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Miles from Where You Are by Ana (PG-13)
So, I wanted to get in one last rec for the road before I turn y'all over to your February driver. I hope you fine folks have enjoyed the ride as much as I have. Until next time, Browncoats!
Fandom: FIREFLY
Pairing: Gen
Length: 2400 words
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
ana_grrl
Author Website: just her lj
Why this must be read: Ana is one of the brightest lights in the Firefly fandom, and her stories are always a special treat. This particular piece is one of her rare Inara POV fics, and also one of her not-rare-at-all dramatic stories. The tension here is wonderfully paced, the emotions are compelling, all the characters are wonderfully well-drawn, and the bonds that hold the crew together are elegantly complex and powerful. I love the thoughtful and moving way Ana explores Inara's place on the crew in this story, especially with regards to her sometimes difficult but always deeply affecting relationship with Mal.
Inara is never late coming home. Never. Usually it's the other gorram way around, them coming in after her, meeting her shuttle and her questions about what went wrong this time.
She's late now, twenty minutes late, and Mal doesn't know what to think. One hand, maybe she's taking extra long with the client, breaking her own rules. Ain't like it'd be the first time she said one thing and did the other. And one thing Mal doesn't need right now – never did – is more tension between them. He doesn't need her telling him he's hasty, petty, that he acts without thinking first. "I can take care of myself, Captain," he imagines her saying, precise and sure.
Except late ain't Inara. She always takes care to be on time.
"She's late," he finally says. If it turns out it's her own doing, they can fight about it the way they fight about everything else.
"Ain't like you've never been late for a meet-up –" Jayne starts up, and suddenly Mal wants to punch him in the mouth.
Instead he says, "She ain't been ever late. Not once." He hits the comm. "Wash, Kaylee, get up here. Hell, Zoe you too."
Miles from Where You Are
Fandom: FIREFLY
Pairing: Gen
Length: 2400 words
Author on LJ:
ana_grrlAuthor Website: just her lj
Why this must be read: Ana is one of the brightest lights in the Firefly fandom, and her stories are always a special treat. This particular piece is one of her rare Inara POV fics, and also one of her not-rare-at-all dramatic stories. The tension here is wonderfully paced, the emotions are compelling, all the characters are wonderfully well-drawn, and the bonds that hold the crew together are elegantly complex and powerful. I love the thoughtful and moving way Ana explores Inara's place on the crew in this story, especially with regards to her sometimes difficult but always deeply affecting relationship with Mal.
Inara is never late coming home. Never. Usually it's the other gorram way around, them coming in after her, meeting her shuttle and her questions about what went wrong this time.
She's late now, twenty minutes late, and Mal doesn't know what to think. One hand, maybe she's taking extra long with the client, breaking her own rules. Ain't like it'd be the first time she said one thing and did the other. And one thing Mal doesn't need right now – never did – is more tension between them. He doesn't need her telling him he's hasty, petty, that he acts without thinking first. "I can take care of myself, Captain," he imagines her saying, precise and sure.
Except late ain't Inara. She always takes care to be on time.
"She's late," he finally says. If it turns out it's her own doing, they can fight about it the way they fight about everything else.
"Ain't like you've never been late for a meet-up –" Jayne starts up, and suddenly Mal wants to punch him in the mouth.
Instead he says, "She ain't been ever late. Not once." He hits the comm. "Wash, Kaylee, get up here. Hell, Zoe you too."
Miles from Where You Are