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crack_van2008-07-31 10:38 pm
creedcascade.livejournal.com) wrote in crack_van2008-07-31 10:38 pm
No Exit by Dae (PG-13)
Fandom: FIREFLY
Pairing: Mal/Simon
Author on LJ: unknown
Author Website: unknown
Why this must be read:
It's been a pleasure to rec Firefly for the month of July 2008. Thank you!
I will leave you with a story that is a fine example of why I adore the Mal/Simon pairing. The author calls this semi "pre-slash" but to me, it's just about the building of the relationship between Mal and Simon. Because to realistically have them in a relationship, they will need to earn their trust. Not just sex, a relationship.Yes, many of the stories I enjoy are dark because of the intensity between Mal and Simon you feel from the very first moment they meet. There is an under lying tension always bubbling. But, this story is a good example of another reason I love Mal/Simon. Loyalty. They have a hard earned loyalty, but once their trust is earned, they are family. And even if family doesn't like each other all the time, they do love and protect each other no matter what. Most certainly in the deep dark black against their mutual enemy of the Alliance.
Simon's voice was soft. "I'm not a doctor anymore."
Mal didn't have time for emotional crises, existential or otherwise. "Like hell you aren't."
"No, I... I doctor wounds," Simon's smile was wry as he did just that. "But that isn't who I am anymore."
Stinging disinfectant, some foul smelling ointment, and Mal's hand was wrapped in gauze. The doc's moves were clean and clinical. Practiced. Like when he calmed River down from one of her spells, gave her medicine or stopped her crying. Mal understood. There were jobs and then there were vocations. "You're your sister's keeper."
"She's my responsibility."
Fair enough, but, "You're both my responsibility."
NO EXIT
Pairing: Mal/Simon
Author on LJ: unknown
Author Website: unknown
Why this must be read:
It's been a pleasure to rec Firefly for the month of July 2008. Thank you!
I will leave you with a story that is a fine example of why I adore the Mal/Simon pairing. The author calls this semi "pre-slash" but to me, it's just about the building of the relationship between Mal and Simon. Because to realistically have them in a relationship, they will need to earn their trust. Not just sex, a relationship.Yes, many of the stories I enjoy are dark because of the intensity between Mal and Simon you feel from the very first moment they meet. There is an under lying tension always bubbling. But, this story is a good example of another reason I love Mal/Simon. Loyalty. They have a hard earned loyalty, but once their trust is earned, they are family. And even if family doesn't like each other all the time, they do love and protect each other no matter what. Most certainly in the deep dark black against their mutual enemy of the Alliance.
Simon's voice was soft. "I'm not a doctor anymore."
Mal didn't have time for emotional crises, existential or otherwise. "Like hell you aren't."
"No, I... I doctor wounds," Simon's smile was wry as he did just that. "But that isn't who I am anymore."
Stinging disinfectant, some foul smelling ointment, and Mal's hand was wrapped in gauze. The doc's moves were clean and clinical. Practiced. Like when he calmed River down from one of her spells, gave her medicine or stopped her crying. Mal understood. There were jobs and then there were vocations. "You're your sister's keeper."
"She's my responsibility."
Fair enough, but, "You're both my responsibility."
NO EXIT