isn’t the first time someone’s been dismissive of his work. it sure as fuck won’t be the last. but to suggest that, somehow, tending plants is “ inferior ” to other activities … go fuck yourself. ' and i’m a mechanical engineer too, for the record. ' though he hasn’t gotten to tinker with any machinery lately. maybe he’ll take the playstation apart now that they’ve upgraded to a new one, check out what’s going on in there. could be fun. FOCUS, WATNEY! ' regardless, i find your dismissal of farmers pretty shitty. everybody would starve without ‘em. '

#mightyape #in character.#verse. › to be determined.#MESS MESS MESS.

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aside from social interaction and people, what do you think mark missed most while he was alone in space? anything from like a typical experience he might be used to, a food or drink, an activity, etc!

sort of a related bonus question: what's the first thing he buys for himself when he gets home?

listening to music that isn't fucking disco, goddamn you commander lewis.

genuinely though, mark misses the little things that he took for granted : sitting outside on a breezy day or hearing birds through the window as he wakes up, going to his + ryland's favorite taco place and trying something new every tuesday, stopping by the pharmacy to pick up his medication + get a candy bar while he's there, etc. stuff he knowingly gave up when he agreed to go on the ares iii mission, but only thought he'd go without for a little over a year. instead, it's nearly three fucking years before he's able to do any of that, and even then, it takes a long while for him to feel ... well, human again. like a functioning member of society and not some weird half - earthling, half - martian that maybe wasn't worth saving.

( he misses sex a lot too, but that's more about how much he misses ryland and any type of physical affection that it is about having sex itself. )

and the very first thing he buys for himself, once they finally spring him from the hospital, is a cheeseburger with a coke, no french fries. it's everything he wasn't allowed to have while recovering from malnutrition, on account of being too greasy and processed, and it's the best meal of his life.

#headcanon.#ask to tag /#i love this question i love it so much thank you merri

father.

daughter.

#saintsienna #in character.

🤝 🌘 🎉

🤝: do they make friends easily, or accidentally?

mark’s a social butterfly and, in beth’s words, " everybody’s favorite. " he’s the kind of guy that walks into a room knowing nobody, then leaves it with no fewer than three new friends. this has always been true of him — even in high school, when he was a dork that played D&D on the weekends and read way too many comic books and sci-fi novels. it’s part of why he was selected for the ares iii mission : he’s the heart of the group! so even when mark infuriates you, you still love him. you can’t help it. it’s very rare that mark encounters someone that genuinely dislikes him, and even rarer that he genuinely dislikes someone. ( notable exception here is eva stratt, though the hippies he went to college with were annoying as shit. ) so yeah, friends are easy.

🌘: how hard is it to really know them?

this, on the other hand, is a little tricky. mark presents himself as an open book, and he doesn’t hesitate to give direct answers to direct questions. but there are certain things he keeps close to his chest, things he would much rather deal with by himself, so no one realizes he’s struggling. but ryland doesn’t let him get away with that shit ; they’re easily the person who knows him best. the ares iii crew has been privy to a lot of mark’s lowest moments too, and they’re a lot more aware of his mental health issues than most people are. if you’re not ryland or his crew ( or his daughter, in verses where he + ryland have her ), you have to work extremely hard to get him to admit he has depression.

🎉: do they enjoy social events, or endure them?

depends on the event! mark likes a good party, surrounded by friends, drinking and laughing as they discuss whatever the fuck comes to mind. on the flip side, he fucking hates work events. they’re boring, and he’d rather people come watch him in action — in a lab or classroom — than have to sell himself to them. but he will gorge himself on tiny little appetizers, thank you so much.

#headcanon.

📋 ☕️ 🌱

📋 : how organized is your muse?

he's incredibly organized! not to say that mark's spaces don't get a little ... chaotic at times, because they do, but between his stint in the peace corps and his time as an astronaut ( including, of course, the nearly 19 months spent on mars ), mark's become very good at keeping things relatively neat + tidy. that said, one of the first things to go during his worst depressive episodes is his motivation to clean up and put things away properly, so. if you're ever at the watney - grace residence during one of those times ... expect it to be a little messy.

☕ : what's their morning ritual, and what happens when it's disrupted?

sleep in as long as he possibly can — mark watney is not a morning person — then drag himself into the shower, get dressed, eat breakfast, and put his shit together for the rest of his day. usually, ryland's around in the morning before they head off to work, and so mark will steal some kisses from him. after all, he'll be deprived of them all day. after ryland leaves to become part of the project hail mary team, it's mostly the same. just a little harder to get himself out of bed. ( even harder once they're sent up into space. ) once ryland gets back and they move back in together, he very quickly returns to old ways. disruptions to this routine are annoying, but he's long since become good at dealing with such things. even if he's a little pouty about it.

🌱 : do they keep plants, and are those plants alive?

[ insert " i'm the greatest botanist on this planet " clip here. ] yes, he keeps plants! specifically a garden! it's his baby, and he can often be found tending to it. there are flowers — his + ryland's favorites — and herbs and fruits + veggies. they're all thriving. the garden is one of few things he will never, ever neglect, even at his worst. he could do all the upkeep in his sleep.

#headcanon.#i love him. so dearly.

zachrp

ᝰ🚬 𝚉𝙰𝙲𝙷𝚁𝙿 .ᐟ SYMBOL HEADCANON QUESTIONS. CHANGE ANY PRONOUNS IF NECESSARY. SOME MATURE THEMES MAY BE PRESENT.

EVERYDAY LIFE / DOMESTIC

📋 : how organized is your muse?

✅ : what do they pretend to have together that they don't?

🕰️ : what time do they naturally wake up when no one needs them?

☕ : what's their morning ritual, and what happens when it's disrupted?

🧺 : how often do they do laundry?

🪞 : do they look at themselves in mirrors, or avoid them? why?

🍽️ : do they eat to survive, for pleasure, or as comfort?

🏠 : what part of their living space reflects them the most?

🌱 : do they keep plants, and are those plants alive?

🧼 : what's something they're weirdly particular about being clean?

📺 : what do they put on when they don't want to think?

SOCIALIZATION / CONNECTION

🗣️ : are they better one-on-one, or in groups?

📱 : do they text back immediately, or let messages rot?

🫥 : how often do they pretend to be fine to keep the peace?

🎭 : how different are they with strangers versus people they trust?

🤝 : do they make friends easily, or accidentally?

🧠 : what do they assume people think about them?

🌘 : how hard is it to really know them?

🎉 : do they enjoy social events, or endure them?

🪑 : are they the type to leave early without saying goodbye?

INTROSPECT / INTERNAL LANDSCAPE

🕵️‍♀️ : how often does your muse think about death?

🧩 : what part of themselves do they not understand yet?

🫀 : what emotion scares them the most?

👣 : do they believe they deserve good things?

🧱 : what walls are they aware of building? which ones are they not aware of?

🕳️ : what do they spiral about at night?

📉 : what's their most common self-criticism?

💀 : do they trust their own memories?

🌊 : what emotion do they drown in when they're alone?

PERSONAL / DEEP / TRAUMA-ADJACENT

🩸 : what wound shaped them the most, even if they won't admit it?

🔥 : what moment do they replay when they're ashamed?

🧷 : who failed them first?

🕯️ : what do they grieve that no one else sees as a loss?

🪤 : what pattern do they keep falling back into?

🧨 : what pushes them past the point of restraint?

🧬 : what did they inherit emotionally from their caregivers?

🕶 : what lie do they tell themselves to survive?

🩹 : what actually helps them heal, even if it's unhealthy?

HABITS / VICES / COPING

🚬 : what vice do they justify the most?

🍺 : do they drink to socialize, numb, or celebrate?

💊 : what's their relationship with substances, past or present?

🏃 : do they move their body to feel alive or to punish it?

🛏️ : how do they sleep when things are bad?

🎧 : what kind of music gets them through the worst days?

🖊️ : do they write things down or let thoughts rot in their head?

☔️ : do they intellectualize pain instead of feeling it?

🕳️ : what habit would unravel them if taken away?

SEXUALITY / INTIMACY

🫠 : is it easy for them to get turned on, or do they need emotional safety first?

💞 : do they separate sex and feelings, or blur them dangerously?

🛑 : what's an immediate turn-off for them?

🔥 : do they crave intensity or stability?

🤲 : do they like being in control, or giving it up?

🪶 : are they gentle with people they desire?

🍒 : how do they feel about their own body during intimacy?

🎱 : what do they need to feel wanted?

🔒 : do they guard intimacy, or give it too freely?

💔 : have they ever used sex to avoid something?

MORALITY / CHOICES

⚖️ : what line will they never cross?

🩶 : what line have they already crossed and justified? or regret?

🧭 : do they believe they're a good person?

🔪 : what would they do if survival demanded cruelty?

🪙 : what do they value more, loyalty or truth?

🚪 : who would they abandon if forced to choose?

🕊️ : do they believe in forgiveness? for themselves? in others?

🧨 : what would make them snap permanently?

📜 : what promise do they regret making?

🪦 : what hill would they die on?

#inbox.#i’m running errands + might be seeing phm again after but . let me talk about my astronaut …

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notintrepid

#promo.#love of mark’s LIFE.#and my BESTIE!

thinking about mark’s little “17” tattoo because he’s the 17th person to step on mars. wah.

#out of character.#del.

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