Comments | jayneswoman: Opposites Attract, for <strong class="lj-user"><a href="/read/user/curikitten">curikitten</a></strong>'s Clever 21st Birthday Challenge!

jayneswoman

Opposites Attract, for curikitten's Clever 21st Birthday Challenge!

Nov 05, 2006 12:11

Title: Opposites Attract
Author: jayneswoman
Challenge: curikitten’s 21st birthday challenge
Prompt: 20: clever, creative, quirky
Pairing: River/Jayne
Disclaimer: Joss is Boss. I’m just borrowing his characters and his ‘verse for a spell… for others to enjoy with no material gain for me… except my enjoyment of my dear readers reactions to it.

Thanks to bookaddict43, my ( Read more... )

river, rayne, curikitten, clever 21st birthday challenge, jayne

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jayneswoman November 5 2006, 19:03:24 UTC

Glad you enjoyed this. i really enjoyed creating it too...

Challenge fics are fun.. yay! Finding inspiration in someone else's prompts.

ceslas November 5 2006, 16:10:16 UTC

Brilliant. This describes them so perfectly,it is so accurate to my own view of why they work so beautifully together. This one goes to memories for bringing out late at night and savoring.

jayneswoman November 5 2006, 19:01:57 UTC

Thank you, so much ceslas. That means so much that you are putting this in your memories...

*hugs*

crazywriterchic November 5 2006, 20:29:03 UTC

Beautiful relationship study. I don't think Jayne would really go. He's had his chances to walk away, and he always stays. He couldn't go. Not unless it was for a hell of a good reason.

jayneswoman November 5 2006, 21:07:43 UTC

I think you're right about Jayne. But I liked the idea of giving River's happiness and tinge of sadness.

I was reading about it on Jane Espenson's blog here: (http://www.janeespenson.com/archives/00000232.php)

Give with one hand and take with the other. In summary, let your characters be happy, but have them lose something in the process. Like Angel finding a moment of pure bliss with Buffy, but then losing his soul in the process. Or Mal finding meaning and purpose to his life (getting the story of Miranda out) but losing Mr Universe, Wash and Book in the process. Oh so Joss, and therefore fitting with Firefly perfectly!!

crazywriterchic November 6 2006, 00:33:48 UTC

*nods thoughtfully*

Very good writing advice. I agree.

lattelady6 November 5 2006, 22:40:09 UTC

Lovely thoughts about each of our favorite couple. It was nice to see them through each other's eyes. thanks for the peek.

fairandbright November 5 2006, 23:27:01 UTC

Awww, these were so great! You definitely went all out with your prompts! :)