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If things were different, she might have been braver and offered him the same security that he had given her without asking. One day perhaps, she promised herself quietly, one day there might be nothing that would make her say no to this.
simply put, 5 times Eva Stratt came close to saying those three words and 1 time she finally did.
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Stratt, the saint patron of scapegoats
i do get why some people don't like how soft movie stratt is vs book stratt, but tbh i think specifically for stratt and her role in the story her softness actually makes her character stronger and more compelling. coz like, the core of her entire character is her love for humanity. she's only as ruthless and uncompromising as she is because she loves humanity so so so much and would do literally anything to save it. and that's true for both versions of her, obviously, but when she's shown making connections with other people and caring about them (grace specifically) it makes the things she has to do for her mission hit so much harder.
like don't get me wrong, the idea of a character with so much love in their heart having to harden themself in order to stomach horrible but necessary decisions is still very compelling, and very human. but IMO for project hail mary, a story about love and hope and perseverance in the most desperate of circumstances, having stratt be someone that very clearly cares for others and the planet deeply but still having the strength of will to make sacrifices is more fitting.
and it's even more important in the context of her relationship with grace because it makes everything soooo much more tragic. like, that's her person. she loves him so much. she showed up at the pre-launch celebration -- even though she admitted that kind of environment makes her job harder to reckon with -- to sing for HIS MAUDLIN ASS SPECIFICALLY. she lets him in her space and she smiles and laughs with him and she isn't bothered by his general ungracefulness. and she STILL had the depth of conviction necessary to send him away. to me, that's a more compelling narrative than what was presented in the book, and it makes stratt much more interesting to me.
that said ☝️ i do wish they had made mention of some of the other insane shit she did like nuke antarctica, or walk out of a court hearing, or pave the sahara. it's important that she still bulldozes over everyone in her way no matter what her tone of voice is when she does it
whatever you do don’t think about grace slowly forgetting what stratt looks like as he spends the rest of his days in erid, with nothing but his memories to remember her by. but stratt will never be rid of grace because he is celebrated in every corner of the world, a constant reminder of what she had lost to save them all.
there's 200 of y'all following this blog already, which means it's time for my favorite blog tradition of a 200 word ficlet for 200 followers. thank you to @smile-at-the-stars for allowing me to steal the idea of a cat on the vat :))))
letting y'all know now that this might grow into a longer fic just for the fun of it, the idea is taking root in my head
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There was a cat on her ship.
The little black cat ran across her path, making her stop so suddenly that Grace bumped into her, wives’ tales about black cats crossing paths suddenly racing through her mind.
“Grace.”
“What?” he said, confused.
“Tell me you saw that.”
“Saw what?”
Like it was summoned, the creature rounded the corner, trotting up to them happily.
They both stared at the cat as it wound through Stratt’s legs — looked up at each other, Stratt in shock, Grace in embarrassment.
“You’re not supposed to know about this.”
“I’m not?” She bent and picked up the cat, scratching behind its ears as it purred, stretching into her touch.
Grace stared at her, obviously surprised. “We thought you’d be mad.”
She gave him a bland smile, then said sharply, “Why would I be mad about a cat around dangerous material?”
He cringed. “We keep her confined to the housing section.”
Her eyebrows rose. “We? Everyone knows?”
He nodded. “There’s a group chat. Ah…” he cleared his throat. “Stratt’s Vat’s Cat…” He gave her a weak smile, then offered, “Her name is Astro?”
“If that’s short for astrophage—”
His deepening blush told her everything.
“Dimitri named her.”
Eva Stratt let's take ibuprofen together...
It only feels this raw right now
Lost in the labyrinth of my mind
Break up, break free, break through, break down
You would break your back to make me break a smile
Something I really love about Eva Stratt (at least in the movie I haven't read the book YET) is that they didn't make her a stereotypical girlboss character. Idk if it's just me, but it feels like companies are now so scared of getting backlash from a damsel in distress that they just opt for writing a stereotypical man with longer hair. They don't have any discernible personality other than being "strong" and "badass", and their character problem is ALWAYS about how they're getting in their own way, because god forbid they be weaker than anyone else. If I were to ask you to name three important traits from any modern "girlboss" character that weren't about their powers/fighting capabilities or looks, what could you remember off the top of your head? EXACTLY!
Stratt, on the other hand, is very clearly NOT like this. She's incredibly smart and level-headed, yes, but she's also surprisingly social and thoughtful. She literally threw a farewell party to boost morale among her team AND sang for Grace because she knew connection to both him and others would be good for them. She was a history major AND used to sing in a German youth choir; her hobbies weren't kicking ass and taking names, they were singing and learning. She is constantly learning from EVERYONE around her (both men and women) while also showing her own areas of expertise (leadership, organization skills, quick thinking, etc.)
In summary, Eva Stratt is what all girlbosses should be.
I really miss it when they were like
If things were different, she might have been braver and offered him the same security that he had given her without asking. One day perhaps, she promised herself quietly, one day there might be nothing that would make her say no to this.
simply put, 5 times Eva Stratt came close to saying those three words and 1 time she finally did.
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
idk yall, but i don't look at someone who's "only my lead scientist lap dog" like that
and i don't look at my boss who "i don't have anything going on" with like that
The Weight of The World
Stratt genuinely deserves so much more recognition than she gets. She's a scapegoat, she's a villain, she's a hero in all definitions of the word and I'm giving her all my money. Lets ignore how funky the Hail Mary looks. It's my first time drawing it..
Debated calling this piece An Unwilling Patron Saint but idkk......
Petrova Line of Fate ft. The Ones Who Cannot Escape Its Call
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the “secret third thing” that grace and stratt have going on is one million HR violations
strattland & gracerocky + parallels
I read this Captian America fic once, Sidereal by girlbookwrm and verbalatte, its and amazing read I really, really recommend it (it's podfic'd as well)
Minor spoilers, but its main theme is Soulmates and the was people have many soulmates in many diffrent forms. How you can connect, and how you can fall away from people, but it doesn't diminish the connection, the relationship, you once had and how you can find connections with people through others.
It really changed the way I look at soulmate stories, its imagery really sits with me.
Its a soulmark au, but not one where all soulmarks are nessisarily perfect matches, but rather how you can find similarities in the mark that adorns your skin, with the soulmarks of a hundred different people- in their one-hundred different marks- whether its similar placement on the body, or the shape, or size or color, if you just go looking, if you just reach out.
In that same way, I very much believe Eva and Ryland are Soulmates as much as Rocky and Ryland are, and that if they ever got the chance to meet, if they had soul marks to show, Eva and Rocky would find similarities in theirs own marks.
They are two side of the same coin as much as Eva and Ryland, in so many ways that I'm sure we've all seen, but my favorite is, like, Eva can sing. She sang in a chior, a group of people singing together in harmony. and Rocky's language is SONG, and his people can sing together to point they mind meld.
Ryland CLEARLY has perfect pitch if he can learn Eridanian in a few months, he could listen to the both of them singing and apreciate every note, but Eva and Rocky could have sang together, if they'd ever had the chance.
What more soulmate evidence does one need?
If things were different, she might have been braver and offered him the same security that he had given her without asking. One day perhaps, she promised herself quietly, one day there might be nothing that would make her say no to this.
simply put, 5 times Eva Stratt came close to saying those three words and 1 time she finally did.
Chapter 2
eva stratt ranking 4 on tumblr trending actually is beautiful. we love you patron saint of trolley problems
