hope in this void is as illusionary as the starlight.

an 𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗴𝗼𝗱 sees a 𝘴𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳 of our world through a 𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 and thinks it 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨. and 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡. because a 𝗴𝗼𝗱 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 of 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐬.

[frcmblood]

those stars are already dead. mere ghostlight, growing dimmer by the day.

THE CONVICT from markiplier's iron lung (2026). – remembered by ghostlight / mayli. they/them, 18+.

carrd. :: verses. :: headcanons. :: memes.

NOTICE: read carrd for full rules and blogroll, please!! simon is based on personal interpretations and headcanons. you do not have to agree with my interpretations; just please be kind.

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GENERAL: hiya! name's ghostlight / mayli; they/them pronouns, over 21. the main focus (default verse, basically) of this blog is the majority of the film – hanging out in the sm-13 and not having a good time. we love that for simon. but eventually i'll be poking around at other stuff too – early years back on eden, a survival au (because i'm a sucker for a survival ending), etc. so please please please send in asks! i'm down for answering ic questions or even longer-form rps, if anyone wants to try and get that to work! (ims are open for plotting!)

SIMON: according to him, he's managed to rig the speaker to work as a two-way radio through the computer interface. he can pick up radiowaves from the galaxy, now – score! but, hey, who knows what voices this blood ocean holds? maybe it's not coming from the radio. has that light been off the whole time...? (feel free to lean into either interpretation with your ask!)

CREDITS: icon / header – edited by me; screencaps from capsource. banner – edited by me; screencap from capsource. dividers – leaves from diviniyae; lines from enchanthings.

[mcflymemes]

PROMPTS FROM PROJECT HAIL MARY *  assorted dialogue from the book by andy weir, some lines reworked to suit a roleplay format, adjust as necessary

human beings have a remarkable ability to accept the abnormal and make it normal.

it'll be interesting to see how this plays out.

glad i could be part of it.

evolution is lazy.

i guess this is it.

your face is leaking.

i will miss you.

you're my friend. heck, you're my best friend.

we have figured this out.

got to love computers. they do all the thinking for you so you don't have to.

another day, another staff meeting.

who would have thought saving the world could be so boring?

does that mean it's not no? is that another yes?

you're not alone. neither of us are.

sometimes the stuff we all hate ends up being the only way to do things.

i'm a scientist!

now we're getting somewhere!

time for me to use science.

i'm hungry.

what's your name?

are all russians crazy?

when stupid ideas work, they become genius ideas.

do you believe in god?

i know it's a personal question.

it's like he's inviting us to explore the universe.

if i had a nickel for every time i wanted to smack a kid's parents for not teaching them even the most basic things... well... i'd have enough nickels to put in a sock and smack those parents with it.

this is happy!

your face opening is in sad mode.

we're pretty untrustworthy, but i don't want him to know that.

i'm smart enough to know that i'm stupid. that's progress.

you poked it with a stick?

it was a scientific poke with a very scientific stick.

work fast.

first i have to wait for my computer to wake up.

fist my bump.

usually you're not stupid.

once again, i'm struck by melancholy.

i have to save humanity first. stupid humanity. getting in the way of my hobbies.

oh thank god. i can't imagine explaining sleep to someone who had never heard of it.

if i can't do it for a while, i go insane and eventually die.

no need for concern.

we're as smart as evolution made us.

we're the minimum intelligence needed to ensure we can dominate our planet.

i spend a lot of time un-suiciding this suicide mission.

that's not creepy at all.

wait a minute! am i a guinea pig?

it's not like that.

no. you cannot die. you are my friend.

be careful.

i don't want to look dumb in front of the aliens.

math is not thinking. math is procedure.

at least i'm not alone.

aaaaand they're dead.

you get to watch your food cook without melting your face off.

the hardest part about working with aliens and saving humanity from extinction is constantly having to come up with names for stuff.

you are here!

you saved me!

set up the damn tunnel!

get back in your ship!

it gives me a feeling of control.

i'm on a suicide mission.

yes. there'll be wars.

see how easy it is?

all i have to do is tell you something you don't want to hear.

it's the kids of today that'll have to make the world of tomorrow work.

when you're stupid tired, accept that you're stupid tired. don't try to solve things right then.

want to meet up in the bathroom down the hall and have sex?

let's see what we can do when we really set our minds to it.

you want me to observe you sleep?

you're a coward and you always have been!

you avoid risk like the plague.

[cxrvidteeth]

antigone

[durmishkan]

Kristof Kintera - all my bad thoughts

[silvaerial]

and then I'm free

[frcmblood]

"I care about you."

first, he scoffs. rolls his eyes. " right. sure. " it's the same reaction he's always gotten. oh, i care about you; i know you. they never fucking did. he doesn't expect anything different, here. but the silence after the words is enough time to let the circumstances run, brain turning the situation over in his head, weaving the words into his mind. he does know. because he's also simon. he knows every dark deed he's performed, every piece of guilt that still rests on his shoulders, every pinprick of loneliness settling against his skin. he knows what eden was like ; probably also remembers many of their . . . brothers friends acquaintances fellow colonists. he knows what their job was.

he's seen the darkest corners of simon, because he's lived them. there's nowhere for him to hide because a mirror reflects whatever is in front of it, dark or light.

he shifts his weight, suddenly uncomfortable. " . . . thanks, " he murmurs in response, ducking his head. he doesn't offer up anything else after that.

. . . @bloodnik.

[mutomaledetto]

And for a split second ? She believed him , but that belief washes away when she realizes just how long she had been down there . His pacing making her nervous she tries to focus on other things . She had been down there for days ? Hours ? Now it has all begun to blur together , a hazy memory .

She brings a hand up to wipe away the sweat that is now beading down her face . When did it get so hot ? Turning back to the porthole window , she wonders how long it truly had been . Maybe it was all some big joke , that she would turn back around and they'd be home . .

But even home was a distant memory . Spinning back around optics lock on him . . Signing to him , she asks .

𝑯𝒐𝒘 ?

What if they never get out of here ?

[frcmblood]

he catches the sign out of the corner of his eye, glancing to her just in time to catch the message. " uh . . . dunno yet. but . . . we'll get there. " empty promises. he doesn't even know if they're still connected to the tow ship, and it's going to be damn hard to get back up if there's nobody to pull them. the sub doesn't have depth functionality; only x and y axes. his eyes dart back down to the map, tracing the edges of the coordinates, the lines where he's already been. " just need to . . . figure out where we landed. " the coordinates are reading way off the map. looks like they're off - roading, now. a side glance back to stella. " c'mon. you wanna help? " he gestures her over to the console. if she could work the map while he pilots . . . they could knock it out quickly. or even vice versa – though he doesn't quite trust the ship with her just yet.

[frcmblood]

“  i can’t get it off—  i can still feel it on me!  ”

" yeah, that's because– that's because blood sticks– " okay, that isn't working. switch tactics. deep breath in – " hey! listen to me ; you need to snap out of it. " he reaches out, using his hand to grab hold of the other's wrists. " we'll clean it off in a minute, alright? but right now, we have a job to do. and i can't fuckin' do it if you're yellin'. "

. . . @chaogardenss.

[timidoassistente]

A timid smile tugs at the corner of exhausted features . It had been days , since the young trainee had proper rest . She had no one to blame but herself . Overworking was something she was known for .

Not that she'd ever admit it . She did this to keep her mind distracted . If she's not doing something ? Her.mind wanders off somewhere dark . A place she feared she wouldn't come back from .

Years of pent up grief rests on such small shoulders . All she can advise ? He needs to take it easy . She would hate to see anything else happen to the man in front of her .

Hands shake as optics trail past him , it's like she had totally wandered away from herself . Her gaze is distant . Looking at nothing there , it's obvious she hasn't slept . The bags under her eyes are very telling .

[frcmblood]

her expression is obvious, and he watches her even as he takes the pills. it takes a moment or two for him to swallow, but when he finishes, he glances over, wiping his mouth with his hand. " . . . uh, you should probably get some rest, yeah? " his arm lifts as if it's going to pat her on the shoulder – then he hesitates. then stops, fully, arm dropping awkwardly back down to his side. " you're, uh . . . you just look pretty . . . yeah. tired. " he squints slightly, head tilting. " did you even sleep last night? "

[frcmblood]

" I was waiting. " ; @intoshards

he blinks. this is not the kind of shit he was expecting when he got back to the surface. trauma, sure. flashbacks? hit him with all you've got. but hallucinations? that's something else entirely.

the guy looks kinda like him, in a weird way – if simon was about five years younger and had ever had short hair in his life. ( it isn't a great look. he makes a mental note to never try it. ) there's also this . . . weird halo at the edges of his form, something blue and red that threatens to give simon a headache. wincing, he raises his hand to his temple, blinking hard a few times to try and clear the image.

. . . guy's still there. weird.

" . . . uh. " what harm can talking to it do? he's alone in the damn medbay, anyway. " waiting for . . . for what? "

. . . @intoshards.

[frcmblood]

STARTER CALL.

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[frcmblood]

STARTER CALL.

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[frcmblood]

STARTER CALL.

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[whumplent]

always chewing on characters who would Never do anything as vulnerable as admit what happened but the signs are all there. stark, shiny scars they brush off concern for. pains that crop up at strange times. obsessive habits they refuse to break and aversions they won’t explain. bags under their eyes and a thin face, no matter how competent they are at whatever task is set before them. a worn cog still turns. even if everyone can see the damage, it doesn’t need to draw attention. really.

[amaz3]

. . . you just need to find someone to be brave for.

amaz3. dr. ryland grace & rocky from project hail mary (2026). written by ghostlight.

[mcflymemes]

"I'M KIND BECAUSE I CHOOSE TO BE" PROMPTS *  assorted dialogue for remaining good despite it all, adjust as necessary

they've suffered enough.

i have seen the worst that humanity has to offer... and yet i'm still standing.

the world can keep knocking me down, but i'll get back up.

i don't give up.

i just want to live a peaceful life.

i don't want conflict.

there were nicer ways to ask that, you know.

i don't want to hurt anybody.

i still don't hate you.

i want peace at all costs.

if you would only try and see the world from my point of view.

i don't want to fight with you.

things always get better.

this isn't the end.

you have to stand tall.

the world is cruel, but i won't be.

i believe in you. i always have.

my morals are firm.

there's no harm in a little kindness.

just be gentle with them.

i mean well.

there's too much pain in this world. i don't intend to add to it.

i don't want to fight anyone.

don't you believe in yourself?

i'm not leaving them.

there is enough hate in this world.

i try to lead with love.

it's the right thing to do.

this doesn't have to end in violence.

why don't we talk this through?

maybe he's having a bad day.

i'm going to try again.

there has to be another way to do this.

this isn't the time to quit.

i've seen too many things go wrong. this has to go right.

i'm not giving up just yet.

kindness is not weakness.

you can do better than that.

i try to see the good in everyone.

you can't just give up!

you're a special person.

i deserve better than this.

you deserve happiness.

it costs nothing to be kind.

there's no need to be so mean.

if only you could see yourself the way i see you.

it's still a beautiful day.

there's always tomorrow.

are you asking me to quit?

tomorrow will be better.

you didn't mean that, did you?

maybe we should talk this out.

i will always choose to be kind.

despite everything, i just want to be good.

i do my best to see the good in everyone, no matter what.

you didn't have to do that.

that wasn't very nice.

do you have to be so rude?

a nice word goes a long way.

try smiling at them. see what happens.

you could try being nicer.

i deserve a happy ending.

don't beat yourself up.

don't talk about yourself like that.

i see the goodness in you.

life is truly beautiful.

[aomaoe]

anyone else missing him like a motherfucker... please come home