Comments | vialethe: Fic: No Power in the 'Verse, Part 1/18 (Firefly, River/Mal, PG-13)

vialethe

Fic: No Power in the 'Verse, Part 1/18 (Firefly, River/Mal, PG-13)

Jul 29, 2011 14:47

Title: No Power in the 'Verse: I. Instinct
Rating: PG-13
Words: ~1400
Pairing: River/Mal, mentions of Mal/Inara and Kaylee/Simon
Summary: Having no choice but to feel, River cherishes all the more deeply the ability to act. If only she knew what action to take. A study of River, falling in love, and Mal, trying very hard not to.

( You could say it's my instinct/yes, I still have one )

no power in the 'verse, pairing: river/mal, fic: firefly

Comments 6

rissy_james August 13 2011, 01:41:15 UTC

Oh, this is all sorts of amazing, isn't it?

I love the raw and unfiltered River, itching with everything she feels and trying to sort it out. ♥ And poor, distracted, oblivious Mal.

hereswith August 13 2011, 21:32:38 UTC

Poor River, with so many, tangled-up emotions that she can't ignore, but can't act upon either. It makes sense that she would try to talk to Inara and also that it would be too dangerous, too revealing. And then Mal, with his gaze is already fixed on Inara's door, his mind only barely touching on the girl in front of him. A great beginning!

vialethe August 14 2011, 03:38:50 UTC

Thank you!

Yes, Inara is dangerously perceptive; if anyone on the ship is going to pick up on hidden feelings, it would be her.

(You should have seen my face when I got this comment notification, btw - so happy to see you here!)

hereswith August 15 2011, 14:19:11 UTC

I have noticed the posts in the comms on my friends list :-) And I'm reading on, so expect more comments in a near future!

jedibuttercup August 16 2011, 23:50:17 UTC

♥ Aw, River.

Loved this especially: "Having no choice but to feel, River cherishes all the more deeply the ability to act."

vialethe August 17 2011, 02:24:46 UTC

Yes, there was a good reason I used that line as my summary everywhere I posted this. It seems to me that actions and decisions and the capability to control both must be so important to River after what she's been through; anything she does (when she's in full control of her mind, at least) would be done very deliberately.