Daydream believer

Title: Out in the black ain't nothing so much as time
Fandom: Firefly
Pairing: Mal/Simon
Rating: NC-17
Summary: Jayne explains to Simon how he has to earn his place on Serenity. Simon doesn't know what to believe, but he's not taking any chances.

( Mal is sitting at his desk, a pile of paperwork in front of him. He stills at the sight of Simon, his expression unreadable. Simon just stands there, tongue-tied, feeling uncomfortably under-dressed in his sleep pants and T-shirt. He tries not to think how much more exposed he'll be in a matter of moments… )

Title: Scissors Can't Be Trusted
Fandom: Firefly
Pairing: Mal/Simon
Rating: R
Summary: Simon protects his sister. Mal protects his crew.
Warning: Non-explicit non con (although not between Mal and Simon!)
Notes: Thanks to my dear alizarin_nyc for looking this over for me and helping to calm my new fandom jitters.

( River joins him after a while, willing to be found now that he's stopped looking for her. 'For every action, there is an equal but opposite reaction. Only sometimes the laws of physics don't apply. That's what we call overkill.' And then more lucidly, 'He's going to be fine, you know.' )