#firefly (2002)

[slyandthefamilybook]

[schnoobums]

“Figures. First time on the Core and what do I get to do? Dig through trash.”

FIREFLY (2002) E8: Ariel

[waywardwizzard]

Am I doing it right? This is how you do it, right??

[character-smash-or-pass-3]

"a beautiful woman ❤️❤️❤️"

[rubywingsracing]

Guys I need to SCREAM!!!! So I just finished Firefly which like I didn’t know was a big deal until I went on ao3 expecting like 20 fics only for there to be over 7k and then learned it was canceled, and now that I’ve finished the only season ever made my jaw is on the FLOOR. BECAUSE WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCKKKKK ITS LITERALLY A MASTERPIECE OF TELEVISION ITS WITTY AND ROMANTIC AND GRITTY AND BASICALLY A LIVE ACTION COWBOY BEBOP IF YOU THINK ABT IT AND THEY KILLED IT!!!!!!!!!! Oh I can’t wait to go read all 7k fics and ik I’m like 22 years late to the party that I assumed took place on here cuz ik yall tumblr freaks probs lost ur shit but omigod I had to come on here and commiserate

[fatallyaddictedtofiction]

I need to make it my personal responsibility to populate AO3 with angsty fics for fandoms that have very little of what I seek

[qussymagnet]

How I feel when people listen to me about my autistic hyperfixations, enjoy me infodumping, and appreciate my gentleness and child-like wonder. 💖

[jaytodd1129]

It's literally killing me that there's nothing on the Malcolm Reynolds & Simon Tam, Father-Son tags on AO3. BUT IT'S SUCH FERTILE LAND FOR FIC TO GROW THO!!

Are you TELLING me nobody else has unresolved daddy issues you'd like to work out through Simon being the stubborn but brilliant, overanalyzing, neurotic gotta-be-10-steps-ahead-cause-nobody-gives-a-shit-about-us doctor of the crew that is always on survival mode cause he quite LITERALLY was abandoned by his own father in his greatest moment of need? And not only that, REMEMBER WHEN JAYNE DOUBLE CROSSED HIM AND RIVER IN ARIEL?? and we all expected him to go bezerk or at least look betrayed?? But instead he was all cool calm and collected and YES that is in part because of his work ethic and because of Who He Is As A Person (not a person that abuses his position of power over someone more vulnerable).. but... what if it's also because.. he never expected anything different? Like.. just think about it. If his own DAD doesn't give a shit about him and River...who would? So maybe that's just him being kind of resigned too?? To something he accepted long ago. He doesn't have any of Mal's outrage, he doesn't have his ire, because unlike Mal, he never expected anything different.

Maybe that's also why he's unable to effectively bond with Kaylee despite having feelings for her. Cause it's been him and River against the world for so long in his mind, that every time his feelings try to cross that line towards Trust Territory, alarm bell start ringing in his head.

This is obviously gonna lead to Simon and Mal to butt heads because as Mal is captain of the ship, his position demands--you guessed it!-- TRUST from his crew. Trust that he'll lead the way somewhere safe, trust that he'll look after everyone with his decisions. And Simon..well he just can't do that (there's too much at stake).

And at first it just drives Mal crazy to the point he probably kicks the siblings to the curve a couple of times (like we saw in Firefly, like we saw in Serenity) not out of cruelty, but because he's never been one to keep someone who doesn't want to be kept (just ask Inara).

Speaking of Inara, maybe she's the voice of reason (as she tends to be) that eventually makes Mal see beyond Simon's insubordination, and see that he's not trying to be difficult, deep down he's just a kid, scared shitless, all alone in the world. But..he's not, says Mal. Sometimes that's just hard to feel for some people, shrugs Inara. At first, Malcolm protests against this like, I have too many responsabilities looking after this ship to care for the doctor's precious feelings, too! Inara throws her hands in the air like, This is why nobody ever talks to you about these things! Mal is offended at the implication that ANYONE in his crew keeps things from him, he squawks WHat things?!?..and it turns into the Mal&Inara regular show.

But it plants a SEED in Mal's head, see, and now every time Simon objects against something being done, instead of seeing some churlish display of disobedience, he sees the anxiety, the undercurrent of fear that is there.

Maybe he goes to Simon's quarters at one point and realizes he's hardly unpacked and he's like...shit. it's worse than I thought.

Feral Simon with daddy issues and an attachment disorder is what I want!!

[twilightroses]

[haveyouseenthisseries-poll]

[mantodea1701]

Not enough Wash content on this site

[waywardwizzard]

When you're stress folding origami and find instructions on how to fold Serenity, so now you're slowly being surrounded by various sized Serenities instead of finishing your assignments💀

(Firefly-class origami instructions by Matthew Jee for those who also want to try)

[the2ndworstcowboy]

When Mal wakes up at the end of Out Of Gas:

[linguist-in-a-blanket]

You know what's great about Firefly? (Except for everything.)

Stupid little things.

When you think about space western action/drama, you imagine big plots. Contraband. Noble thieves. Double- and tripple-crossing allies turned enemies turned reluctant allies. Death of the first person you felt real connection in years with. War PTSD. And it's all true. And all of that could make Firefly an amusing action series.

BUT!

It's never just that. The found family thing, which is what we watch it for, doesn't come from big gestures, nearly dying, saving each other...

Most of this show's charm is domestic fluff while they're just hanging out.

They play basketball. They chase each other for apples (of which there's a whole crate left). They tell dinner stories. They play stupid made-up cards games with stupid paper cards. They work out. They braid each other's hair. They play with dinosaurs.

And it makes this world and these characters so alive, so real. With just one basketball scene at the beginning of an episode, the whole thing comes to life.

[could-they-be-a-pro-wrestler]

How successful would Malcolm Reynolds…

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