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   Seems So Hard Just To Be by Kashy

   Fandoms: Project Hail Mary (2026), The Fall Guy (2024), Drive (2011)  

   • Not Rated
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   27 Jun 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Driver (Drive 2011)/Ryland Grace
   • Ryland Grace & Colt Seavers
   • Jody Moreno/Colt Seavers
   • Ryland Grace
   • Colt Seavers
   • Driver (Drive 2011)
   • Jody Moreno
   • Attempted Sexual Assault
   • Attempted Rape/Non-Con
   • Protective Colt Seavers
   • Protective Driver (Drive 2011)
   • Ryland Grace and Colt Seavers are Twins

   Summary

   Ryland had just wanted to visit Colt on set, spend some time with his brother and future-sister-in-law and finally forget the whole Tom Ryder debacle.

   He hadn’t planned on falling for a mysterious yet gentle stunt driver.

   Series

   • Part 2 of What A World Outside (to Keep Each Other Safe From)

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   45,362

   Chapters:

   2/2

   Comments:

   170

   Kudos:

   890

   Bookmarks:

   176

   Hits:

   8,113

   Bookmarked by oysterduck

   06 Aug 2026

   Bookmarker's Notes

   drivinglessons

2. Public Bookmark *

   Ave María, ¿Cuándo serás mía? Except it turns out 'cuando' is really relative when it's time travel, y'all by Tired_Wandering_Soul

   Fandom Project Hail Mary (2026), Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir

   • Teen And Up Audiences, General Audiences
   • Major Character Death, Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/M, Gen, Other, F/F, M/M, Multi
   • Series in Progress

   24 Jul 2026

   • Major Character Death
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Ryland Grace & Rocky
   • Ryland Grace & Eva Stratt
   • Ryland Grace & Dimitri Komorov
   • Carl & Ryland Grace
   • Ryland Grace & Olesya Ilyukhina & Yáo Li-Jie
   • Martin DuBois/Annie Shapiro (Project Hail Mary)
   • Ryland Grace & Ryland Grace's Eridian Students
   • Ryland Grace & Ryland Grace's San Francisco Students
   • Ryland Grace & Stratt's Vat team
   • Martin DuBois/Annie Shapiro
   • Adrian/Rocky (Project Hail Mary)
   • Ryland Grace & Erid (Yes like the whole planet I said what I said)
   • Ryland Grace & Dr. Lokken
   • Martin DuBois & Ryland Grace
   • Ryland Grace & Annie Shapiro
   • Ryland Grace & Dr. Lamai
   • Ryland Grace & Bob Reddell/Embezzler Bob
   • Adrian & Ryland Grace & Rocky
   • Ryland Grace & Olesya Ilyukhina
   • Olesya Ilyukhina/OFC
   • Adrian & Ryland Grace
   • Ryland Grace and The Eridians
   • Ryland Grace & Steve Hatch
   • Francois LeClerc & Ryland Grace
   • Ryland Grace & Rocky & Adrian (Mentioned)
   • Ryland Grace & the Eridians
   • Ryland Grace & Dr. François Leclerc
   • Martin DuBois & Ryland Grace & Annie Shapiro
   • Ryland Grace & Marissa
   • Ryland Grace & All Rocky Plural
   • Ryland Grace & Eridians
   • Ryland Grace
   • Ryland Grace's Eridian Students
   • Rocky the Eridian (mentioned)
   • Adrian the Eridian (Mentioned)
   • Dimitri Komorov (Project Hail Mary)
   • Eva Stratt
   • Dr. Lamai (Project Hail Mary)
   • Dr. Lokken (Project Hail Mary)
   • Olesya Ilyukhina
   • Yáo Li-Jie (Project Hail Mary)
   • Carl (Project Hail Mary 2026)
   • Bob Reddell (Embezzler Bob)
   • Steve Hatch (Project Hail Mary)
   • Rocky (Mentioned)
   • Annie Shapiro (Project Hail Mary)
   • Martin DuBois (Project Hail Mary)
   • Embezzler Bob
   • Dr. François Leclerc (Project Hail Mary)
   • Robert Reddell
   • Rocky (Project Hail Mary)
   • The Thrum™️
   • Adrian (Project Hail Mary)
   • Ryland Grace's San Francisco Students
   • Bob Reddell
   • Ryland Grace's Eridian students (mentioned)
   • Adrian (Mentioned) - Character
   • Original Eridian Characters (Project Hail Mary)
   • Ryland Grace (Mentioned; haunts the Narrative)
   • Dr. Robert "Bob" Redell
   • Eva Stratt (mentioned)
   • Martin DuBois (mentioned)
   • Annie Shapiro (mentioned)
   • Marissa (Project Hail Mary)
   • The Hail Mary Computer | Mary (Project Hail Mary)
   • The NannyBot | Armando (Project Hail Mary)
   • Temporary Character Death
   • that's the tag y'all don't worry
   • Ryland Grace & Rocky are Best Friends
   • Ryland Grace is a Leaky Space Blob
   • Ryland Grace Needs a Hug
   • Ryland Grace Is Not Graceful
   • But he swears it's gravity's fault this time
   • Ryland Grace Does Not Swear
   • Author does tho
   • Aromantic Asexual Ryland Grace
   • Ryland Grace Has ADHD and Autism
   • Aromantic Asexual Eva Stratt
   • Autistic Eva Stratt
   • Eva Stratt and Ryland Grace and their weird secret third thing
   • Eva's a lil sad in this one y'all not gonna lie
   • I love her she did nothing wrong
   • but the whole situation was wrong and the way I write reflects that
   • POV Third Person Omniscient
   • Angst
   • Fluff
   • maybe sort of verging on crack treated seriously?
   • some humor I think
   • pop cultural references
   • Disordered Eating
   • because the man has trauma it's not like a main theme or anything
   • and it's a very small part of the story - Freeform
   • Time Travel Fix-It
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • MeBurgers
   • Time Travel Shenanigans
   • Medical Procedures
   • There is some (probably inaccurate) but highly descriptive medical stuff in this one
   • It's balanced by the fluff but it might be a little graphic for some readers
   • I wouldn't say it's medical trauma perse
   • at least not for Grace who's like 'eh i'm over it'
   • everyone else on the other hand is very traumatized
   • Ryland Grace and Rocky are Platonic Soulmates
   • Eva Stratt gets to have a little fun in this one
   • as a treat
   • Stratt's Vat?
   • More like Stratt's Vat of Gossip
   • Ryland Grace: I miss my family but I guess I'll do my best to enjoy Earth stuff until launch
   • Everyone else: holy shit how did this man survive?
   • Everyone: How is this man so weird?
   • Everyone after hearing Grace's Space Stories: Holy shit how is this man not weirder?
   • Eva Stratt needs a nap and a stiff drink
   • Scientific Inaccuracies
   • Vague hand-wavy time science
   • and by science I mean I just said shit
   • copious use of Capitalization to make A Point
   • Irresponsible and Probably Confusing Use of Metaphors
   • Time is a Wheel and I've strapped myself to it and am Rolling all over The Narrative
   • Eridians Love Ryland Grace
   • Ryland Grace is NOT a coward and never was
   • the idea that he was is propaganda and I will not stand for people taking his own low self-image as fact
   • Ryland Grace is a teacher
   • Autistic Ryland Grace
   • Ryland Grace Has ADHD
   • Ryland Grace Has Self-Esteem Issues
   • Eva Stratt does NOT have self-esteem issues
   • she DOES have ryland grace issues
   • Ryland Grace & Eva Stratt and their weird secret third thing
   • Mix of book and movie canon
   • This whole series is but I always forget that tag
   • Eva Stratt is sad hours
   • Starts Silly Ends angsty whooops
   • next one is gonna be fun though so that's nice
   • Brief mentions of child abuse
   • Carl usually has a guy but when it comes to protecting children
   • Carl IS the guy
   • not that relevant to the fic outside of a few lines but thought you should know
   • POV Third Person Plural
   • Ryland Grace and Eva Stratt and their weird secret third thing
   • when the only person in the world who understands you is another autistic aroace who sees what you want to be and not what you have to
   • and you have to shoot his ass into space in every timeline
   • eva stratt the woman that you are
   • long-winded overuse of metaphors
   • inappropriate Use of Capitalization
   • Teacher Ryland Grace
   • Author is Jewish
   • So the Jew Joke from Dr. Shapiro is made with LOVE and EXPERIENCE
   • Good Teacher Ryland Grace
   • Ryland Grace Has PTSD
   • brief description of panic attacks
   • Team as Family
   • Olesya Ilyukhina is a little shit
   • Olesya Ilyukhina has 'engineer English'
   • Languages and Linguistics
   • Spot the Russian idioms!
   • author does not speak Russian
   • Author does not speak Mandarin
   • Author is a language teacher not a science teacher
   • so probably scientific inaccuracies
   • if you see a mistake in the science lesson shhhh no you don't
   • Recreational Drug Use
   • It's just weed though it's chill
   • what are you? a cop?
   • medical drug use
   • Anesthesia
   • Ryland Grace left his already limited human social skills 16 lightyears away and thirty years in the future
   • Stratt's Vat (Project Hail Mary)
   • Fluff with a little bit of angst
   • Fluff and Hurt/Comfort
   • Eva is allowed a few emotions
   • Eva Stratt and Ryland Grace & their weird secret third thing
   • Culturally Eridian Ryland Grace
   • Eridian Culture & Customs (Project Hail Mary)
   • Ryland Grace likes spicy food
   • Multimedia
   • POV Multiple
   • POV Outsider
   • Lesbian Olesya Ilyukhina
   • Worldbuilding
   • Found Family
   • Mostly comfort though
   • some mentions of sex
   • No actual sex
   • Grace/Everyone (UNREQUITED ON GRACE'S PART; HE WANTS TO GET THE FUDGE OFF THIS SHIP)
   • PLEASE AND THANKS AND THANKS AGAIN
   • POV Alternating
   • Olesya Ilyukhina is a Menace
   • Gremlin coded
   • Fluff and Humor
   • Non-Graphic Violence
   • Eva Stratt Has a Bad Time
   • Carl has a bad time
   • Ryland Grace thinks they're making a fuss over nothing and would like to return to his lab please and thank you
   • Whump
   • Carl is Hatian Creole from Luisiana because I said so
   • author is jewish but also anti-apartheid
   • there's a throwaway line in the fic that apparently necessitates the disclaimer based on a couple coments I'm getting
   • Ryland Grace Acts Like a Wet Cat
   • Ryland Grace Speaks Eridian
   • Everyone Loves Ryland Grace
   • Eva Stratt Needs a Hug
   • Although this one is more like 'time travel kiss the brick then launch it through the window' sorry
   • Angst and Hurt/Comfort
   • Is the qpr in the room with us?
   • POV Third Person
   • Platonic Cuddling
   • Literal Sleeping Together
   • Platonic Affection
   • Male/Female Friendships are way better than heterosexual relationships
   • does that make me heterophobic? eh who cares it's pride month
   • Irresponsible Use of Capitalizations
   • Adrian Loves Ryland Grace
   • Rocky Loves Ryland Grace
   • Hijinks & Shenanigans
   • discussions of canon-typical cannibalism
   • Ryland Grace & Eva Stratt & Their Weird Secret Third Thing
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Humor
   • Carl needs a hug
   • The whole Vat needs a fucking hug let's be real
   • Except Embezzler Bob
   • All my homies hate embezzler bob
   • Red String of Fate
   • References to Eva Stratt & Ryland Grace's Weird Secret Third Thing
   • Olesya Ilyukhina and Yáo Li-Jie Live
   • Brief description of past starvation
   • Ryland Grace & Adrian are Platonic Soulmates
   • how was that not a tag already?
   • Queerplatonic Relationships
   • Yao spends most of this one blue-screening though ngl
   • Comfort No Hurt
   • Blip-A (Project Hail Mary)
   • Just making up stuff about eridian culture for fun and emotional profit
   • no actual profit
   • very light angst though I promise
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • The Eridians continue to be ride-or-die for Grace
   • Yao needs a hug
   • and a nap
   • And a Tums
   • Olesya is having the time of her life
   • Murphy's Law but in Space
   • Olesya Ilyukhina has ADHD
   • neither of those tags are relevant to the story they're just important to me
   • That tag is ALWAYS relevant to the story
   • Slice of Life
   • canon-typical autocannibalism
   • This fic is a bit of a nothingburger but it does have awesome sauce

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   Works:

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   Bookmarks:

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   Bookmarked by oysterduck

   02 Aug 2026

   Bookmarker's Notes

   chef's kiss