Jayne/River - Unexpected - R

[teffy]

Unexpected
R
Jayne/River
Set after River fights the reavers in Serenity.

I haven't written Jayne/River in such a long time. *happy sigh* I'm glad I could finally get this one out.


Jayne carries her back to the ship after it's all over, trying to ignore the pain in his shoulder and concentrate instead on the frail girl in his arms. Hard to believe only a few moments ago she was taking on more than a dozen reavers. That thought makes Jayne hold onto her even tighter, and he wonders where the urge to protect her came from.

He heads toward her bunk, knowing the med bay's going to be full up. Jayne's used to tending his own wounds and he knows most of the blood on her is from the ones that she killed.

River mumbles against his shoulder when he tries to lay her down in the bed and her hands scramble along his shoulders trying desperately to stay in his arms.

"This'll have to do." He says lowly, trying to place her gently on the mattress, but she's having none of it. "Gorrammit, River." He growls and she gasps, head lifting up to lock eyes with him.

"A proper name places value on something previously thought to be worthless." She murmurs.

His brow furrows in confusion. "What's that supposed to mean?" He can't help but bring his hand up to try to wipe away the streak of blood along her cheek. River closes her eyes and he can feel something prickle along the back of his neck. "You in my head?"

River whimpers and leans into his touch. "Let me in, Jayne. Please, let me in."

He doesn't know what to do exactly, so he does something unexpected.

He kisses her.

Suddenly, there's something warm traveling through him and the only way he knows how to describe it is River. He pours frustration and hope and anger and love, everything he's feeling in that moment, into the kiss.

River moves in his arms, shifting until she's got her legs wrapped around his waist and it's only then that he pulls back. She doesn't let him go far, her hands are against the back of his neck, pulling his forehead to rest against her own. He stumbles forward until she's against the wall and thrusts up against her purely on instinct.

"River, I-" He begins, but his voice breaks off in a moan when she lifts her hips to meet his.

They're tired. Both of them panting, using the last of their strength to chase completion, and it doesn't take long for River to start shuddering against him and Jayne to spill himself along the front of his pants.

He slumps against her and opens his mind, letting her see everything.

Comments

[jynnantonnyx28.livejournal.com]

woah! :) that was unexpected. The boy doesn't know what hit him :)

[romanceguru.livejournal.com]

*picks jaw up off of floor* Ok, I'm better now. Thanks for that. I like this line especially:
"He pours frustration and hope and anger and love, everything he's feeling in that moment, into the kiss."

[aliaspiral.livejournal.com]

*flails* GUUUUH. and that last line? beautiful.

and guh, for the tireddesperatehot.

[literarylemming.livejournal.com]

*WHIMPER*

[teffy.livejournal.com]

*whimpers right along with you*

Oh, how I love these two.

[momin8r.livejournal.com]

wow! this was lovely and hot and everything!!! TTFN :D

[angel932.livejournal.com]

Wow! So much emotion is so few words! Welcome back!

[fairandbright.livejournal.com]

*fans self* Hot and sweet and full of hope for the future... at least in my mind, hehe!

[bookishtype.livejournal.com]

guh....

so hot!!!!

perfect little snapshot to these two...

[princat.livejournal.com]

this was goood, welcome back!

[samson28.livejournal.com]

Oh very good.

[mandapanda0521.livejournal.com]

Wow! That was intense and really really good.

[karanina.livejournal.com]

unexpected... definately how I'd describe this delightful little ficlet! I love it when Jayne's attraction to River takes him unawares, love even more that it let him let her in.

[nichbuket.livejournal.com]

Okay, so I just spent the last 45 minutes reading every story you have posted over at pretty deadly, and I have to say wow. You are an amazingly talented author; the way you can evoke such emotions not just in the characters but also the readers. You make the characters come alive, and I just wanted to thank you for the best 45 min I've had in a long time. This ficlet was a nice conclusion to all your others, but I still wish you would write more. An author like you should never be with out a pen.

[teffy.livejournal.com]

Oh wow. Thank you so much for the wonderful feedback. River and Jayne are some of my favorite characters to write. I can see them so clearly in my head. I do have other stories in my memories, not necessarily River/Jayne but other kinds. I write in lots of different fandoms. :) And I haven't written fic in a long time and I need to get back in the swing of things. I've been caught up in the RPG world as of late.

[elliesmeow.livejournal.com]

Aw, I liked that a lot.

-Ellie