Project Hail Mary (2026)Iron Lung (2026)
Remembering the Night
by NotALemon
ao3:83283166 · 1,739 words
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Summary
Grace grabs his glasses and puts them on so he can make sure that the person next to him is Simon. He needs to know that Simon isn't a figment of his imagination.
His boyfriend's face comes into focus. Simon is more awake each time he blinks, eyes focusing on Grace. Wrinkles of concern settle between his eyebrows and on the top of his nose.
“Ry?”
Grace makes out Simon's torso with his hands. Smooth skin. Hair. The dip of his navel. Scar tissue. Nipples. The peaks of a few too many ribs. Simon is real. He's here. Grace didn't just invent him out of loneliness. Grace remembers him. Remembers his body and how it feels.
“Baby,” Simon says.
“Sorry. Sorry. I—nightmare.”
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Or: Grace has a nightmare that he's forgotten Simon.
Companion piece for Bumps in the Night.
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