FIC [Firefly]: Where the Water Flows (Mal and Zoe, rated T)

[abelard369]

Title: Where the Water Flows

Comments

[castaliae]

I really liked this exploration of the dynamic between Mal and Zoe. It seemed nearly canon. Thanks.

[abelard369]

It seemed nearly canon.

This is a huge compliment. Thank you so very, very much for making my night!

[anonymous]

This is beautiful. And the sentiment described in the lines
....Maybe the ritual was more for the person who wasn't hurt, than for the person who was. The act of running your hands over a person you've almost lost, even if it's separated from them by a sponge or cloth, goes a long way to reassuring you they're still alive...

is very insightful. I had that feeling when my son came back from Iraq. I couldn't keep my hands off of him. You have given me a way to express what I felt then.

[abelard369]

My goodness, your words touch my soul. Thank you so very much for kindly sharing your feelings with me. May God protect your son and you - I send my love to you both.

[me_fein]

This got me teary-eyed - and I agree with castaliae that this feels very near-canon. I can totally see this as a deep, caring friendship-love.

Mighty fine tale you've written, here. :)

[abelard369]

Thank you so much!! I have a special place in my heart for Zoe and the Cap. Zoe/Mal's friendship reminds me so much of Kirk/Spock or even of Han Solo/Chewbacca. The fact that it goes so far back, the fact each owes the other his/her life a hundred times over, the fact that it can't be questioned. And yet Zoe and Mal being a woman and a man adds some extra thing to it - some things are more possible with people of the opposite sex (for straight people, anyway), and tactile connection is one of them. It felt right to me, that even if Zoe and Mal never had sex, that they had laid hands on one another, for comfort, for reassurance. Like many aspects of their friendship, it would be something they couldn't explain either to themselves or to outsiders.

*whew* that was too long an explanation! Anyway, thank you so much for reading and your beautiful comments.

[sciencekitty]

Beautiful, especially this part:

Maybe the ritual was more for the person who wasn't hurt, than for the person who was. The act of running your hands over a person you've almost lost, even if it's separated from them by a sponge or cloth, goes a long way to reassuring you they're still alive. You're both still okay.

I really love the dynamic of their friendship and you wrote it so perfectly. I could easily see this being a real ritual for the two of them on the show.

[abelard369]

Many thanks for your lovely comment!!! I hope to write more Mal/Zoe in the next couple of months. Your fb is definitely an inspiration to me to write more!!

[darkfloweruk]

That was just beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

[abelard369]

Many, many thanks for your compliment!!!!