Ghost_in_the_Syntax



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    A small, nonsensical, unreliable retelling of Simon waking up on the Hail Mary, at the mercy of Grace.

    The happenings of when a man has his mind peered into by a god, and his body cannot handle the pressure.

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    06 Jul 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 36

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    The tow ship, along with its entire crew, is mysteriously flung deep into a dead zone after Simon miraculously appears on their ship. With no way to call for help, dwindling supplies, a single shitbox shuttle, and the most capable pilot the COI has ever seen suddenly re-available for further abuse, Captain Ava has to make the tough call and send Simon on a risky mission through space as their last hope.

    A fix-it with severe consequences where I restore cut content from the movie, do some world-building with the Eden-COI culture split, expand on Cross the Wires guy's character, let Simon kick back a little bit, explore Ava, David, and Jack as characters, and then dissect Simon's head as he slowly succumbs to psychosis out in the ass crack of space. If you want to read about Simon doing absolutely nothing with suffering in between, this is your story.

    AKA: guy with writing degree and 300+ pages of notes on Iron Lung after watching the the movie 20+ times, writes a "characterization bible". This is a self-inflicted writing challenge.

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    06 Jul 2026

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    Simon's not a butcher / Grace is not a lamb / They're both just fucked up humans / Doing the best they can.

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    07 Jun 2026

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    Eridians have recreated more of Earth than Grace could have imagined. Waves, trees, flowers — Grace is grateful for all of it. Simon feels the same, even if he doesn’t say as much. Grace can tell from how curious Simon has become.

    Answering his questions about plant life was a breakthrough for their relationship. So, as long as Simon wants to know something, Grace is willing to teach him about it. It's just that giving a lesson on this particular flower isn't quite like what Grace is used to teaching about. After all, it's not like he'd have ever brought up marijuana in the classroom.

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    05 Jun 2026

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    One second Ryland sat beside the fire, breathing crying beneath the stars. The next Simon shoved into him hard enough that both of them crashed backward into the sand. Ryland made a startled sound as the blanket twisted beneath them. Sand scattered. The firelight jumped gold across Ryland’s shocked face.
    Simon didn’t know what he was doing.
    He had never done this before.
    Not really. Simon just suddenly could not survive the distance between them anymore.
    So he closed it.
    And kissed him.
    Hard.

    If you are scrolling late at night with your morals in one hand and your phone in the other and you just want to get to the smut, start at Chapter 11.

    Sneak Peek: “The metal thumb of the prosthetic pressed lightly against Ryland’s mouth. Ryland opened for him immediately.”

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    27 May 2026