011 ;; Sean Maher/Summer Glau ;; [Firefly RPF]
The Girl in the Box ;; sean maher/summer glau ;; rated PG-13
My love for the Firefly/Serenity 'verse has recently been renewed, stronger than it's ever been. And with it came the adoration of the cast, as well as the strong love for Simon/River. So when I found this fic by amathela, I had to read it. I can really feel the confusion and the strong bond between these two in this fic, and she writes it in such a way that it doesn't feel wrong to be reading it. (Because, truth be told, I still feel a bit weird reading RPF.)
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He calls her Summer, and it gives her chills. It's hard to stay in character when he's looking at her like that, Simon saying her name. He's sitting awfully close to her, and it's the final barrier between them; Simon and River, not Sean and Summer, and it slips away when he calls her by name.
She tries to look at him like River would, and she's not sure how much difference there is; he smiles when he realises his mistake, and the barriers break down completely, and it's just them.
"Doofus," she says, and there's almost too much similarity. But Sean doesn't look at her like a sibling (she's still not sure how Simon looks at River, and it's best not to ask Joss), even if he doesn't look at her the way she emphatically doesn't look at him.
"River," he says quietly, still Sean, and there are way too many layers in this.
My love for the Firefly/Serenity 'verse has recently been renewed, stronger than it's ever been. And with it came the adoration of the cast, as well as the strong love for Simon/River. So when I found this fic by amathela, I had to read it. I can really feel the confusion and the strong bond between these two in this fic, and she writes it in such a way that it doesn't feel wrong to be reading it. (Because, truth be told, I still feel a bit weird reading RPF.)
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He calls her Summer, and it gives her chills. It's hard to stay in character when he's looking at her like that, Simon saying her name. He's sitting awfully close to her, and it's the final barrier between them; Simon and River, not Sean and Summer, and it slips away when he calls her by name.
She tries to look at him like River would, and she's not sure how much difference there is; he smiles when he realises his mistake, and the barriers break down completely, and it's just them.
"Doofus," she says, and there's almost too much similarity. But Sean doesn't look at her like a sibling (she's still not sure how Simon looks at River, and it's best not to ask Joss), even if he doesn't look at her the way she emphatically doesn't look at him.
"River," he says quietly, still Sean, and there are way too many layers in this.