brainrot

Something, something Ryland Graces choice of refusing to go to space being disrespected and him instead being drugged and put on a spaceship against his will feels so female to me.

He's refered to by his last name Grace. He's a loser. He's a coward. He's socially awkward. He's insanely clever. He's has a PHD. He's second in command and doesn't know it. His boss is a woman, who is insanely powerful, his coworkers think he slept his way to the top. He doesn't understand his own capability and relevance. The fact that he is not in a relationship, is single. Things don't come easy to him. He's not a good driver/doesnt own a car. He doesn't magically know how everything works on Mary.

He's a hero but he's also not – men aren't often allowed characteristics like these in fiction. He's not capable the way a movie hero in space usually is.