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In Fortuna by Jen (PG-13)
Fandom: FIREFLY
Pairing: Mal/River
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
jazzfic
Author Website: Fic tag on her LJ
Why this must be read:
Long, plotty story in which a job goes wrong, River runs into someone from the past, and has to deal with it, while Mal discovers he actually has feelings (and feelings for River). Poignant, in character, and engrossing, with good use of Zoe, and Simon/Kaylee in the background.
She knew deep down what it was, why the grip she had on her fork was making white streaks on her skin. It had absolutely nothing to do with Simon, or Kaylee. Or that they were laughing, and touching, and happy.
At least, it hadn't at first.
What she knew were facts simple and persistent. She took her medication (she hated, would always hate); she ate her meals (reconstituted protein--sometimes worse than the drugs); she flew the ship (better times, almost happy, if she ever really knew happiness); she helped on jobs (grumpy Simon, belligerent Mal, sinful River). What she knew were the cycles of the day, how she fared with the others, how she left her memories in the dark and always, always feared their origins. This is what River knew, because until now she hadn't had the chance to think any other way.
But these two--here was a tableau entirely new to a girl who had never really known childhood, or girlhood, or adolescence...and it made her wonder.
In Fortuna byjazzfic
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If you enjoy the story, please let the author know!
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Pairing: Mal/River
Author on LJ:
jazzficAuthor Website: Fic tag on her LJ
Why this must be read:
Long, plotty story in which a job goes wrong, River runs into someone from the past, and has to deal with it, while Mal discovers he actually has feelings (and feelings for River). Poignant, in character, and engrossing, with good use of Zoe, and Simon/Kaylee in the background.
She knew deep down what it was, why the grip she had on her fork was making white streaks on her skin. It had absolutely nothing to do with Simon, or Kaylee. Or that they were laughing, and touching, and happy.
At least, it hadn't at first.
What she knew were facts simple and persistent. She took her medication (she hated, would always hate); she ate her meals (reconstituted protein--sometimes worse than the drugs); she flew the ship (better times, almost happy, if she ever really knew happiness); she helped on jobs (grumpy Simon, belligerent Mal, sinful River). What she knew were the cycles of the day, how she fared with the others, how she left her memories in the dark and always, always feared their origins. This is what River knew, because until now she hadn't had the chance to think any other way.
But these two--here was a tableau entirely new to a girl who had never really known childhood, or girlhood, or adolescence...and it made her wonder.
In Fortuna by
jazzfic*
If you enjoy the story, please let the author know!
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