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The Close Shore, At the End, Untenable by 2x2 GENRE: DRAMA RATING: 10 DATE: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2015 “Dead ’re in my head tonight,” he said finally. “Can’t get ‘em out. Don’t got the booze or the bar to distract me. Don’t know why I’m here ‘cept I don’t think I can go through it alone.”
Remembering Inara Chapter 5-Part Of The Ship by Bup GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 0 DATE: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2015 Emma pauses and smiles slightly. "I remember the time when I wanted Dad to be with us so badly that I pretended to see and talk to him. It wasn't real but..." "Actually it was." River says looking at Kaylee. "Can I tell her?"--Remembering Inara Chapter 5 Part Of The Ship
The Slower Path: All the Difference - Part 15 - Sequel to The One Less Traveled By by 2x2 GENRE: ROMANCE RATING: 10 DATE: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2015 She let out a breath, saying nothing for a long moment before she raised her eyes again. “There are some things I want you to know,” she said softly. “Things I want you to understand.” Much as he wished he could ignore it, he could see it was important to her that he know whatever it was she wanted to tell him. He knew he wouldn't have let himself see it in the past, but that weren't where they were anymore, or at least, not where they wanted to be, either of them. Their relationship had changed, was changing, and he weren’t so stupid he didn’t recognize that. He didn't know that he wanted to know it, much less understand it, but she was reluctant enough to talk about any aspect of her life as it was; could be he might ought not stop her when she wanted to.
Tales From the Nordic Troll - #8: Business as Usual (part 3) by MikeBroome GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 9 DATE: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2015 Jacko slowly withdrew his hand from the box, producing a cigar, his eyes never leaving Gerrin’s. Placing the cigar in his mouth, he reached down and picked up a small, gaudy-looking lighter, which he also made a show of displaying for his unwelcome visitors. Producing a flame under the cigar, he puffed several times. Finally satisfied, Jacko leaned back in his chair and remarked to Gerrin “You don’t take instructions well, do you?”
Monied Individual - Part I by Jane0904 GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 9 DATE: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2015 Hank’s parents had died when he was young, and his grandmother had brought him up. Mal considered it was her fault he was the way he was, but that was unfair – Hank was who he was always destined to be. Or possibly he was meant to be someone else entirely. [Maya. Post-BDM. A new story for your delectation and delight. Persephone, Badger and lawyers ... what could possibly go wrong?]
Unlucky at Cards... by 2x2 GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 10 DATE: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2015 “I… You can’t be that lucky!” Mal moaned as Inara beat him again, laying out her cards with a flourish.
Secrets - Part XXVIII - Conclusion by Jane0904 GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 10 DATE: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2015 River shook herself, turning from the rabbit hole. She didn’t feel like being Alice, and while Jayne’s grin sometimes made her think of the Cheshire Cat, the dormouse was asleep and likely to remain so. Of much more interest were the secrets. So many, some old, some new, some borrowed and some blue. And for once she didn’t care if she was referencing the Earth-that-was marriage ceremony. That wasn’t the point. Inara, the Bodens, Harper Lecomb and the Culver diamond, Randall Lecomb and his homicidal tendencies … all secrets, overlaid with the flavour of the Alliance and their need to control. [Maya. Post-BDM. Secrets comes to a conclusion, but some are still waiting to see the light of day.]
Secrets- Part XXVII by Jane0904 GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 0 DATE: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2015 “I don’t always trust him when he’s operating on Jayne. A slip of the scalpel, too many drugs, too little oxygen, and I would be a free woman. My worries. Not his thoughts. But he is my brother. For better or worse. For richer or poorer. In sickness and in health. And we have experienced them all.” [Maya. Post-BDM. Home stretch now on Secrets, with the crisis passed for now and decisions made. Thanks so much for those of you who have stuck with this!]
The Slower Path: The One Less Traveled By - Part 14 - Sequel to Regrets by 2x2 GENRE: DRAMA RATING: 10 DATE: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2015 They fell silent again, struggling to find the ease that they had found, before; before the argument that had almost ended things. "I feel like-," she started. "This is-," he said at the same time. They looked at each other. "Awkward," they both said, laughing lightly.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS: 1. "Gift Horse" by AMDOBELL GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 10 DATE: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2015 What in the nine hells were they so afraid of? Then he remembered Tracy. The body mailed to them by their old war buddy and all the trouble that had brought down on them.
Like Thunder Follows Lightning by 2x2 GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 9 DATE: MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2015 A little bit of fluffangst... Mal/Inara and the inevitability of things between them.
Secrets - Part XXVI by JANE0904 GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 10 DATE: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2015 "Have you never done that? In all those times you were treating someone in the hospital, when you were the great Doctor Tam, didn’t you once tell less than the truth to someone if it made them feel less desperate?” [Maya. Post-BDM. Inara's fate, and what follows. My apologies for the wait!]
Firefly - Season 2 (CONCEPT) by VILLI GENRE: GENERAL RATING: DATE: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2015 The purpose of this story is to tear the main characters apart, so I can see what makes them tick in the first place.
Hiding by Jane0904 GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 10 DATE: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2015 "Jayne, she’s psychic.” “So?” [Maya-ish. Post-BDM. One of my occasional forays into standalone dialogue only, and to make up for the fact Secrets is still waiting an update. Mal and Jayne, and two cameos. Enjoy!]
Tales From the Nordic Troll - #8: Business as Usual (part 1) by MikeBroome GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 9 DATE: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2015 Reilly struggled ferociously to break free. As he jerked and pulled against his attackers, he felt the sharp prick of a needle entering his neck. Reilly’s muscles began to feel numb and heavy. The hallway started to spin. Through a growing fog he could hear the contact admonish him loudly “It’ll only be worse if you fight it”. . . . . . Reilly’s arms grew heavier. His eyes started to cloud over. "Tah mah duh hwoon dahn (Mother humping son of a bitch)", he slurred angrily. "Huogai daomei (You deserve whatever’s coming to you)”. . . . . . . “It ain’t me”, the contact apologized. “It’s just good business”.
Always Had Faith by 2x2 GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 10 DATE: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2015 Faith in a higher power? That was always Mal's thing, the Captain, back in the war.
Loved and Lost by 2x2 GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 9 DATE: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2015 Love’s the biggest kind of hurt there is.
Surviving by 2x2 GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 10 DATE: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2015 And I wouldn't trade that love for nothin'.
The Mood That Passes Through by 2x2 GENRE: DRAMA RATING: 10 DATE: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2015 He felt the first trembling shudder go through her, heard her breath hitch and felt her fingers grip his skin; knew it was comin', the wave that was cresting the walls she'd built to hold it back, whatever it was. Knew they were about to come crashing down around her. The first sob still hurt though, still lanced through his heart like a searing hot blade to hear her make that sound.
Remembering Inara Chapter 4 - In Inara's Words by Bup GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 10 DATE: THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 2015 “Inara left instructions for having this End of Mourning ceremony. She asked that someone read this out loud.” --Zoe Washburne
Remembering Inara Chapter 3 - Book and Wash Reynolds by Bup GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 0 DATE: SUNDAY, AUGUST 16, 2015 “Shun-SHENG duh gao-WAHN. I just got the gorram lock open too.” Book's response can be heard from the background. --Book Reynolds
Remembering Inara Chapter 2- A Mother's Final Request by Bup GENRE: GENERAL RATING: DATE: SUNDAY, AUGUST 16, 2015 “Participate? You make this sound like a gorram picnic. You may be having trouble understanding why I'm not in a hurry to do this. What I'm having trouble understanding is why everyone is in such a hurry to be done mournin'. I'm not ready.” --Malcolm Reynolds
Remembering Inara -- Chapter One: The Direction of the Curl by Bup GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 10 DATE: SUNDAY, AUGUST 16, 2015 “Momma told me all about the First Year of Mourning Anniversary Day. On the anniversary day the oldest daughter or another female loved one dresses as the beloved to honor the individual lost." --Imala Reynolds
Secrets - Part XXV by Jane0904 GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 10 DATE: TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2015 River sighed unhappily, and suddenly all the emotions were too much. She turned and ran back towards the lake, not stopping as she reached the water’s edge but continuing on, diving as she got deep enough, letting the cold fill her ears and eyes as if it might wash all feelings from her. Breathing out and seeing air bubbles rise to the surface, she allowed herself to sink to the bottom. She ignored the pressure in her lungs, only considering how easy it would be to just breathe in, and she could float forever. [Maya. Post-BDM. River sees everyone and everything. Things are about to happen.]
Mother's Day by WAZ GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 0 DATE: SUNDAY, JUNE 28, 2015 My dear mother, I truly hope this letter finds you well and happy and in time for Mother's Day.
Secrets- Part XXIV by Jane0904 GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 10 DATE: SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2015 “My love, you must wake up,” Sam said so quietly it was doubtful anyone outside in the common area would have heard. “You must. If only to laugh at me and tell me how ridiculous I am. To touch my cheek and tell me I have to have faith. Please, Inara. Please.” A tear fell onto their hands, but he didn’t wipe it away, not caring if anyone saw. [Maya. Post-BDM. Mal and River discuss life, and there are more visitors. This will all soon be coming to a head.]
Two Kittens and a Dirt Sucking Reaver (Inspired By Actual Events) by BUP GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 10 DATE: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2015 “Don't forget what we learned last night; those lessons will take care of you just fine. You Can't Stop The Signal.” Smudge says.
Tales From the Nordic Troll - #7: Strange Bedfellows (part 6) by MikeBroome GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 9 DATE: WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2015 Staring out the open bay, Durant mused “It does make you wonder, though, why some people want to dominate or destroy everything they see”. . . . Gerrin’s answer was grim. “Some people just can’t feel good about themselves until they feel bad about someone else”
Secrets - Part XXIII by Jane0904 GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 10 DATE: SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2015 Jayne materialised from the darkness and wrapped his strong arms around the young doctor, pinning him. “Not a good idea. Mal’s as like to give you one last chance then shoot you. If you’d tried that on me, now, you’d be bleeding into the dirt, but then Mal always was a soft touch.” “Let me go!” “Nope. Less you’d like me to hand you over to Frey, and don’t go thinking that’s the easy option.” [Maya. Post-BDM. Couples talk, Simon's anger bubbles over, and Inara's time is running out.]
Secrets - Part XXII by Jane0904 GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 10 DATE: TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2015 Simon’s lips thinned. “The D17 might be the original problem, affecting a tiny number of those exposed, perhaps only one or two people of the same family, but the Anti-Pax wasn’t designed for it. Besides, that would be like using a hammer when I need a scalpel.” [Maya. Post-BDM. Is there light at the end of the tunnel, or is it an oncoming Alliance cruiser?]
Secrets - Part XXI by Jane0904 GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 10 DATE: FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2015 “I don’t want to be pitied!” The words were out before she could stop them. “Pity? You think that’s what’s going to go through their heads? Inara, I knew you were stubborn, but since when did you catch stupid?” [Maya. Post-BDM. A little more of the fall-out from Inara's revelation, and a message from Monty. And yes, another chapter in just a few days!]
Secrets - Part XX by JANE0904 GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 10 DATE: SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 2015 “No. You don’t get to play word games with me, Inara. Mal, his crew … perhaps I can understand you not wanting to burden them with this. But me?” The pain was evident in his voice and now in his expression. “Me, Inara? I gave up everything to be with you. And I would again. But you don’t trust me enough to tell me something this important. Don’t you think I had a right to know what my child is doing to you?” [Maya. Post-BDM. Inara's secret is revealed. And don't faint because I've posted another chapter in less than a year!]
Secrets - Part XIX by Jane0904 GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 9 DATE: SUNDAY, APRIL 19, 2015 Freya gazed at Inara, at the innate elegance of her simple blue tunic and full length skirt, her newly short hair making her look even more delicate, more elfin than usual. Still, that didn’t disguise the steel core. “Okay.” Freya nodded slowly. “When you’re ready. Just don’t leave it too late.” [Maya. Post-BDM. Edging closer to finding out about another secret, this time Inara's.]
Firefly - Albatross Chapter 8 and Epilogue by m52nickerson GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 10 DATE: FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2015 A message from River set the final events into motion.
Tales From the Nordic Troll - #7: Strange Bedfellows (part 5). by MikeBroome GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 9 DATE: MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2015 The Alliance soldiers, hearing the roar of the engines, turned and watched in shock, spouting epithets in English and Chinese, as the Troll sprang from the pad. The two in the foxhole with Gerrin turned to him and demanded “Where the Hell they Going?!?”
Tales From the Nordic Troll - #7: Strange Bedfellows (part 4). by MikeBroome GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 9 DATE: MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2015 “I will rise soon”, the Purist continued. “My time here is done”. He paused before adding “I only regret that I won’t get to kill more of you myself”’. - - - “Why?” Hawkins demanded. “What did any of us do to you?” - - - The Purist smiled coldly at them. “God frowns on you”, he smirked hatefully. - - - “Wouldn’t be the first time”, Gerrin grunted.
Tales From the Nordic Troll - #7: Strange Bedfellows (part 3). by MikeBroome GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 9 DATE: MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2015 Gerrin stood there, weighing his options. He could take his ship and run, surely, as any sane captain probably would, except that he had never embraced the concept of turning tail and leaving another man to fend for himself while he, Gerrin, ran for safety. - Screw it -, he finally decided, - we’re already in it halfway up the leg -
Tales From the Nordic Troll - #7: Strange Bedfellows (part 2). by MIKEBROOME GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 9 DATE: MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2015 Gerrin jogged over to the Alliance skiff. “What’s the status?” he asked the sergeant. - - - - - “Three dead, five wounded”, the sergeant responded. After a pause he added “Including the captain”. - - - - - “Dead?” - - - - - The sergeant nodded. “Yeah”. - - - - - “Konyetchna (of course)”, Gerrin muttered, mostly to himself. “Nothing ever goes according to plan”.
Tales From the Nordic Troll - #7: Strange Bedfellows (part 1). by MikeBroome GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 9 DATE: MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2015 Loomie pointed out the window. Gerrin stiffened as his gaze followed her arm. The small town in the window in front of them was dotted with flaming buildings and plumes of rising smoke. Several buildings along the landing field stood half-charred, while some had already collapsed in on themselves. Several bodies were strewn across the ground on the landing field. “Ni gan shenme ne (What the hell?), Gerrin murmured. - - - - Loomie looked at him. “Turn back?” - - - - “Not an option”, Gerrin snorted. After a pause he mused “First the business with that packet, then St. Ekaterina, now this. Is it just me, or does the ‘Verse hate us lately?”
Tales From the Nordic Troll - #6: Baggage (part 6). by MikeBroome GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 9 DATE: MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2015 Turning to Gerrin Nadia announced gravely “I gotta get you out of here. Someone in the hospital tagged you”.
Tales From the Nordic Troll - #6: Baggage (part 5) by MikeBroome GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 9 DATE: MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2015 They continued to peer out the open door until suddenly hands grabbed both of them from behind and whirled them around. They faced two men, guns drawn, staring them down. “What the hell you doing on my ship?” the red-haired man on the left demanded.
THE DICHOTOMY SERIES: 11. "Inside Out" by AMDOBELL GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 9 DATE: SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 2015 If it was too gorram wet to hunt for rabbits what in the nine hells was his son really hunting? And was it something on four legs or two?
THE DICHOTOMY SERIES: 10. "Masks" by AMDOBELL GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 10 DATE: SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 2015 The man was in a terrible condition, his pulse weak, and for some reason he was soaking wet which did nothing to staunch the blood soaking through his clothing and seeping from the poorly tended wound where he had been shot.
Secrets - Part XVIII by Jane0904 GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 10 DATE: SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 2015 “Can you be sure the parts aren’t tagged in any way? Because I can’t.” Freya shook her head, then put her hand on Monty’s arm. “We can’t afford to have this getting back to you. To us. Besides, if the ship isn’t found then I’m sure Harper Lecomb isn’t going to give up looking for his son. We’ve got enemies coming out of our ears – we don’t need to breed new ones.” [Maya. Post-BDM. Randall Lecomb meets his final end, and Simon is still working on Inara's problem. Here's an extra long chapter to make up for the long, long delay in getting it to you!]
Sihnon Standard Time (Adventures of the Jin Dui #5) by Captain_Cooper GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 0 DATE: FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2015 Now under new management, the Jin Dui makes her first call at the Persephone’s Eavesdown Docks. (WARNING: Long fic!)
THE DICHOTOMY SERIES: 9. "All The King's Men" by AMDOBELL GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 10 DATE: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2015 The man sighed like the weight of the of the 'Verse was on his shoulders but unlike anyone else he looked like he could carry the weight.
At Least it Got a Smile by redalader GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 9 DATE: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2015 Wash is landcrazy and has to get the energy out somehow....and since no one else is on board. Zoe warms a little to Wash and Wash FINALLY makes Zoe smile....although not in the way he intended.
THE DICHOTOMY SERIES: 8. "All The King's Horses" by AMDOBELL GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 10 DATE: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2015 Without warning something came through the opening and rolled with a metallic clang across the ground before exploding.
THE DICHOTOMY SERIES: 7. "Friend or Foe" by AMDOBELL GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 10 DATE: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2015 Then he found himself falling, the whole world silent as in slow motion the hordes of diyu came to swallow him up and everything disintegrated in fire, blood and pain.
THE DICHOTOMY SERIES: 6. "Friends You Choose" by AMDOBELL GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 10 DATE: TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2015 It was a sound he recognised from the War, didn't forget the sound of a man drowning on his own blood.

The Close Shore, At the End, Untenable by 2x2
GENRE: DRAMA RATING: 10 DATE: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2015
“Dead ’re in my head tonight,” he said finally. “Can’t get ‘em out. Don’t got the booze or the bar to distract me. Don’t know why I’m here ‘cept I don’t think I can go through it alone.”

Remembering Inara Chapter 5-Part Of The Ship by Bup
GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 0 DATE: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2015
Emma pauses and smiles slightly. "I remember the time when I wanted Dad to be with us so badly that I pretended to see and talk to him. It wasn't real but..." "Actually it was." River says looking at Kaylee. "Can I tell her?"--Remembering Inara Chapter 5 Part Of The Ship

The Slower Path: All the Difference - Part 15 - Sequel to The One Less Traveled By by 2x2
GENRE: ROMANCE RATING: 10 DATE: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2015
She let out a breath, saying nothing for a long moment before she raised her eyes again. “There are some things I want you to know,” she said softly. “Things I want you to understand.” Much as he wished he could ignore it, he could see it was important to her that he know whatever it was she wanted to tell him. He knew he wouldn't have let himself see it in the past, but that weren't where they were anymore, or at least, not where they wanted to be, either of them. Their relationship had changed, was changing, and he weren’t so stupid he didn’t recognize that. He didn't know that he wanted to know it, much less understand it, but she was reluctant enough to talk about any aspect of her life as it was; could be he might ought not stop her when she wanted to.

Tales From the Nordic Troll - #8: Business as Usual (part 3) by MikeBroome
GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 9 DATE: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2015
Jacko slowly withdrew his hand from the box, producing a cigar, his eyes never leaving Gerrin’s. Placing the cigar in his mouth, he reached down and picked up a small, gaudy-looking lighter, which he also made a show of displaying for his unwelcome visitors. Producing a flame under the cigar, he puffed several times. Finally satisfied, Jacko leaned back in his chair and remarked to Gerrin “You don’t take instructions well, do you?”

Monied Individual - Part I by Jane0904
GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 9 DATE: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2015
Hank’s parents had died when he was young, and his grandmother had brought him up. Mal considered it was her fault he was the way he was, but that was unfair – Hank was who he was always destined to be. Or possibly he was meant to be someone else entirely. [Maya. Post-BDM. A new story for your delectation and delight. Persephone, Badger and lawyers ... what could possibly go wrong?]

Unlucky at Cards... by 2x2
GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 10 DATE: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2015
“I… You can’t be that lucky!” Mal moaned as Inara beat him again, laying out her cards with a flourish.

Secrets - Part XXVIII - Conclusion by Jane0904
GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 10 DATE: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2015
River shook herself, turning from the rabbit hole. She didn’t feel like being Alice, and while Jayne’s grin sometimes made her think of the Cheshire Cat, the dormouse was asleep and likely to remain so. Of much more interest were the secrets. So many, some old, some new, some borrowed and some blue. And for once she didn’t care if she was referencing the Earth-that-was marriage ceremony. That wasn’t the point. Inara, the Bodens, Harper Lecomb and the Culver diamond, Randall Lecomb and his homicidal tendencies … all secrets, overlaid with the flavour of the Alliance and their need to control. [Maya. Post-BDM. Secrets comes to a conclusion, but some are still waiting to see the light of day.]

Secrets- Part XXVII by Jane0904
GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 0 DATE: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2015
“I don’t always trust him when he’s operating on Jayne. A slip of the scalpel, too many drugs, too little oxygen, and I would be a free woman. My worries. Not his thoughts. But he is my brother. For better or worse. For richer or poorer. In sickness and in health. And we have experienced them all.” [Maya. Post-BDM. Home stretch now on Secrets, with the crisis passed for now and decisions made. Thanks so much for those of you who have stuck with this!]

The Slower Path: The One Less Traveled By - Part 14 - Sequel to Regrets by 2x2
GENRE: DRAMA RATING: 10 DATE: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2015
They fell silent again, struggling to find the ease that they had found, before; before the argument that had almost ended things. "I feel like-," she started. "This is-," he said at the same time. They looked at each other. "Awkward," they both said, laughing lightly.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS: 1. "Gift Horse" by AMDOBELL
GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 10 DATE: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2015
What in the nine hells were they so afraid of? Then he remembered Tracy. The body mailed to them by their old war buddy and all the trouble that had brought down on them.

Like Thunder Follows Lightning by 2x2
GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 9 DATE: MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2015
A little bit of fluffangst... Mal/Inara and the inevitability of things between them.

Secrets - Part XXVI by JANE0904
GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 10 DATE: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2015
"Have you never done that? In all those times you were treating someone in the hospital, when you were the great Doctor Tam, didn’t you once tell less than the truth to someone if it made them feel less desperate?” [Maya. Post-BDM. Inara's fate, and what follows. My apologies for the wait!]

Firefly - Season 2 (CONCEPT) by VILLI
GENRE: GENERAL RATING: DATE: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2015
The purpose of this story is to tear the main characters apart, so I can see what makes them tick in the first place.

Hiding by Jane0904
GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 10 DATE: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2015
"Jayne, she’s psychic.” “So?” [Maya-ish. Post-BDM. One of my occasional forays into standalone dialogue only, and to make up for the fact Secrets is still waiting an update. Mal and Jayne, and two cameos. Enjoy!]

Tales From the Nordic Troll - #8: Business as Usual (part 1) by MikeBroome
GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 9 DATE: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2015
Reilly struggled ferociously to break free. As he jerked and pulled against his attackers, he felt the sharp prick of a needle entering his neck. Reilly’s muscles began to feel numb and heavy. The hallway started to spin. Through a growing fog he could hear the contact admonish him loudly “It’ll only be worse if you fight it”. . . . . . Reilly’s arms grew heavier. His eyes started to cloud over. "Tah mah duh hwoon dahn (Mother humping son of a bitch)", he slurred angrily. "Huogai daomei (You deserve whatever’s coming to you)”. . . . . . . “It ain’t me”, the contact apologized. “It’s just good business”.

Always Had Faith by 2x2
GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 10 DATE: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2015
Faith in a higher power? That was always Mal's thing, the Captain, back in the war.

Loved and Lost by 2x2
GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 9 DATE: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2015
Love’s the biggest kind of hurt there is.

Surviving by 2x2
GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 10 DATE: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2015
And I wouldn't trade that love for nothin'.

The Mood That Passes Through by 2x2
GENRE: DRAMA RATING: 10 DATE: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2015
He felt the first trembling shudder go through her, heard her breath hitch and felt her fingers grip his skin; knew it was comin', the wave that was cresting the walls she'd built to hold it back, whatever it was. Knew they were about to come crashing down around her. The first sob still hurt though, still lanced through his heart like a searing hot blade to hear her make that sound.

Remembering Inara Chapter 4 - In Inara's Words by Bup
GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 10 DATE: THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 2015
“Inara left instructions for having this End of Mourning ceremony. She asked that someone read this out loud.” --Zoe Washburne

Remembering Inara Chapter 3 - Book and Wash Reynolds by Bup
GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 0 DATE: SUNDAY, AUGUST 16, 2015
“Shun-SHENG duh gao-WAHN. I just got the gorram lock open too.” Book's response can be heard from the background. --Book Reynolds

Remembering Inara Chapter 2- A Mother's Final Request by Bup
GENRE: GENERAL RATING: DATE: SUNDAY, AUGUST 16, 2015
“Participate? You make this sound like a gorram picnic. You may be having trouble understanding why I'm not in a hurry to do this. What I'm having trouble understanding is why everyone is in such a hurry to be done mournin'. I'm not ready.” --Malcolm Reynolds

Remembering Inara -- Chapter One: The Direction of the Curl by Bup
GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 10 DATE: SUNDAY, AUGUST 16, 2015
“Momma told me all about the First Year of Mourning Anniversary Day. On the anniversary day the oldest daughter or another female loved one dresses as the beloved to honor the individual lost." --Imala Reynolds

Secrets - Part XXV by Jane0904
GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 10 DATE: TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2015
River sighed unhappily, and suddenly all the emotions were too much. She turned and ran back towards the lake, not stopping as she reached the water’s edge but continuing on, diving as she got deep enough, letting the cold fill her ears and eyes as if it might wash all feelings from her. Breathing out and seeing air bubbles rise to the surface, she allowed herself to sink to the bottom. She ignored the pressure in her lungs, only considering how easy it would be to just breathe in, and she could float forever. [Maya. Post-BDM. River sees everyone and everything. Things are about to happen.]

Mother's Day by WAZ
GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 0 DATE: SUNDAY, JUNE 28, 2015
My dear mother, I truly hope this letter finds you well and happy and in time for Mother's Day.

Secrets- Part XXIV by Jane0904
GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 10 DATE: SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2015
“My love, you must wake up,” Sam said so quietly it was doubtful anyone outside in the common area would have heard. “You must. If only to laugh at me and tell me how ridiculous I am. To touch my cheek and tell me I have to have faith. Please, Inara. Please.” A tear fell onto their hands, but he didn’t wipe it away, not caring if anyone saw. [Maya. Post-BDM. Mal and River discuss life, and there are more visitors. This will all soon be coming to a head.]

Two Kittens and a Dirt Sucking Reaver (Inspired By Actual Events) by BUP
GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 10 DATE: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2015
“Don't forget what we learned last night; those lessons will take care of you just fine. You Can't Stop The Signal.” Smudge says.

Tales From the Nordic Troll - #7: Strange Bedfellows (part 6) by MikeBroome
GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 9 DATE: WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2015
Staring out the open bay, Durant mused “It does make you wonder, though, why some people want to dominate or destroy everything they see”. . . . Gerrin’s answer was grim. “Some people just can’t feel good about themselves until they feel bad about someone else”

Secrets - Part XXIII by Jane0904
GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 10 DATE: SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2015
Jayne materialised from the darkness and wrapped his strong arms around the young doctor, pinning him. “Not a good idea. Mal’s as like to give you one last chance then shoot you. If you’d tried that on me, now, you’d be bleeding into the dirt, but then Mal always was a soft touch.” “Let me go!” “Nope. Less you’d like me to hand you over to Frey, and don’t go thinking that’s the easy option.” [Maya. Post-BDM. Couples talk, Simon's anger bubbles over, and Inara's time is running out.]

Secrets - Part XXII by Jane0904
GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 10 DATE: TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2015
Simon’s lips thinned. “The D17 might be the original problem, affecting a tiny number of those exposed, perhaps only one or two people of the same family, but the Anti-Pax wasn’t designed for it. Besides, that would be like using a hammer when I need a scalpel.” [Maya. Post-BDM. Is there light at the end of the tunnel, or is it an oncoming Alliance cruiser?]

Secrets - Part XXI by Jane0904
GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 10 DATE: FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2015
“I don’t want to be pitied!” The words were out before she could stop them. “Pity? You think that’s what’s going to go through their heads? Inara, I knew you were stubborn, but since when did you catch stupid?” [Maya. Post-BDM. A little more of the fall-out from Inara's revelation, and a message from Monty. And yes, another chapter in just a few days!]

Secrets - Part XX by JANE0904
GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 10 DATE: SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 2015
“No. You don’t get to play word games with me, Inara. Mal, his crew … perhaps I can understand you not wanting to burden them with this. But me?” The pain was evident in his voice and now in his expression. “Me, Inara? I gave up everything to be with you. And I would again. But you don’t trust me enough to tell me something this important. Don’t you think I had a right to know what my child is doing to you?” [Maya. Post-BDM. Inara's secret is revealed. And don't faint because I've posted another chapter in less than a year!]

Secrets - Part XIX by Jane0904
GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 9 DATE: SUNDAY, APRIL 19, 2015
Freya gazed at Inara, at the innate elegance of her simple blue tunic and full length skirt, her newly short hair making her look even more delicate, more elfin than usual. Still, that didn’t disguise the steel core. “Okay.” Freya nodded slowly. “When you’re ready. Just don’t leave it too late.” [Maya. Post-BDM. Edging closer to finding out about another secret, this time Inara's.]

Firefly - Albatross Chapter 8 and Epilogue by m52nickerson
GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 10 DATE: FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2015
A message from River set the final events into motion.

Tales From the Nordic Troll - #7: Strange Bedfellows (part 5). by MikeBroome
GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 9 DATE: MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2015
The Alliance soldiers, hearing the roar of the engines, turned and watched in shock, spouting epithets in English and Chinese, as the Troll sprang from the pad. The two in the foxhole with Gerrin turned to him and demanded “Where the Hell they Going?!?”

Tales From the Nordic Troll - #7: Strange Bedfellows (part 4). by MikeBroome
GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 9 DATE: MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2015
“I will rise soon”, the Purist continued. “My time here is done”. He paused before adding “I only regret that I won’t get to kill more of you myself”’. - - - “Why?” Hawkins demanded. “What did any of us do to you?” - - - The Purist smiled coldly at them. “God frowns on you”, he smirked hatefully. - - - “Wouldn’t be the first time”, Gerrin grunted.

Tales From the Nordic Troll - #7: Strange Bedfellows (part 3). by MikeBroome
GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 9 DATE: MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2015
Gerrin stood there, weighing his options. He could take his ship and run, surely, as any sane captain probably would, except that he had never embraced the concept of turning tail and leaving another man to fend for himself while he, Gerrin, ran for safety. - Screw it -, he finally decided, - we’re already in it halfway up the leg -

Tales From the Nordic Troll - #7: Strange Bedfellows (part 2). by MIKEBROOME
GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 9 DATE: MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2015
Gerrin jogged over to the Alliance skiff. “What’s the status?” he asked the sergeant. - - - - - “Three dead, five wounded”, the sergeant responded. After a pause he added “Including the captain”. - - - - - “Dead?” - - - - - The sergeant nodded. “Yeah”. - - - - - “Konyetchna (of course)”, Gerrin muttered, mostly to himself. “Nothing ever goes according to plan”.

Tales From the Nordic Troll - #7: Strange Bedfellows (part 1). by MikeBroome
GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 9 DATE: MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2015
Loomie pointed out the window. Gerrin stiffened as his gaze followed her arm. The small town in the window in front of them was dotted with flaming buildings and plumes of rising smoke. Several buildings along the landing field stood half-charred, while some had already collapsed in on themselves. Several bodies were strewn across the ground on the landing field. “Ni gan shenme ne (What the hell?), Gerrin murmured. - - - - Loomie looked at him. “Turn back?” - - - - “Not an option”, Gerrin snorted. After a pause he mused “First the business with that packet, then St. Ekaterina, now this. Is it just me, or does the ‘Verse hate us lately?”

Tales From the Nordic Troll - #6: Baggage (part 6). by MikeBroome
GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 9 DATE: MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2015
Turning to Gerrin Nadia announced gravely “I gotta get you out of here. Someone in the hospital tagged you”.

Tales From the Nordic Troll - #6: Baggage (part 5) by MikeBroome
GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 9 DATE: MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2015
They continued to peer out the open door until suddenly hands grabbed both of them from behind and whirled them around. They faced two men, guns drawn, staring them down. “What the hell you doing on my ship?” the red-haired man on the left demanded.

THE DICHOTOMY SERIES: 11. "Inside Out" by AMDOBELL
GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 9 DATE: SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 2015
If it was too gorram wet to hunt for rabbits what in the nine hells was his son really hunting? And was it something on four legs or two?

THE DICHOTOMY SERIES: 10. "Masks" by AMDOBELL
GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 10 DATE: SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 2015
The man was in a terrible condition, his pulse weak, and for some reason he was soaking wet which did nothing to staunch the blood soaking through his clothing and seeping from the poorly tended wound where he had been shot.

Secrets - Part XVIII by Jane0904
GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 10 DATE: SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 2015
“Can you be sure the parts aren’t tagged in any way? Because I can’t.” Freya shook her head, then put her hand on Monty’s arm. “We can’t afford to have this getting back to you. To us. Besides, if the ship isn’t found then I’m sure Harper Lecomb isn’t going to give up looking for his son. We’ve got enemies coming out of our ears – we don’t need to breed new ones.” [Maya. Post-BDM. Randall Lecomb meets his final end, and Simon is still working on Inara's problem. Here's an extra long chapter to make up for the long, long delay in getting it to you!]

Sihnon Standard Time (Adventures of the Jin Dui #5) by Captain_Cooper
GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 0 DATE: FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2015
Now under new management, the Jin Dui makes her first call at the Persephone’s Eavesdown Docks. (WARNING: Long fic!)

THE DICHOTOMY SERIES: 9. "All The King's Men" by AMDOBELL
GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 10 DATE: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2015
The man sighed like the weight of the of the 'Verse was on his shoulders but unlike anyone else he looked like he could carry the weight.

At Least it Got a Smile by redalader
GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 9 DATE: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2015
Wash is landcrazy and has to get the energy out somehow....and since no one else is on board. Zoe warms a little to Wash and Wash FINALLY makes Zoe smile....although not in the way he intended.

THE DICHOTOMY SERIES: 8. "All The King's Horses" by AMDOBELL
GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 10 DATE: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2015
Without warning something came through the opening and rolled with a metallic clang across the ground before exploding.

THE DICHOTOMY SERIES: 7. "Friend or Foe" by AMDOBELL
GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 10 DATE: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2015
Then he found himself falling, the whole world silent as in slow motion the hordes of *diyu* came to swallow him up and everything disintegrated in fire, blood and pain.

THE DICHOTOMY SERIES: 6. "Friends You Choose" by AMDOBELL
GENRE: GENERAL RATING: 10 DATE: TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2015
It was a sound he recognised from the War, didn't forget the sound of a man drowning on his own blood.

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