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1. By Chance by WeirdlySpiritual

   Fandoms: Project Hail Mary (2026), Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, Andy Weir's Project Hail Mary - All Media Types, Iron Lung (2026)  

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

   28 Sep 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)/Ryland Grace
   • Ryland Grace
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • Rocky (Project Hail Mary)
   • Adrian (Project Hail Mary)
   • Ryland Grace's San Francisco Students
   • Human Rocky (Project Hail Mary)
   • Human Adrian (Project Hail Mary)
   • They/Them Pronouns for Adrian (Project Hail Mary)
   • Ryland Grace & Rocky are Best Friends
   • POV Ryland Grace
   • Ryland Grace and Rocky are Platonic Soulmates
   • Teacher Ryland Grace
   • Fluff
   • Laika the Space Dog is The Convict | Simon's (Iron Lung) Dog
   • Alternate Universe - Modern Setting
   • Meet-Cute
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung) is an uncle
   • Masturbation
   • Eden is a Cult (Iron Lung)
   • Fluff and Smut
   • Oral Sex
   • Hand Jobs
   • Sexting
   • Grinding
   • Teasing
   • Anxiety Attacks
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Frotting | Rubbing Penises Together
   • Praise Kink

   Summary

   The best love stories start with a dog.

   Ryland Grace is used to chaos. It comes with the territory when you teach middle school science. But a white dog wandering into his classroom? That's new. So is texting the owner, making a fool of himself, and accidentally falling for a man he's never even met.

   Simon Fisher has his hands full with Laika, his niece Charlie, and a fresh start in a new town. He doesn't have time for distractions. He definitely doesn't have time for the kind of distraction that makes his heart race from a single photo.

   But the universe has other plans. When Charlie ends up in Ryland's class, Simon realizes some things are worth the risk.

   Falling fast has never felt so right.

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   A/N: This is an insanely sweet and fluffy story with so many cliches, tropes, and other similar moments. Make sure to have your dentist on standby.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   140,055

   Chapters:

   21/?

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   Kudos:

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