Title: Anti-Hero

By: JoLyMi

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Rating: Various. There will be adult situations, graphic sex-kinda, yay!

Genre: AU. Your usual, I think, for Firefly. Drama, action, romance, mildly angsty.

Pairings: Simon/OFC, Simon/Kaylee-implied

Spoilers: Set before Firefly, also the events directly after the episode “Ariel”. It's a re-imagining.

Disclaimer: I get no money, only the satisfaction of letting this stuff out of my head. ~Zhu fu niu.~ (Blessings on you.) All that you recognize is owned by Joss and The Man. The story idea and original characters are all mine.

Distribution: Let me know so I can do a little dance.

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Summary: I repeat- AU. Simon Tam had a life before the Academy took his sister. He also needed help after he got her back, not just from Mal and the crew, from an old friend.

Osiris- Part 1

“Doctor Tam?” she queried as she slowly opened the door to the physicians changing room. Unisex or no, she wasn’t going to take the chance of walking in on him undressing.

“Yes, Doctor Lo?” he questioned right back as he stood and began buttoning his shirt.

“I wanted to talk about earlier…” she sounded contrite, but controlled.

“Are you referring to earlier today when you nearly killed a patient?” he said unpleasantly, pulling his sweater over his head.

“It was a mistake. One I do not intend to make in the future.”

He fiddled his bag onto his shoulder and pushed items inside it.

“You assume you have one.”

She narrowed her eyes at him.

“I caught my mistake in time.”

He cocked his head to one side, regarding her intently.

“And if you hadn’t?”

His concentrated gaze heated her skin, not with pleasure, but with mortification.

“The board would have my full report and the offer of my resignation. I, however, do not owe you anything.”

She found the position she’d fixed herself in unnerving, physically and philosophically. She stood there, hands clasped behind her back, spin