Ace_ofnoBitches



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    Two weeks after the disaster of a conference that was meant to be his academic victory run and the successful start of the rest of his life as a molecular biologist, Ryland Grace escapes to one of Washington’s state parks. Hiding away in his twin brother’s cabin, Ryland has to come to terms with the fact that the life he worked so hard for had slipped right through his fingers because his ego had been larger than his logical brain, and now he’s haunted by a community of scientists and online enthusiasts yearning to run what little is left of his dignity into the ground.

    But as a hike, one fuelled mostly by spite because obviously he didn’t learn his lesson just yet, goes south, he’s forced to call the rangers for help. And because life hates him, the ranger who told him not to wander into the woods is the one to take his call.

    Something about ranger Simon’s disapproving and definitely disappointed look cuts deeper than he anticipated.

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    21 Sep 2026

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    Ryland was aware, in the back of his mind, that he would never see another human again from the moment he realized just how far away from Earth he was when he woke up on the Hail Mary. It took a long time for him to acknowledge it, to accept what his subconscious already knew. Even when he tried to go back to Earth before having to rush back to save Rocky, part of him knew he'd never make it. Slowly, ever so slowly and painfully, he accepted the reality of isolation.

    Simon was aware, in the back of his mind, that he would never see another human again from the moment he was pushed into that fucking submarine. It took a long time for him to acknowledge it, to accept what his subconscious already knew. Even when Ava came down to get him out of the blood ocean, part of him knew he'd never make it. He held onto hope as long as he could manage, but in the end, he accepted death, because he had no choice.

    Well, thanks to Simon, Ryland's not isolated. And thanks to Ryland, Simon's not dead. And Rocky's here too! Yay!

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    20 Sep 2026

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    Grace was a regular middle school science teacher.

    Key word is was.

    That was before everything that had happened to him. Grace had gotten himself stuck in a sticky web that was becoming his new life. Willingly, or unwillingly, he was too trapped in it now to turn back.

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    Or, Grace accidentally gains spider powers, and now he's got all these responsibilities or something. Will he become a superhero, or will he run away from this like he has with everything else? Read and find out.

    Inspired by the StarSpider AU on tumblr made by the wonderful kyri45. I will be stealing a few fun ideas, but most are my own.

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    15 Sep 2026

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    Ryland Grace is on his way to Erid, surviving with limited food rations and an alien best friend to stave off insanity. Every day is the same. He's not expecting to find a moon floating in the middle of deep space, millions of miles from the nearest solar system.

    He's definitely not expecting to find real human blood on that moon. Or a real human.

    Simon died on the SM-13, and can't find a single reason why someone would waste their resources to try and save him. He's probably dead or hallucinating. Although, he doesn't think the eel would stoop low enough to show him an erratic scientist and an alien rock spider.

    Neither of them are prepared for what will follow when they're told that the blood ocean won't let go of what it deems as its property. And that property just so happens to be the scientist and the engineer on the surface of AT-5.

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    14 Sep 2026

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    Grace assumed he was a streamer.
    «...Was that the Bite of '87?» The man's voice was low and rough, sending an inexplicable shiver down Grace's spine. He firmly decided not to examine that reaction any further.
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    Grace is our beloved middle-school science teacher, he loves his job and his precious kids, while Simon is a streamer with a large following; fate made so that their worlds have crossed.
    [Streamer Simon × Teacher Grace AU]

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    13 Sep 2026