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1. strange by beefcakebeetle

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

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   17 Jul 2026

   Tags

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   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)/Ryland Grace
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung) & Ryland Grace
   • Ryland Grace
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • Rocky (Project Hail Mary)
   • Aromantic Asexual Ryland Grace
   • Established Relationship
   • Past Trauma
   • Self-Worth Issues
   • Fluff and Hurt/Comfort
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • mentions of past non-con experiences
   • Domestic Fluff
   • Internalized Acephobia
   • Fluff

   Summary

   Is Grace passionate?

   Is he capable of expressing his fervor for someone without the sexual aspect?

   In a way, Simon is his partner. Just not like that.

   Grace likes exactly how they are.

   Maybe that was his problem. Was he too comfortable in his bubble? Was pushing himself viewed as ‘making an effort for once’? That was something an ex had once said to him.

    

   || Grace fearfully waits for Simon to want more out of what they have. Meanwhile Simon is wholeheartedly content.

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