#ria rambles

“It’s not all Jews but it’s always a Jew” fucked up.

“All billionaires are Jews”

“Everyone in the E files are Jews”

Stratt being an absolute menace with her use of resources but still willing to make concessions the moment Grace mentions he was slightly bothered by them is just gshdhsisiajsjeu

I’d comment more if my brain would cooperate but overall I just wanted to let you know that your writing is amazing and as much as PHM has a ton of angst in its core, soft fics like this with its slice of life pacing is cherished💛

As someone who’s aroace and still figuring out what it means for relationships, stories with character portrayals like what you’ve done are comforting to the soul

Have a lovely day and I hope you stay enriched in creativity~

Thank you so much!!!! That's such a high compliment, I'm so glad you've found joy in my work

Stratt is a menace at heart, she has a masterful poker face and too much resources for her own good, but she is fundamentally a good person, her intentions are for the best and she is keenly aware of her fallibility as a person, and willing to make amends when she does fuck up

Sailors is very close to my heart for specifically this reason, it's the slowest pace fic I've ever written and my first slice-of-life, and I'm having so much fun unfurling the petals of their dynamic, figuring out exactly how grace and stratt interact, how they'd work in another life. That's the crux of it all, isn't it? Project Hail Mary is all about another life, what could've been, the potential both for the better and the worse.

I like this what if, I like the softness, the chance for safe exploration they both afford each other. I'm also aroace, I resonate a lot with how Grace experiences his sexuality and I'm so pleased that other people on the spectrum have done the same, can see themselves within my stories. To realise you're worthy of love and devotion, even if it's in a form that society doesn't recognise, is beautiful