Female Gen ficathon entry for lillianmorgan (also, GIP!)

[cesario]

This is the first time I've ever written FF-verse. Am I cringing as I post this? You betcha.

out of their skies (the light has died)
by Branwyn

fandom: Firefly/Serenity
written for: lillianmorgan in jennyo's Female Gen Ficathon.
character: River, sun parasols.
summary: There’s not a lot for a pilot to do out in the black.
rating: PG
notes: Thanks to lizbee, as usual,

Comments

[florahart]

*sniffles*

I'm glad I'm not the only one who was all sniffly, here. Making the video is something I can totally see Wash doing, and River's voice here is lovely. :)

[palmaceae]

woah that was just powerful.
“I like Susannah, for a girl. And Li-Mei. But I don’t like any boy’s names. They’re all hard and have sharp corners.” i just really liked that line.

[kindkit]

Oh, wow. This is beautiful.

Fic: Out of the Skies (the Light Has Died)

[secondsilk]

Wonderful.
Pensive River is beautiful and sad and lost.
And that she's a little girl, still, in the end. Naming the baby, and wanting to go home.
I love Zoe, and this picture of her after Wash, draws her very well.

[moireach]

This is wonderful. The recordings of Wash are just great -- you have his voice down perfectly and painfully. And I like your Mal, and oh, River trying to reach out to Zoe. And I like this self-aware River, trying to pull herself together, trying not to be hurt by things, by people.