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sophinisba) wrote2007-06-22 03:00 pm
sophinisba) wrote2007-06-22 03:00 pm
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Firefly drabbles
Whee! I've decided to hold a personal Firefly DVD-watching and drabble-writing fest this weekend, since I just got my DVDs back from my sister and have a bunch of shiny new prompts. I'll make myself write at least a drabble for every episode I watch. This should be fun!
It's also gay pride weekend and my lesbian crush has invited me to hang out with her at the events, so I guess it might be a busy weekend.
So far I've watched the pilot, "Serenity", and wrote a double drabble and a single one to go with that, plus a loose drabble that I guess takes place sometime after "Our Mrs. Reynolds". Unbetaed, please let me know about any mistakes you find.
Knowing Your Place
200 words (4x50), from![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
shirebound's prompt, "Preacher stars Inara"
For all his poses of outlaw nobility, Mal's got a sadistic streak, a part of him that takes pleasure in humiliating. It seems to get stronger when he's feeling inferior, feeling threatened, be it by a preacher or a prostitute. He's got a need to put them in their place.
And until they reach Boros Inara decides that her place is her shuttle. They don't call her ambassador without reason – she knows how to keep the peace. She stays away to make it easy for the Shepherd to avoid her, expecting Kaylee to bring her some food and company later.
When Book comes instead, at first she's at a loss, but he's polite and kind; his sense of humor is softer than Mal's, less sharp. Inara's known fire and brimstone preachers before, but she guesses they do better in isolated settlements. You need to be flexible to travel between stars.
By the end of the next day his place is kneeling before her, confessing his confusion. Inara remembers all the times, some of them in these last two days, when she thought she was on the wrong ship. "Or maybe," she says now, "you're exactly where you ought to be."
Introduction
100 words (4x25), fromdanachan's prompt, "River, Kaylee, quiet"
Remix!: Soothing Presence (The Lost and Found Remix) bydreams_power
Kaylee wakes up to bright light, a lovely gliding numbness, and the soft sound of someone else breathing in the infirmary. She turns her head.
"Well now, you I can't say I recognize. And I thought we made all our introductions before." But the stranger is sleeping and doesn't answer.
The girl wakes up with a jerk, gasping and looking for a way out. "Don't you fret," Kaylee soothes, "Simon's taking good care of us."
She goes calm, just like a charm. Kaylee knows someone will explain everything later. For now it's good to lie still and share the quiet.
Moonshine
100 words, fromrubynye's prompt, "Mal, drink, dream"
One more dusty town on another cracked dry moon. One more slug of moonshine strong enough to knock you into another world, and the impact can't come fast enough for Mal. He stumbles back to sleep on board and dreams of a woman who didn't turn trickster and never turned tricks. The Saffron of his dreams is clean and kind and innocent as ever the real one pretended to be. They make love and make a life together in a peaceful little town that no one's ever heard of.
He wakes up to a thrumming engine and a throbbing head.
It's also gay pride weekend and my lesbian crush has invited me to hang out with her at the events, so I guess it might be a busy weekend.
So far I've watched the pilot, "Serenity", and wrote a double drabble and a single one to go with that, plus a loose drabble that I guess takes place sometime after "Our Mrs. Reynolds". Unbetaed, please let me know about any mistakes you find.
Knowing Your Place
200 words (4x50), from
shirebound's prompt, "Preacher stars Inara"For all his poses of outlaw nobility, Mal's got a sadistic streak, a part of him that takes pleasure in humiliating. It seems to get stronger when he's feeling inferior, feeling threatened, be it by a preacher or a prostitute. He's got a need to put them in their place.
And until they reach Boros Inara decides that her place is her shuttle. They don't call her ambassador without reason – she knows how to keep the peace. She stays away to make it easy for the Shepherd to avoid her, expecting Kaylee to bring her some food and company later.
When Book comes instead, at first she's at a loss, but he's polite and kind; his sense of humor is softer than Mal's, less sharp. Inara's known fire and brimstone preachers before, but she guesses they do better in isolated settlements. You need to be flexible to travel between stars.
By the end of the next day his place is kneeling before her, confessing his confusion. Inara remembers all the times, some of them in these last two days, when she thought she was on the wrong ship. "Or maybe," she says now, "you're exactly where you ought to be."
Introduction
100 words (4x25), from
danachan's prompt, "River, Kaylee, quiet"Remix!: Soothing Presence (The Lost and Found Remix) by
dreams_powerKaylee wakes up to bright light, a lovely gliding numbness, and the soft sound of someone else breathing in the infirmary. She turns her head.
"Well now, you I can't say I recognize. And I thought we made all our introductions before." But the stranger is sleeping and doesn't answer.
The girl wakes up with a jerk, gasping and looking for a way out. "Don't you fret," Kaylee soothes, "Simon's taking good care of us."
She goes calm, just like a charm. Kaylee knows someone will explain everything later. For now it's good to lie still and share the quiet.
Moonshine
100 words, from
rubynye's prompt, "Mal, drink, dream"One more dusty town on another cracked dry moon. One more slug of moonshine strong enough to knock you into another world, and the impact can't come fast enough for Mal. He stumbles back to sleep on board and dreams of a woman who didn't turn trickster and never turned tricks. The Saffron of his dreams is clean and kind and innocent as ever the real one pretended to be. They make love and make a life together in a peaceful little town that no one's ever heard of.
He wakes up to a thrumming engine and a throbbing head.