crack_van | Firefly/Sandman (PG-13)

Title: Everybody Dies Alone by HonorH
Pairing: none
Author on LJ:

honorh
Author Website: her fanfiction.net page
Why this must be read:

Because it's Mal! And Death! At Serenity Valley! And the Endless should be in more stories!

Now that I've used up my quota of exclamation points...

Mal is appropriately broken and bitter and ornery, and Death is, well, Death. She deals in straight truths, but never loses her sense of humor, which makes her especially well-equipped to deal with Mal. This story is short, sharp and smart.

"So, why're you here talking to me?" he finally asked. "Why ain't you out there doin' what it is you do?"

Death laughed a bit. "I'm everywhere at once, Mal. I can afford to take a little time to talk with a weary soldier. And like I said--I like you."

"Death likes me," muttered Mal. "Don't that just make this life perfect?"

"You're so very much like your mother," said Death, amused. "You know what she said when she saw me? 'Well, shit, I guess that didn't work out so well!'"

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Everybody Dies Alone by

honorh

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