Title: Old Dogs
Fandom: Firefly
Character/s: Mal (Mentions Inara)
Prompt: Ritual
Word Count: 100
Rating: G
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Every time he comes to her shuttle they go through the same thing. He barges in and she asks him how many times has she asked for him to not do that? How many times has she asked him to knock, to respect her space and privacy? That this is her shuttle. That until she's behind on payments she expects it to be treated like anyone else's home.
He stands outside her door and brings his hand up to knock. It wouldn't kill him to... I mean, she's got a right to... Nah. What would be the fun in that?