Muffin + The Machine

its not even that i hate bloodymary that much as a concept its the fandomwide execution that turns to white savior tropes and strips both grace and simon of the traits that make them unique characters in favor of manufacturing the perfect romcom setting to make them fall in love. you've turned them from complex characters with motivations and arcs into Hallmark Channel Romantic Interest One and Hallmark Channel Romantic Interest Two and Rocky's There Too In The Background I Guess.

Okay but imagine being the team of Eridian scientists tasked with keeping Erid's Only Human alive for as long as possible while the whole planet's environment is literally trying to kill him. And then Rocky shows up and is like:

To celebrate Erid getting their sun back on track, Grace asks for some alcohol. There's a small amount left from the Hail Mary and Rocky offers to take it to the science Eridians to see if they can synthesise more.

Grace is like one of those extremely finicky tropical fish who instantly die if not kept in extremely specific conditions.