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1. Pale Against the Light (In Your Eyes) by Briana_Dubs

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

   • Mature
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence, No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Gen, M/M
   • Work in Progress

   29 Jun 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)/Ryland Grace
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung) & Ryland Grace
   • Ryland Grace & Rocky
   • Adrian/Rocky (Project Hail Mary)
   • Adrian (Project Hail Mary) & The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung) & Ryland Grace & Rocky
   • Adrian & Rocky (Project Hail Mary)
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • Ryland Grace
   • Rocky (Project Hail Mary)
   • Adrian (Project Hail Mary)
   • Original Eridian Characters (Project Hail Mary)
   • tagged mature for all of the Iron Lung
   • Author is Projecting
   • Asexual Ryland Grace
   • Ryland Grace & Rocky are Best Friends
   • Protective Rocky (Project Hail Mary)
   • He/Him Pronouns for Rocky (Project Hail Mary)
   • They/Them Pronouns for Adrian (Project Hail Mary)
   • The Convict | Simon is a Leaky Space Blob (Iron Lung)
   • Ryland Grace is a Leaky Space Blob
   • Ryland Grace has a weird relationship with touch
   • Simon just wants to feel safe
   • Grace is not overly thrilled to have another human on Erid
   • at first
   • Comfort
   • Misunderstandings
   • Ryland Grace Does Not Swear
   • simon does swear a lot
   • Meet-Ugly
   • Slow Burn
   • Feelings Realization
   • Project Hail Mary Canon-Typical Cannibalism

   Summary

   Rocky didn’t understand it- of course, how could he? As much time as he spent with Grace, humans were complicated. Their emotions especially so.
   And Rocky had only ever interacted directly with one human, after all.
   But... Grace wasn't happy.
   They'd found another human!

   “Why Grace scared? Question,” Rocky chirped, confused. “New human friend for Grace- thought Grace would be happy.”
   Swallowing, feeling a lump in his throat, Grace pushed himself back up to stand. “Sorry,” he said again, smiling bitterly. “I guess I should be happy, but… I’m just thinking of all the reasons Earth would send more humans out into space- and most of them aren’t good ones.”
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   OR: Grace isn't happy when the Eridians announce they've found a new human. Not at all. He liked his life alone. He didn't want to deal with any more drama from Earth!
   This new human meant shattering the peaceful little life he had built for himself.
   Meeting Simon completely upends Grace's day-to-day routine.
   For better or for worse?

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   21,373

   Chapters:

   5/?

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