I had such trouble writing Simon, please tell me what you think?

Set post the BDM.

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Stir

Simon following the recipe carefully looked over at Inara as he stirred the ingredients to and fro and let his thoughts roam.

Cooking was one of the shared duties he abhorred, probably because he was so bad at it.

Until he had come on board Serenity Simon had never set foot inside a kitchen, let alone had to cook in one.

Back home on the estate his parents had employed a chef and various assistants to produce their food. He had never given a thought to the effort required to produce a palatable meal, or had to think about where the next meal was coming from.

He wished that were still so. Instead he, like everyone else on board was fixated on food; the taste of it, the preparation of it and the procuring of it.

The need to procure food led to the taking of jobs that were in his opinion bordering on insanity, even more so now that the Captain insisted on including River in his attempts at crime.

River herself was all too willing to be included, she like some of the others on board, would follow the Captain anywhere. Kaylee, Zoë, even Jayne, who argued ferociously against Mal’s plans, usually wound up following him headlong into danger.

The only person, beside himself, who actually stood firm against the Captain, was Inara. She saw things more clearly, as he did. She thought more rationally was more balanced and was less likely to give into her passions than other people on board.

Now there was the real source of his discontent, Kaylee. He was attracted to the girl, certainly had desired her, but he had difficulty coping with her quick fire enthusiasms, her feet first approach to life.

He preferred cool, calm rational women. Women like Inara. The only thing he knew against the companion was her attraction to the Captain and he thought she was moving away from that. Like was calling to like.

Now that the Guild had suspended her, she woul