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Fic: Light Surrounding You

Aug 01, 2008 08:14

Title: Light Surrounding You
Author: sugar_fey
Recipient: inkvoices
Rating: PG-13
Assignment: Inkvoices requested either preseries genfic or Wash/Zoe, where we see Wash fly with brilliance and also witness the downside/less attractive part of being a pilot. I hope this sort of covers what you wanted!

Summary: Who knew being shot had its advantages...

( Light Surrounding You )

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dancingotter72 July 31 2008, 22:27:05 UTC

I REALLY like this! Very nicely done!

sugar_fey July 31 2008, 22:49:15 UTC

Thanks! I really appreciate you commenting.

parmandiriel August 1 2008, 00:57:36 UTC

Operation Impress Zoe With Manliness had well and truly failed.

^made me giggle.

Very cute and in-character. Nice!

sugar_fey August 1 2008, 08:02:50 UTC

Thanks! Writing the dialogue was way, way too much fun.

A Moonbrained Stunt Mutiny! sarahetc August 1 2008, 22:42:23 UTC

Woo! Washaton!!! \m/ This is where my party starts!

flat on his bum on a crowded street with a bullet through the forearm

Ow! Stop hurting Wash!

“Uh, no, I can still, y’know, pilot things with the other arm, but the has-been-shot one might cause a problem,” Wash replied hastily, panicking at the prospect of being left stranded and unemployed on an altogether too interesting planet.

Heh!

The empty pilot’s chair welcomed him like a friend

I like that-- a lot of description in a short phrase, especially since he's only been on Serenity a few weeks.

“Bizui. A machine isn’t half as brilliant as me.”

Ha! And while I'm thinking of it, I think "bizui" is a good call here. Sometimes Wash can get a little too deferential. I like the idea of him playfully telling her to shut up.

A smile curled across Zoe’s face again, but she caught herself. “You’d better not be using metaphors, pilot.”

“What? No, I’m living metaphor free. I’m clean.”I love that so much. I can hear Wash on those last two words, almost choking on them while he ( ... )

Re: A Moonbrained Stunt Mutiny! sugar_fey August 2 2008, 04:21:01 UTC

*bounces* Thankyou! I'm glad you like it. Your reviews mean a lot to me since I have great respect for you as a writer.

I went to town on the dialogue and basically had the time of my life writing it, so I'm glad it worked out while still staying in character. The beauty of writing Firefly characters (especially Wash!) is that you get a chance to write the most delicious, eccentric dialogue.

Washathon = fun! whichwitch666 August 4 2008, 19:35:58 UTC

That was so. much. fun!
I had a smile on my face the entire time.

Me, I'm a fan of the heavy stuff, W/Z-courtship-wise (if you get my meaning), but I really liked this lighter way of getting them together: he simply asked and asked until she laughed. That's probably what happened.

Good Job :)

Re: Washathon = fun! whichwitch666 August 4 2008, 19:37:05 UTC

Ooopps... wrong thread... but you'll forgive me, right? :)

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thunder_nari August 3 2008, 01:05:03 UTC

Awwwww! Sweet. Totally sweet ending. And him constantly asking her... And vomiting into the ventilation grates... I mean... Awww, cute!

Thanks for playing!

sugar_fey August 3 2008, 21:15:20 UTC

Thankyou! Sweet and cute was what I was aiming for. I decided I had enough of angst for a while and wanted to write some fluff.

And thanks to you for organising the finest ficathon ever!

inkvoices August 3 2008, 16:36:16 UTC

*twirls sugar-fey* Right now, you are very much my favourite person!

To be fair, Wash admitted as he was unceremoniously thrown out the window, a bar with a name like The Strutting Dodo really wasn’t an indicator of quality.
Dodo! In a bar! A dodo bar!!!

"‘Course, that whole switch thing might be a problem…”
Those famous three switches? *grins*

“What? No, I’m living metaphor free. I’m clean.”
Like all the dialogue in this fic, so very, very Wash :o)

...for the love of God, don’t vomit into the ventilation grates.”
[...] “Hun dan, Wash, that was one time!”
Gross, and yet hilarious. Espeically since the culprit was Jayne!

Oh yeah. Watch me work my magic.With pleasure! LOL ( ... )

Yep, a dodo in a bar. sugar_fey August 3 2008, 21:22:48 UTC

I had to use the 'dodo in a bar' thing sometime, didn't I? Think of it as a little in-joke between bunny breeders.

Those famous three switches? *grins*
Those famous three switches indeed. ;)

Like all the dialogue in this fic, so very, very Wash :o)
Heh, I must confess that line was adapted from a 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' quote. The line I adapted was "Now, I'm living groupie free nowadays. I'm clean." The context is obviously completely different, but I can't take full credit for that line.

Gross, and yet hilarious. Espeically since the culprit was Jayne!
Yeah, because you just know Jayne has a weak stomach.

I'm so, so glad that you liked this and it was what you wanted- I was a little nervous! It was my pleasure to write and I had an absolute ball, so I'm happy you had fun reading it!

Re: Yep, a dodo in a bar. inkvoices August 4 2008, 15:03:38 UTC

Bunnies and dodos, oh my. *grins*

That line fits Wash so well though, especially with 'I'm clean' at the end. You get credit for spotting the appropriateness. :o)

And that Wash would take advantage of said weak stomach to remind everyone than Jayne The Warrior is not such a Manly-Man after all!

I love it. *hugs*

Re: Yep, a dodo in a bar. sugar_fey August 4 2008, 21:30:26 UTC

Heh, the Jayne-is-not-such-a-Manly-Man reference is partly based on my personal canon that he is a big drinker of herbal teas. No, really. Rose petal and vanilla is his favourite.

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