Fic: The Bird and the Quiet Pursuit (Firefly: Simon/Inara, PG)

[jazzfic]

Title: The Bird and the Quiet Pursuit
Author: Jen (jazzfic)
Rating: PG
Characters/Pairing: Simon/Inara.
Words: 2,470
Disclaimer: Does not belong to me, however much I'd like it to.
Summary: Inara has always trusted her own intuition; getting others to do the same isn't so easy.
Notes: For fireworkfiasco, who asked for Simon/Inara and the prompt 'satin', and who I

Comments

[thunder_nari]

Gorgeous. Loved the whole quiet sort of atmosphere through this. Very well done. :)

[jazzfic]

I'm so glad you liked it. Thank you for reading and commenting :)

[hereswith]

Such a beautiful take on the relationship between them. Like thunder_nari, I loved the quiet, thoughtful tone of this, and the underlying tenderness. And your Inara voice here works perfectly, I think.

[jazzfic]

Thanks so much! It took longer for me to like Inara as much as the other characters--but I'm finding her point of view really suits me. She's hard to pin down, but it's worth it, I think.

It was very nice of you to let me know what you thought :)

[jazzfic]

You liked it! Awesome. It took me aaaages to finish, it had a whole different beginning which just made it all odd, so I did a lot of cutting. River wanted to take over, frankly, but I'll save that for another time.

(And if I wasn't such a G-rated writer Simon would be shedding more than a button...But I can't go there. I've tried and it doesn't work, ;P )

You're my dearheart, pet. Anything for you, always.

[invisibleshrew]

Oh, this is lovely. Collected, hesitant, and imperfect - and so hopeful. I was going to quote the part about it being easy to love Simon for his faults alone, but on balance I think that I like River's dream (and Inara asking her not to tell Simon the last part) even more.

Thanks for writing and sharing.

[jazzfic]

That's so kind of you to say. Yes, I must admit that I like adding River to most things I write, especially if it's with her brother.

I'm so pleased you liked it. Thank you so much for reading :)

[inalasahl]

Oh, my goodness. I can't begin to tell you how much I loved this. First person POV is rarely done well, but you've really hit a slam dunk here. The imagery was lovely, and the hints of emotion were nicely evocative, yet restrained, exactly as Simon and Inara should be written.

[jazzfic]

That's so kind of you to say so, thank you! First person is kind of addictive to me, but I'm forever wary of using it as I know it can turn readers away. Your comment means a lot to me.