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Aroace!Tom Ryder that plays up his sexuality for the camera but secretly has no real interest in sex apart from entertainment
Aroace!Tom Ryder whose public dating history was full of pr relationships and relationships formed out of convenience
Tom Ryder who pretends to take interest in Ryland Grace purely for the sake of ragebaiting Colt Seavers
Tom Ryder who clarifies privately to Ryland that he is doing this to annoy Colt, and if Ryland felt uncomfortable with it, he would stop
Ryland Grace who is also a little shit and decides to play along, much to Tom's delight
Colt Seavers who loses 5 years of his lifespan every time Tom flirts with Ryland, and 20 every time Ryland flirts back.
Ryland Grace who visits Tom Ryder just to see Colt's head exploding
Tom Ryder who gets demos of Ryland's lesson and actually learns something, unlike the days when he was in the education system that failed him
Tom Ryder who starts appreciating science and education because of Grace, and starts looking into
Ryland Grace and Tom Ryder start fake dating just to see Colt's face
Colt Seavers who has to remind himself that "Ryland's his own person, he can made his own choices, even if it's dating an asshole!" before screaming in a pillow
Ryland Grace who eventually becomes actual friends with Tom eventually, beyond an alliance of ragebaiting
Ryland Grace who stops visiting set for no apparent reason out of the blue. No contact
Tom Ryder and Colt Seavers who put aside their differences just to figure out "what the fuck is going on with Ryland"
Tom Ryder who confesses to Colt during this time that him and Ryland were never actually dating or had any romantic feelings towards each other and that it was just to be annoying
Colt Seavers who almost strangles Tom Ryder and swore that he'd find Ryland just to yell at him
Colt Seavers who goes to San Francisco for any hint of Ryland while Tom Ryder tries to use his money and connections to find Ryland.
Tom Ryder who only found out that Ryland Grace was on the Petrova Taskforce after a publicity stunt in which Ryland Grace appeared in a series of broadcasts meant to educate the public on Project Hail Mary and almost has a heart attack
Tom Ryder who desperately tries to reach Grace for answers through his phone, through somehow finding his work email(which wasn't in use)
Tom Ryder who felt his heart drop upon seeing Grace in the Hail Mary crew, but ultimately knew that Grace was the best person for the job
Tom Ryder who created a charity with Colt Seavers for education and science communication after his retirement, called the Dr Ryland Grace Foundation for Education and Science.
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