Into the Uttered Night by Voleuse (PG)

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Fandom: FIREFLY
Pairing: Zoe/Wash
Length: c 900 words
Author on LJ: voleuse
Author Website: moodfic
Why this must be read:

Angst-free and charming, this is pre-series Wash and Zoe written for the onebedficathon, playing with a favourite trope. It's a lovely "getting to know you" piece, with secure voices and a very light touch.


Night falls. This planet is cold. Wash burrows underneath the bedspread and tries not to think about the last occupants of the room.

Zoe's stopped checking the window, but she's still leaning against the wall.

"Let me guess," Wash hazards. "During the war, you never slept."

She directs a gaze at him, unblinking and cool.

"I retract the question." He lifts his arm, the blanket billowing. "But I don't think you need to keep watch. If they haven't found us yet--"

"They'll hold the ship overnight and kick us off-planet in the morning." Zoe nods.

Wash's stomach growls. Loudly.

There's a flash of white in the shadows, and he almost misses it.

"Did you just smile?"

"Hm."

"Never thought I'd see the day."

She turns her face away from him, but he catches the second grin, all the same.

Into the Uttered Night