Below are the 6 most recent journal entries recorded in zoewarren's LiveJournal:

Saturday, September 19th, 2009
11:11 am	Title: Leave of Absence Author: ZoeWarren Rating: PG (I guess) Characters: Inara, Mal, crew Pairing: Mal/Inara Spoilers/Timeline: post-BDM Disclaimer: Joss is boss, I'm only playing Author's Note: A friend of mine once said she could never ship Mal/Inara because they were too different and too inflexible, and that it would always be doomed so long as neither of them was willing to change. I seem to have taken that as a dare. This is approximately 2,500 words in which Inara bends a little. No hanky panky. Yet. There will (eventually) be a sequel, in which it's Mal's turn to flex. Set post-BDM, it is in the same verse as all my other stories, and it weaves in and around the events of "Going On", covering much of the same time span, from Inara's perspective this time. ( Leave of Absence ) (20 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, January 7th, 2009
12:49 am	Title: In the Still of the Night Author: ZoeWarren Challenge: Night Rating: PG Characters: Inara, River Spoilers/Timeline: post-BDM Disclaimer: Joss is boss. Summary: A little look at Inara's past. Author's Note: This one has been re-written a dozen times, and I'm still not sure it says exactly what I want it to. And just so you know, I'm not above begging for comments. I'd love to know what you thought of it. Please? :) ( In the Still of the Night ) (6 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, December 22nd, 2008
5:58 pm	Title: Baby Steps Author: ZoeWarren Challenge: Change Rating: PG Characters: Inara, Mal, Kaylee, Jayne Spoilers/Timeline: post-BDM, minimal spoilers Disclaimer: Joss is boss. Author's Note: Just a wee short one. In the same 'verse as all my others. ( Baby Steps ) (5 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, August 20th, 2007
2:06 pm	Title: Pandemonium Didn't Reign, it Poured - or - How Wash and Kaylee knew their plan would work in Heart of Gold Author: ZoeWarren Challenge: Pandemonium Rating: PG (mostly) Characters: crew Spoilers/Timeline: pre-Heart of Gold Disclaimer: This is all Joss' fault. I don't own 'em. I don't even own the title, it's a quote from John Hendrick Bangs Author's Note: This fic is something of an experiment. You will have to be the judge of whether it worked or not. It is possible I took pandemonium a little too far... Any comments are welcome. ( Pandemonium Didn't Reign, it Poured - or - How Wash and Kaylee knew their plan would work in Heart of Gold ) (14 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, July 28th, 2006
4:47 pm	Title: Going On Author: ZoeWarren Rating: PG (I guess) Characters: Zoë, crew Spoilers/Timeline: post-BDM Series: In the same 'universe' as my other story 'Broken Innocence'. Chronologically, 'Going On' comes first. Disclaimer: This is all Joss' fault. I don't own 'em. They just haunt me. Author's Note: After the movie, I kept seeing flashes of scenes in my head, what came next. But none of them ever built into a story. Just scraps of vignettes languishing on my hard drive. While digging through said hard drive, I re-read these old files, and realised that, put together, they do tell a story. Not in the plot sense, but more as a year-in-the-life. Any comments, as to whether it makes any sense to someone not living in my head, will be welcomed. ( Going On ) (14 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, December 30th, 2005
6:12 pm	Broken Innocence Title: Broken Innocence Rating: PG (I guess) Spoilers: minor spoilers for the BDM Length: 342 Challenge: Something that was lost Summary: This is set about 3 or 4 years after the BDM. It’s a little part of what I hope might eventually be a bigger whole. I’ve been playing with the idea for a while, but the words leaped at me sideways today and hijacked me while I was trying to work. So I thought I’d post it. I hope it stands well enough on its own. Oh, and yes, I’m mean, it’s sad. You are forewarned. Disclaimer: This is all Joss’ fault. River had fled hours ago, hands clamped over her ears, whimpering. Mal and Jayne sat alone in the common room, trying to hear what was going on in the infirmary, trying not to hear. It was too soon. They couldn’t look at each other. Jayne was uncharacteristically still. Mal thought he might even be praying. Mal, for his own part, braced his elbows on his knees, felt his head sinking anyway, under the weight of the inevitable and the prayers he couldn’t utter. Zoe was the first to come out, her face set in the stone cold mask he hadn’t seen on her since before Gracie was born. He lifted his head to meet her gaze and wished he hadn’t. She crossed straight to the passenger dorms, stepped into the furthest, came out with Grace cradled, asleep, against her shoulder. He could see Zoe’s arms clinging to her own child just a little too tightly, see the grief, new and remembered, that she refused to show. Grace fussed in her sleep, and Zoe hurried her away, back to her quarters, the bridge, somewhere the sounds of a healthy child wouldn’t mock Simon and Kaylee in their grief. Inara stepped out next. Turned, closed the infirmary doors firmly behind her. Stalked out of the common room without looking at either of the men. Mal stared at the infirmary doors a long moment longer, wondering if… wanting to… but Inara’s message had been very clear. He stood and followed her instead. Jayne never moved. He caught up with her in the cargo bay. She hadn’t made it more than a few steps through the door. One hand hid her face, the other arm wrapped around her middle. Her whole body shook with sobs, but she wasn’t making a sound. Mal stepped up behind her, placed a hand on one hunched shoulder. Without looking up, she turned into his arms, buried her face in his shoulder. He put his arms around her, clinging with that same too-tight grip, and buried his face in her hair. (3 Comments |Comment on this)