I'm gonna pull time apart for you.

and nothing at all bad happened

[ID: Project Hail Mary fanart of Grace and Stratt working together, Stratt lying on the couch and using her laptop while Grace sits on the floor below her while reading a report and eating Twizzlers, a stack of papers beside him. Stratt is sticking a post-it on Grace's forehead that says "dinner soon," and there are more post-its scattered around the room and on Grace's body. End ID]

and then thinking about all the people who call her cold or uncaring or clinical about what she has to do to save earth. eva stratt, who had silly t-shirts and vodka and favorite meals stored in the Hail Mary and treated with the same level of importance as the finely tuned equipment and the centrifuge the entire planet relies on for salvation.

and then thinking about eva stratt nodding and saying, “yeah, I’m pretty awful. that’s why i’m in charge” with a neutral expression and even believing it. as if crafting the most beautiful coffin and homage to her soon-to-be dead friends won’t haunt her always.

thinking about eva stratt being the first person on the “eva stratt is a monster” train, welcoming ryland grace aboard and knowing she believed in him more than anyone else.

His raincoat was never packed, because obviously he wouldn't need it in space—I wonder sometimes if Stratt held onto it for any amount of time.

never getting over the way sandra huller's soft and micro expressions added SO MUCH to every scene but this ones in particular.

i love her expression and smile lines and everything. lord and miller nailed this casting choice and, sandra huller nailed this whole character and performance.

i love how she looks so happy whenever grace is around. how he seems to lift all the weight off her shoulder with only his presence, at least for a few minutes

never getting over

like real people do

inspired by chapter five of Equanimity by dkspeace, it made me sick and unwell and you all should go read it

sketch under the cut

Anthony: