do you have any project hail mary fic recs? i’ve been really enjoying your art
Hoo boy! You have no idea what you’ve just asked me lmao… okay this is going to be a lot because I have read genuinely hundreds of PHM fics. Fortunately for you I do keep them organized in a notes app note so I can easily give you some right here. I will organize them into unfinished/wips, finished, and series.
Grace figures out how to access Earth internet from Erid. Crack fic?? Kind of?? but highkey really good like holy crap. I genuinely cannot get enough of this thing It might be my fave PHM fic
https://archiveofourown.org/works/84927681/chapters/224184391
Grace is adjusting to life on Erid, but is struggling with the signs of scurvy, mental health issues, and a new perspective on his relationship with Rocky. I love this fic a LOT
https://archiveofourown.org/works/87046906/chapters/230490496
Arrival on Erid + aftermath. Lighthearted fic about Grace making friends with Adrian and some other Eridians working on the Hail Mary as it’s docked on Erid all while Rocky is on the planet in a Thrum.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/83920091/chapters/221234896
Observations and Applications of Eridian Child-Rearing, by Dr. Ryland Grace:
Rocky and Adrian leave their eggs in the care of uncle grace while away. The eggs are hatching earlier than expected.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/83131921/chapters/218935316
Rocky loves Grace. Adrian doesn’t. Yet. Hella relationship drama lol. It’s a little ooc fair warning but it’s fun to read imo.
(This one is also NSFW but I don’t think it has gotten there yet as far as I have read?)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/84760981/chapters/223687006
Stratt's Vat's Discord Chats:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/85059256/chapters/224583991
astronauts, cheatgrass, and other invasive species:
Grace woke up with dirt under his fingernails. Somehow, he knows he’s not supposed to be here. He doesn’t know why. (this fic is so good)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/85595376/chapters/226151896#workskin
Adrian finds out that Rocky is coming home…. With a strange, leaky alien in tow. And worst of all, they’re basically attached at the hip. Ew. (There is NSFW in this- not until chapter 10 tho)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/85806726/chapters/226797766
Rocky & Grace discuss things that are similar and different between Human and Eridian culture
https://archiveofourown.org/works/81057666/chapters/213000121
Rocky makes recordings documenting his journey with Grace that he hopes to send back to Erid prior to their arrival. Kind of just PHM from Rocky’s perspective w some interjections from Grace listening along as Rocky narrates his story. V good!!
https://archiveofourown.org/works/84513336/chapters/222961326
The Astrobiology Immersion Program:
On route to Erid: mysterious body swap and subsequent adjustments- followed by attempts to reverse. A little longer than a lot of the ones on this list. THIS FIC IS SO SO SO SO GOOD!!!!
https://archiveofourown.org/works/82728511/chapters/217793801
My mommy said we're all going to die soon:
Grace’s parents are present in his life, and they find out he is working for Stratt on PHM. This fic is great and also devastating u will cry
https://archiveofourown.org/works/84383181/chapters/222579126#workskin
Grace hasn’t consciously been touched by another person since he was forced into the Hail Mary. Now, he is suffering on route to Erid. What can Rocky do about it? (This fic is so amazing. 4 chapters)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/84543521/chapters/223052871
We Can Meet Again Somewhere:
After living 17 years on Erid, Grace comes back to earth to live out the rest of his life…. Of course, not without Rocky, Adrian, and a whole crew of Eridians looking to learn about Earth.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/84206286/chapters/224706821#workskin
The Ryland Grace Memorial Diner:
The diner grace always went to in San Fran. memorializes his presence post PHM launch. I did cry
https://archiveofourown.org/works/84063361
PHM from Rocky’s POV (v good)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/55999603/chapters/145040713#workskin
Grace sends videos to Earth to teach humans about life on Erid (feat. Rocky/Adrien kids. So cute)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/84275691
Self explanatory and really funny
https://archiveofourown.org/works/83592786
Reporting from the Hail Mary:
Reaction of Stratt etc. to the return of the beetles to Earth + all the information on them.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/83592846/chapters/220259181#workskin
i have loved the stars too truly to be fearful of the night:
Grace finally makes peace. Rocky doesn’t. They make plans for the eventuality of Grace’s death anyway. (Really sweet)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/83541996
Grace practices his Eridian grammar; it’s Rocky’s turn to teach. Or try anyway. Mostly they just chat.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/83536071
Grace lives a long life on Erid. And then he dies. Rocky watches. (I cried so hard at this one)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/83324996/chapters/219758266#workskin
Grace insists on seeing more of Erid’s environment. Adrian is excited, Rocky is not.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/83248191
The 5 Weirdest Vlogs that Dr. Ryland Grace Sent Back to Earth:
Formatted like a buzzfeed article. Self explanatory.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/82618566
what exists beyond, beyond, beyond:
Rocky has some residual radiation side effects- mainly being his egg production. So when Adrian and Rocky have only one surviving egg, he worries it is his fault the child may be unhealthy. (This fic is so cute omg.)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/84689911/chapters/223473601#workskin
On the way to Erid, Grace is struggling physically and mentally… can he and Rocky get through this? (There is suicidal ideation in this at the very least)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/85187216/chapters/224943996
You come on screen (It's obscene):
Rocky finds the footage of the crew (Grace) waking up from his coma for the first time. Alone, confused, scared, and with no memory of who he is.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/85959066
Earth receives some messages from Ryland Grace while he is on his way to Erid. This is also part of a series that contains the perspective of Grace’s former students, + various other interjections of life on Earth. This fic is genuinely so beautiful I love it a lot
https://archiveofourown.org/works/84426971/chapters/222706051
Print our names together, I'll be your et al.:
Some hard conversations are had on route to Erid: old trauma and new trauma. Platonic soulmates Grace & Rocky. Melancholy & v sweet- this fic made me tear up it was very good
https://archiveofourown.org/works/84096906/chapters/221743986#workskin
“Once he's no longer in survival mode, Grace's curiosity about Erid's ecology comes raring to the front.
The ensuing lesson unfortunately requires him to come up with a bunch of English names for alien organisms...and we all know how that goes.” Linguistic stuff and bio stuff- very fun
https://archiveofourown.org/works/87205921
Adrian learns about Deja vu while hanging out with Grace. They share a similar concept from Erid. (Grace/Adrian/Rocky- tho Rocky isn’t in this)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/87250976
Lessons on the way to Erid:
Grace learning Eridian etc. Lots of linguistics!
https://archiveofourown.org/series/6240616
Phm fics:https://archiveofourown.org/series/5980946
https://archiveofourown.org/series/5961266
https://archiveofourown.org/series/5965891
https://archiveofourown.org/series/6244546
I encourage you to search for more yourself as well cause there are so many good ones out there- like this is only a snippet of fics I’ve really really enjoyed!! There are more I am subscribed to that I don’t think are on this list- but I hope you enjoy!!