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1. EBO2 Therapy: “This Shit Will Not Work” (An Iron Lung Fanfic) by Schingleblurkabop

   Fandoms: Iron Lung (2026), Iron Lung (Video Game), Markiplier TV (Web Series), markiplier - Fandom  

   • Mature
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • M/M, Gen, Other
   • Work in Progress

   17 Jul 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)/You
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung) & You
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung) & Reader
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)/Reader
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)/Original Character(s)
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung) & Original Character(s)
   • Ava & The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • Ava (Iron Lung)
   • Original Characters
   • accurate characterization
   • Lore accurate
   • Spoilers for Iron Lung (2026)
   • The Convict | Simon Needs a Hug (Iron Lung)
   • C.O.I. | Consolidation of Iron (Iron Lung)
   • Eden (Iron Lung)
   • Touch-Starved The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • The Convict | Simon Lives (Iron Lung)
   • Slow Burn
   • like actually
   • Strangers to Friends to Lovers
   • More like Strangers to Enemies to Peers to Friends to Best Friends to Lovers
   • Like I said ts is slow burn
   • He fuckin' hates you
   • And you love everybody
   • Reader has never done a hard days work in his life
   • Black Reader-Insert
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
   • Tags Contain Spoilers
   • Why did I put that one so late sorry
   • Fluff and Angst
   • Angst and Hurt/Comfort
   • Humor
   • Eventual Happy Ending
   • depends how you look at it
   • Markiplier - Freeform
   • The Lore is genuinely so cool
   • Do research if you have time
   • Biblical References/Allegories
   • the title is a pun
   • i promise i'm a good writer
   • A decent writer
   • I like to write
   • Its so slow the candle aint even been lit yet but once its ragin' WOOOO ITS A FOREST FIRE BABIEEE
   • Also you need a hug but you don't know you need one
   • Simon is better at intimacy
   • You...aren't.
   • Mutual Pining
   • a lot of pining
   • Subconscious and conscious pining
   • Sorry for the tags im new here
   • Psychological Horror
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Idiots In Eventual Love
   • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
   • dw im a psych major it'll be accurate
   • Mental Health Issues
   • On Both sides for diff reasons
   • Characters Being Bad at Feelings
   • But hella observant of each other
   • Implied/Referenced Character Death
   • Prolly a panic attack or two in there
   • Canon Related
   • Simon's got a lotta ouchies
   • If you're not an extroverted black man in your mid-twenties its okay you are now everyone is welcome today
   • Developing Friendships
   • you're an idiot
   • but a charming one
   • But mainly just an idiot
   • No beta we die like SImon

   Summary

   WHAT IF: Simon made it out alive and got the sample..? ooooOO

    

   OooOOOoOO crazy right?
   But you were in charge of rehabilitating him??
   ALSO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH
   Right? Very cool if I do say so myself.

    

   Okay, so, welcome to Sector 1, station 1 of 4! Er...three I guess. We don't talk about the fourth... Your name is Duncan! But everyone call you Funky Dunc or just Dunkie. Shut up, its cool as fuck. Anyway, everyone, and I mean everyone LOVES you. You are the Golden Retriever of the colony. The Chica, if you will. The social anomaly in this strange empty world that followed the rapture. Cuz lucky for you everyone else is soulless and dejected. You kinda don’t really fit in this universe. But what can you say? You’re a people person. You like making people feel more in control of their lives, less stressed.
   You’re also black.
   Cuz it's black history month and I said so. I'm black I can do whatever I want.
   Also there might be love in the air. Dunno still thinking on it. Technically counts as an OC, I guess.
   But more importantly, note that while YOU may be a person who likes to uplift spirits..!

    

   Not everyone is too fond of that…

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