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1. the light in the window by cupopy

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

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

   30 Jul 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)
   • Ryland Grace
   • Rocky (Project Hail Mary)
   • Ryland Grace Needs a Hug
   • Ryland Grace & Rocky are Best Friends
   • Touch-Starved Ryland Grace
   • Ryland Grace and Rocky are Platonic Soulmates
   • Protective Rocky (Project Hail Mary)
   • The Convict | Simon Needs a Hug (Iron Lung)
   • Touch-Starved The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • The Convict | Simon Has Trust Issues (Iron Lung)
   • The Convict | Simon Has Anger Issues (Iron Lung)
   • Post-Canon
   • the convict | Simon does not want a hug
   • canon-typical trauma
   • Simon is having a bad time
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Slow Burn
   • Scientific Inaccuracies
   • Angst
   • Fluff
   • Canon - Project Hail Mary (Book & Movie Combination)
   • Canon - Iron Lung (Video Game & Movie Combination)

   Summary

   "Sometimes they leave the light in the window because they want someone to come home."

   Seventeen years after the Hail Mary mission launched, Ryland Grace has finally built a home worth staying for.

   Fourteen years after being sent into the Blood Ocean, Simon has forgotten what home is.

   A machine keeps singing into the dark, and two broken men discover that being rescued is sometimes harder than surviving.

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   English

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