008 Two ficlets

[blueanddollsome.livejournal.com]

Title: Wallflower
Author: blueanddollsome
Rating: G
Word Count: 135
Prompt: 008 Serenity
Characters/Pairing: Serenity, Mal
Note: This is my first time writing in the Fireflyverse. I hope it turned out.

 

Fresh off the assembly line, shiny and new, she had all the standard features of a Firefly transport, her own unique serial number, and a lot of spunk.

 

Those standard features got beat up and broken down pretty quick, though the number stuck around, crisp white paint turning grey on her hull. By the time she ended up on the lot with all the other used ships her spunk was long gone.

 

The other ships got sold, newer ones arrived, then they were sold, and so on. She just watched, getting tired, getting lonely.

 

Then he came. She would have called it love at first sight, if she'd ever heard of such a thing. He took her away from that lot, fixed her up, made her home. He gave her a crew. Gave her a name. 

 

Serenity.

 

 

Title: Signs
Author: blueanddollsome
Rating: G
Word Count: 279
Prompt: 008 Library
Characters/Pairing: Buffy, Willow, Xander, mention of Giles/Jenny

Note: inspired by true experiences

 

"Is that really necessary?" Buffy asked, as she, Xander and Willow snagged their usual couches.

 

Willow glanced over her shoulder to see what Buffy had pointed at -- one of the many signs papering the walls that read, "NO MAKING OUT IN THE STUDENT LOUNGE!!!"

 

"Maybe Snyder's too busy signing detention slips to do his usual PDA patrol," Xander guessed.

 

"The Student Council put those up," Willow explained. "I heard Nancy talking about it. Apparently things were getting really bad with the... y'know... the lips and the hands, and the... etcetera"

 

"Really?"

 

"Other students were complaining," she confirmed.

 

"It's probably the couches," Xander speculated. "All long and comfy. Much more condusive to making with the horizontal than, oh, say, a utility closet." He glanced up at his friends. "Not that I'd know."

 

Buffy was suddenly a lot less comfortable in her chosen seating. "Much more public too."

 

Willow nodded. "Hence, signs."

 

"Do they actually work?"

 

Buffy's friends looked around and shrugged, letting the lack of amourous couples answer her question for them.

 

Later that day, Buffy made use the computer lab to print some signs of her own. Technically, she shouldn't have been allowed to, since she wasn't in the class, but she knew for a fact that Ms. Calendar wouldn't be there to call her on it. Therein lay the problem -- Buffy hoped to prevent such dereliction of duty in the future.

 

When she got to school the next morning, Buffy saw that her "NO MAKING OUT IN THE LIBRARY!!!" sign had already been taken down. But judging from the way Giles blushed when she greeted him, Buffy thought it was safe to say that he got the message.

 

 

 

 

Comments

[alwaysjbj.livejournal.com]

The first one was so beautiful and touching. Lovely work.

The second was just fabulous, gave me a good giggle. Thank you.

[blueanddollsome.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you liked them. :-)

[biggrstaffbunch.livejournal.com]

SQUEE! Serenity/Mal FTW! Mwahaha, so so so good. Just lovely, I love Mal and I love his boat. (euphemism? why no, officer, I was being strangely literal...)

And GAH! Mellow-harshing Buffy! Cock-blocker Buffy! Not-letting-the-grownups-get-their-mack-on Buffy! Perfect. :)

[blueanddollsome.livejournal.com]

Lol! Glad you like them so much! :D

[boy-named-susie.livejournal.com]

LOL, the library ficlet is cracking me up. I love Buffy putting up the sign for Giles and Jenny. Hehe, great job.

And the first one is just beautiful. I love what you did with the prompt and I'd have never guessed it was your first Firefly fic.

[blueanddollsome.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much. :-)

[scarlettlily.livejournal.com]

The first one was fantastic, displaying the love between a man and his ship. And the second was so cute and Buffy would use that kind of tactic to get them to stop making out.

[blueanddollsome.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[beer-good-foamy.livejournal.com]

The first one was great and all, but the second one made me laugh out loud at work. Now I'm probably going to be fired. Thanks a lot.

(Seriously, loved it - great dialogue, too.)

[blueanddollsome.livejournal.com]

Awesome, I can make people actually laugh. :D
...not awesome about the getting fired, though.

[lorelei-frolick.livejournal.com]

The Serenity one was nice, but I LOVED the "No mkaing out in the library" one! HA!
Yes, couches and young people are not a good mix for people uncomfortable with PDAs. Hee at Xander's utility closet line.

[blueanddollsome.livejournal.com]

The JCR is very inspirational. :-)

[locker-monster.livejournal.com]

Oh, the first one was lovely. Serenity truly is the tenth crew member.

And the second one, hee! It made me laugh.

[blueanddollsome.livejournal.com]

Thanks for reading! :-)

[kgola.livejournal.com]

cute Buffy story.

I really liked the Serenity/Mal one, but I felt it went too quickly after Mal showed up...

[blueanddollsome.livejournal.com]

I was trying to keep it to drabble length. Didn't really work. Also, I wanted to focus on what happened before.

Thanks for the concrit. :-)

[xlivvielockex.livejournal.com]

That first one was just beautiful. I really enjoyed it. It was a creative take on a prompt and really, if a ship could have characterization, it would be spot on.

The second one so made me laugh, you have no idea. All your voices were just so perfect with it. Nailed it perfectly. I loved it.

[blueanddollsome.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much. I'm glad people are finding the library ficlet genuinely funny. :-)

[elizalavelle.livejournal.com]

Hee no making out in the library! Nicely done!

I liked the first one as well, it was very sweet but I'm going to be giggling over the second one for a while yet :)

[blueanddollsome.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much! I'm glad I'm making people laugh.

[wereleopard58.livejournal.com]

loved em both but the serenity one, she was a character all on her own and when you came to board her you fell in love

[snapplesons.livejournal.com]

Hahaaa!! Sooo cute!! The very subtle reference to the adorable couple that is Giles/Jenny was fabulous! Great work!