#012 Anchor (Mal/Simon)

[xfirefly9x]

Title: Anchor
Fandom: Firefly
Characters: Mal/Simon
Prompt: #012 Bound
Word Count: 377
Rating: PG
Summary: Simon thinks about what Mal means to him.
Notes: Written using prompts from slash_me_twice

Mal was Simon’s anchor. He held him down and kept him sane when things got tough. He was there for him when River wasn’t taking to her latest batch of medicine well. He was the one who Simon felt the strongest connection to of all the crew, Kaylee included.

He was the one whose heart he was bound to.

It was a love/hate relationship. When Simon had originally come aboard Serenity, it had been hate. Things had gradually eased though as time passed, until now, it was a relationship more of the love variety, although they did have their moments. It was amazing just how much things could change, really. If Simon had been asked before he’d found his place on Serenity if he thought he’d find someone to be with like Malcolm Reynolds, he’d have laughed.

They were the complete opposite of each other. Simon himself was a rich boy, who had been raised on the core with an excellent education and everything available to his use. Mal had nothing but a few close friends and war buddies and had fought his way to get what few material possessions he owned. They made an extremely unlikely pair, but then again, opposites did attract.

With Mal by his side, Simon knew he couldn’t go wrong. That’s how it was most of the time, anyway – excepting the times when the crew were out on a job or dangerous mission or some such, of course. Mal’s plans were always sketchy…if he even had a plan at all.

Simon spent those times in the mess reading, watching over River and worrying. Sometimes the worry was so great that he’d lose focus and find his grip on reality slipping. Every time Mal went out, he stood a chance of being shot, injured, or even worse, killed. Simon always made sure he was ready to face anything, so that he’d be able to fall into doctor mode in an instant.

If he wanted Mal to remain his anchor, his touchstone, he’d have to stay alive to do it. And he sure as hell wanted that. Mal was his anchor and that was final. They were bound by ties that went beyond the physical and no power in the verse could change that.

Comments

[lvs2read.livejournal.com]

Very nice! I really like the anchor analogy, and this: Mal’s plans were always sketchy…if he even had a plan at all is just sooo true. *g*

Well done!

[xfirefly9x.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much! I'm glad you like!