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1. Sink or Swim by lemon_jade

   Fandoms: Iron Lung (2023), Iron Lung (2026), Iron Lung (Video Game)  

   • Mature
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Gen
   • Work in Progress

   07 Mar 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • No Romantic Relationship(s)
   • Ava (Iron Lung)
   • David (Iron Lung)
   • Jack (Iron Lung)
   • The Blood Eel (Iron Lung)
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Alternate Universe - Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies
   • Angst
   • Anxiety Attacks
   • Blood and Gore
   • Body Horror
   • Amputation
   • Blood Oceans (Iron Lung)
   • C.O.I. | Consolidation of Iron (Iron Lung)
   • Claustrophobia
   • Cosmic Horror
   • Dehumanization
   • Depression
   • Disabled Character
   • Dissociation
   • Dreams and Nightmares
   • Eden (Iron Lung)
   • Eden is a Cult (Iron Lung)
   • Eldritch Horror
   • Fish out of Water
   • Flashbacks
   • Hallucinations
   • Healing
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Identity Issues
   • Implied/Referenced Character Death
   • Injury Recovery
   • I Wrote This Instead of Sleeping
   • Laboratories
   • Loneliness
   • Loss of Limbs
   • Monster The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • Mutation
   • Outer Space
   • Panic Attacks
   • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
   • Religious Cults
   • Scars
   • Spoilers for Iron Lung (2026)
   • Supernatural Elements
   • Swearing
   • The Convict | Simon Lives (Iron Lung)
   • The Convict | Simon Needs a Hug (Iron Lung)
   • The Quiet Rapture (Iron Lung)
   • Touch-Starved
   • Trans Character
   • Trans Male Character
   • Trans The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • Trauma Recovery
   • Unethical Experimentation
   • Violence
   • Vomiting
   • Whump

   Summary

   He thought he was dead, but Simon was granted a second chance at life.
   Now, he must navigate the challenges of his new… aquatic body.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   392

   Chapters:

   1/?

   Kudos:

   26

   Bookmarks:

   7

   Hits:

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