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1. Confirmation Bias by Yaoi_Bill_Nye

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

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • M/M, Other
   • Work in Progress

   02 Aug 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)/Ryland Grace
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung) & Ryland Grace
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung) & Rocky (Project Hail Mary)
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung) & Ryland Grace & Rocky
   • Adrian (Project Hail Mary) & The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung) & Ryland Grace & Rocky
   • Ryland Grace & Rocky
   • Adrian/Rocky (Project Hail Mary)
   • Adrian & Ryland Grace & Rocky
   • Adrian & Ryland Grace
   • Adrian (Project Hail Mary) & The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • Ryland Grace
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • Rocky (Project Hail Mary)
   • Adrian (Project Hail Mary)
   • Happy Ending
   • first and foremost
   • Ryland Grace is a Leaky Space Blob
   • Ryland Grace Needs a Hug
   • Ryland Grace & Rocky are Best Friends
   • Touch-Starved Ryland Grace
   • Touch-Starved The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • oh yeah baby
   • Ryland Grace and Rocky are Platonic Soulmates
   • Ryland Grace Has ADHD and Autism
   • The Convict | Simon Needs a Hug (Iron Lung)
   • Amputee The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • The Convict | Simon Lives (Iron Lung)
   • Mutated The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • The Convict | Simon Has Religious Trauma (Iron Lung)
   • so much of it
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung) Loves Ryland Grace
   • Touch-Starved
   • Protective Rocky (Project Hail Mary)
   • Rocky is the Best (Project Hail Mary)
   • Rocky is a Little Shit (Project Hail Mary)
   • Agender Ryland Grace
   • They/Them Pronouns for Adrian (Project Hail Mary)
   • Planet Erid (Project Hail Mary)
   • Ryland Grace is a Mess
   • Ryland Grace is a science freak fr
   • Ryland Grace Gets a Hug
   • The Convict | Simon Gets a Hug (Iron Lung)
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Religious Imagery & Symbolism
   • Blood and Injury
   • Injury Recovery
   • Canon-Typical Violence
   • Eden is a Cult (Iron Lung)
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung) Thinks Ryland Grace is an Angel
   • like thematically that is the major basis here
   • Cosmic Horror Elements
   • Protective The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • Protective Ryland Grace
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung) on Planet Erid (Project Hail Mary)
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung) is a touchy person
   • First Meetings
   • Yearning (duh)
   • Intimacy
   • Canon-Typical Gore (Iron Lung)
   • Nightmares
   • Ryland Grace Has PTSD
   • The Convict | Simon Has PTSD (Iron Lung)
   • no AI
   • Do not feed this work to AI
   • Detailed Medical Descriptions
   • Dehumanization
   • Author is a HUGE fucking nerd apologies in advance
   • Ryland Grace Has an Eridian Lifespan
   • Misunderstandings
   • Non-Consensual Body Modification
   • probably eventual smut? I'll warn you

   Summary

   Confirmation bias: the human tendency to search for, interpret, and recall information that aligns with our existing beliefs, while ignoring or dismissing evidence that contradicts them.

   No matter what Grace tries to tell him, Simon is very sure that the man is divine in nature. It just makes sense.

   ~~~

   Simon winds up in The Enclosure, naturally. Grace is super down to have human company on planet Erid, but he really wishes someone would have given him a little bit of warning first. Especially about Simon’s religious cult upbringing — if he had known about that, he maybe could have planned a better-worded greeting that wasn’t basically, “Be Not Afraid.” He really set them up for failure with that one.
   (Simon thinks he's dead and that Grace is an angel for A While due to continued misunderstandings)

   [NO AI USED, AND DO NOT FEED MY WORK TO AI, I EXPRESSLY FORBID IT.]

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