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fan_eluneTitle: 20 Things You Didn't Know About Inara Serra
Author: fan_elune
Rating: PG13, I suppose
Characters: mostly Inara, mentions of others
Spoilers/Timeline: Firefly and Serenity
Disclaimer: Joss is Boss. Just having fun.
Author's Note: This was written for![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
melnotmeli's "20 Things..." challenge.
Twenty Things You Didn't Know About Inara Serra
1. Inara was six when her father died. She cried so much that she thought she was going to shrivel up and die, too.
2. Inara only stopped crying when a cricket landed on her shoulder, because she was convinced that it was her father's reincarnation.
3. Her mother would not suffer such nonsense, and stamped on the bug to end it. Inara has forgiven her by now, but the child she was at the time hated her mother for it.
4. Her mother never forgave her, though, for being first in her father's affections, and Inara has long since managed to make her peace with that knowledge. She does not hate her mother anymore; she pities her.
5. Inara isn't sure she would remember her father's face if it weren't for the few captures she has of him, and a cloud of sadness always suffuses her lungs when she reflects on it.
6. Inara met her first Companion when she was eight. She remembers being awed, and humbled, and the way the woman managed to make her feel as if she were the most treasured, important thing in the world, just with the way she looked at her. It reminded her of her father.
7. Inara's first kiss was sweet and innocent. She was eleven, Tomas was ten. She liked to tease him about the year she had on him; he liked to tease her about how good she smelled. They were experts at annoying each other; soon they became experts at stealing kisses from each other.
8. Tomas was the son of the cook, and often had a bit of flour on him. When Inara's mother realised what was going on she fired the cook and forbade her daughter from seeing Tomas again. He isn't good enough for you, she said, but her eyes belied it. What they said was, you're not good enough for love.
9. Inara enrolled at the Academy when she was twelve. Her mother was relieved to see her go, and Inara did not miss her. She missed Tomas, though.
10. It is since Tomas that Inara likes a bit of dirt on her men; it makes them more real. Atherton Wing never stood a chance, and she likes Serenity's cosy mess better than all the floating chandeliers of the world.
11. Inara fell in love once before. It went badly.
12. Inara believes that her soul still resides in Sihnon, and always will, no matter where her heart may dwell.
13. Inara is proud of her trade. She believes in it. Perhaps that is why Mal's insults always hurt so much, even now that she knows them for what they are. All the more now that she knows then for what they are.
14. Inara loves every single person aboard Serenity. Even Jayne.
15. Sometimes she lays awake during the sleeping shift, and listens to Serenity fly.
16. These days she often finds herself looking at Simon and Kaylee, and a surge of longing twists something in her chest. She isn't as certain as she once was that it is something she should try to repress, or control.
17. Deep down she knows that Mal only has one true love, and that she will never come close. She's not sure why she isn't jealous of Serenity.
18. Inara and River kissed, once. She was watching over River when the girl suddenly panicked, and Inara embraced her and whispered soothing words, stroked her hair and sang a lullaby. River angled her head so that their lips were a breath apart, and sighed. It was only a brush of lips on lips, but Inara will never forget it. She wonders, sometimes, whether River has.
19. The next day, she had trouble looking Mal in the eye.
20. Inara knows she will have to leave again, eventually. She also knows that this time, she won't be able to convince herself that it is a good thing.
Author: fan_elune
Rating: PG13, I suppose
Characters: mostly Inara, mentions of others
Spoilers/Timeline: Firefly and Serenity
Disclaimer: Joss is Boss. Just having fun.
Author's Note: This was written for
melnotmeli's "20 Things..." challenge. Twenty Things You Didn't Know About Inara Serra
1. Inara was six when her father died. She cried so much that she thought she was going to shrivel up and die, too.
2. Inara only stopped crying when a cricket landed on her shoulder, because she was convinced that it was her father's reincarnation.
3. Her mother would not suffer such nonsense, and stamped on the bug to end it. Inara has forgiven her by now, but the child she was at the time hated her mother for it.
4. Her mother never forgave her, though, for being first in her father's affections, and Inara has long since managed to make her peace with that knowledge. She does not hate her mother anymore; she pities her.
5. Inara isn't sure she would remember her father's face if it weren't for the few captures she has of him, and a cloud of sadness always suffuses her lungs when she reflects on it.
6. Inara met her first Companion when she was eight. She remembers being awed, and humbled, and the way the woman managed to make her feel as if she were the most treasured, important thing in the world, just with the way she looked at her. It reminded her of her father.
7. Inara's first kiss was sweet and innocent. She was eleven, Tomas was ten. She liked to tease him about the year she had on him; he liked to tease her about how good she smelled. They were experts at annoying each other; soon they became experts at stealing kisses from each other.
8. Tomas was the son of the cook, and often had a bit of flour on him. When Inara's mother realised what was going on she fired the cook and forbade her daughter from seeing Tomas again. He isn't good enough for you, she said, but her eyes belied it. What they said was, you're not good enough for love.
9. Inara enrolled at the Academy when she was twelve. Her mother was relieved to see her go, and Inara did not miss her. She missed Tomas, though.
10. It is since Tomas that Inara likes a bit of dirt on her men; it makes them more real. Atherton Wing never stood a chance, and she likes Serenity's cosy mess better than all the floating chandeliers of the world.
11. Inara fell in love once before. It went badly.
12. Inara believes that her soul still resides in Sihnon, and always will, no matter where her heart may dwell.
13. Inara is proud of her trade. She believes in it. Perhaps that is why Mal's insults always hurt so much, even now that she knows them for what they are. All the more now that she knows then for what they are.
14. Inara loves every single person aboard Serenity. Even Jayne.
15. Sometimes she lays awake during the sleeping shift, and listens to Serenity fly.
16. These days she often finds herself looking at Simon and Kaylee, and a surge of longing twists something in her chest. She isn't as certain as she once was that it is something she should try to repress, or control.
17. Deep down she knows that Mal only has one true love, and that she will never come close. She's not sure why she isn't jealous of Serenity.
18. Inara and River kissed, once. She was watching over River when the girl suddenly panicked, and Inara embraced her and whispered soothing words, stroked her hair and sang a lullaby. River angled her head so that their lips were a breath apart, and sighed. It was only a brush of lips on lips, but Inara will never forget it. She wonders, sometimes, whether River has.
19. The next day, she had trouble looking Mal in the eye.
20. Inara knows she will have to leave again, eventually. She also knows that this time, she won't be able to convince herself that it is a good thing.
