Bridge Over Troubled Water
is an Infinity Train AU fanfic series by TrojanTeapot that explores a universe where Simon came to his senses and spared Grace; what follows is the two actually managing to wind down their numbers and escape the train, and them trying to adjust back to a normal life afterward.
Stories in this series include:
In General
- Alternate Universe Fic: The premise is Simon undergoing a Heel–Face Turn and he (and Grace) managing to get off the train.
- Redemption Earns Life: Simon spares Grace and thus avoids his gruesome canon death.
- Spared By Adaptation: Simon isn't killed by a Ghom in this story.
Raison d'Être
- Abusive Parents: Simon's mother views her son as a disappointment. However, in some fairness, she is upset over Simon's slacking and disappearing for eight years.
- Brutal Honesty: Simon's mother doesn't mince words about how much of a screw-up she thinks he is and for ditching her for eight years
- Heroic Self-Deprecation: Not quite a hero, but a reformed Simon is painfully aware of his screw-ups and thinks it was a miracle that Amelia bothered to help someone like him.
- Mythology Gag: Simon's nightmare in chapter one is a reference to his canon Karmic Death.
Raison d'Être Part II: Folie à Deux
- Adaptational Relationship Overhaul: Simon and Grace go from being partners in crime with some Ship Tease to a genuine romantic couple.
- Relationship Upgrade: Simon and Grace become a genuine couple in this story.
Initial State
- My God, What Have I Done?: Simon feels genuine remorse for killing Tuba and traumatizing Hazel.
- Whole Episode Flashback: The story consists of Simon mainly remembering the moment
Semi-Automatic Lonely Boy
- Cool Big Bro: Simon tries to be this to his younger cousin Alex as part of his atonement for leading the kids of the Apex astray.
- Karmic Nod: Simon admits that Nathalie has every right to refer to him as a “connard” after all the terrible things he did.
- Shrinking Violet: Anne-Marie, who, despite being alert to tension, always shrinks down and tries to feel small in any social setting.
- Stranger in a Familiar Land: Even after coming home to Quebec, Simon still feels lost in the world.
