Fic - A Christmas Hymn (Firefly/Stargate Atlantis)
A Christmas Hymn
Author: Rhiannon - rhian_morwenna
Fandoms: Firefly and Stargate Atlantis
Characters: Shepherd Book, River Tam, Radek Zelenka
Pairing: Radek/River
Summary: Christmas Eve on Atlantis
Word Count: 265
Genre: gen
Rating: G/all ages
Sequel To: takes place a few hours after Wandering Souls
Series: Atlantis That Was - challenge table here
Disclaimer: This is not the alternate universe where I own both Firefly and Stargate Atlantis.
Author's Notes: crossovers100 prompt 92 - Christmas. Many thanks to lvs2read for beta reading this. Any mistakes are my own. Crossposted.
Shepherd Book looked around the room that served as an informal chapel for the residents of Atlantis. He walked around the room before pausing before the wall of windows. He gazed at the sea below through the mixture of clear and colored glass, the scent of incense and wax from previous visitors lingering in the air. He made a note to thank Doctor Weir for showing him this place as he left to prepare for the service he had planned for that night.
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Book scanned the faces of those attending the Christmas Eve service. There were fewer than he had hoped, but more than he had expected. Some were more familiar than others, and he was only mildly surprised to see Jayne among group. He smiled to himself when he saw a certain ship’s captain at the back of the room, and pretended not to notice. At least for now.
Book finished the service with a hymn that was one of his favorites from Earth That Was, one Doctor Weir had assured him would be familiar to those in attendance. As everyone started to sing “Silent Night,” he heard two voices singing in a language he had never heard before. He slowly looked over the group and saw River standing next to a man he recognized as a scientist, even though the name eluded him. They both sang in the same language, the man blinking back tears. Book watched as she took the man’s hand, squeezing it gently. The man looked over at her, each smiling faintly at the other as they continued to sing.
Author: Rhiannon - rhian_morwenna
Fandoms: Firefly and Stargate Atlantis
Characters: Shepherd Book, River Tam, Radek Zelenka
Pairing: Radek/River
Summary: Christmas Eve on Atlantis
Word Count: 265
Genre: gen
Rating: G/all ages
Sequel To: takes place a few hours after Wandering Souls
Series: Atlantis That Was - challenge table here
Disclaimer: This is not the alternate universe where I own both Firefly and Stargate Atlantis.
Author's Notes: crossovers100 prompt 92 - Christmas. Many thanks to lvs2read for beta reading this. Any mistakes are my own. Crossposted.
Shepherd Book looked around the room that served as an informal chapel for the residents of Atlantis. He walked around the room before pausing before the wall of windows. He gazed at the sea below through the mixture of clear and colored glass, the scent of incense and wax from previous visitors lingering in the air. He made a note to thank Doctor Weir for showing him this place as he left to prepare for the service he had planned for that night.
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Book scanned the faces of those attending the Christmas Eve service. There were fewer than he had hoped, but more than he had expected. Some were more familiar than others, and he was only mildly surprised to see Jayne among group. He smiled to himself when he saw a certain ship’s captain at the back of the room, and pretended not to notice. At least for now.
Book finished the service with a hymn that was one of his favorites from Earth That Was, one Doctor Weir had assured him would be familiar to those in attendance. As everyone started to sing “Silent Night,” he heard two voices singing in a language he had never heard before. He slowly looked over the group and saw River standing next to a man he recognized as a scientist, even though the name eluded him. They both sang in the same language, the man blinking back tears. Book watched as she took the man’s hand, squeezing it gently. The man looked over at her, each smiling faintly at the other as they continued to sing.