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Page 2: in which Grace overthinks and planning a human date is not easy in outer space

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Time continues forward. Rocky and Adrian grow and change. They move house a couple of times. Rocky changes career from engineer, to inventor, to scientist, to diplomat, to teacher. Adrian picks up a new hobby every few decades. They explore other parts of Erid they've never seen. They meet humans on more than one occasion, but there's something about it... Something not quite right. The Eridian mind can never forget, and no matter how much time passes, Rocky feels it. Missing Grace. His human.

And then time really does move on. Rocky walks stiffly, Adrian sleeps for weeks at a time, they both eat less often due to how draining it is.

And one day, the temperature is perfect. Adrian wakes earlier than they have in years. The warmth loosens Rocky's arthritis, the wind is quiet that day, and sound can carry for miles because of it. The soil is quiet, ready, resonant. And they both know.

They go for a walk, take a dip in the sea, attend a choir in a crystal cave. And then, without fanfare, when no one else is around, they visit Grace. And Rocky climbs into his stone lap. And Adrian curls their body around Grace too. Just like Grace did hundreds of years ago, they let go, no scream, no pain, just peace and togetherness. Too beautifully intertwined to ever untangle.

Simon Doing The Cute Hand Thing™ | Iron Lung 2026

And love was not what I thought it was 

More like an animal crawling deep into a cave  Than a romance novel heroine being swept away

More like surrendering to something 

And more like resting than running

Some really dumb ideas from chats on Bluesky.

He has closets (he limits it to 2 much to Adrian’s dismay) full of clothes, a chest full of jewelry of all kinds (Eridian Jewelry is bulky), beautiful little trinkets made by his students and friends cover his dresser and shelves, (Rocky’s gifts to him stay by the nest)

his bathroom is full of pleasant smelling soaps, and oils, and scrubs because he offhandedly mentioned enjoying bubble baths once. He has a ceramic wax warmer that Adrian made for him (They both drew the line at real fire) and nearly a dozen melts to choose from. His towels are like clouds, and his tub is a white marble monstrosity that he can completely submerge in.