Sweet Music
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Music: The Language of the Universe by PennilessOptimist
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary (2026)
24 Apr 2026
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“If using instrument causes pain, why continue to use, question?”
“Hmm. That is a good question. Personally, if I didn’t have music I wouldn’t have much of a reason to live. I think, like anything good in life, a bit of pain is worth it.”
“Examples,” Rocky retorts, demanding more insight.
You tilt your head to the side as you think. It’s one of those unfortunate lapses in thought, where the mind fails to offer up any memories to support the statement. Finally, you turn to look at Grace, searching for his input. The scientist scratches his chin before saying, “liiiiike, eating a bowl of spicy noodles.” You snap your fingers, “exactly! The spice hurts, but the delicious meal is worth it. Or like scraping your knee so you can learn how to ride a bike. Or like-”
“Like Rocky loving Adrian, question?”
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A series of events from Project Hail Mary, told by the perspective of you: the mission's music-loving navigator.
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- Part 1 of Sweet Music
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"This is good," you say, "this is great, actually. Maybe we can do this again. If we can find the right sounds, maybe it could trigger more memories for you."
Grace tilts his head from side to side, pursing his lips as he considers it. "Maybe… but there's a lot of sounds we could be combing through."
"And we have a lot of time to kill on this ship," you reply.
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A small series of snippets that didn't quite fit into the other Ryland/Reader fic I wrote. Enjoy !!
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- Part 2 of Sweet Music