Saffron
POSTED BY: wytchcroft
UPDATED: Sunday, September 16, 2007 15:52
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What I'm wondering is where are all the Mal/Saffron fanfics that should be out there? I think it's a much more interesting potential pairing than Mal/Inara. The two of them do seem to have a special sort of quirky bond. Mal's the only one who has outsmarted her, taken her back, outsmarted her again, and gotten her to open up (maybe... the sincerity of her breakdown toward the end of "Trash" is questionable).
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"I refuse to submit,
To the god you say is kind.
I know what's right, and it is time,
It's time to fight, and free our minds!
Our spirits were forged in snow and ice,
To bend like steel forged over fire.
We were not made to bend like reed,
Or to turn the other cheek!"
- from the song "Thousand Years of Opression" by Amon Amarth
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Going to jump in very quickly here, since I'm working on something now that has Saffron in it. (Not published yet.)
I'm fascinated by the fact that she seems to be a 'rogue' Companion. And I've wondered what her breaking point was. If you think about it, the three major Companions we've met in the series are Nandi, Saffron and Inara. None of whom have stayed put in the system.
"I lived my life in the maiden house, waiting to be married off for trade. I seen my sistren paired off with ugly men, vicious or blubberous, men with appetites too unseemly to speak on..."
How much truth was in that? (I know Inara says that Companions choose their clients, but I'm fairly sure there are some very powerful people with nasty little secrets, who can be accomodated by the Guild...)
But anyway, she's got the whole wiles thing down to an art. So I'll go with Schooner on the idea that she's got something to prove, if only to herself.
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cool! Both you (S.A.) and Schooner have visions of saff that make real sense - and yet are 'different'.
I'm working on Saff piece as well (tho it's still in development stages coz of bloody 'About Face' turning into About Bloody Time!) so i'll be glad to compare characters...
i'm sort of interested in putting Saffron under stress, testing her out. Probably keeping the back story a blur - i'm keen on how differently (or NOT!) she reacts to circumstances, danger etc than Mal or whoever she is with.
What are her vulnerable points - what do we see of her if she has to overcome them - perhaps for no obvious gain... Definitely a fascinating character.
y'know S.A., it may be sad but - sometimes i dream we are all in a big locked room getting real with the donuts - and breaking stories and arcs for the next season! ach well..
make my day Shiny!
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The thing I like most about Saffron is that we get just convinced that we're seeing her vulnerable side then... nope. Not it. She's playing a game again. There's a similarity to Jayne, in that she's so damned tough and we're not quite sure what's at the core of her.
Now, it's just me, but I hope that continues. I hope it's a a looong time before she breaks down and shows the real YoSafbridge. I like her as the slippery eel that no one can figure out.
But please, wytchcroft, chip away at her freely! 
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My guess is that once you get through all the games and defenses and misdirections, what you'd see at the core of YoSafBridge is...nothing. I don't think she even has a clue of who she really is outside of her cons, and that emptiness might just be what pushes her to the next game.
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Originally posted by mal4prez:
I hope it's a a looong time before she breaks down and shows the real YoSafbridge. I like her as the slippery eel that no one can figure out.
But please, wytchcroft, chip away at her freely!
LOL! i'm not likely to go THAT far! ha ha! god no - wouldn't be our Saff if i made her someone else - just maybe put her in unusual situations - she's a hall of mirrors - that's why i like her..
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Quote:OK, that's somewhat of a relief. I was picturing Saffron finally driven to her wit's end: "Hold me, Jayne - I'm really a delicate little flower lost in a big scary world!"
Originally posted by wytchcroft:
LOL! i'm not likely to go THAT far! ha ha! god no - wouldn't be our Saff if i made her someone else - just maybe put her in unusual situations - she's a hall of mirrors - that's why i like her..
I think my own imagination is my biggest problem LOL!
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I would love to see the tables turned with Saffron though. She has sort of had the upper hand both time we see her in canon.
Maybe even a twist of some of the poetry she espoused. "From all the eyes on all the worlds those are two that I will never forget." as Mal pulls his gun on an unsuspecting Saffron? (and make that sound more poetic.)
And maybe even let her win. Or am I way too off base with that?
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(begins growling now) Go - write!
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Quote:
Originally posted by mal4prez:
[ "Hold me, Jayne - I'm really a delicate little flower lost in a big scary world!"
I think my own imagination is my biggest problem LOL!
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get yrself over to jet flair's thread and pronto!
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