Fic: Rough on the Edge (Mal)

[xfirefly9x]

Title: Rough on the Edge
Fandom: Firefly
Characters: Mal
Word Count: 120
Rating: G
Summary: It’s rough out on the edge.
Warning: Written on 14/08/10.

Your finger is on the trigger
So say goodbye, tonight
“Shimmy A Go Go”, Short Stack

It’s rough out on the edge. Life is a thing to be cherished, for one tiny slip and you can find you’re staring down the barrel of a gun and trying not to wet yourself or get killed.

Been that way his whole life and it still turns his innards inside out when he comes into such a situation.

He tries his damndest to be on the side of the person holding the gun - if he's not the one with the gun, that is. Makes life less dicey. Ups his chances of survival.

Because that's all there is out in the black. It's a fight for survival and everyone is out for themselves. Gotta make it on your own.

Comments

[krisrussel.livejournal.com]

Very dark and yet totally Mal. Good job!

[xfirefly9x.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :)

[meridian_rose]

very succinct summation of life in the Verse, or at least the life Mal leads in it.

[xfirefly9x.livejournal.com]

Thanks! :)

[skieswideopen]

Aww, poor, cynical Mal! Not that he actually acts as if he believes that...

I love your icon, btw.

[xfirefly9x.livejournal.com]

Mm yeah.. *hugs him*

Thanks. :) Made by the awesome colls.