TITLE: "FATED"

AUTHOR: Alison M. DOBELL

FANDOM: "FIREFLY"

PAIRING: Mal/Simon. m/m.

RATING: NC-17.

STATUS: New. Standalone.

ARCHIVE: Yes. Just let me know where.

FEEDBACK: Welcomed.

EMAIL: AlisonMDobell@aol.com

WEBSITE: http://carlajane.50megs.com/Ali00.html

SUMMARY: "Simon has never had any time for Fate or Destiny

until he finds himself captivated by a pair of blue eyes."

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.

"FATED"

A "Firefly" story

Written by Alison M. DOBELL

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YOU.

CHOSE.

Simon watches. Reactions. Interactions. Each face. Each shifting plane seen in the reflection of the one true marvellous stunning fact impinging on his consciousness. A process of elimination because he could not believe anything so wonderful. So beautiful. So perfect. Could be his. A slow wide smile stuns barely believing lips as the face he is watching looks up. Finally sees.

HIM.

The smile widens in a graceful arc. The heat of it brings a flush of joy. A scarlet letter of want. Of need. Of simple truth revealed so plainly. No fuss. No tickertape parade. No song and dance. No bother. The sheer elegance of the revelation hits him deep.

He smiles. Watches the slow langrous stretch of lips bow back. Expansive. Utterly relaxed. Guiless. A moment of uncrafted pleasure as their eyes meet. *His* sparkle. Genuine warmth. Not fabricated as part of the lure. Then there is the fraction of a second where he pauses. Realises the casual moment is wrought with significance. A complex well of meaning sifting through those flickering depths. As if searching for something. Subtle. Such deep waters. Emotional tides and currents. The ebb and flow hypnotic. Eyes magnetic. Passion lists almost forgetting to breathe. The pull of gravity. The pulse of worlds throbbing in an ocean of