heaven has no taste

linds | 25+ | ♎️♊️♏️ | they/he | my favorite fictional men are many and varied. manage your expectations.

[scarlct-vvitch]

grace couldn't teach rocky any english swear words because he knew if he did his life would be full of shit like "grace being bitch because no coffee yet, question?" and he'd have to live with knowing it was his fault

[autisticlittleguy]

So, unlike Eridians, we discovered fire very early on and so our civilization kinda grew up with combustion right? We've had thousands of years to normalize it and get comfortable with the idea of using it casually for warmth or cooking etc.

In contrast, Eridians had to discover fire in a lab since their atmosphere doesnt have O2 like ours. So they dont have, like, an entire culture normalizing fire.

> Be me. Rocky the Eridian cosmonaut

> Tell Grace about Eridian space elevator design made out of Xenonite. Grace very impressed, says humans only dream about making space elevator.

> Odd? Ask Human friend Grace how humans got into space. Expecting some high tech solution since science humans clearly know more physics.

> Grace explains Humans strapped other Humans on top of Fire-Explodatron-9000 machines made out of weak human metal, basically Eridian cardboard, then shot them into orbit. Grace say the fire it makes is quite pretty to look at

[woodsywarbler]

you know those videos of tortoises getting brushed? yeah

[halethleia]

everybody: hello ryland you are now the Main Character ryland: Yikes!! No Thanks!

[stormsthatrage]

Shoutout to Project Hail Mary for being the only media where the unconscious protagonist is dragged off screen by an alien spider monster and the audience's reaction is heartbreak on behalf of the alien spider monster.

[primeministerofantarctica]

rocky: im not a scientist, im like the least qualified person on this ship, the only reason i survived while the actual scientists died was pure dumb luck :(

ryland grace's internal monologue like every five seconds: oh my god this guy is like a supergenius, he's literally the best engineer i've ever seen, there's no way every other eridian is this smart, like do you even KNOW how cool you are-

[wine-dark-sky]

I was so scared they were heading for a romance subplot but congrats to Project Hail Mary for going for the far funnier option of 'Trolley Operator' and 'Guy She Is Actively Tying To The Tracks'. What a dynamic. Movie of the year.

[interpolationz]

there are no gender roles in space

[aroace-ryland-grace]

hottest fucking thing one can read, really (x)

[melandrops]

the aroace read of ryland grace is so personal and haunting. "you don't even have a dog." was it not enough to love the world for the sake of living in it. was it not enough to live for the thrill of discovery. was it not enough to smile at your students. was it not enough to be afraid.

[nikoisme]

loaf

[ultrasequel]

I keep hearing “grace wears science pun shirts to break the ice with his students” “aww grace wears those shirts to make science more interesting to kids”. Bullshit dude, in all of the classroom scenes he’s wearing business casual. His dumbass science shirts are for the love of the game and nothing else

[varchaiiart]

relistening to the audiobook and got inspired!

[artbyaloser]

rocky learns about yawning

[tentative-wanderer]

“Whoops, I Almost Killed You Again”

天官赐苦，鬼拂🈲️忌

NOW COMPLETE!

✓ Plot, humour, and feelings

✓ Written and proofread to an exacting standard

✓ Xie Lian/Misfortune, and of course, Hualian

✓ Brutal memes:

📚 Read it here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/28014660/chapters/68624541

An AO3 glitch is screwing with me, which will likely result in less people seeing this fic on the AO3 results page, so please reblog this post if you enjoyed this fic and would like to give me a helping hand!

Thank you everyone. I hope you’ll have/you had fun reading this story. I had fun writing it.

[lumiink]

posting fanart for my own fanfics on main (again lol), don’t even worry about it. sometimes you gotta visualise something while you write.

[edenwolfie]

’Til our compass stands still by edenwolfie

A Hualian Canon Divergence AU

After getting lost in Ghost City, Xie Lian bargains away years of servitude to the Gambler’s Den to help a man in need. He dons the robes of a worker and hides his face and life behind an enchanted mask, protecting himself from the city’s denizens. Xie Lian finds an unexpected home in Ghost City before he ever sees the lord of it, the infamous Hua Cheng. When he finally does, something about himself seems to catch the attention of the Ghost King, slowly striking up an unusual friendship. Xie Lian must figure out how to navigate his burgeoning feelings, how to keep his identity to himself, and how to get over a ghost so clearly in love with someone else.

Fandom: Tian Guan Ci Fu / Heaven Official's Blessing

Relationship: Hua Cheng/Xie Lian

Rating: Explicit & No Archive Warnings Apply

Word Count: 178k (complete)

Characters: Xie Lian, Hua Cheng, Yin Yu (background), OCs

Additional Tags: Ghost City, canon divergence, different first meeting (you know what I mean), slow burn, secret identity, identity porn, mutual pining, angst with a happy ending, fluff, friendship, found family, first kiss, first time, original characters, canon-typical violence, discussion of suicide, PTSD, panic attacks, masturbation, book spoilers, hurt/comfort, semi-public sex.