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DC Comics / Firefly (PG)
Title: Tim, Tam by Mary
Pairing: none
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monkeycrackmary
Author Website: inkstigmata.net
Why this must be read: Subtitled "Five Things That Happened on a Firefly" (the class of spaceship, for those not familiar with the fandom), this story manages to put Tim Drake neatly into the Firefly-verse without really explaining how he got there, although there are subtle hints that this is a post-"The Return of the Joker" Tim. What really makes it work is the characterization of both the Firefly crew and Tim. River and Tim connect in scary ways, Tim is described as a "bonsai Jayne" (most perfect description ever), and there’s a sense that the crew is another broken dysfunctional family … meaning Tim feels right at home there. The writing is beautiful, particularly River, and the undercurrent of sadness and emotion is there without it ever beating the reader of the head. Short, but with a definite sense of completeness.
And even when, another three days' worth of time later, they have to talk the kid down from where he's balanced on the rail of a catwalk with a lifted gun clutched knuckle-white in his hand, the worst remark spoken by anyone is the Captain's own wry "ever get that feeling of deja-crazy-vu?"
Read the story: Tim, Tam, and let the author know you enjoyed it.
Pairing: none
Author on LJ:
monkeycrackmaryAuthor Website: inkstigmata.net
Why this must be read: Subtitled "Five Things That Happened on a Firefly" (the class of spaceship, for those not familiar with the fandom), this story manages to put Tim Drake neatly into the Firefly-verse without really explaining how he got there, although there are subtle hints that this is a post-"The Return of the Joker" Tim. What really makes it work is the characterization of both the Firefly crew and Tim. River and Tim connect in scary ways, Tim is described as a "bonsai Jayne" (most perfect description ever), and there’s a sense that the crew is another broken dysfunctional family … meaning Tim feels right at home there. The writing is beautiful, particularly River, and the undercurrent of sadness and emotion is there without it ever beating the reader of the head. Short, but with a definite sense of completeness.
And even when, another three days' worth of time later, they have to talk the kid down from where he's balanced on the rail of a catwalk with a lifted gun clutched knuckle-white in his hand, the worst remark spoken by anyone is the Captain's own wry "ever get that feeling of deja-crazy-vu?"
Read the story: Tim, Tam, and let the author know you enjoyed it.