Hi! I'm thederpypikachu98. I go by Pika or Serif
I use they/them. I'm a trans nonbinary agender aroace artist with ASD and ADHD. I'm 23!
My blog varies depending on my interests but currently (and for the foreseeable future) I'm focusing on Project Hail Mary.
I write fanfiction, and off the internet, I do a lot! I studied book arts and printmaking in college, and for fun/on my own, I study physics, astronomy, astrophysics, and anything relating to space. I don't have a solid plan for my future career but I'm interested in teaching, studio work, apprentice work, museum work, and collection work! I am both a marching member and an instructor for colorguard/winterguard, and currently work for a special rare book/graphic art collection as a collections assistant. Previously, I taught swim lessons, lifeguarded, was a general camp counselor, taught archery, worked for a payroll/tax company, and worked at a Michaels craft store.
Tags on my blog:
#serif writes - things relating to my fic writing
#serif rambles - where i ramble or talk a lot, usually includes asks
#serif spins - things relating to colorguard/winterguard. not frequently used but it does exist
#serif explains - where i explain something! science, math, art, etc.
#Eridian Shifter AU - my main PHM au! combines book and movie canon but leans towards movie canon. in which Ryland Grace develops the ability to shift between his human form and an Eridian form at will. His Eridian form can survive both Earth and Erid's atmosphere. Starts a couple weeks after the Adrian Fishing Incident. Eridian Shifter Masterpost
#Eridian Pebble Shifter AU - the spinoff au of the Eridian Shifter AU! in which everything is the exact same as the main AU except Grace's Eridian form physically matches his chronological age. Instead of him shifting into an Eridian form that's physically about the same age as Rocky, he's a pebble/very young Eridian. He retains all memories and all skills, it's not age play, it's not age regression. The only change is that he's physically a pebble. Eridian Pebble Shifter Masterpost
#Fall From Grace AU - an AU in which Grace is a deity/god/whatever you want to call it. He's stuck in a weakened form and believes himself to be human, except alongside the memories of teaching and working in a lab are flashes of things impossible for him to have witnessed. He keeps surviving things that should have killed him.
Masterpost for my PHM Movie Analysis posts! I go into detail about the countries whose flags appear on certain parts of the Hail Mary, what brands and companies contributed what to the project, and different items and objects that I've identified on the Hail Mary (like how South Korea seems to have done most of the inner doors/bulkheads, and how Stratt sent a sewing machine with them, and how there are three different brands of whiteboard markers, and how Honeywell's the one who built the pilot seat base and track that breaks during the Fishing Scene, and how even though CNSA was active and part of the Project on Earth, I can't find a single instance of their logo/name or the Chinese flag outside of Yao's jumpsuits and clothing on the ship)
My Fics (may not be fully updated sorry):
my Ao3
Eridian Shifter AU Series - self explanatory, currently also has the pebbleshifter au
To Live My Life As It's Meant To Be - start here for the eridian shifter au! takes place a couple of weeks after the Adrian incident and goes up to Grace and Rocky reuniting. Grace POV, one-shot
You May Call Me Grace - in which Adrian meets Grace after he and Rocky arrive on Erid. Adrian POV, one-shot
Erid's Saving Grace - in which Grace, Rocky, and Adrian descend the space elevator and properly step onto Erid's surface, and Grace finds out just how much Erid loves him. Grace POV, one-shot
To Plant A Garden Is To Believe in Tomorrow - in which Grace, Rocky, and an Eridian crew journey to Earth to establish relations. Grace POV, multi-chapter, ongoing, "main fic" for this AU
Eridian Pebble Shifter AU Series - self explanatory
Rocky the Pebblesitter - the main fic for the pebble shifter au! exact same time as To Live My Life (etc). Rocky POV, incomplete, multi-chapter
Cosmic Slumber - fic from the Fall From Grace AU. In which Grace runs for his life and the world itself struggles with him against being drugged and forced into space.
My Boundaries:
I have major emetephobia. Bad. I'm at the point where I can vaguely discuss it, and mentions of it in fics or comics are okay, but anything more than that and I can't handle it. The gagging in PHM is okay, but more than that? nope.
Bigots, racists, ableists, transphobes, aphobes, homophobes, p#dos, AI "artists", pro-AI people, zionists, etc etc. none of it. get out.
Not a fan of NSFW stuff. Vague or non explicit stuff is sometimes okay, but explicit stuff is not for me.
Unless stated otherwise, BOTHER ME FOR UPDATES. Ask me when the next chapter will be! I am consenting to be bothered! Just don't go overboard or I'll revoke this. Do NOT do this to other people.
Do NOT put any of my work, posts, concepts, aus, ideas, etc into AI. Not into chatgpt, not into image generators, none of it. If I find out someone did this? you ruin it for everyone. I will delete everything relating to my aus from tumblr and ao3 and you will never see another update regarding it again. this is not a joke. do not test me.
ASK if you want to translate my fics! If you want to do so, do NOT use AI!
Accusing me of using AI is the most insulting thing you can do. Especially as I'm someone who would rather handwrite everything and use digital entirely because my handwriting is shit. I literally work with printing presses and handmake paper and typeset entire posters and artist books by hand. it is an insult to the actual technology that is the foundation for earth's global society for you to accuse me of using AI. i study typography and love grammar and punctuation. I use shit like em and en dashes because I literally do it by hand, setting tiny bits of lead in rows to print with machines older than everyone currently alive, and that is not an exaggeration.
I love fanart! I love works inspired by mine! I love hearing that I inspired you! As long as you credit me with a link or my username, I'm totally happy for you to make art or write your own fics using my ideas!!!
Heads Up:
I do swear. I actually have been toning it down a LOT on here. I swear like a sailor. If you can't handle me swearing, sorry!
I am not afraid to call you out and or block you
If you are one of my students (and I will Know if you find this blog), I am not joking, block me and do not interact. This is not just me being funny haha. Not only am I uncomfortable with being friends/mutuals/whatever with you on here (and any other social medias), but I am literally not allowed to. If you like me as your instructor, then you will not interact with me, because if the school district finds out, you're getting me fired. I already have you all blocked on "regular" social media platforms, don't make me super sleuth out your tumblr accounts. (no, I'm not joking about having you all blocked. yall need to learn basic internet safety because it was very easy)
Nice to meet you all and I can't wait to make more cool stuff! Feel free to scream at me in asks or comment under posts. I love chatting about my ideas and I have lots more to post in the future!
Even if I don't chat much about something, if you have questions about things I do (book arts, printmaking, bookbinding, letterpress, colorguard, winterguard, etc) feel free to ask me questions! I'm happy to explain things!
Link to the Fanfic Writers: Director's Cut post I've reblogged! Send me asks on specific scenes/moments in my fics/aus you want me to talk about, a star emoji (pretend I have my emoji keyboard rn) if you want me to pick something to talk about, or send me a lock-and-key emoji and a fandom from the list if you want to hear about a fic/au from another fandom! I have lots of fics and aus I've never posted!












