Firefly Fic: Stained Stubborn (PG)
Fandom: Firefly
Title: Stained Stubborn
Author: Em
Rating: PG
Word Count: ~100
Spoilers: Serenity
Characters: Zoe, Mal
Prompt: "lost inside," from wiccanslyr's daily drabble prompts
Summary: The blood sticks to the floor, refusing to budge, as stubborn as the man who shed it.
Stained Stubborn
The pilot's chair is wrecked: the upholstery torn and stained in blood.
"Need a new chair," Zoe says.
"That we do." Mal bows his head, a pose that reminds Zoe of Serenity Valley.
Zoe picks up the mop and runs it through the sticky blood. The blood sticks to the floor, refusing to budge, as stubborn as the man who shed it.
Mal's hand covers hers. "You don't need to do that."
"Yes. I do." The resolve in her voice is all that keeps her from breaking.
"Come here." It's harder not to cry with the Captain's arms around her.
~Comments and feedback are appreciated.
Title: Stained Stubborn
Author: Em
Rating: PG
Word Count: ~100
Spoilers: Serenity
Characters: Zoe, Mal
Prompt: "lost inside," from wiccanslyr's daily drabble prompts
Summary: The blood sticks to the floor, refusing to budge, as stubborn as the man who shed it.
Stained Stubborn
The pilot's chair is wrecked: the upholstery torn and stained in blood.
"Need a new chair," Zoe says.
"That we do." Mal bows his head, a pose that reminds Zoe of Serenity Valley.
Zoe picks up the mop and runs it through the sticky blood. The blood sticks to the floor, refusing to budge, as stubborn as the man who shed it.
Mal's hand covers hers. "You don't need to do that."
"Yes. I do." The resolve in her voice is all that keeps her from breaking.
"Come here." It's harder not to cry with the Captain's arms around her.
~Comments and feedback are appreciated.