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1. The stars aren't ours to reach for. by Cryptic_Bunny2026

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

   • Mature
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   08 May 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)/Ryland Grace
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • Ryland Grace
   • Rocky (Project Hail Mary)
   • Adrian (Project Hail Mary)
   • Canon-Typical Violence
   • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
   • Blood and Gore
   • Body Horror
   • Romance
   • Slow Burn
   • Ryland Grace Needs a Hug
   • The Convict | Simon Lives (Iron Lung)
   • The Convict | Simon Needs a Hug (Iron Lung)
   • Monster The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • Touch-Starved The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • Amputee The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • Strangers to Lovers
   • Bonding

   Summary

   Simon thought he had given his last. His last gasp, last fighting breath. He was going to be the last one to go against the beast. And he was going to die, he was dying. Alone and full of rage.

   But then the light fell upon him and brought him an angel. No not an angel but something more. Now he must come to terms with the fact that he's alive. Broken but alive. And not alone anymore. Somehow, he was saved by a man named Grace and his...companion? some odd creature that was named Rocky. But did he really get out of that hell? or does the blood and the beast still have its claws in him? They have a mission of their own, to save the stars before they die, to save their planets from destruction. Simon must choose whether to fall back into the blood's echo or help them in the void of space. Maybe, just maybe he will find a home.

   Language:

   English

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   Chapters:

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