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The Past and Pending by Cherry Ice (PG)
Fandom: FIREFLY
Pairing: none; Mal and Zoe gen
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
cherryice
Author Website: Cherry Bombs
Why this must be read:
Because it’s Mal and Zoe, in the aftermath of Serenity, and it’s beautiful and heartbreaking. Their friendship is so deep and rich and complex as to put most other relationships to shame, but Mal can’t heal the damage, though he desperately wants to. Sharp, stark, beautifully written.
An excerpt:
Book would have known what to say, would have known how to break the silence. Inara might, but Zoe is a stone and Inara is comfortable only with flesh and blood.
And Mal, maybe, Mal could breach the hush, but he could never fill it. The parts of him that would bring the words, that would know what to say, are long since gone. He could breach the silence and Inara could fill it, but Zoe needs both and Mal wonders what it says that Zoe, even with her love dead and her leathers and her wedding band, is more whole than he is.
It's like they're all waiting for the fallout in this soft silence that's somehow darker than it was before, as Zoe laughs too loudly with broken eyes.
***
And as a bonus, this story has been remixed, and the remix is gorgeous and heartbreaking as well: Still Flying, Still Breathing (The Pennyroyal Tea Remix) by Raven.
The Past and Pending by Cherry Ice
***
Please let the author know if you enjoy the story.
*
Pairing: none; Mal and Zoe gen
Author on LJ:
cherryiceAuthor Website: Cherry Bombs
Why this must be read:
Because it’s Mal and Zoe, in the aftermath of Serenity, and it’s beautiful and heartbreaking. Their friendship is so deep and rich and complex as to put most other relationships to shame, but Mal can’t heal the damage, though he desperately wants to. Sharp, stark, beautifully written.
An excerpt:
Book would have known what to say, would have known how to break the silence. Inara might, but Zoe is a stone and Inara is comfortable only with flesh and blood.
And Mal, maybe, Mal could breach the hush, but he could never fill it. The parts of him that would bring the words, that would know what to say, are long since gone. He could breach the silence and Inara could fill it, but Zoe needs both and Mal wonders what it says that Zoe, even with her love dead and her leathers and her wedding band, is more whole than he is.
It's like they're all waiting for the fallout in this soft silence that's somehow darker than it was before, as Zoe laughs too loudly with broken eyes.
***
And as a bonus, this story has been remixed, and the remix is gorgeous and heartbreaking as well: Still Flying, Still Breathing (The Pennyroyal Tea Remix) by Raven.
The Past and Pending by Cherry Ice
***
Please let the author know if you enjoy the story.
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