Great story. Definitely loved the concept of him preferring that she stay unattainable rather than trying and failing

Beautiful, amazing, perfectly in character. It moved my heart and made me long for Firefly all over again.

I really like the way you touched on how each character was changed by what happened. Jayne's tenderness, Simon and Kaylee, and Zoe's sorrow. It felt true and right. But best of all was how Mal and Inara were able to move on together.

Three cheers for a wonderful job, I think Joss would be proud of you.

Perfect.
In every way.

You nailed the tone, the way the characters think, feel and talk. There wasn't too much in the way of explanation - you didn't treat the reader like an idiot. There was resolution, but the possibility of so much to come.

And yes - that is what life does to you.

Really, one of the best fanfics I have read in a long time.

AW! *squeals*
I like that A LOT! very in-character, poinant, made me smile. :)

wow nice story! So sweet!

Too bad this was only a one-shot. It was quite incredible. There is potential for it too go longer if you ever chose to make it into a story.

I liked how they finally admitted it, admitted that there is something between them. And that them fighting all this time was something they both enjoyed.

That was stunning. The tone and charachterizations were perfect. An exceptional fic.

absolutely brilliant, so so shiny! i loved it so much, thank-you for your fic! xx

WOW! "Inara tasted like loneliness and inaudible beauty and everything he’d never told her" WHAT A LINE! THIS WHOLE STORY WAS PERFECT!!

“I don’t like complications.” She was so close, studying him, breath a little uneven. “But it seems they’re all I have at the moment.”

Some great lines, as well as an honest conversation, I like how they both admit that Miranda changed them and their lives forever. And how they're done doing things the way they used to.

I loved how true this sounded. The fact that the aftermath of Miranda had changed them all. Jayne made me chuckle, but Mal and Inara made the ache in my heart soften into a smile. *Xie xie ni*, Ali D :~)
"You can't take the sky from me!"

Lovely, no other word to describe it.

And I can assure you, there were absolutely no inconsistencies in characterization or tone.

LOOK AT YOU! All writing with the Firefly and the Mal/Inara and the hints of Jayne/River and the lovely, lovely angst!

This is lovely, hon, really; well worth waiting for. I loved your Mal voice and the way you communicate the changes onboard and the way that when Mal and Inara finally speak the truth it's more like they've broken than anything else. I love it. Be proud of yourself.

Loved your story and loved your characterizations. No matter how many times I read a version of this particular conversation between these two characters post BDM, it's never enough. Sigh.

I loved your last line, masterfully crafted and the allusions to black and light, breaking and repairing, life and love were perfect. Looking forward to more.

Aww, such a nice look into the crew post-Serenity. I like how you captured the mood and atmosphere of the ship and crew, and especially Mal. Different was a nice word to describe the change. I couldn't help but smile at Jayne's little interlude with River and the reactions from both Mal and Inara.

And you handled their conversation very well. It had that nice undertone of tension that finally came to a peak. Keep it up and would like to see more Firefly from you.