phm chap.4 ramblings
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he's doing it for his kids, y'all. also quick correction for my last post, IT WAS RYLAND GRACE, NOT GRACE RYLAND.
i have misjudged you, doctor.
i love this guy. he is so passionate in his craft it's beautiful to see him act out in compassion and watch him deliver what he can.
there's also potential foreshadowings here like: the airlock. the beetles.
this chapter got me staring at the last sentence and i am near tears cuz wdym he's so selfless it hurts
the fact that he runs back to the lab to try and figure out a way to save the sun because he saw his students--no sorry i mean his KIDS are going to live in a catastrophic generation is so genuinely horrifying that even i had to pause and think about it.
plot stuff: - The ship runs on Astrophages. Cool. - Our doctor poked one with a stick and it died. - Astrophages also radically keep their body temp to a specific degree. Their biological make-up means that they're made up of (mostly) water. Yup. - Grace finally buries his friends. - New flashback, Astrophages become an official name. - Grace is back to his class, explains what Astrophages are and why the sun is dying. - He realizes these kids will be experiencing an extinction event if he doesn't do anything. - Runs to Stratt and begs to continue his research.
THIS CHAPTER RUINS ME. plz don't let this be another sunrise on the reaping ;-;