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1. when somebody needs you by freshlypickedmint, solanumflare

   Fandoms: Iron Lung (2026), Project Hail Mary (2026), Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir  

   • Explicit
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   16 May 2026

   Tags

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   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)/Ryland Grace
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung) & Ryland Grace
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung) & Rocky (Project Hail Mary)
   • Ryland Grace & Rocky
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • Ryland Grace
   • Rocky (Project Hail Mary)
   • Aromantic Asexual Ryland Grace
   • Ryland Grace is a Leaky Space Blob
   • Internalized Aphobia
   • Angst
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • everybody needs a hug
   • Everybody Gets a Hug
   • Panic Attacks
   • Flashbacks
   • talking it out
   • Crying
   • Lots of Crying
   • rocky is the sole braincell
   • actually I lied nobody's got a braincell
   • the real villain is Simon's negative self-talk
   • Mutual Pining
   • Literal Sleeping Together
   • Non-Sexual Intimacy
   • Cuddling
   • feelings with a tiny bit of porn
   • Smut
   • not much though
   • don't read this for the smut
   • POV Ryland Grace
   • POV The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • POV Rocky (Project Hail Mary)
   • yes. all 3.
   • Cupioromantic Ryland Grace
   • implied demiromantic Simon

   Summary

   the much-requested followup for the events of "Like Real People Do," which, if you haven't read it, can be found as the second work in this series. This fic won't make much sense without it.

   Series

   • Part 3 of bloodymary brainrot

   Language:

   English

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   12,500

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