THE REFLECTION SERIES: 6. "A Question of Trust"
Wednesday, August 18, 2004
"While Mal and little Rose solidify their friendship the crew of Serenity almost destroy theirs. As tensions mount they learn why the Alliance turns a blind eye to the activities of their latest employer."
CATEGORY: FICTION TIMES READ: 4209 RATING: 9.0 (G) SERIES: FIREFLY
TITLE: "A QUESTION OF TRUST"
AUTHOR: Alison M. DOBELL
FANDOM: "FIREFLY"
PAIRING: No specific pairing.
RATING: PG-13.
STATUS: New. SEQUEL to "ALL KINDS OF WRONG".
ARCHIVE: Yes. Just let me know where.
FEEDBACK: Welcomed.
EMAIL: AlisonMDobell@aol.com
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SUMMARY: "While Mal and little Rose solidify their friendship
the crew of Serenity almost destroy theirs. As tensions mount
they learn why the Alliance turns a blind eye to the activities of
their latest employer."
The usual disclaimers apply. The characters and 'Firefly'
are the property and gift of Joss Whedon and Mutant Enemy.
No infringement of copyright is intended.
"A QUESTION OF TRUST"
A "Firefly" story
Written by Alison M. DOBELL
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Rose Connor had taken to watching Malcolm Reynolds from Day One. The way he listened with his eyes as well as his ears captivated her. She could say anything in finger-talk and he would like as not read her sign clear as a spoken word shouted out. He fascinated her and in double quick time that fascination became mutual. Nimble fingers flew into complex shapes between them that defined the air they breathed. He taught her so much as he shaped the silent world in which she had retreated so long ago. Gave her variations that cut down on the finger-talk, abbreviations that were like a kind of advanced shorthand - speaking whole sentences with just a shape or two. He also taught her the shadow-shapes, the close cupped variants that could only be picked up on direct line of sight. Rather like turning your face so that only the person you looked directly at could read your expression, he taught her how to do that with her hands and she loved the opportunity to learn a new skill, to learn his shorthand and augment the limits of her own. Her family were good and close, loved her beyond the breath in their bodies but none of them had ever considered exploring the tools she had. As l
Feeling very anxious for Zoe and Jayne. And Mal. Looks like he's digging his own grave from where I'm sitting.
This bit - " He laughed, tempted to swing her up in his arms and spin her around for the sheer joy of it. His smile froze, an ache deepening in his heart. An open wound that still seeped pain like dripping blood. The years swept back in a young girl's smile. The echo of it trapped in his heart among the ruins of a life-that-was" - I found achingly beautiful. The abruptness of going from job to pain. And I like the way you followed it up with the practicalities of fence-building. Was the contrast between physical barrier making and emotional barrier dismantling intentional?
Write faster!
The bit with Mal and the kid was lovely. I liked the signing, and shadow signing thing--is that a real Chinese form of signing you're using? Or an ASL or British signing? Or something else?
Liked that the girl was understanding and comforting of Mal, and that he just presented his hard reality to her instead of glossing it over.
You can't take the sky from me
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