Fatal Boredom - Save 2x2

[browncoat2x2]

All right flist...

I know you're small and all, but....

I'm at work, my boss is sick, my bigger boss is on vacation, my husband is sick... I will get no better opportunity than this!!

I need amusement!

So... I'm going to steal agent_rouka's idea and do one of her little prompt memes...

Specifically:

1) Give me a pairing/situation/character and I will write ONE sentence for them.

and/or

2) If you make up titles (and pairings and/or other details) for stories I didn't write, I will respond with details of those non-written stories.

Comments

[cathiexx.livejournal.com]

Cathie to the rescue! *grins*

I'm going with the 'stories I haven't written' meme, because I love that one.

Title: So this is love
Pairing: Mal/Inara (of course!)

Hope it helps!

[browncoat2x2]

Ooohhhmmmmm

Okay.. becuase this is me *G* it goes something like this:

Despite what the title might lead you to believe, this is a heavy on the angst story from Inara's point of view that deals with her and Mal trying to come to terms with and surmount their differences. It will focus on how even though their love is strong, it doesn't just make everything miraculously wonderful between them, and in fact, she discovers that they have the power to hurt each other all the more now that their love has been acknowledged. There will be arguements and misunderstandings that threaten to tear them apart, but love will keep them together, until, in the end will come the understanding that Love is acceptance, of all of each other's faults and differing beliefs, and a partnership of compromise.

[cathiexx.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's so lovely! And hey, you know I love me the angst! *grins* Well done, I hoped it helped ease the boredom!

[terimaru.livejournal.com]

It has a different title, but Goldy_dollar has just written this story. And it rocks!

[goldy-dollar.livejournal.com]

So this is love

I need to shamelessly steal borrow this title. It fits really well with a fic I've written... and... and... please? Please? *hands you cookies and ice cream and cherries*

[browncoat2x2]

I'm sure cathiexx wouldn't mind, and I certainly don't... go for it!!!

[goldy-dollar.livejournal.com]

Eee! I LOVE these!

1) Give me a pairing/situation/character and I will write ONE sentence for them.

Inara/Jayne - trust

2) If you make up titles (and pairings and/or other details) for stories I didn't write, I will respond with details of those non-written stories.

Title: Beginning
Character: Inara

[browncoat2x2]

yay!! thank-you!!! Such interesting prompts!

Inara/Jayne - trust

The hurt and anger rolled off him, coiling about her like a living thing and all she could see was that single moment of crystallization, that terrible instant when he realized her betrayal, and she knew she'd never be worthy of his trust again.

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Title: Beginning
Character: Inara


This is the story of Inara on the verge of becoming a full Companion, of her expectations and dreams for the future, her reflections on how far she's come since she began her training, the loss she feels hovering on the horizon as she prepares to leave her friends at the Training House and move to one of the Guild Houses, and the eager anticipation of her first Client. It will give a lot of detail about the inner workings of the Guild, the independence, safety, skills, shelter, home, and happiness it has provided Inara, and will end with her fully prepared to meet the challenges to come, facing the future as her own woman, as a Companion, knowing she is destined for great things…

[goldy-dollar.livejournal.com]

The hurt and anger rolled off him, coiling about her like a living thing and all she could see was that single moment of crystallization, that terrible instant when he realized her betrayal, and she knew she'd never be worthy of his trust again.

And now I remember why I also HATE these. That's so not fair, giving that small description and NOT THE REST. *pouts*

This is the story of Inara on the verge of becoming a full Companion

One day, I'd LOVE to read that in a fanfic. Or get flashbacks of it.

[youngcurmudgeon.livejournal.com]

Woohoo!

1. Mal tapdancing.
2. Everything's Coming Up Kaylee.

~evil, evil laugh~

[browncoat2x2]

Oh! At first I thought Mal tapdancing was gonna be the hard one, but that came right away... it was the Kaylee one that I had a harder time with! but fun! weeeee! *G*

1. Mal tapdancing.

Gorram bet, Mal cursed inwardly as he glared up at Inara who was smiling down at him smugly, feet swaying in time to the music as he struggled through the steps and he winced as, yet again, River's baton whipped out and left a stinging welt across his backside, her 'toe, heel, toe, toe' echoing through the cargo bay with gleeful reprimand.

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2. Everything's Coming Up Kaylee.

This is a story of Kaylee told through the eyes of the rest of the crew, in little snapshots that show how Kaylee's light and happiness touches everyone on Serenity in very different ways, and how that helps the rest of the crew in their interactions with each other through a very difficult time. Through her selflessness and love, she'll find a solution that brings everyone back together, reminding the rest how very lucky they are to have each other, but especially her with them.

[youngcurmudgeon.livejournal.com]

Yay evil River! That'll teach him to challenge her kitchen skills. In the Iron Chef Firefly competition, her cuisine reigns supreme!

And aww, Kaylee-ness. I gotta do this thing one of these days.

[goldy-dollar.livejournal.com]

1. Mal tapdancing.

Buha! You ARE evil. *g*

[youngcurmudgeon.livejournal.com]

Hadn't you noticed? :-P It's all in the hat. Or, in today's case, in the umbrella.

[terimaru.livejournal.com]

1) Zoe & Inara/using a firearm

2) Mal/Inara "Would You Have Loved Me If I'd Known How to Dance?

[youngcurmudgeon.livejournal.com]

This is cracking me up, because the second one reminds me of the songs "Do You Love Me (Now That I Can Dance)" and "That's What I Like About You." Which just makes me picture an Austin Powers-esque dance party on Serenity.

[browncoat2x2]

heeeee, oh, this *is* fun!! yaayayayaa!

1) Zoe & Inara/using a firearm

Zoe wrapped her arms around Inara, her hands guiding the other woman's to the proper positions on the long rifle, cheek coming to rest against cheek as she leaned against her and helped the Companion sight along the barrel, breath a hot whisper as she said "Just squeeze it gentle," into her ear.

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2) Mal/Inara "Would You Have Loved Me If I'd Known How to Dance?


This is an angsty, tragic post BDM. Things never went right between Inara and Mal. She stayed on board, she couldn't leave, but their lives have become a dance of careful avoidance. They don't even have their arguments anymore, the barbs and jabs became too hurtful and less of a challenge over time until they stopped speaking altogether. A fatal mistake results in the two of them trapped in Inara's damaged shuttle as it sinks lower and lower in a deteriorating orbit, knowing they have only moments before they burn up in the atmosphere. And at last, barriers are dropped, and pain is pushed aside, and, amidst the regret of what has been, they kiss, dying in each other's arms as the shuttle disintegrates in a ball of fire - but not in a cheesy way ;o>

[hjea.livejournal.com]

Yay! These prompts are so addictive, I'm glad you've jumped on the bandwagon. *g*

1) Simon, breakthroughs.
2) The Silk Road, Mal/Inara.

Hope these work!

[browncoat2x2]

They are soooo much fun!! I encourage everyone to do them too!

These prompts were great!

1) Simon, Breakthroughs

"Rabbit… goes around…. under… through…Gorram hell!" yelled Jayne, as, for the fourteenth time the knot on his tie came undone, and Simon sighed, running a weary hand over his face, praying for inspiration to strike so that somehow, some way, they'd reach a breakthrough, and he'd make this man-ape understand the simple, basic steps of tying a necktie before Mal killed them both.

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2) The Silk Road, Mal/Inara.

This will have a lot of hot Mal/Inara sex, but it will be loving, and have plot too! The Silk Road will be in reference to an ancient Companion text that is not so much about technique, as it is about love, and while touched on, is no longer a cornerstone of Guild teachings. Inara will now understand what that book was about, learning through Mal the truths of that ancient teaching, that the ultimate act of a Companion is to give herself completely to another, body and soul, in love… It is a lesson only a very few Companions have ever come to understand, and it allows Inara to fully embrace her relationship with Mal and be content and fulfilled in it.

[mayorst.livejournal.com]

Title: The Eye of the Beholder
Characters: Mal,Inara, Jayne, and Kaylee

*giggle* I can just see this...going somewhere. LOL

[browncoat2x2]

Title: The Eye of the Beholder
Characters: Mal,Inara, Jayne, and Kaylee

This will be a story of a job gone wrong, in a humorous way though, not a bad one, that will be told in first person narratives from all four characters. Each will give their version of events, all pointing the blame at someone else, until after reading them all, you'll come to understand that the whole situation came about as a result of everyone's actions, and they're all to blame. This will be pointed out very suscinctly by River, who will then inform them that they're *all* boobs. In the end, they will all come to mutual agreement to never mention the job again, and even the reader will never know for sure what exactly it was they were supposed to be doing, but it will be very suggestive and allow the reader to jump to their own conclusions, thus making it fun for anyone who reads. *G*

[ceslas.livejournal.com]

OK, I am late the party...again...but:

1. Wash/Jayne shopping

2.The Bitter Beginning

te-he...never done a prompt before, now I gotta see if my own muse will kick in..

Thanks for the chuckles and entertainment btw! And more especially the angst- love the angst.

[browncoat2x2]

Sorry this took so long! I wasn't at work yesterday, hence boredom didn't strike severely enough to spark the muse.. but, fortunately, I'm back at work today, and the ideas are back *G*

1. Wash/Jayne shopping

"Why, I think you'd look mighty fetchin' in this one," said Wash, draping the flowery bonnet over his head and batting his eyelashes at the big mercenary, knowing he was enjoying Jayne's predicament far more than was prudent, but unable to help himself just the same.

2.The Bitter Beginning

This is the tale of how Saffron came to be the person she is, the circumstances that led to her leave her training and strike out into the 'verse on her own. When her trust is betrayed and her innocence shattered, she sets out on a course for revenge that leads her on the path filled with bitterness and regrets, and a pride too stubborn to admit either.

Thanks! :oD

[agent-rouka.livejournal.com]

Loved all the answers, wheeee! Pretty! How did I miss this? :D

But ack, no time! EVIL!

Thus: have a challenge because I'm late but greedy and as soon as I have time, I'll get back to all your comments that are due an answer! (Weekend, latest. Friday probably!)


1) Mal/Inara - tree climbing

2) "silver-sparkling water surface" - Inara and River



*HUGSES* Happy Thursday to you, lovely wife!

[browncoat2x2]

Loved all the answers, wheeee! Pretty! How did I miss this? :D

Awwwww *rolls around in fluffy kitty-like cuteness* Thanks! Consider this your bowl of candy ;o>

Thus: have a challenge because I'm late but greedy

*pets* there, there... I am wonderully pleased that you are greedy, darlin'! I love to give you pretties! :o) thank-you, thank-you!

Believe it or not, the first one took me the longest to get... the second one came to me right away though...


1) Mal/Inara - tree climbing
“All I said was it was a perfect blossom! I never said you had to climb up there and get it!” she groused, unable to contain her grin as she struggled under his weight, her arm around his middle as he leaned on her and favored his left ankle irritably.




2) "silver-sparkling water surface" - Inara and River
This is a story about the wearing of masks and illusions, control and the loss of it, and the constant, daily turmoil of River’s life. Through Inara, River learns a measure of control over herself, by applying the masks and illusions the Companion teaches her, and how ‘playing’ a role defines the parameters of her behaviour and gives her a set of guidelines to act within, so that she ‘knows’ what behaviour is correct and expected for every mask she wears. The ‘silver-sparkling water surface’ is of course Inara’s mirror that River loves to look in, though she always claims that the girl within is the real one, and she is but the illusion, forever needing a new role, a new mask, to define her purpose.




as soon as I have time, I'll get back to all your comments that are due an answer! (Weekend, latest. Friday probably!)

Squeeeeeeee! *bounces* You're the bestest, wife of mine! *hugs* I *have* missed you so!

*HUGSES* Happy Thursday to you, lovely wife!

And to you, darlin'!