Fandom: Firefly
Pairing: Mal/Simon
Author on LJ:
kelly_girlAuthor Website: N/A
Why this must be read:
This is an awesome, totally in character AU which asks what would have happened if Simon hadn't had the good fortune to meet the mysterious underground organization that helped him rescue River. Instead, the group that helps Simon ends up holding River hostage and Simon is only allowed to see her if he completes spy like assignments for them.
Simon as a sort of spy is a fun set-up and both his willingness to do anything to help River and his self loathing because of the things he's done are very believable. And when he does meet up with the crew of Serenity, his interactions with them and especially with Mal are entirely believable. This is totally what could have happened if Simon hadn't quite been so lucky with his initial rescue of River. And also, the Simon/Mal bits are lovely and hot and pretty much everything that makes me love Simon/Mal so very, very much.
By Any Means