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1. Fleas dont jump higher than the jar they're put into (Unless they get the courage) by Sometimes_You_Just_Need_Moss

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

   • Not Rated
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   29 May 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)/Ryland Grace
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung) & Ryland Grace
   • Ryland Grace & Rocky
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung) & Rocky (Project Hail Mary)
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • Ryland Grace
   • Rocky (Project Hail Mary)
   • Adrian (Project Hail Mary)
   • no beta we die like the authors social status if he had someone read his drafts
   • Simon needs a hug
   • Ryland Grace Needs a Hug
   • slowburn
   • Mutated The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • Asexual Ryland Grace
   • Ryland Grace Is Not Graceful
   • Angst
   • It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better
   • Fluff
   • rocky and Adrien are the best wing men
   • eridians don't understand human social norms
   • blood ocean is alive
   • Author Is Sleep Deprived
   • Author watched PHM on pirated sites
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • Touch-Starved Ryland Grace
   • Touch-Starved The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • Ryland Grace and Rocky are Platonic Soulmates
   • Possible Body Horror
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung) and Ryland Grace are Patron Saints of One-Way Trips
   • Scientific Inaccuracies (And a lot of them please correct me)
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung) Should NOT be alive
   • He's a bit fucked up
   • Let Rocky Say Fuck (Project Hail Mary)
   • Author tried to be poetic with the title and failed miserably
   • Author needs poetic angst in his SOUL
   • Author Will Be Calling This Fic 'Fleas' For His Own Sanity
   • Simon (Iron Lung) Refers To Himself As Convict

   Summary

   'I just want to live.’

   He couldn’t know how long he’d been drifting there. Hours. Days. Maybe longer. Time had melted into a fever dream of pain and unconsciousness. Every time he woke, he could remember a little less clearly who he’d been before the moon.
   _________________________

   "Life signs inconsistent. Weak. But scans detect rhythmic internal impacts.” The translator paused briefly while interpreting. “Pattern resembles human cardiovascular function.”

   What. Human?

   There was a human, in a submarine, orbiting Erid. Light-years away from earth.

    

   Or

    

   The blood ocean is alive and needs water to spread. It got into Simon's body and infected all the water in his body, now its looking for more.

   MUTATED SIMON MY BELOVED

   Language:

   English

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   Chapters:

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