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1. Improbable Absolution in an Impossible Sea of Stars by Stonesoup_3

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

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

   23 Jun 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)/Ryland Grace
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • Rocky (Project Hail Mary)
   • Ryland Grace
   • Adrian (Project Hail Mary)
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Religious Imagery & Symbolism
   • Religious Guilt
   • Slow Burn
   • Eden is a Death Cult (Iron Lung)
   • Rescue
   • Mutated The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • Ryland Grace is a Leaky Space Blob
   • Ryland Grace is Trying
   • Rocky is So Done (Project Hail Mary)
   • Ryland Grace and Rocky are Platonic Soulmates
   • Codependent Ryland Grace and Rocky
   • Ryland Grace loves science
   • Author does not do physics but tried
   • Everyone Has Issues
   • Ryland Grace Has a Bad Time
   • Ryland Grace Has PTSD
   • The Convict | Simon Has PTSD (Iron Lung)
   • The Convict | Simon Has Anger Issues (Iron Lung)
   • Adrian is the Best (Project Hail Mary)
   • Spoilers
   • Simon is his own content warning
   • Explicit Language
   • Ryland Grace Is Not Graceful
   • Grace's stomach cannot handle the HorrorsTM
   • Do not feed to AI
   • Fuck AI
   • written by a very leaky earth blob not ai
   • Inspired by a Hozier Song
   • Chapter title is a hozier song
   • not beta we piloting like Grace
   • Suicidal Thoughts
   • Let Rocky Say Fuck (Project Hail Mary)
   • Angst with a Happy Ending

   Summary

   Simon is more convinced that this is hell. He will be forced to relive his last moments alive for eternity, his blood wasted to slick the throat of the eel. He will be chewed, dissolved, discarded, entombed, chewed, dissolved, discarded, entombed for infinity. He tries to exercise some will in this cycle by falling back into unconsciousness. After all, he figures, if this truly is his punishment, some devil will ensure he’s awake to feel his death.

   It is not a devil who wakes him. His eyes open to see a light lift him from the blood, pull him from the grasping hands of the damned.

   “Angel?”

   The angel does not respond.

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   On their way back to Erid, Rocky and Grace encounter some weird blips. They've been watching Scooby-Doo and are getting a bit bored so might as well do some sleuthing of their own, right? Who knows, could be someone else trying to fix the Astrophage problem. And it's on the way! How convenient! They aren't prepared to find another human, who is living a blood soaked submarine. In space.

   Language:

   English

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   Chapters:

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