Beautiful. I just finished watching Serenity for the first time, and I had to come find something to make me feel a little better. This, though sad, did achieve that goal. You've also managed to capture Mal's voice extremely well.

-- pj

Loved this. Really nice little fic piece. It was awesome. THanks for sharing.

Hey, I don't stray outside my genre of choice too often, but I just wanted to say that I stumbled upon this fic by chance and found this ficlet a real pleasure to read. You capture Zoë especially well throughout this. I suppose I've always loved their easy banter and comfortable working relationship. The idea of this new awkwardness springing up between her and Mal was very well executed here, and saddened me more than I expected.

This was probably my favorite part:

>
> So I sit at an unfamiliar post day after day, hoping that I
> don't ever have to do anything fancy. Fact is, I've leaned
> toward the safer jobs lately. Not just because the Alliance
> will probably be none too forgiving in regards to our little
> broadcast, but because, in a pinch, I know I can't handle this
> ship the way she's accustomed to being handled. I can whisper
> sweet nothings with the best of them, call her my baby, but
> the sad fact is, I just don't have the touch – not where this
> lady is concerned. And I can't risk my crew while Serenity's
> taking her time warming back up to me.
>

I won't bother to quote the paragraph that followed it, talking about River's uncanny way with the ship, but all of that was excellent too. The whole idea of River filling Wash's role is pretty intriguing. But now that I think back over some of the episodes, especially the one where she fooled that killer into thinking she WAS the ship... yeah. I can see it.

I took the events of Serenity pretty hard, due to all the character death. Especially because of what happened to Wash, always my favorite, it was difficult for me to even picture life carrying on after the movie Serenity. But this swept me right into those places where my imagination had feared to tread, and I bought every word. Thanks for sharing it with us.

XOXO

Winny

good

I nearly skipped over this one because of the ambiguous summary, I'm glad I didn't. It is beautifully written and one of the few first person accounts written from the point of view of one of our beloved crew members. It seemed a bit like something Mal could have written and that's why it was poignant. I cried when Zoe talked about how having Wash, even for a while, was better than never having him, never taking the risk to love and be loved in return. Thank you for using the word "touched" to describe River. This is a word that I use for such descriptions and it is not used very often so I like it when I see it because it just seems kinder than some of the other words for such people as River. I'm going to read your other stories now, hopefully River stays touched, a story where River is normal makes me bored and so I don't want to read. "A completely coherant River means writers don't deliver" KatTaya. Thanks for producing this moving piece of writing, it really meant something to me.
Riona

This was lovely and beautifully handled. You managed to show the off-kilter emotion of the Captain running through his battered but still in one piece ship and remaining crew. Loved most the dialogue between Zoe and Mal and how it ended with them back in perfect understanding. I would also like to meet that child. Ali D :~)
You can't take the sky from me

Great story.

I liked every little thing about it.

-Steve

Lovely! This was really beautiful. Wonderful job!

This was very, very good.
I've seen this same topic dealt with in every way from very, very poorly, to comedic, to nightmarish.

This was perfect. A wonderful blend of poignancy, an in-character Mal/Zoe relationship, (which is nearly impossible to find) and a real feel for the story.

Favorited!

This is about as good as it gets: both the lnaguage and plot fit perfectly into the canon. You have Mal's POV and the sound of his 'voice' down pat and the story fits in with and expands what we know about the crew and their lives. This is what fanfiction is all about!

"Not broken, Sir," she reminded me. Well done.

Funny, as I was reading through, I thought she might not be prepared for Simon to say that she WAS pregnant, that it would be hard for her to have to look after Wash's child without Wash around, to see him in her baby and know she'd never have him back. But it turns out that she can't bear the thought that she doesn't have that piece of him, and it's so much more right.

Very, very good. I love the idea, and you managed to capture Mal's character (and Zoe's) in one neat one-shot. ^^ Great writing!

This is very good, but I would have liked to know whether a little Wash was on the way or not.

Beautiful. I loved this a lot, and it kept the characters in perspective. I liked this Post-Serenity version of Zoe very much. I will definitely be sharing this with my sister who has been looking for good fics recently (not necessarily Serenity fics per say, but she'll like this). It's going on my favorites list. Thanks! It would work well with more parts although you didn't plan it that way. :-D

Very good! Your characterization of Mal and Zoe is right on the mark.