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1. You’re putting money on red (I’m a sure bet at a losing streak) by Lavenderlark

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

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

   25 May 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)/Ryland Grace
   • Ryland Grace/Rocky
   • Adrian/Rocky (Project Hail Mary)
   • Ryland Grace & Rocky
   • Ryland Grace
   • Rocky (Project Hail Mary)
   • Adrian (Project Hail Mary)
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • Original Eridian Characters (Project Hail Mary)
   • Platonic Soulmates
   • Platonic Kissing
   • Platonic Life Partners
   • Ryland Grace and Rocky are Platonic Soulmates
   • Cuddling & Snuggling
   • Touch-Starved Ryland Grace
   • Touch-Starved The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • Panic Attacks
   • Anxiety Attacks
   • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
   • The Convict | Simon Has PTSD (Iron Lung)
   • The Convict | Simon Has Religious Trauma (Iron Lung)
   • Amputee The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • He/Him and It/Its and They/Them Pronouns for Adrian (Project Hail Mary)
   • He/Him Pronouns for Rocky (Project Hail Mary)
   • Blood and Gore
   • Implied/Referenced Violence
   • Implied/Referenced Time Travel
   • Simon is in a time loop
   • Dubious Science
   • Dubious Math
   • Auther is not Good at Math or Science but Did The Calculations Anyway (Attempted)
   • The Convict | Simon Needs a Hug (Iron Lung)
   • Ryland Grace Needs a Hug
   • Slow Burn
   • Strangers to Lovers
   • Fuck AI
   • No Beta We Die Like Astrophage - Swallowed Whole by Something Green While it wriggles Around Inside Us Amen
   • Grief/Mourning
   • Survivors Guilt

   Summary

   Doctor Ryland Grace is not dead. Far from it, he lived. He recovered from his starvation and (some) of his traumas, and can now live a peaceful life in his very own biodome. That is until the day that the sky cracks, and the planet shudders. Something has entered the atmosphere, bringing with it visions of viscera and tragedy, and... humanity? He can't sit by and do nothing, but will he risk the safety of Erid and it's people for his own greed?

   Convict Simon, aka "The Butcher", wants to live. It's all he's ever wanted. When he's sealed away into the creaking darkness of his makeshift sub, he knows his chances are slim. That is, until he starts to hear a voice. It soothing, happy, free. It even calls itself a grace. Why does he feel like he knows that voice more and more with each passing sentence? Like he's... known it before?

   Aka, Simon learns to trust again and Grace heals, and they both find love.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   10,312

   Chapters:

   4/35

   Comments:

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   Kudos:

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