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1. A bad day of cosmic proportions by AuroraWillow

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

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

   30 May 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)/Ryland Grace
   • Ryland Grace/Original Male Character(s)
   • Ryland Grace
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • Original Character(s) - Character
   • Rocky (Project Hail Mary)
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Timey-Wimey
   • spacey-wacey
   • author does not know science
   • Squint and it will make sense
   • Ryland Grace experiences the Iron Lung Universe
   • The Convict | Simon Needs a Hug (Iron Lung)
   • Ryland Grace Needs a Hug
   • Ryland Grace Is Not Graceful
   • Ryland Grace is a Leaky Space Blob
   • Ryland Grace Has a Bad Time
   • Ryland Grace Has Panic Attacks
   • Cosmic bad guys
   • Eldritch gods are dicks
   • Tags and warnings will be updated as the story goes on
   • POV First Person
   • Memory Loss
   • author is a kinda terrible at time jumps
   • regaining memory in a strange order
   • Anxiety
   • Angst

   Summary

   Ryland Grace is having a bad day.... make that days. Waking up on the Hail Mary with no memories, bad dreams, and a lot of questions was not on his bucket list of things to do before turning 40, but space is cool. Right? Sure is lonely though... Something he knows for sure is his mission to save Earth from the Astrophage threat. A duty that feels too heavy to bear. alone A duty that may be more cosmically important than anyone realized. There's a grimey, bloody man in his dreams too who feels like a stranger and friend all at once. They have a conneection and Grace doesn't know if he's strong enough to do what he is asking of him. What if Grace is the one who needs saving instead? Who would be there for him?

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   English

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