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• The Nature of Redemption by lucadence

  Fandoms: Project Hail Mary (2026), Iron Lung (2026)  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • M/M
  • Work in Progress

  21 Jul 2026

  Tags

  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)/Ryland Grace
  • Adrian/Rocky (Project Hail Mary)
  • Rocky (Project Hail Mary)
  • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
  • Adrian (Project Hail Mary)
  • Ryland Grace
  • Slow Burn
  • Light Angst
  • The Convict | Simon Lives (Iron Lung)
  • POV Alternating
  • Malnutrition
  • The Convict | Simon Has Religious Trauma (Iron Lung)
  • Adrian is Adorable
  • Swearing
  • bad science sorry mr weir
  • minimal reaserch

  Summary

  Fuck. He was pathetic. Working for redemption.

  He didn’t even really believe any of Eden’s bullshit in the first place, but here he was! Begging for any hint that he was more than a monster– a Butcher– from the hands of a complete stranger (that he hadn’t even met yet!) and a couple of unusually kind and sentient rocks.

  On top of it all, he kept having these breakdowns over the most basic things. All Adrian had asked was why Simon wasn’t eating properly!

  Because I don’t deserve your kindness! Because I can’t imagine a peaceful life! Because I want to live without owing more than I could possibly pay! Because I’m a Butcher!

   

  A sinner.

   
  OR

  Simon is found by Adrian and a team of Eridians who help him survive his Blood Ocean ordeal and enlist him to help build a biodome for Grace. The burn is so slow.

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  4,225

  Chapters:

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