The Mood That Passes Through
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
He felt the first trembling shudder go through her, heard her breath hitch and felt her fingers grip his skin; knew it was comin', the wave that was cresting the walls she'd built to hold it back, whatever it was. Knew they were about to come crashing down around her. The first sob still hurt though, still lanced through his heart like a searing hot blade to hear her make that sound.
CATEGORY: FICTION TIMES READ: 3063 RATING: 10.0 (PG13) SERIES: FIREFLY
by 2x2
Word Count: approx. 3761
Rating: PG-13
Pairing/Characters: Mal/Inara
Summary/Spoilers: Set between Heart of Gold and Objects in Space. OC Character death.
Author's Notes: Well, it has been a long time! I think this mostly came about as a sort of catharsis piece after my grandfather passed away last month. That brought out a lot of emotions, and this kind of explored some of them a bit and turned into a quiet little fic. It just kinda...starts ;) Thanks go to my three wonderful Hearts of Gold, for reading and encouraging me throughout the writing of this: Gillianrose, Anjulie, and CharlieBZ, you ladies are da best!
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"Ain't you noticed how tired she looks?" Kaylee’d asked him, surprised. He hadn't. Truth was, he tried not to look at her overmuch; it was just too hard otherwise.
But he looked closer now, took note of the lines that creased her forehead, the tension apparent in the way she held her shoulders, the dark circles under her eyes that were - mostly - disguised by her skillful application of make-up. Kaylee was right. There was definitely something amiss.
Question was what he ought to do about it, if anything? Never did like him prying into her affairs. Conjured she'd like it even less if it were something not even Kaylee could get out of her. Still, it didn't sit well with him, just letting it be.
He'd tried to broach the subject at dinner, a careful "Everything all right?" that had gotten him nowhere.
"Other than the fact that we've been out here for almost a week and you still can't give
And wow, this one was good. That was one heck of a goodbye. Acting like it might be her last chance, and Mal realizing what it was, very sad.
And of course, tempered by her coming back in the movie, and maybe the comics if we consider those.
Thanks for the comment :) Yeah, sad, but then, it's me ;)
And I know the comics are technically supposed to be canon, but.. I just don't like them lol oh well. They are what they are :)
Yeah, I got re-bit by the firefly bug a couple weeks back, and suddenly the urge to write was there, and this is what came out! Might even try working on some other stuff - and I'm encouraging others to do the same! Firefly revival! :)
How you been?
I've been trying to talk to some of the people I still have contact information for around here. Happened to talk to EB just this week so it's really a coincidence to see you. I have missed you and the others. Imagine a bunch of new EB, GR, Aliasse, and Cliosmuse fic. Be good to see Platonist too, though her email seems to be defunct.
I also know GR and Aliasse's birthday are both this October.
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