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1. carve your name to the roots of my fear by handfulofteeth (s0norus)

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

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

   13 Sep 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's Mother (Iron Lung)
   • Flashbacks
   • Self-Hatred
   • Self-Worth Issues
   • Amputee The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • Implied/Referenced Self-Harm
   • The Convict | Simon Needs a Hug (Iron Lung)
   • The Convict | Simon Has PTSD (Iron Lung)
   • Mutated The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • Planet Erid (Project Hail Mary)
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung) Loves Ryland Grace
   • Not Actually Unrequited Love
   • Mentioned Blood Eel (Iron Lung)
   • Dubious Science
   • Canon-Typical Blood (Iron Lung)
   • The Convict | Simon has Chronic Pain (Iron Lung)
   • Ryland Grace Is Not Graceful
   • Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
   • Past Child Abuse
   • Touch-Starved Ryland Grace
   • Ryland Grace and Colt Seavers are Twins
   • Ryland Grace and Colt Seavers and Sierra Six | Courtland Gentry Are Siblings
   • Ryland Grace Loves The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • The Convict | Simon Has Trust Issues (Iron Lung)
   • Ryland Grace is Down Bad
   • Ryland Grace is a Leaky Space Blob
   • The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung) Thinks Ryland Grace is an Angel
   • Blood and Injury
   • Non-Sexual Submission
   • (for now) - Freeform
   • the inherent intimacy of a medical examination
   • and the mortifying ideal of Being Known
   • Touch-Starved The Convict | Simon (Iron Lung)
   • Idiots in Love
   • Canon-Typical Gore (Iron Lung)
   • Heavy Angst
   • Mutual Pining
   • The Convict | Simon Has a Praise Kink (Iron Lung)
   • The Convict | Simon Acts Like a Sad Wet Cat (Iron Lung)
   • I love that that’s an official tag
   • Eventual Smut
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
   • Misunderstandings

   Summary

   Simon can't shower.

   Not won't shower — he'd love to, in theory, stand under a hot deluge of water and just exist, passively, while it massaged the tension from his muscles. No, he is physically and mentally incapable of taking a shower. Any and every attempt he has made at correcting that deficit, of addressing this stupid fucking phobia head on, has gone the same way.

   The only other option is asking Grace for help, and Simon would quite literally rather tear his other arm off than bother Grace with such a ridiculous request.

   The worst part is, he knows Grace would do it in a heartbeat.

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