Firefly Fanfic

Title: Between Two Thieves
Author: zoewarren
Rating: All Ages
Characters: Simon, Inara
Pairing: Mal/Inara, Simon/Kaylee
Challenge: #005 - "What do you want?"
Spoilers/Timeline: post-BDM (spoilers for the movie)
Sequel To: Caveats and Addendums
Word Count: um... I'm not telling.
Disclaimer: Joss is boss, I'm just playing
Summary: Inara struggles with coming and going, and Simon is creating a reason to stay.
Author's Note:
This one is set back in time a little bit. The first section comes right after Leave of Absence, and the rest of the story happens just long enough after Caveats and Addendums that the dust has had time to settle somewhat.

Not only did I overshoot the word limit again, this time I also fudged the challenge a little bit. I really am very bad at this. The exact nature of the challenge was to include a prescribed snippet of dialogue in the story. It turns out I have a bit of a philosophical objection to having the dialogue written for me, so I compromised. This is the story inspired by that dialogue. Let's say I followed the spirit of the challenge. Or something.

(And, if anyone is wondering, the title comes from a quote by Fulton Oursler: "Many of us crucify ourselves between two thieves - regret for the past and fear of the future." Seemed apt.)


Between Two Thieves

Title: Caveats and Addendums
Author: zoewarren
Rating: Ages 18+
Characters: Inara, Mal, crew
Pairing: Mal/Inara
Spoilers/Timeline: post-BDM (spoilers for the movie)
Sequel To: Leave of Absence and Absence Makes the Heart..., and Coming Home, part 1 , part 2 and part 3 (Best to begin at the beginning.)
Word Count: 849
Disclaimer: Joss is boss, I'm just playing
Summary: Mal has something he needs to say.
Author's Note:
It's possible I should have let the series end with Coming Home, but I'm having too much fun. And so, on we go... This picks up the morning after the events of Coming Home part 3.



Caveats and Addendums

Title: Coming Home, part 3/3
Author: zoewarren
Rating: Ages 18+
Characters: Inara, Mal, crew
Pairing: Mal/Inara
Spoilers/Timeline: post-BDM (spoilers for the movie)
Sequel To: Leave of Absence and Absence Makes the Heart..., and of course Coming Home, part 1 and part 2 (Best to begin at the beginning.)
Word Count: 2,284
Disclaimer: Joss is boss, I'm just playing
Summary: Inara returns to Serenity after four months at the Training House.
Author's Note:
Part 3! I am so excited about posting this one, you have no idea. I'm a little bit in love with some of the scenes in this one, so please, please let me know what you think. It also turns out this is the end of this particular story. I'm as surprised as you are. And, before you ask, yes, there will be more.

Coming Home, part 3

Title: Coming Home, part 2
Author: zoewarren
Rating: This part is safe for ages 14+, no promises about the rest of the series
Characters: Inara, Mal, crew
Pairing: Mal/Inara, Kaylee/Simon
Spoilers/Timeline: post-BDM (spoilers for the movie)
Sequel To: Leave of Absence and Absence Makes the Heart..., and of course Coming Home, part 1 (Best to begin at the beginning.)
Word Count: 1,081
Disclaimer: Joss is boss, I'm just playing
Summary: Inara returns to Serenity after four months at the Training House.
Author's Note:
Ok, team: part 2! Also, you'll be pleased to know part three is in the works. And, just so you know, nothing gets me writing faster than a little feedback. So, comments are love - for all of us.

Coming Home, part 2

Title: Coming Home, part 1/?
Author: zoewarren
Rating: This part is PG-14, no promises about the rest of the series
Characters: Inara, Mal, crew
Pairing: Mal/Inara
Spoilers/Timeline: post-BDM (spoilers for the movie)
Sequel To: Leave of Absence and Absence Makes the Heart...
Word Count: 1,082
Disclaimer: Joss is boss, I'm just playing
Summary: Inara returns to Serenity after four months at the Training House.
Author's Note:
This is for the folks who asked for more at the end of Leave of Absence. It was enough to get me wondering too. That said, y'all may wish I had left well enough alone. Given how slowly I write, I hate to start posting fics until they're close to done, but I just don't have the patience to wait that long on this one. I can at least promise that part 2 should come fairly soon. And, just so you know, nothing gets me writing faster than a little feedback. So, comments are love - for all of us. This story follows Absence Makes the Heart..., which follows Leave of Absence. Best to begin at the beginning.

Coming Home, part 1

Title: Absence Makes the Heart...
Author: zoewarren
Rating: PG-14
Characters: Mal
Pairing: Mal/Inara
Spoilers/Timeline: post-BDM (spoilers for the movie)
Sequel To: Leave of Absence
Word Count: 209
Disclaimer: Joss is boss, I'm just playing

Author's Note:A friend of mine once said she could never 'ship Mal/Inara because they were too different and too inflexible, and that it would always be doomed so long as neither of them was willing to change. I seem to have taken that as a dare. This is just a wee drabble and it picks up where Leave of Absence left off.

Absence Makes the Heart...