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I was thinking in a AU/ idea in which Grace and Rocky are in the Iron Lung universe. They are two ways they could be there:

They could have come from a worm hole in their way to Erid, and they had ended this universe in which the astrophage ate the stars, and now they are trying to not only go back to their own universe, but tot sse if there is a way to make this universe more adequate for life with the info they have.

They are native of that universe, but they come from different spaces stations looking for a solution or at least understand why the Quiet Rapture happen. They could still meet in the middle of their missions and become friends and a team to solve their issues, with the distinction of all this happening in the Blood Ocean.

I also think that somehow they should find the way to communicate with Simon and even Ava, maybe interfering with his communication after they realize they are not alone in the ocean, getting to explain their situation, and getting to an alliance.

In this AU Grace and Rocky gets to the SM-8 first, and tell Simon and Ava that the information can be benefitial for all of them, so when Simon has to look for the information that has the computer, he ends having to go to encounter Grace and Rocky.

Some ideas realted to this:

Grace and Rocky talking with Simon through all his mission giving him company.

Grace realizing that Simon is taking photos with a x-ray camera, and telling him that he has to stop taking photos, and Simon doesn't understand why.

Grace, who is panicking: That camera is concentrated X-rays!.

Simon, remembering his little interaction with Ava in the surface: I know I...I flash it to some people before knowing, it was an accident...

Grace, frustrated: No! You don't get it Simon, the radiation is not only going outisde the submarine, you are getting that radiation too!

Simon having to work with little light and mostly blind because he can't rely in the camera any longer.

Grace using the Hail Mary's powerful radar and Rocky, who is an even more advanced radar, to navagate through the Blood Ocean.

Rocky helping Simon to have a more clear picture of what is arround him thanks to his echolocation.

Simon explaining that he doesn't have a lot of oxigen, making that Grace and Rocky have to move faster to get to Simon, since Rocky may be able to do a filter that takes the oxigen of the blood.

Rocky realizing that there is something else in the blood, something big and with pointy teeth.

Simon explaining the skeleton he saw in the photos, to then realize that it is not just a skeleton.

Grace and Rocky having to swim in the Blood Ocean with xenonite suits to put a layer of xenonite around both the SM 13 and the Hail Mary so they can have more protection against the boiling blood, a way to filter for oxigen and have a shield from whatevers is swimming with them too.

Grace and Rocky having to be connected through a xenonite rope because Rocky can't swim and is depending in Grace to move around the blood.

Rocky having to be quiet every now and then because his songs might attract the attention of The Eel.

Grace and Rocky been able to see face to face to the Eel but stay so still and quiet that it can't see them.

Simon having his break down about why is so bad to want to live, and Grace telling thim that he also wants to live, that maybe is selfish and coward but he wants to, that he understands.

Grace and Rocky needing a little bit of more time to finish something; having to return to the interior of the Hail Mary, or finishing and experiment/analysis or somerthing and Simon taking the choice the play as bait.

Simon surviving the attack of The Eel thanks to the xenonite layer around the submarine.

Grace and Rocky telling that they will give a copy of all the information they have if C.O.I let Simon free, because he had earned it.

Grace and Rocky taking Simon with them to their universe/ space stations.

kitcartt

Mermaid and cacealia 🖤💙

Drew this before may ended, cuz its still mermay day

mandoisdagoat1977

I miss my brothers

the-dormant-ocean

Considering Simon comes from the future with human colonies on Mars and space stations, he would know stuff that wasn't discovered yet or invented in Grace's time. He wouldn't know exactly how to explain it either because he's not an expert in the field or because so much was lost in the Rapture and only the final results remained. He understands the concept roughly but doesn't know the details. It's common knowledge. Kinda how everyone knows how to use a microwave but most people can't explain how exactly it heats up food.

I just can't stop thinking about Simon casually giving basically scraps of important information about breakthroughs that are yet to come and not elaborating. It creates situations where Grace and Rocky struggle to figure out something and Simon just asks if they tried that one thing first. They've never heard of what he just brought up but it kinda sounds like it really might work, leaving them stunned. They start bombarding him with questions Simon literally cannot answer because he just vaguely understands the concept, and he's not a scientist either, which is so frustrating to them. Simon also always does it when they expect it the least, it drives them up the walls.

seachic

i swear this is like, 90% of the appeal of this crackship and also 100% of the reason i got into it

dangermanatwork

shhh they're communicating

clementartz

a trip to spencer's

longlizard999

“pizza ain’t even allat fr”

7-inches-of-satanic-panic

imagine Rocky getting jealous of other Eridians because apparently their carapaces have really pretty colors and patterns so to Grace he’s always like “remember when I saved your life. remember when I gave you enough astrophage to go home. remember all the times i watched you sleep. remember. do you remember Grace.”

the-dormant-ocean

Love the idea of Grace being deeply involved in the whole process of preparing everything for Simon's introduction to his biodome since he's human and they will be living together soon.

Everything is normal until he starts noticing something about the way the Eridians seem to be talking about the whole thing. They are worried about how Grace and Simon will react to being introduced to each other. They wonder if they will get along. Having another human to live with Grace is great news, considering that they are a really social species. More importantly, the words "compatible" and "mate" are being thrown around every nanosecond, it feels like.

He jokes with Rocky that it's starting to sound like he's part of a breeding program for endangered species. Rocky asks him to clarify, which he does. Rocky says that it's more or less what it is. Grace asks if he's kidding; he's not. Grace has to tell him that he's very much NOT going to become Simon's mate, that offspring are biologically impossible and to not expect anything more than them cohabiting together. Rocky asks if this is a human thing and he says yes. Eridians are really big on the whole mate thing in their culture, so he can’t blame them for thinking this is where it was going but it's different for humans.

Rocky tells the other Eridians and it's not brought up again. But when he finally meets Simon, Grace is, to his never-ending embarrassment, insanely attracted to him and he's so mad at himself because of it. He despises being wrong. Rocky is never going to leave this down.