Simon failed. He couldn't save River and thinks her dead. Now a fugitive, wanted by the Alliance, he's just surviving day to day until the Firefly finds him and Mal sees himself in this man who lost everything because of the Alliance

This is a re-upload to a story I wrote years ago. It's about River and Jayne's first night together.

A collection of unrelated one-shots, originally written for prompt memes, challenges, exchanges, etc. on Livejournal, Dreamwidth, and AO3, re-posted here for those that have not seen them. Various lengths and ratings. River/Jayne, except where noted in 'chapter' titles.

An AU of an AU that turned into a missing scene from canon. Post s01 ep10 War Stories. "Though' you were Death himself when we meh. Tt." Mal's tongue clicks painfully against his teeth and his face scrunches with regret. "Oh?"

Greenleaf wasn't what you'd call a peaceful planet, Lieutenant Adeoye knew that very well. But usually, he had to deal with drug smugglers and corporate espionage - not two nobodies from the Rim who had gotten caught up in what might be an accident or might be something more, according to the briefing. Oh, he was sure it was something more...

river has a pet dog [211 words]

"I've been wanting to talk to you for a while. Do you have the time?" "Of course. Just to talk, or do we need to go to the infirmary?" Simon's eyes twinkle mischievously. "I find my patients are the most at ease with doctor-patient confidentiality when in a more official setting."

"You find my sister and me unnerving, yet you married Chaos?" Death, Simon, sounds amused and Mal wants to jump out the airlock, the cold outside be damned.

She watches Brother save those who need him in two ways: he walks them to the afterlife when there is no choice, and he saves them when there is a choice. He takes his bag and fixes them, giving them back to her and she loves him for it.

Mal has barely taken five steps up the ramp before he's forced to pause, the thin column of black and glint of red in his periphery freezing him in his tracks. He looks at the column and it turns into a thin young man with lily-white skin and eyes hidden behind round red glasses and Mal is as sure as rock is hard, that he is looking Death in the face.

He thought losing his virginity would have changed him. (Episode: Jaynestown)

A short study of Risa Tekala, Derrial Book's Sister in Christ. She and Jayne are nothing alike, but they might get along.

He's the captain, and he's got a ship to run. He's run it in worse shape than this. He hasn't been shot or stabbed, nothing's broken, and he's got both his ears, so he can handle this. "You're shaking, Mal," Wash points out unhelpfully. "Yeah, well, you're dead." Set post-Serenity

"Simplicity and lack of artifice have a special beauty all their own. But you still have to like that kind of beauty if you're going to appreciate it."

Nathan was just enjoying pretending to fish when he got the call that changed everything. But will Adam commit, even for a good cause? A mostly tongue in cheek first attempt at RPF, based on a longstanding bunny. Thanks to shrift for writing the original BIG DAMN ZOMBIES, SIR.

Simon and Kaylee get in their worst fall-out to date, and then he almost loses her. All in a day on Serenity, I guess. (Kaylee/Simon, nooo character death and I promise there's a happy ending 3)

In her dreams, Kaylee imagines having conversations with her future child, which help her in real-life dilemmas – ranging from romantic-and-fluffy to life-and-death.

A long, uneventful journey through the Black provides the perfect opportunity for downtime, reminiscing, self-examination, and long overdue conversations. A collection of stories set during the 33 days between "Red" and "Rain".

Poem: Earth-That-Was could no longer sustain our numbers, we were so many.

M/I. Post-BDM. At a moment of crisis, Mal gives thought to the past three years as he tries to make sense of the present. An Inara's secret story. Many thanks to Bytemite and Aliasse for betaing throughout.

When their precious cargo is stolen, the crew of Serenity pursues the thieves, looking to reclaim it at all costs. River is looking to reclaim a missing color. Or, Mal throws a punch at Jayne, and everything goes downhill from there. (Rated T, but beware a single F-bomb from Jayne).

With Mal and Simon away on a mission, and Jayne sick in bed, the women are left on Serenity, caught in a storm and searching for new beginnings.

Post BDM - Set several weeks after Miranda, Inara has yet to decide what she is going to do.

After the Heart of Gold debacle Mal and Inara both take time considering what has happened, or could happen, between them. Aka: What if Mal had asked Inara not to leave?

River returns to the ship. Simon doesn't.