4 Works by ghostfigure

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    Amongst the void that once held stars before the Astrophage consumed the light, Eridian scientists discover a horrific anomaly: a moon covered in an ocean of blood. There a lone tree grows from its depths where they rescue a single, heavily traumatized human survivor sealed within it's bark.
    As the only other human, Ryland Grace is tasked with nursing the haunted stranger, Simon, back to health inside the biodome. But as a delicate bond forms between the two, the ghosts of Simon's past threaten to shatter this small piece of paradise they've found.
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    This fic explores Simon's relationship with his faith, discovering who he is outside of the cult of Eden and free from the control of the COI. It is a study of Grace navigating the limits of his own gentle optimism when faced with cosmic trauma. Together, it focuses on the strength of found family, the vulnerability of love, and taking back your light after a lifetime of darkness.

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    "You," Simon said, his voice flat, "are the most annoying extraction target I have ever handled."
    "I think... I think I just ran a mile in two minutes," Grace choked out, dry-heaving into the gutter.

    Ryland Grace didn't want chrome, he didn't want a street bounty, and he definitely didn't want a hyper-oxygenated synthetic blood agent rewriting his cellular biology at three hundred percent capacity.
    First, he was kidnapped by Maelstrom gangers who tried to auction his biochemistry expertise on the black market. Then, a heavily-chromed mercenary named Simon smashed through the door to retrieve him—only for a stray bullet to shatter an experimental vial of Metaheme directly into Grace's open wound.
    Now, Simon’s fifty-thousand-eddie extraction contract is burned, Grace can run nearly 40mph down a wet Watson sidewalk, and BioTechnica has put a half-million eddie hit on his bone marrow.
    With seventy-two hours before the volatile Metaheme explodes his heart, Grace and a local ripperdoc figure out how to synthesize a stabilizing agent from scratch. All they need is a lab, a few stolen industrial precursors, and a terrifying merc who refuses to let a civilian become corporate scrap.

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    English
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    11,450
    Chapters:
    3/?
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    25
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    51
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    16
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    To the courts, Simon is a free man, cleared after spending years behind bars for a targeted hit that took his left arm and his best friend's life. To the internet, he’s a focal point for endless conspiracy theories. But Simon isn't interested in proving anything to the public- he just wants to fix engines, scream into the mic, and reclaim his faith. Fronting the band he helped build, he uses Of Eden to honor the true way of the greenery: tending to the living soil and the ancient spirits of the trees, steering far clear of the dark cult- the Children of Eden- that twisted those sacred beliefs and tried to kill him.
    Ryland Grace doesn't care about backstage rumors. Busy navigating a grueling UCSF PhD program, Ryland only ends up in the venue's side-stage tech area when Rocky drags him into freelancing for their acoustic setup.
    What starts as a quick sound-design job quickly spirals as an undeniable pull draws Ryland into Simon’s world. But wearing the name Of Eden comes with a price. The cult's zealots haven't forgotten the former disciple who left them- and they aren't finished with him yet.

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    English
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    14,247
    Chapters:
    3/?
    Comments:
    28
    Kudos:
    38
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    7
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    569
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    Bypassing his safe bet folder entirely, Ryland’s fingers scrolled past the predictable anthems with a touch of wine induced bravado. Standard pop-rock wasn't going to cut it tonight. If he wanted to coax Simon out of that armored shell, he needed something completely, undeniably absurd- a song so utterly bizarre that Simon's analytical, survival-honed brain wouldn't even have a protocol to process it.
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    Family karaoke night in the biodome! Grace and Simon are wine drunk and just having a good time.

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    English
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    1,436
    Chapters:
    1/1
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    9
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    98
    Bookmarks:
    11
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