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1. an apple in your hand by bassiebloomington

   Fandoms: Iron Lung (2026)  

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

   16 Jul 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Ava & The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • Ava/The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • Ava (Iron Lung)
   • David (Iron Lung)
   • Jack (Iron Lung)
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Angst
   • Fluff
   • lol the holy trinity
   • Codependency
   • Injury Recovery
   • Blood and Injury
   • Major Character Injury
   • Suicidal Ideation
   • Suicide Attempt
   • Panic Attacks
   • Bathing/Washing
   • Non-Sexual Nudity
   • Amputee The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • Disabled Ava (Iron Lung)
   • Ava Lives (Iron Lung)
   • The Convict | Simon Lives (Iron Lung)
   • Military Inaccuracies
   • Science Inaccuracies
   • Title from a Rabbitology Song
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
   • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
   • Not Beta Read
   • if anyone's willing...

   Summary

   (...but don't you dare bite it!)

   The pendant inside of the SM-13 is an apple sapling instead of a maple one, and neither Ava nor Simon die in their submarines. Naturally, everything changes.

   Now, Simon has to navigate staying alive after fighting for it so desperately, even if it's harder to fall back into regular life than he'd anticipated, and Ava needs to figure out how to get the COI off her back and keep her ship without being demoted. Or, you know. A regular Tuesday.

   CaptCon in this is neither romantic or platonic but a secret 3rd thing which is codependent shelter cats, read it however you wish to interpret them!

   Series

   • Part 5 of Ironlung/CaptCon fics

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   6,610

   Chapters:

   4/15

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