Firefly drabbles

[sophinisba]

Here are four more episode-specific drabbles (or three drabbles and another thing, for you purists).


Title: Fitting In
Characters: Kaylee, Inara
Rating: G
Words: 100
Takes place following "Shindig".

As well as she figures she knows Inara, she's always finding out something new about her life. This week it's that fancy dresses aren't as comfortable as Inara makes them look, and girls who wear fancy dresses aren't all as nice to talk to as they are to look at.

Once everybody's safe and sound and the cargo bay's full of smelly cattle, it's even nicer than usual to breathe the perfume of Inara's shuttle. "Persephone's awful nice to visit," Kaylee says, "but I'd never fit in there."

"No," says Inara, slowly combing Kaylee's hair, "there's no place like home."



Title: Good for You
Characters: Book, River
Rating: G
Words, 100
From shirebound's prompt, "supper warm River". Takes place following "Shindig".

"Do you remember what's in this one, River?"

They've run out of the cans of food that still have labels. Book holds up one of the plain tin ones.

"Peas? Corn? Peaches, maybe?"

She sticks out her tongue.

He sighs. It doesn't matter much anyway. He opens the tin. Spinach.

Everyone eats heartily when Book makes the supper. It doesn't matter that the fresh fruits and vegetables he brought with him are long gone. He serves the food hot, he seasons it well, and, what matters most, he cares about the people he's making it for. River eats her fill.



No drabble to go with "Safe" because I started a longer fic. (AU! Whoo!)


Title: Ever Again
Pairing: Zoe/Wash
Rating: PG-13
Words: 105 (dribble-ish)
Takes place following "Our Mrs. Reynolds".

"Turns out somebody's more faithful to his wife than he makes out to be."
"I never once lost faith in your ability to kick my ass. Nor – "
"Lose your desire to kiss my ass, ever again? Was that it?"
"I was gonna say my deep and enduring love for you."
"Come here and show me exactly what you mean, honey."
"Wo de ma, now that's what I'm talking about."
"Looks even better from up close, you'll find."
"Who needs a gorgeous ex-Companion conwoman when – "
"Still think you can have this?"
"Ow! Zoe, careful, my head!"
"You're such a baby."
"Right you are."
"Still mine?"
"Always."



Title: Made of Better Stuff
Pairing: Jayne/Meadows (the pretty Mudder guy from "Jaynestown")
Rating: G
Words: 100
Takes place during "Jaynestown".

Jayne Cobb is far more handsome in person than the statue made him look. That's because the mud is ugly and so is everything made of mud, no matter how well you shape it. But the real Jayne is made of better stuff.

Meadows' mother used to tell him that he was too good for Canton. He was smart, good-looking, determined. If he could find his way off-world maybe he could make something of himself. "I'd rather make my mark here," he told her, and he tells Jayne the same thing now. "Nothing can stop us if we stand together."

Comments

[shirebound]

and, what matters most, he cares about the people he's making it for

Awwww. :)

[sophinisba]

It had to have some Awww in it, after all, since I was writing it for you. *squishes*

[claudia603.livejournal.com]

oooh, these are really good! I really, really, really liked the first one a lot. I think it's because I like Kaylee so much!

[sophinisba]

Hee, me too! One time I watched the pilot with two friends who hadn't seen it before, and one of them had to explain to the other that Kaylee couldn't possibly die in the first episode because she was my favorite character.

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

Oh, Meadows, you adorable idiot. *cries once more*

[sophinisba]

He is so very pretty (and earnest!) and yet he dies. It is just not fair. *hugs*

[dreamflower]

Nice! Love the "dribble" all in dialogue! Cool!

[sophinisba]

Thanks! I did another one of those a while back with the same pairing (I think it was the first time I ever wrote about a het couple!), here, that you might like. :D

[gentlehobbit.livejournal.com]

I especially like the first two drabbles. I loved "Shindig", and I love Kaylee and Inara. :D

[sophinisba]

Thank you! I'm pretty fond of the two of them myself (otp omg).

[danachan.livejournal.com]

Oh, these are all so great! Really, they are. I can't pick a fave, even, because they are all so wonderful. (Okay, maybe it is a tie between the Inara and Kaylee and the Meadows and Jayne. Oh Meadows. *cries*)

[sophinisba]

Thank you! Those two are my favorites also, especially the last one, actually. I want to rescue Meadows from Canton and go live with him in a nice little house somewhere but he only has eyes for Jayne. :(

[stillwaters11.livejournal.com]

You remind me again how much I love these people. These are wonderful and I really have to rewatch Jaynestown now to get a good look at Meadows. ;)

[sophinisba]

Thank you so much! I hadn't watched in a really long time and I'm having a great time going back and watching the series again this week. (Meadows is very idealistic and tragic.)