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1. Sweet the sin (bitter the taste) by nopaintjustpain

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

   • Explicit
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   01 Sep 2026

   Tags

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   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)/Ryland Grace
   • Adrian/Rocky (Project Hail Mary)
   • Ryland Grace & Rocky
   • Adrian & Ryland Grace
   • Adrian (Project Hail Mary) & The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • Adrian (Project Hail Mary)
   • Rocky (Project Hail Mary)
   • Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics
   • Non-Traditional Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics
   • Alpha Ryland Grace
   • Omega The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • omegaverse worldbuilding
   • Subvocals
   • Scenting
   • Touch-Starved Ryland Grace
   • Trauma Recovery
   • Strangers to Lovers
   • Mutual Pining
   • Mating Cycles/In Heat
   • Pheromones
   • Pack Dynamics
   • Intersex Male Omegas
   • Prime Alpha and Omegas
   • Daily Life on Erid (Project Hail Mary)
   • Planet Erid (Project Hail Mary)
   • Ryland Grace and Rocky are Platonic Soulmates
   • They/Them Pronouns for Adrian (Project Hail Mary)
   • Adrian is the Best (Project Hail Mary)
   • Nesting
   • Ryland Grace Needs a Hug
   • Amputee The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • Ryland Grace is a Leaky Space Blob
   • The Convict | Simon is Secretly a Sweetheart
   • He just never got the chance to be
   • The Convict | Simon Needs a Hug (Iron Lung)
   • The Convict | Simon Loves Plants and Hates God
   • Ryland Grace is Down Bad
   • The Convict | Simon isn't much better
   • Mating Cycles/In Rut
   • Past Sexual Abuse
   • Introspection
   • Feral Behavior
   • Courting Rituals
   • Flirting
   • Power Imbalance
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added

   Summary

   Ryland never thought he'd have to deal with social rules again. He ran out of suppressants years ago and gave up on quieting his scent or his subvocals. He's loud and pheromonal and it doesn't matter because there's no one on Erid to smell him anyway.

   But then the universe dumped a beautiful Omega into his lap like a (literal) bloody miracle.

   Now Simon is here, living in his territory. Simon is here, smelling like dark chocolate, coffee, and occasionally red wine. Simon is here, moving through Grace's home with the tentative caution of someone who doesn't yet believe they're allowed. Simon is here, closed-off and traumatized and vulnerable, and Grace cannot under ANY circumstances let slip how devastatingly attracted he is.

   Sue him for being a typical Alpha Prime, okay?!! He can't help what he feels, and what he feels is the overwhelming urge to wrap Simon up in soft things, bundle him into a nice warm safe nest, scent him to hell and back, and then snarl and hiss and bare fangs at anyone who comes near.

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   AKA: my take on Bloodymary Omegaverse, in which humans make silly little mammal noises, scent is a language of its own, and sometimes an Alpha is more than just an Alpha.

   Language:

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