Aetherized

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    “What’s he saying?” Holland asks in the distance.

    “He said to turn the TV on,” Jackson tells him, voice a little further, holding the phone away from himself. He sounds close again when he asks Colt, “Why?”

    “What channel?” Holland asks.

    “What chan—” Jackson starts to relay, before he cuts himself off. “What? Holland, what—”

    Colt’s Dad says something indistinguishable, too far away for him to hear. Moments of silence follow where Colt knows they’re watching the same thing he is, seeing his brother’s face— their son’s face— Ryland’s face framed on the television, just above the words Hail Mary, and save our sun, and suicide mission.

    or: ryland has been missing for a couple of weeks when colt sees the hail mary launch on tv. the first thing he thinks to do is call his family.

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    11 Sep 2026

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    To Eva, Court asks, “Is there anything else you wanted to tell us?”

    Eva meets him head-on. “Ryland was a good man. He will be in good company on the Hail Mary.” There’s an impossible weight to her voice when she adds, “Thank you for him. You should be proud.”

    Colt tightens his grip on Holly’s hand, pushes his face into her shoulder. He has no idea what to say to that; it doesn’t sound like anybody does, the silence ringing around them as the words linger so heavily, he thinks he could choke.

    or: colt and the rest of ryland's family come together, mourn ryland, and meet with eva stratt to hear about ryland's mission on the hail mary and his last days on earth.

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    11 Sep 2026

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    When I first woke up, I couldn’t see anything. It took several long seconds to realize that the reason I couldn’t see wasn’t because I’d gone blind, but because there was a black bag on my head.
    Which. Was not reassuring.
    While starving to death on Erid, Grace remembers some things that he’d really rather forget.

    BTHB: captivity

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    18 Apr 2026

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  4. Public Bookmark 54

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    "Rocky imagined himself sculpting that pliant physique into new, artistic forms. Imagined Grace so supple and yielding that he could be tied up tight with his own stretchy limbs. Tied to his own carapace, where he would be safe."

    Grace does yoga in his temporary medical-monitoring dome on Erid. Rocky is... intrigued. Things get steamy, then PTSD-y.

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    10 Sep 2026

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  5. Public Bookmark 96

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    An incident at Grover Cleveland Middle School changes everything; Colt and Ryland try not to fall apart.

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    Ryland drops the water bottle. It drops to the ground with a disgusting clang. The sound reverberates through his ears, and he flinches. But his brain is spinning spinning spinning, and the man with the gun moves closer. Lunging toward his classroom, Ryland twists the lock from the other side and slams it closed, deserting himself in the hallway.

    “Barricade this door now! Use desks. Books. Backpacks. Anything and everything you can find! Do it now!” he shouts. His voice doesn’t betray him this time.

    “Mr. Grace! Mr. Grace!” he hears.

    Olivia runs to the window, terror wide in her brown eyes. Kids should never have to experience something like this. They're in school. It’s supposed to be safe.

    It’s supposed to be safe.

    “Get back! Barricade now!” Ryland yells. “You’ll be okay.”

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    25 Aug 2026

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