Adrift

[bookaddict43]

Title: Adrift
Author: Bookaddict
Characters: River
Disclaimer: Firefly and all it’s characters are the property of Joss Whedon
Word count: 100
Comment: River’s thoughts while she and Simon are outside the ship during Bushwhacked. Originally written for firefly100. Prompt: redux, prompt: ocean.

River gazed in awe at the ocean of darkness surrounding them.

Simon didn’t like it, she knew.

Always protective, her brother worried about their possible capture and her return to the abyss. He was preoccupied with the possibility of imminent death and failed to see the beauty or the freedom implied by the endless dark. He wasn’t aware of the sparkle of redundant planets and couldn’t experience the welcome peace of being weightless.

River could. Inside the leviathan she was cramped, broken, perplexed and adrift. This sea was her harbour. She looked around in delight and smiled. It was beautiful.

Comments

[sasusc.livejournal.com]

Oh, love this! So very River. She would be thinking about this during that scene.

[bookaddict43.livejournal.com]

I think she would be! You can see how comfortable she feels out there...