186.3 Years Are Not Enough

#Haunting the narrative 30s | queer af Main @toboldlynerd Icon @graves-yard

[thefriendlypigeon]

❤️💙💛GRACEFUL💛💙❤️

⭐[my social media links]

[astriiformes]

Incredibly charming to think about the translation assumptions around profanity being made by Dr. Ryland "what the fudging fudger" Grace and Rocky "everyone agrees he is swearing up a storm" the Eridian. What a beautiful duo to make first contact.

[morallygrayautisticscientist]

[A random Tuesday on the way back to Erid]

Grace: Hmmm. Draw fish.

Rocky: Upset, you are mean mean—

Rocky: FUCK. SHIT. FUCK. OH SHIT. FUCK.

Grace: Woah, what’s happening???

Rocky: I FORGOT YOU WERE PEOPLE. I AM IN PUBLIC. OH NO.

Grace: mhmmm?

Rocky: WAS ALONE SO LONG I STOPPED WEARING CLOTHES. I DID NOT THINK ABOUT IT WHEN MEETING YOU. OH NO.

Grace: YOU WEAR CLOTHES?!?

Rocky: OH AND YOU CAN SEE ME THAT MAKES THIS SO MUCH WORSE.

[saturnbxrs]

the dog days are over !!!!!!🎵 (dancing & listening to some tunes to pass the time on the way to erid)

[palaceoftheprophets]

WIP of the pebbles visiting their Uncle Grace

[casgirl]

i think grace was like made in a lab to be rocky's perfect soulmate and it pisses adrian off to no end. like oh rocky loves talking science and building things and solving problems and GRACE is soooo smart he can keep up with him no problem. but also rocky loves a project and loves something he can Fix and grace is ALWAYS breaking. perfect formula for taking up 100% of rocky's time and attention.

[kaizsche]

PROJECT HAIL MARY (2026) dir. Phil Lord, Chris Miller remake of an old gifset

[tuherrus]

only us.

[localcalico]

It’s usually closer, on your chest

[zzoupz]

okay heres more rocktiz

[valtsv]

while i know he doesn't really gaf about boundaries or have a human sense of shame like that i do think that rocky realising that he's come to find grace perversely, sincerely desirable and developed an entirely reasonable but still uncomfortably intense degree of starvation for physical touch during their extended confinement together works better if he's not immediately fine and okay with it. i mean, he literally lives in a glass house, and the only time he could reasonably get away with processing his uncharted new feelings (up to you if that's a euphemism or not) is while watching over the already precariously easy to disturb sleep cycles of a fellow PTSD survivor who does have certain hangups and may not even share his attraction. let's all hope and pray that eridians don't ovulate or he's in for a hideously miserable four years on the return trip to erid.

[bulkhummus]

The importance of his doctorate in molecular biology aside, the way in which Ryland Grace approaches an alien life form with curiosity, compassion and kindness is indicative of his lived experience as a teacher in a middle school.

It is one thing to be able to teach effectively, and another to manage a variety of different individuals needs while maintaining engagement. Every skill that Grace uses in his meeting of Rocky, and building a relationship with him, whether he remembers or not, are skills a good educator and mentor uses.

To not assume ill intent. To approach first with curiosity. To explain difficult concepts in a palatable way without condescension or malice. To empathize with one's situation and acknowledge how it may shape one's responses. To exercise patience. To adapt and shift gears in the face of uncertainty. To remain calm in the height of stress and remain a leader.

Grace as a scientist yes, but as a teacher, maintaining an openness to not only work with Rocky, but to also embrace his differences and utilize his strengths to find creative solutions that benefit both of them.

History is fraught with disputes and wars driven by ignorance and sustained by fear of unique cultures and experiences that are different to our own. It is practically in our DNA to reject or fear that of which is different to us, and so it is not weak to trust or to be kind. It is harder to be these things, because the opposing forces come so effortlessly.

Grace's inclination toward 'flight' instead of 'fight' is not an indicator of weakness. It is preservation. It is learned behavior. To take a step back, recalibrate and approach again. You do not win students over by being a fearless dictator. You win them over by treating them like people, and acknowledging where you yourself have room for growth. Ryland Grace is a coward for many reasons that define his narrative, but being trusting and kind are not among them.

Humanity owes its salvation to Ryland Grace the middle school teacher.

[scarlct-vvitch]

grace, who has been alone for five minutes: oh my god. an alien! im not alone anymore! i hope he wants to be friends :)

rocky, coming up on 50 years of solitude, imprinting on grace in ways baby ducklings can only dream of: if you leave me to sleep where i can't watch your heart beat i am blowing up this tunnel with us both in it

[demontouched]

rocky, adrian, and grace work together to make grace a 'carapace'. they say his skin is too sound absorbing to give him a well defined shape, so they work on an outfit that's pretty much skin tight and lined with plates that he he can wear under his usual clothes and still move around in. he wears it for classes (so he doesn't scare the pebbles) and when going out of the dome (to thrums, or just out with rocky). it has the added side effect of clinking a little when he's walking, the same way eridian claws do when they walk!

[aughtpunk]

Please consider that by the time Grace reaches Erid he taps his foot twice every time he asks a question just like Rocky

[thecraftgremlin]

Where’s that one post that’s like Reasons Why My Wife Cried This Week and when are we gonna get a fanfic of that but Ryland Grace.

[incaseyouart]

i love how this is one of the rare shots where grace is at peace, and it's because he's accepted that he's going home to rocky :3