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Monday, September 19, 2011
Humorous one-shot. Stand-alone, not part of my series. Serenity’s men find the women gathered around the cortex screen, watching a drama featuring the actor Richard Castle. PG-13 for gratuitous shirtlessness.
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Humorous one-shot. Stand-alone, not part of my series. Serenity’s men find the women gathered around the cortex screen, watching a drama featuring the actor Richard Castle. PG-13 for gratuitous shirtlessness.
A/N: Stand-alone one-shot, not part of my series. Slightly AU, in that it features three married couples—Zoe and Wash, Mal and Inara, and Simon and Kaylee. And Jayne. Written for the occasion of the season premier of Castle.
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Mal, Wash, and Simon entered the lounge area to find Inara, Zoe, and Kaylee completely engrossed in a cortex drama featuring the actor Richard Castle. They wouldn’t have paid much attention, except the women were oohing and aahing in a way that was difficult to ignore.
“Why are you ladies gettin’ so excited over a cortex entertainment show?”
“He’s so talented.”
“And good-looking.”
“And hot .”
“Rich.”
“Fancible.”
“Debonair.”
“See how sweet he is.”
“He tries to act tough, but you just know he’s all tender-hearted underneath it all.”
“Those smoldering looks he gives her…”
“She’s got him eating out of her hand—”
“Do ya think that he’ll kiss her before the end of the—”
“He’s an actor ,” Mal complained. “He’s playin’ the role of a super man. Ain’t nobody really like that.”
“But he is! ” Kaylee exclaimed. “I’ve read the fan sites. He’s a nice guy in real life, too.”
Mal rolled his eyes.
“ I’m a nice guy,” Wash offered, but the women ignored him.
“He always takes the time to be kind to his fans,” Inara stated. “He’s well-known for his politeness.”
“Has a sense of humor, too,” Zoe added.
“ I have a sense of humor,” Wash inserted. “Here’s me, having a sense of humor!” His goofy antics were ignored.
“And he really does like geeky gizmos,” Kaylee added. “That’s not just the character he plays.”
Zoe nodded in agreement. “He’s really like that.”
“ I like geeky gizmos,” Wash chimed in. “Mr Geeky Gizmo, that’s me!”
“They call him
I was waitin' fer that one... Funny.
That... happened?
I gave it my best try, but I couldn't keep watching Castle after the second season.
But, otherwise, funny story! I've actually wondered how this works, I've noticed a lot of my Mal/Inara writer friends also happen to be MARRIED Nathan Fillion fans. I guess y'all just get them back when the guys moon over Brad Pitt or something.
Hey. *poke* That's a plot bunny. :)
That... happened?"
Yes, but not on Castle. The TV scenes in this piece are more a parody of Star Trek than Castle. Does it say something about me that I enjoyed watching Galaxy Quest far more than I ever enjoyed watching Star Trek? (also paying tribute to Firefly's sci-fi ancestors)
As far as being a married fan--well, I'll admit I like watching Nathan Fillion play Richard Castle--what's not to like about watching Mr Fillion act?--but I'd much rather watch him portray Mal. Ah, if only tonight's season premier were for season 10 of Firefly! Seriously, though, my husband has nothing to worry about. :-^) If I acted on my crushes on fictional characters, I'd probably have run away with Mr Darcy years ago. ;-)
Hey, if women who get crushes run away with their crushes, can I have a crush on the good ship Serenity? ...No, that won't work. Mal'd shoot me.
Galaxy Quest was amazing fun. :)
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