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    Grace is dying. He and Rocky have made it all the way to Erid, but getting an emaciated, malnourished, mentally fragile Ryland Grace down to a planet designed to kill him is not a simple feat. Rocky desperate to bring his friend home with him, but Grace himself might become the biggest obstacle to seeing that dream realized.

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    A fic about Grace having trauma, fear, and lots of medical issues. Also a fic about Rocky loving Grace so much and trying to save and protect him. Adrian get to come too because they're cool.

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    26 May 2026

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    When Rocky wakes up after Adrian, he's relieved they're both alive, but immediately knows that something is off with Grace. He's having trouble breathing, sleeping a lot, and spiking fevers. As much as Grace wants to blame it on lung irritation from the ammonia in Rocky's atmosphere, Rocky knows he's downplaying it, and it's not going to work.
    However, before he can actually do anything about it, the ship's power goes out. Taumoeba have gotten into the fuel and eaten all the astrophage, leaving them with no choice but to steal from the beetles.
    Which are on the outside of the ship.
    Which means two EVAs and a lot of lab work for Grace, all while his condition declines from what's quickly turning into a serious health problem. All Rocky can do is make sure he has what he needs and try to take care of him as best he can from afar, hoping they can get to safety before Grace's health is too fragile to recover.

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    23 May 2026

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    In hindsight, it takes a bit longer than it should for us to think of the Taumoeba solution to my little food problem. The paragons of intelligence and problem-solving of our respective species? Yeah right. More like a couple of emotional dumbasses. 

    It would’ve been nice to avoid all of this melodrama, but, spilt milk.

    ((It takes about a week. That week is filled with the despair of knowing there is nothing you can do to save the being bonded to your soul with actual stardust, and the cosmic fury of knowing he's dying to save you. It is also filled with the awkwardness of a drawn-out self sacrifice, and the cringing shyness of trying to get your precious alien roommate to stop being mad at you for sacrificing yourself for him.

    Luckily, we both know it ends in hope.))

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    14 May 2026

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    It's not cold like that time Ryland went camping in the Rockies. That had been fun. Finding a cold spot in your spaceship 13-light years away from home? Not fun.
    Which is especially bad because apparently he's the only one who can feel it.

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    08 May 2026

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    After saving Rocky from the stranded Blip A, Ryland Grace sets a course for Erid—and realizes, far too late, that there’s a problem. A major problem.

    With only a handful of weeks of edible food left, Grace begins to deteriorate in ways he understands far too well. Starvation is a problem he can quantify, track, and predict—and one he cannot stop. His body wastes, his mind slips, and the line between clinical observation and quiet terror begins to blur.

    Because sometimes, knowing the science doesn’t save you.

    From Rocky’s perspective, the problem is simple: Grace must eat. But human biology is anything but simple, and the solution sitting right in front of them—Taumoeba—remains unusable. As Grace worsens, Rocky is forced to do something he’s never needed to before: become a scientist.

    And he’s running out of time to learn.

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    08 May 2026