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1. If It Had to Be Any Way by kokica1

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

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   07 Jun 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)/Ryland Grace
   • Ryland Grace & Rocky
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung) & Rocky (Project Hail Mary)
   • Ryland Grace
   • Rocky (Project Hail Mary)
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Angst
   • Heavy Angst
   • Whump
   • Past Child Abuse
   • Past Sexual Abuse
   • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
   • Tattoos
   • Amputee The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung) Thinks Ryland Grace is an Angel
   • Ryland Grace Needs a Hug
   • Ryland Grace Has a Bad Time
   • Ryland Grace Has PTSD
   • Ryland Grace Has ADHD and Autism
   • Aromantic Asexual Ryland Grace
   • Crying
   • Panic Attacks
   • Dissociation
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung) Loves Ryland Grace
   • Trauma Recovery
   • Discussions of sex
   • Past Suicide Attempts
   • Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms
   • Unhealthy Relationships
   • Abusive Relationships
   • Abusive Parents
   • but its all in the past
   • simon is a fucking angel in this istg
   • Allo-Aroace Relationship

   Summary

   Ryland Grace has tattoos. Four, to be exact, and Simon assumes they must mean something important—something intentional, cultural, and understood. On Eden, after all, their tattoos always are.

   But Grace’s ink doesn’t behave like symbolism. Instead, they are road maps through his life, a physical manifestation of a messy, painful, and confusing past. And, the more Simon learns about them, the more he realizes they were never meant to be seen as art at all.

   Simon keeps looking anyway.

   BadThingsHappenBingo Fill: Not Ready to Talk About It

   Series

   • Part 4 of BadThingsHappenBingo Fill

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