major birdbrain

You live in me,

That I might remember all whom my blade passes,

Forgiven in my stead.

The Other Side

Rating :: Explicit Warnings :: Graphic Depictions of Violence, Major Character Death Fandom :: Iron Lung (2026) Language :: English

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.

warning: blood, and Grace frying the ever-loving heck out of his arm

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By @birdbyrne

Chapter 10 hit me like a truck. This scene wouldn't leave my head, so I had to draw it.

I'm still not entirely satisfied with the result, but I hope I managed to capture the emotional weight of this moment.

(Carrier! Simon x Lead Researcher! Grace)

it will be angsty.