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1. Before the Dark by PandaBare101

   Fandoms: Project Hail Mary (2026), Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir  

   • Not Rated
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   21 May 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Ryland Grace/Original Female Character(s)
   • Ryland Grace
   • Rocky (Project Hail Mary)
   • Eva Stratt
   • Carl (Project Hail Mary 2026)
   • Yáo Li-Jie (Project Hail Mary)
   • Original Eridian Characters (Project Hail Mary)
   • Dimitri Komorov (Project Hail Mary)
   • Dr. François Leclerc (Project Hail Mary)
   • Dr. Lokken (Project Hail Mary)
   • Martin DuBois (Project Hail Mary)
   • Olesya Ilyukhina
   • Teacher Ryland Grace
   • Tired Ryland Grace
   • Ryland Grace Needs a Hug
   • Original Character(s)
   • POV Female Character
   • Ryland Grace & Rocky are Best Friends
   • Alternate Universe
   • Alternate Universe - College/University
   • Professors
   • Teacher-Student Relationship
   • Alternate Universe - Student/Teacher
   • Students
   • School
   • College
   • Graduate School
   • Astrophage (Project Hail Mary)
   • Slow Burn
   • POV First Person
   • Slow Build
   • Apocalypse
   • Pre-Canon
   • Science
   • Nerdiness
   • Outer Space
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • End of the World
   • Angst
   • Emotional
   • Research
   • Romance
   • Love

   Summary

   Naomi Park expected graduate school to ruin her life. She didn’t expect the apocalypse to get there first. As the world begins unraveling under the mysterious Astrophage crisis, Naomi finds herself working alongside Professor Ryland Grace: brilliant microbiologist, disaster academic, and the only person who seems capable of joking through the end of the world.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   290,200

   Chapters:

   11/?

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   Kudos:

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