To Find Your Way
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Mal and Inara share a Christmas moment.
CATEGORY: FICTION TIMES READ: 3704 RATING: 10.0 (G) SERIES: FIREFLY
by: and
Word Count: 1906
Rating: PG
Spoilers: Set post BDM
Characters/Pairing: Mal/Inara
Author’s Notes: I found this on my hard drive this morning; had forgotten we’d even written it! So I finished it up and post it as a little Merry Christmas (now belated) to you all :o)
"Ain't that I'm opposed to Christmas. Crew gets a day to laze about. What more do you want?"
"Maybe just a little bit of seasonal cheer? Some frolicking? A smile??!"
“Ain’t Christmas a stretch even for the most casual of Buddhists?” he asked sarcastically.
"It's the spirit of the thing that's important, Mal. Spreading happiness and harmony among the world is very in keeping with the Buddhist philosophy, actually. You might try it."
“I’ve neither the time nor the inclination to spread anything but some of this butter on my bread. Man can’t even get a sandwich on this boat without somethin’ glittery drippin’ from the ceiling,” Mal groused as he opened a locker and took down some protein paste. “You’ll see my cheer when all this frou frou is took down and put away for another year.”
"Spoil sport," she said, ducking around him to scoop up her plate of gingersnaps. "Guess that means no Secret Santa for you, then," she added mischievously, smirking as she popped one of the small treats into her mouth.
“Now that’s somethin’ I just don’t fathom. What’s all that Secret Santa stuff supposed to be about anyhow?” he asked, hooking one of the small cookies off her plate as she brushed by him. To celebrate, all the crew had brought in small favors purchased from the market. Mal had gone straight for the loaf of real bread and the small ball of butter, but he had no intention of missing the sweets as well.
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And I love your Zoe loving Christmas and getting all girly and excitable about it. :)
And Zoe, I like there being more to her than people might expect, so I'm glad that you loved her loving Christmas :o) Thank you!
And that Inara, so clever, knowing just what to give. :-)
The compass is a lovely thought. I wonder if being around all of Serenity's metal and innards would screw it up? But still, a very nice sentiment from Inara to Mal.
I'd love to know what else you considered having Inara giving to Mal before you decided on a compass - which, yes, is a perfect gift on so many levels.
Although, hearing all these cute, adorable and sweet adjectives, I might have to write something terribly dark to counteract all the fluff coming out of me these days *GRIN*
@Katesfriend: I'm glad you liked our Zoe and the dynamic between her and Mal. Zoe is such an interesting character, and I believe there's so much more to her than we got to see, so I like exploring that in little bits.
@Bytemite: what I read about taking a compass in space, it would point to the strongest magnetic north field it encountered, including the ship's, so I like to think that the ship's magnetic north would have the needle pointing straight ahead ;o)
@Aliasse: Honestly, I can't recall what, if anything, else we had considered. This fic just started out as us playing around, just for something to write, and sometimes our playing works out into something postable... but it was so long ago now that we started it, I really can't remember much, sorry!
Again, thanks everyone!
"You can't take the sky from me!"
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