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1. My Song’s Out of Key Again (Take it Slow) by Maltzeers

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

   • Explicit
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • M/M, F/F
   • Complete Work

   25 Jul 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung) & Ryland Grace
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)/Ryland Grace
   • Ryland Grace & Rocky
   • Adrian/Rocky (Project Hail Mary)
   • Ryland Grace & Colt Seavers & Sierra Six | Courtland Gentry
   • Claire Fitzroy & Sierra Six | Courtland Gentry
   • Ava & The Blood Eel (Iron Lung)
   • Jody Moreno/Colt Seavers
   • Ava/The Blood Eel (Iron Lung)
   • Ryland Grace
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • Rocky (Project Hail Mary)
   • Adrian (Project Hail Mary)
   • Ava (Iron Lung)
   • Sierra Six | Courtland Gentry
   • Colt Seavers
   • Eva Stratt
   • Claire Fitzroy (The Gray Man)
   • The Blood Eel (Iron Lung)
   • Carl (Project Hail Mary 2026)
   • Amputee The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • Touch-Starved The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • The Convict | Simon Has PTSD (Iron Lung)
   • The Convict | Simon Has Trust Issues (Iron Lung)
   • Monster The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • The Convict | Simon Has Anger Issues (Iron Lung)
   • Suicide Attempt
   • Suicidal Thoughts
   • Ryland Grace Needs a Hug
   • Ryland Grace Has a Bad Time
   • Ryland Grace Is Not Graceful
   • Ryland Grace Acts Like a Wet Cat
   • Self-Harm
   • Eventual Smut
   • Eventual Happy Ending
   • Alternate Universe
   • Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms
   • Omega Verse
   • kind of?
   • Biting
   • Siren The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • Ryland Grace Being a Brat
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung) is Scared of Rocky (Project Hail Mary)
   • It comes off as hatred but it’s fear don’t let him fool you
   • Nesting
   • Protective The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • Gillplay
   • Scenting
   • Mating Cycles
   • Freak Adrian (Project Hail Mary)
   • Adrian is Bigger Than Rocky (Project Hail Mary)
   • Freak Rocky (Project Hail Mary)
   • Size Difference
   • Ryland Grace and Colt Seavers and Sierra Six | Courtland Gentry Are Siblings
   • Omega Ryland Grace
   • Alpha The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • Oviposition
   • Egg Laying
   • Breeding Kink
   • Ryland Grace is a Little Shit
   • Bottom Ryland Grace
   • Top The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • Past Child Abuse
   • I Love Eva Stratt
   • Sierra Six | Courtland Gentry Acting as Claire Fitzroy's Parental Figure
   • Protective Sierra Six | Courtland Gentry
   • Protective Colt Seavers
   • Autistic Eva Stratt
   • Ava Needs A Hug (Iron Lung)
   • The Blood Eel is Named Ellie (Iron Lung)
   • Minor Character Death
   • Blood and Gore
   • Blood and Violence

   Summary

   “But now he was sitting on the shore, shoes off and feet in the sand, humming to himself between sips of wine. The ocean was always so pretty at night, a soft fog settling over it. He hoped his body made a good source of food for the fish. He hadn’t looked it up. He should’ve.”

   “It was too late to back out now, though.”

   OR

   Ryland Grace is fired from his job and can’t stand to find another purpose in life, so he decides enough is enough and ends it. Simon isn’t so keen on letting this human go.

   Language:

   English

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