How Bloodymary works in my head
Iron lung's quiet rapture was caused by the Pinhole God. He saw nothing there for there WAS nothing.
We know the Pinhole God has weird time powers (Simon simultaneously seeing his past and future self)
The Astrophage was made by the Pinhole God somehow sent to the past before space travel and mars colonies.
To everyone in Iron Lung the rapture was instant. To PHM it was slow and painful.
Iron lung plays out as normal. The SM-13 explodes.
The God Promised that Simon would live, so he ends up on Erid. I like to think AT-5 was Erid's moon so the jump wouldn't be as "big".
PHM plays out the same way too.
But because of Grace and Rocky's discovery, their two stars are the only viable ones (and Tau Ceti of course).
Maybe they send Taumoeba to other stars too.
From here there is a timeline split, Simon is displaced in time. He saved HIS timeline, bringing back much needed information. Or atleast gave everyone hope.
Ryland Grace and Rocky saves THEIR timeline. Protecting as many stars as they could.
It's important to me that Simon is fucked up. Like a half mutated eel tree. He's skeptical and willing to throw down.
Simon thinks he died and Grace is an angel showing him mercy in the afterlife. He doesn't think he deserves it.
He's not religious, but after meeting God he believes in something.
Grace is happy to have another human/ human adjacent person to talk to. Especially one who went through something similar. (Simon doesn't talk about the horror he went through, he thinks Grace is omnipotent and already knows. When he find out Grace is just human he has a *small* crisis)
Grace lives happily on Erid. Loves teaching. Loves the beach.
I think Simon would think the beach is his penance for his past. Gentle, mocking torment.
Rocky is there like an aquarium owner trying to get his fish to breed.
Simon learns that Grace is regarded as Savior of the Stars along with Rocky and has another *small* crisis.
He has so much devotion respect for both of them.
When Grace learns about the good and bad that Simon's done he also respects him. Still cares for him. (That man is a middle school teacher. I know damn well he wouldn't blame a brain washed child living through the apocalypse)
Simon sleeps outside so he can see the stars/ not be enclosed in small spaces.
Grace has Scary Dog Privilege.
I'll die on the hill that Simon is also really fucking smart. LET THEM BE LITTLE SMARTIES TOGETHER.
Basicly Simon is mentally and physically fucked up, met God, thinks Grace is an angel of Grace, and just wants to "live" the remainder of his days in peace.
Grace saved the Stars with Rocky and lives his best life on Erid with his best friend and scruncly... roommate, teaching the young minds of Erid.
Rocky is banging their heads together to make them kiss like Barbies.
[Edit: I like to think Simon just fucking pops into existence in the bio dome without reason. Just *poof* here ya go Grace, new traumatized roommate. Emphasis on "mate".
Another thought is that blood tree grown on Erid's moon (what i head canon as A-T5) kinda clips through time? and Eridian scientists analyze it and find Simon. They study the radiation from him and discovered how to cure radiation poisoning, among other advancements.]
