Even Roses Have Thorns, Chapter Nineteen
Friday, January 5, 2007
Simon has been captured, and the crew struggles with the demands of his rescue, the gap it creates, and their own private problems. Angst is afoot. Canon pairings. This chapter is rated NC17, for adult themes. Postive feedback perfered.
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Even Roses Have Thorns
Chapter Nineteen: Ignis aurum probat (literally, fire tests gold) Part II
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, , , , , , , *** *** *** Jayne wasn’t watching the clock on purpose, but he was more than vaguely aware of the amount of time passing. River had screamed for well over thirty minutes, nigh-on solid, since he’d first sat down on Book’s old bed. In that length of time, Jayne had considered Zoë’s words, gagging River, what he’d done on Ariel, and prayer. A small part of him was envious of how she wasn’t scared to love, to let go, to scream and to sob. Jayne knew pain – not, necessarily, pain like this – but pain all the same. River trusted that it didn’t say anything bad about her that she felt it. He wondered, too, how much of the screaming was her sharing in Simon’s pain, and how much was a release of her grief at feeling him endure it. When the screaming finally broke, Jayne was pacing again. He hurried into Simon’s room, to find River face down on the mattress, panting heavily, tears streaming down her face. He didn’t know what to say. “Simon out cold?” He blurted. ‘Shouldn’t be asking them questions, Jayne,’ he scolded himself silently. “No. Alone now, doesn’t know for how long. Alone to think. Worry. Hurt.” “River, ya ain’t gotta be alone.” Jayne half-cursed himself, knowing that meant that he was volunteering to stay. “I was talking about Simon
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I posted chapter eighteen eariler today, so if you haven't seen that, this might be a little confusing.
My blood just ran cold. Please don't let Zoe lose the baby; that really would kill Simon.
Crap. If Zoe loses the baby and Simon finds out, he might just finish off what the bad guys started. No way he'd get over the guilt.
Why is River so insistent on no drugs? Does she have an actual reason for it (maybe try to help her borther psychically), or does she - somwhat like Jayne - believe she deserves to feel it simply because it's "her fault"?
I, too, wonder why River is insisting on no drugs. Does she think she can really help him or is she punishing herself for the pain she thinks she's caused her brother?
>She lay down, trembling, as soon as he was done, sock curled tightly in her left hand, tears running down her face, and with her screams muffled by her brother’s handkerchief.
The Kaylee and Inara scene, while short, definitely hit an emotional nerve. She thinks she wants to die - wonder how long it will take her to really examine her priorities and what, and who, she wants out of life.
That was just chilling.
I'm fine with River not taking the drugs, but there has to be a reason. Can she reach out to Simon? Maybe give him some resolve or strength? If not, and she is being a martyr, she's taking it too far. Simon will only suffer more if they mount a rescue and she's passed out from the strain of suffering with him.
Really gotta hand it to ya with the River/Jayne scene. Even if you have zero plans for them to become close...this definitely proves that these two can have angsty and beautifully written scenes where they are just in perfect sync when it comes to action-reaction:D
BEB
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