Gift Fic: Black [Harry Potter - Firefly crossover | PG | 1.7k]

[joan_waterhouse]

Title: Black
Author: joan_waterhouse
written for: beatnikspinster's prompt: Harry Potter x-over Firefly, Pairing: Mal, Malfoy, Prompt: Wormhole to Earth?!
Fandom: Harry Potter / Firefly
Pairing: Draco Malfoy / Malcolm Reynolds (implied pre-slash)
Rating: PG
Warnings: none
Word Count: ~1700

Summary: "This is Draco," she says. "This part of the sky is yours. No one can ever

Comments

Black

[catsintheattic]

This is the first HP fic I've read in months, apart from a few drabbles.

I like what you did here, how this story is such a beautiful amalgam of both verses, how the bleak tone reflects Draco's fate. Kaylee's POV brought the perfect distance to present Draco in this universe, it was compassionate enough, but not too close.

I've always thought that leaving his home must be one of the worst things that could happen to Draco, because his is where his heart lies. And seeing him in space breaks my heart every time, because he's so far away from home and I cannot stop thinking how bad it must be for him if he prefers the distance to staying. I think that his only reason to travel to the stars was that the connection he made to them as a child, and the hope they could be his home, too, after he had lost the first place he called home - where the Mark on his arm would always mark him as a former Death Eater.

I felt so sorry for him, stranded at Serenity, and I loved the bit of pre-slash at the end.

out here it doesn't mean anything.

Re: Black

[joan_waterhouse]

I'm glad this worked so well for you. I debated quite a bit with myself if I wanted to have the parts on Serenity from Mal's POV, or even Draco's, but in the end I always returned to Kaylee because she's the perfect choice if you want to convey hope - which I did.

Thank you so much for reading and commenting! :)

[daiseechain]

This worked well, particularly the way you tied the night sky into the important moments in Draco's life (and I loved the way the co-ordinates for Bella just pop into his head at that inappropriate moment - it really underscored how disconnected he is from what's happening around him).

[joan_waterhouse]

Thank you so much! I'm so glad it worked for you. :) To be honest, you're the only one on my flist that I thought might read a Firefly / HP xover (apart from the original giftee, who's sadly left fandom :/) - so I'm particularly happy that you actually did! ^-^

[groolover]

You already had the expert space knowledge yourself - I just confirmed that you were correct :-)

[joan_waterhouse]

And thank you very much for that! :)