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(name is classified until I decide it's not) l she/her

[zookie-art]

I genuinely can't stop thinking about these two. Help

(Prints in bio if anyone wants!)

[acrossmultiplefandoms]

Holy shit

[acrossmultiplefandoms]

Have we ever considered a Coltland twins timeline where the accident and the launch happen almost at the same time.

Hear me out: Ryland disappears more and more into the top-secret-government-project, but they still call every week so it’s all good. BUT! Then Mr Not in the Astronaut is asked to become the new Astronaut, and then he panics and thinks: yes. Colt. I should call him for advice. But then he keeps calling and calling and Colt doesn’t pick up and That’s Weird, he’s never done that, and just on a whim he searches up Colt’s Name and voila: Mr Testing Out Gravity here just tested gravity with 12 stories of a building and he’s broken his back and they’re still not sure if he’s going to pull through.

And oh, nononoonononono, Ryland thinks, his twin brother is hurt and possibly dying on another continent and he has to go, he has to, he needs to make sure he’s alright, so he goes to Eva and says he cannot go, he physically cannot, his brother needs him. But. Eva Stratt. You wonderfully complex woman. She goes the world needs you more. And Ryland runs and he fails and he gets shot full of drugs and when he goes don’t do this he means don’t let me go. Don’t let me leave him. I need to make sure my twin brother is alright he’s the other half of my soul and I need him just as much as he needs me.

Ryland gets put on the Hail Mary.

He’s hailed as the world’s Saving Grace.

And Colt wakes up and the first thing he knows is that Ryland isn’t there. He isn’t there even though there’s no world where he wouldn’t be. And he’s thinking, why isn’t my twin brother here and then Ryland never comes, and the one person who Colt could’ve held onto is gone from his life as well and he doesn’t even know why. He’s truly, truly alone, for the first time in his life.

And then he goes on the news after sometime and finds out Ryland is never coming back.

He left him. He abandoned him. He didn’t even tell him. Why didn’t he tell him? Why would he leave? Was Colt really that much of a screwup, for even Ryland to leave him?

They both think the other is dead, and they never get to say goodbye.

[slavery]

[macbethz]

Fuck I’m at a fencing tournament and literally a minute after I reblogged this my dad told me that he talked to the point people and I’m probably going to win a medal.

[seananmcguire]

BURN BAGEL BURN

[gothiccharmschool]

OH WHY NOT?

[harukami]

I need to follow up to say I reblogged this last night, and this morning I got some of the best news of my life, like, a life dream come true news thing.

Bagel what are your powers

[acabosetotal]

FUCK, I though it was just another lucky meme but LISTEN. Since a week ago I was waiting a phone call to confirm me if I got a job or not in my university. I reblogged this yesterday’s night “just for fun and because I don’t want any bagel to be mad with me”, and today’s afternoon, while I was losing my time as always, the professor I was supposed to work with called me and asked me for my personal information to start working with her.

THE BAGEL POWERS ARE WAY TOO MUCH FOR THIS WORLD

[token-white-friend]

I GOT A JOB THE DAY AFTER MY QUEUE POSTED THIS THE FIRST TIME AND I JUST REALIZED IT WHEN I SAW IT AGAIN HOLY GOD

[noodle-dragon]

The bagel hasn’t let me down yet!

[blackcatgodess]

I got a job offer after reblogging the bagel. Believe in the bagel!

[anayely420]

🙏🏼

[sonsfantasies]

Worth a try lol

[theblizzardsix]

i could use some good news or even a good girl 

[pantspooplover]

Go lil bagle! Show me your power!

[itaachiyama-moved]

Okii then!

[blastlight]

THIS IS THE FIRST THING ON MY BLOG

I GOT ASKED OUT FOR THE FIRST TIME AFTER I REBLOGGED IT

[cuappatea-deactivated20200216]

wait but whats happening with the bagel tho

[toca144]

Giv news

[maiskinny]

This bagel better do me and my skinnies some wonders.

[st0nedsk1nnygrl]

im passed my drivers test🙏🏽

[becoming-a-flame]

pls

[notjoyfulanymore]

Oh hope this works, i need some good news in my life lmao

[airm0ld]

plz bagel plssss 🙏

[fiftyshadesofthinspi]

BLESS US ALL OH HOLY FIRE BAGEL

[kissmycoldlips]

Bagel, pls

[cari-cry]

bagel please i need this thank you

[prick-o]

pls bagel

[karls-writing-space]

Bagel please

[t0rsly]

I beg of you sir bagel

[cocosstories]

Please, I need this so bad

[wandaromanova]

bagel gods, bring me some amazing news please <3

[adhd-chaos-queen]

I don’t believe in this kinda stuff, but i really hope to get some news about my fav show getting saved after it got cancelled, so i’m not taking any chances

[sips-tea-cutely]

bagel bagel

[chaeey-deactivated20231103]

Bagel

[space-ghost-with-the-most]

Bagel!

[blubird513]

Im supersttious! Let’s gooooo!

Edit: It worked for me!

I received wonderful news about my health not even a day after, and was able to see my friends again after not being able to hug or high-five them for a month.

We ate crepes and had a good time. :)

[blubird513]

OKAY!

I am in desperate need of luck, my insta got hacked and I am in “superstitious mode” rn while trying everything to get it back. SO!!

MAGIC BAGEL!!!

BLESS MEEEE!!!

Please ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ

[artpepkin]

Mannnn I really need this job, dont let me down tumblr good luck bagel

Edit: I GOT THE JOB 30 MINS LATER SKXBBD

[lilicmoonlight]

Fuck it might as well

[hypotheticallya1e]

kinda need this chat

[terryhungerywolfbogard]

I can pnly hope ….

[ex-martian]

Come on bagel, do your thing

[acrossmultiplefandoms]

When that one specific interest is so specific that whenever someone mentions a fic you realise you’ve already read it. I’ve reached new heights.

[acrossmultiplefandoms]

Hear me out Brother by Kodaline with Coltland twins/Coltland Gentry AU. Tell me you get it.

[jorolle]

ryland grace + rising to the challenge

PROJECT HAIL MARY (2026) dir. Phil Lord & Christopher Miller

[hecckyeah]

Call me.

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“It’s Colt. You know what to do.”

Beep.

“Hey, um . . . It's me. I know– I know it's been a while. I should have called, I just. Since Dad, I . . . Anyway. Call me. I have three hours to make . . . To make a decision. And there's no right answer. Thought you could, you know. Yell at me or something. That usually helps.

Call me.”

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“It's Colt. You know what to do.”

Beep.

“Hey. Sorry. You're probably jumping off a building or something, I know. But listen, I'm probably breaking like three laws and seventeen treaties just leaving this voicemail, so it would be really cool if you could . . .

Okay, well. They gave me a couple hours. If you didn't break your back again or anything you should, uh. Yeah.”

.

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“It's Colt. You know what to do.”

Beep.

“Listen, idiot. I'm getting tired of hearing this same shit message over this shit phone so unless you have a good excuse, pick up next time, would you?”

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“It's Colt. You know what to do.”

Beep.

“Sorry for swearing at you. I know. It's unnecessary, blah blah. You know you sound like Mom.

If you don't pick up next time I swear I'm calling Jody and you know I don't want to have to do that. If she picks up I'll tell her to kick your ass for me, got it?

Wish you were here, I'd throw you off this building myself.”

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“It's Colt. You know what to do.”

Beep.

“Don't tell me that threatening violence without intent of follow-through is for cowards, okay? I know it already. I am a coward, and I'm okay with that.

. . . I am a coward.

Oh boy.

Listen.

Uh.

I have half an hour to make this decision. I know where I stand. I don't know . . . I don't know what's going to happen after that.

She . . . She has a lot of power. She could make me disappear if she doesn't like my answer.

If I need somewhere to go, I'm coming to you. Just a heads up.

I don't know what comes next. I just . . . I can't do it. I can't do it.

I'm sorry for all the messages. I just need to hear your voice.”

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.

"It's Colt. You know what to do."

Beep.

"Okay. My time's up, if I don't go tell her, she's going to make the decision for me, and . . . It won't be a good one.

I just have to stand my ground. They'll understand.

Well, if you listen to these in the next five minutes, you should just, you know.

Call me.

Okay.

Here goes.

Call me."

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“You’ve reached Dr. Ryland Grace. Leave a message.”

Beep.

“Hey.

Sorry. Please don't push me off a building.

I hope I'm not too late. Been out of cell service for a couple days, at the cabin with Jody. If the world's gonna freeze over, might as well enjoy it while it lasts, you know?

Did you see the Hail Mary blasted off this morning? Huge news but it's a whole lotta nothing, they wouldn't even reveal the astronauts on the mission. Top secret stuff. But maybe now we're not as screwed as we thought. You science nerd. Do you know how long a solution will take to find?

Anyway.

Heading back to Pittsburgh soon, Jody has a project she's working on, maybe you can come by sometime? Catch up. I guess there's more of Dad's stuff we never went through.

Hey, don't feel bad about not calling, by the way. It's my bad too, I know how life gets.

Well.

See you sometime.

Call me.”

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[takiki16]

I’m not going to tag any of the original PHM posts I’ve seen across various platforms with this take bc (1) they seem to be mainly informed by a movie-only perspective, and (2) I don’t respect Andy Weir enough as an author to insist that reading his work is vital to understanding this story. But I’ve seen various posts going around to the effect that “Ryland Grace loved his life and loved Earth so much, and this is why being forced onto the mission was such a Great Tragedy (TM)” when that’s…not really???? True???? At ALL??? Of Ryland Grace????

The ENTIRE POINT of Grace’s arc is that he is a Coward, with a capital C. He is a coward not only in his refusal of the Hail Mary mission, but in the way he lives his life before the Petrova Line was ever discovered. Grace has no close friends or coworkers, no pets or hobbies, no partners (short or long term), no family that we know of. His two main drives in life are (1) being a Cool Teacher to his students, and (2) nursing a grudge over getting kicked out of academia for proposing wild theories about life forms not based on water. As Stratt ACCURATELY points out, both of these things have large self-serving components. Grace genuinely loves his students and is good at teaching, but it’s at least partially because his classroom allows him to demand respect and attention without returning emotional vulnerability in the same way a peer relationship would. His academic theories were also largely motivated by a desire to be The Specialest Boy - and while Grace DOES prove himself very smart and capable, his pet theory wasn’t supported by his work with astrophage. Grace doesn’t jump at the chance to work with Stratt when she first approaches him, and he isn’t out there Living LIfe to the Fullest every day. He ADMITS to himself and to Stratt that he IS a coward, both for the way he’s lived up to PHM and for refusing to go on the mission when the timeline made it clear that there wasn’t enough time to bring another candidate up to speed and have the same odds of success. He straight up tells Stratt that he’ll sabotage Project Hail Mary if she tries to force him, DESPITE HIM KNOWING that Earth is headed for a literal apocalyptic Ice Age, and that everyone on the planet - including his beloved students!- has a pretty good chance of DYING if the mission doesn’t succeed! Stratt has to give him a coma cocktail that induces mild amnesia, and bet on him being at least good Enough (TM) not to kill the whole planet because he hated her for doing this to him.

(Also no hate for Eva Stratt, I love her and I will SUPPORT THIS WOMAN’S WRONGS until my dying day, she committed so many crimes and I cheered the whole way)

Despite Ryan Gosling’s very pretty Sad Boi eyes and sweaters, Ryland Grace is NOT a manic pixie dream scientist in love with Earth and its life and cultures. He just ISN’T. And if he WERE, then. Well. He certainly didn’t love Earth enough to fully embrace it while he was here, OR to volunteer to save it when he had the chance. This IS one of those situations where the distinction between “I love life” and “I don’t want to die” is a meaningful one. Does this make Grace a Cancelled Villain of All Time? No - it makes him a coward, but that doesn’t mean he inherently deserved to die. Does it ethically or morally justify forcing him onto a suicide mission while he fought and pleaded not to go? No! It makes Grace ORDINARY. Just some average fucking guy, not evil but not valiant, either. It’s like trying to claim Laika was the top search and rescue dog in the city when she got put into the pod. You don’t NEED to give Ryland Grace all these Tender Tragic Qualities of “loving Earth/Life” to have empathy for this poor dude who got launched into space.

In fact, Grace’s arc DEPENDS on him STARTING from that place of “I don’t really have a reason to be here” to “I have EVERY reason to turn my back on survival and do this act!” Grace wakes up on the Hail Mary, and has no context for why he’s on the ship but assumes that he was a Heroic Volunteer, like Yao and Ilyukhina. He sees their personal effects and Reasons Why They Volunteered, and keeps searching for his own Reason Why until he remembers that he didn’t HAVE a “reason why.” He was never a heroic volunteer. He comes to terms with the fact that he’s going to die, and IS. IN FACT. AS STRATT PREDICTED. A GOOD ENOUGH man to want to save the earth anyway rather than die alone without even trying to figure out the Petrova Problem out of spite. And he can do some pretty neat science along the way, which has always been one of his life motivations! At least he can do that before he dies, in the absence of anything else!

But the thing that Grace ACTUALLY loves enough to die for is ROCKY. The one in a million friend! Who saved his life and opened up his entire view of the universe! Grace’s core trait was NEVER “loving the Earth,” or “loving life.” The WHOLE FUCKING EARTH wasn’t enough to get Grace willingly onboard the Hail Mary! What made him turn the ship around was his GOTDAM SINGING ROCK FRIEND. The whole point is the change! Humanity’s capacity for massive apathetic cowardice and also astonishing bravery and hopefulness in connection. Andy Weir has his head in his ass about politics in his work, but you see?!?! You see, right!?!?!?!

And hey. If you really want protagonists who loved the Earth and life? Yao. Ilyukhina. Dubois. The original crew of Project Hail Mary. THEY loved the Earth. THEIR sacrifice was tragic in the specific narrow way that the “Grace loved life” posts want Grace’s to be. Dubois, who started a relationship with Annie even though he knew one or both of them was sure to die because why waste any time? Why not enjoy what they had in this moment? Ilyukhina, who had the absolute darkest sense of humor and packed a giant bag of vodka, who asked to go out via the most pleasurable cocktail of drugs imaginable bc why not enjoy herself after living such a straight edged life? Yao, who volunteered to go last after both Dubois and Ilyukhina were gone, just so he could make sure they didn’t suffer, who carried a picture of his family and never lost courage. THEY were the ones full of love for Earth and life, while the whole point of Grace is that he never really was, and he found it in space when he’d already left Earth behind.

[katestewartt]

#This scene is everything. Eva Stratt, with the weight of the entire world on her shoulders, sees Ryland Grace sitting alone, uncomfortable and out of place, isolated from everyone else and not really caring for the party, and she chooses this song FOR HIM. She is singing it for him. The moment she starts singing, is the first time he shows interest in what is happening around him, he pays attention because it’s her. Because he knows this is for him. From her. “Remember, everything will be alright”, “We can meet again somewhere, somewhere far away from here” and she is looking directly at him. “And that is enough” because she already said too much and it is not the time to get emotional or let the tears flow. They got work to do and the world to save. They spent so much time together during the preparation for this mission and she truly cares for him, and so she gives him this beautiful and genuine moment of support and love and hope… I think she loves him (whether it is romantic or platonic, is up to interpretation, but it doesn’t really matter) and she says it all in this scene. She cares so much but she still has to pack his bag with his favorite silly t-shirts, fox key chain, drawings from his students and earth hacky sack, supply the spaceship with his favorite coffee and send him to his death forever. Because Eva Stratt will do anything to save the world, including sacrificing the only person she truly connected with. She will make this hard and terrible choice and send him to his death because she believes in him, that he can finish what they started, even if it means that they will never see each other again, and they will never “meet again somewhere”, because he will be far away from here. He will never come back. But everything WILL be alright, because she made this choice, and Ryland Grace flew to the stars and became a hero she always knew he could be.

[acrossmultiplefandoms]

GOD THIS MOVIE IS KILLING ME

[sosaneitsinsane]

fall in love again and again...

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[the-ladyrae]

That was delicious. I genuinely don't think I've seen anyone line up those scene parallels so well before. This was a perfect snapshot of every branch, rock, and mattress they hit on their way down

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

reblog if you would never let ai write fanfics for you

[blacksheepcolorfulskin]

WHY IS THIS SO GOOD?!

[misty-defender-3000]

I NEED EVERYONE to watch this NOW

[wavescyber]

Y'know, I've seen posts about how Inej's name would be mispronounced in Kerch bc they don't have that hard J sound, but hello what about JESPER?

I'm just imaging Wylan calling him "Yesper" and Jes finding it so adorable despite literally everyone in Ketterdam pronouncing his name that way (except for Nina and Inej)

[peskeynonbinary]

not sure if anyone has realized this but i’m annotating my copy of six of crows and crooked kingdom, and one of the silly things im doing is highlighting every “no mourners / no funerals”…

and the last time it’s said before the final job in crooked kingdom it gets interrupted before anyone can say “no funerals”

and then… well, there is a funeral

[quinnfebrey]

uncensored moments from the next to normal pro-shot because i simply cannot live with the fact that some people will never see a non-sterilized version

[skysmadness]

based on this tweet i made as i jumped on the bravebyers bus: