Pyre

[bookaddict43]

Title: Pyre
Author: Bookaddict
Characters: Simon, River
Rating: PG13
Word count: 100
Comments: Set during the witch burning scene in Safe. A companion drabble to Sparks, as requested by cmk418. Originally written for firefly100, prompt: cold

“Post holer for digging posts,” River smiled gently.

Simon looked up into his sister’s calm and accepting face and then down at the clamouring crowd.

He wouldn’t really mind being burnt; it would erase forever the cold consciousness of being alone. The pain of being cut from their parents’ hearts and minds would be banished and River would no longer be hurt. His fears and worries would disappear into the smoke and ashes; there would be nothing but everlasting peace.

His decision made, Simon stepped up onto the pyre and wound his arms around his sister. “Light it,” he said.

Comments

[cmk418]

Wow. That is both beautiful and heartbreaking. I re-read "Sparks" and it's interesting to see the differences in the two perspectives and that you keep Simon's mindset so true to where he was at that point (no regrets of leaving Serenity like River had). It also puts a different spin on his emotions when the rescue takes place. Very well done and I'm glad you followed up the initial post with this one.

[bookaddict43.livejournal.com]

It was your request for Simon's POV that got me thinking. I liked looking at this scene from his perspective, he really would have seen it so differently from River. I'm happy you think I captured that!