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Belle of the Ball by Maystone (R)
Fandom:FIREFLY
Pairing:Simon/Kaylee
Author on LJ:Maystone
Author Website:Not yet but soon.
Why this must be read: I love a good story and I love one even more that takes me away from my OTP and shows me the very real possibility of Simon and Kaylee. Not because they were headed that way on the show but because the frienship with a hint of more is subtle but strong within the story written.
Mays does this and also shows a more complete Kaylee. Anyone even slightly obsessed with Firefly knows Kaylee loves her engines, is sweet and likes Simon. This story shows us more. It shows us a woman not seen very often on the show but within character.
And her Mal? Oh she writes Mal like she's been in his head. On character from beginning to middle to end.
"Whoa! Where are you rushing off to?" Mal held her firmly by the shoulders.
"Cap'n, you know I got invited to a dance tonight."
"Uh-huh. And you know the rule: no one comes on my boat unless I meet him."
"But he ain't really comin' on board. He's just meetin' me here, and then we're goin' to the hotel to the dance."
"Well, that sounds mighty unmannered of him. Doctor, don't that sound unmannered to you?" He didn't wait for an answer. "In my day a young gentlemen would come to the young lady's house and meet her father, chat a while, maybe sit and have some cider. That way her Pa could size him up, see if he was marriage material - or see whether maybe he should be gettin' out a shotgun to run him off the place."
"Oh, Cap'n, please! You're not gonna . . ." Kaylee pleaded, suddenly horrified at the possibilities.
"Now this ain't a house, and I'm not your daddy, but I am the captain of this ship where you make your home." He turned her around and set her walking through the doorway. "Let's go meet that young man."
Belle of the Ball
Pairing:Simon/Kaylee
Author on LJ:Maystone
Author Website:Not yet but soon.
Why this must be read: I love a good story and I love one even more that takes me away from my OTP and shows me the very real possibility of Simon and Kaylee. Not because they were headed that way on the show but because the frienship with a hint of more is subtle but strong within the story written.
Mays does this and also shows a more complete Kaylee. Anyone even slightly obsessed with Firefly knows Kaylee loves her engines, is sweet and likes Simon. This story shows us more. It shows us a woman not seen very often on the show but within character.
And her Mal? Oh she writes Mal like she's been in his head. On character from beginning to middle to end.
"Whoa! Where are you rushing off to?" Mal held her firmly by the shoulders.
"Cap'n, you know I got invited to a dance tonight."
"Uh-huh. And you know the rule: no one comes on my boat unless I meet him."
"But he ain't really comin' on board. He's just meetin' me here, and then we're goin' to the hotel to the dance."
"Well, that sounds mighty unmannered of him. Doctor, don't that sound unmannered to you?" He didn't wait for an answer. "In my day a young gentlemen would come to the young lady's house and meet her father, chat a while, maybe sit and have some cider. That way her Pa could size him up, see if he was marriage material - or see whether maybe he should be gettin' out a shotgun to run him off the place."
"Oh, Cap'n, please! You're not gonna . . ." Kaylee pleaded, suddenly horrified at the possibilities.
"Now this ain't a house, and I'm not your daddy, but I am the captain of this ship where you make your home." He turned her around and set her walking through the doorway. "Let's go meet that young man."
Belle of the Ball
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