Jayne and River

POSTED BY: DRJEKYLL
UPDATED: Monday, June 16, 2014 19:38
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DRJEKYLL

Friday, May 30, 2014 3:41 AM

while I was thinking of writing a firefly next gen still fan fic one idea popped into my head. what if in a future series (season 3 or 4) Jayne and River would have built a relationship as both characters developed though the show. or after the film ass Rivers not so crazy Jayne may respect her now for her fighting skills plus she's not worth much to the alliance anymore. I don't know something about how they start off as very hostile towards each other and the shows constant odd matches sort of makes this feel more possible then it first looks.

BYTEMITE

Friday, May 30, 2014 3:44 AM

A lot of people do this.

If you write it, people will read it.

AURAPTOR

Friday, May 30, 2014 5:15 AM

Folks seem to love coming back to these two, for what ever reason.

During the series, Jayne and River have a curious relationship.

There's the initial remark by Jayne to Dobson, about her being crazy , and how that might not matter ( vaguely suggesting he'd still sex her up, if given the opportunity. May have been Jayne speak, to rattle Dobson some, or may have him bein'... Jayne )

Jayne suggests that the Captain may drop Simon and River out the airlock, if push comes to shove. She tries to slash open his chest, and he tries to turn her and Simon over to the Alliance. She informs him that also... she could kill him with her brain.

Jayne isn't too fond that the Tams have painted a huge bulls eye on Serenity for the Feds, and he's also a bit jealous of Simon, who Kaylee is all smitten over, while all but ignoring Jayne. Dunno if that's big brother instincts kickin' in , or if Jayne really does fancy Kaylee as more than a member of the crew.

And then, in the BDM, Jayne, once again, tries to kidnap River and get her off the ship. After she's already whopped his tail once. And then she does it again...

Not a lot of love lost there, it would seem.

But, after all that, and the events they survived, maybe , just maybe, they realize they are better off with each other, than trying to stab each in the back. They seem to have the whole damn system after them now, so maybe they do patch things up some.

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Friday, May 30, 2014 6:01 AM

I'm really expecting more fireworks than this, for this topic. Maybe it needs to pick up a little steam before I break out the popcorn.

BYTEMITE

Friday, May 30, 2014 7:46 AM

The war's over.

For some, the war will never be over.

but uh, yeah, we don't really do that anymore. Used to be fireworks. But around the time I first came here everyone resolved to let the ships be and not pester anyone about their preferences.

I had to resist, I admit.

VERASAMUELS

Friday, May 30, 2014 1:26 PM

River has had part of her brain removed. She can't 'get better' from that.

Also Jayne has to be a good 20 years older than River. And she's 17 going on 18. That's....worrisome.

Devout Keeper of Jayne's Lunchbox

AURAPTOR

Friday, May 30, 2014 5:00 PM

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Originally posted by VeraSamuels:
Also Jayne has to be a good 20 years older than River. And she's 17 going on 18. That's....worrisome.

Not for Jayne it isn't.

Or maybe it is. Despite his crude nature, he doesn't ever make any real attempt to become more familiar w/ Kaylee OR River. None that we see, at least. Oh, he makes a couple of causal comments directed towards Kaylee, but who knows.

SECOND

Friday, May 30, 2014 11:18 PM

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Originally posted by Brenda:
That pairing to me is creepyifying.

Jayne and River disliking one another is the only kind of relations those two should have. Jayne and River are too divided by class and manners.

No matter how cross-eyed drunk River gets, Jayne will look like a crude, hedonistic killer. Any woman with half a brain will avoid him. Unless he pays her.

That would be fun Jayne fiction to read: him being shot down by one woman after another until he offers them money.

The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at www.mediafire.com/folder/1uwh75oa407q8/Firefly

BYTEMITE

Saturday, May 31, 2014 12:08 AM

I stand corrected. Apparently we do still have ship wars.

In the short story by Jose Molina, I was amused that Mal imagined the way Jayne would go someday was that he was rolling in so much cash and fame and so drunk he mistook one of his guns for a woman and shot himself in the pelvis.

Because... That is just so Jayne. It's such a perfect ending for him, died happy and crude as ever.

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Saturday, May 31, 2014 3:49 AM

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Originally posted by BYTEMITE:
I stand corrected. Apparently we do still have ship wars.

I was just about to say....

Also, River is 17 going on 18, but how is that much different than Jayne 40 and going on 19?

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