#pebble grace

Anyway, in no particular order, these are the fics about it that I've read these past few days for anyone who also loves these kinda fics! Please do send more recs my way if I am missing out, because there isn't a canon ao3 tag yet (dont be nervous about self promo'ing, I encourage it)

Adrian is a simple creature, they see sad pebble, they adopt sad pebble. by BusyBee (Anonomousdisco360)

Rockabye by Skye_the_Lofty_Nutcase

Speech pattern by Chaotic_aroace, Lizgir12

Of Packs, Promises and Pebbles by C4t1l1n4

Rocky's Guide to Adopting an Alien Space Pebble by Caspyre

Baby Bird by disasterdrow, Taraxinium -> series

Hope from the Silence of Space by WolfeOfLullabies

Can we talk about the fact Rocky literally made Grace a crib to sleep in so Rocky could watch him as closely as possible. I don’t care what anyone says this is a CRIB, it’s like one of those floor crib with the lower guard rails and adult sized beds for toddlers so their parents can nap with them. Applying the head cannon that Rocky views Grace as a baby makes this whole scene more funny because of course Rocky would panic when his new toddler human crew mate says he’s going to go sleep on a ship alone in a atmosphere Rocky can’t get to if there’s danger. This toddler who acts stupid when he’s tired and barely even keep himself from bumping into a scale model every two seconds is now trying to sleep BY HIMSELF! Who knows if there is danger on the Hail Mary!? What if he wakes up from a nightmare!? When pebbles have nightmares they need the reassurance of their parents/guardians and Rocky couldn’t get to him on the ship before his Xeonite ball was constructed. So what’s the solution? Well obviously it’s to guilt trip the toddler into sleeping in the tunnel and while Grace gathers his sleeping cushions Rocky will construct a bed-like structure for the toddler to feel comfortable and safe while Rocky watches him sleep and if this structure just happens to resemble a Eridian style pebble nest…well Grace won’t know either way.

That is until they get to Erid and Grace off handedly mentions the cultural differences of human and Eridian sleep cycles and how Rocky essentially made him sleep in the tunnel connecting their ships in this little Xeonite bed Rocky made for him to fit into and the other Eridians look at Rocky like;

Eridians scientist: You made him sleep in nest, question?

Rocky: Yes.

Eridians scientist: He is savior of Erid and you made him sleep in nest like pebble?

Rocky: Yes, because he is pebble.

Eridians scientist: He is pebble, question?

Rocky: He is BIG pebble, statement. Only in his thirties and stupid when he does not have sleep, trips on things, gets cranky, makes work take longer. So Rocky make nest for pebble….was necessary to save stars.

Eridians scientist: Yes, yes, agree.

Welcome to the masterpost for my Eridian Pebble Shifter AU, a spinoff AU of my main Eridian Shifter AU!

In this Pebble AU, everything is exactly the same as the main AU. The ONLY difference is that Grace's Eridian form matches his chronological age, so he's a pebble!

Ao3/Fic Links:

Eridian Pebble Shifter AU Series

Rocky the Pebblesitter (ongoing, incomplete)

FAQ below! (A lot of questions can be answered in the main AU's FAQ as well, so this will be for pebble au specific questions!):

His amazement and excitement of being in a new body is perceived as childlike wonder. He is THE baby

Had a friend make this image for my fanfic!

pebble grace is a trope where adult ryland grace is considered or mistaken as a pebble (child) by eridians. some, but not all, of these can be found under the tag “Adult Ryland Grace is Considered an Eridian Child | Pebble” on ao3

for anyone who loves the “pebble grace” trope, I made a collection on ao3 with EVERY pebble grace fic I could find. I continue to keep it updated as more are published. it’s also open (moderated) to new additions by other users if there’s any I’ve missed

THE COLLECTION: Pebble_grace_fics

My Personal Favs:

they’re also tagged as “fav” in the collection

Babybird (Series) by disasterdrow & Taraxinium — I believe this is the original pebble grace fic that started this trope! It’s a super cute read

Speak to Me by RegtheRag — Pebble Grace + Rocky having amnesia! Fantastic and detailed

Rockabye by Skye_the_Lofty_Nutcase — Pebble Grace is “adopted” by and gets to meet Rocky’s extended family after an accident leaves Rocky unconscious

Speech Pattern by Chaotic_aroace & Lizgir12 — Another really cute take on the trope! Check it out!

PebbleSong by Lure3808 — This one is full of misunderstandings between characters! It’s great!

Hope from the Silence of Space by WolfeOfLullabies — Another great fic! I’m running out of ways to say just how good this is! Love it!

Like, the idea I had in mind for Grace reincarnating is that, after trying and failing to have pebbles, Rocky and Adrian decide to bury their more recent egg where Grace was buried (so he can watch over the egg for them while it's vulnerable even in death 🥹), and that's sorta how he becomes an Eridian.