Blackbirds & Crows

At last, part two!
And it goes up unbeta'd. But - corrections will be made as soon as it's not nearly one a.m. on a 'school night'.

I have an amazing time writing these boys and this 'verse - so glad to have dipped a toe back in! Thanks, everyone, for coming along. :)

Part One

Yēsū Jīdū - Jesus Christ


( With No Direction Home )





Author's Notes: I could not have done this without the excellent resources of this timeline at the The Firefly and Serenity Database. Also, the now defunct but Wayback-able FireflyWiki Timeline, and the FireflyWiki Cortex Lexicon. There's also the List of Firefly Planets and Moons.

Chinese translations are from this marvelous site. I don't intend for The Academy to equal the Initiative, but the comparison is a fair one, i'd say.


ETA: Now with the fabulous beta stylings of darkhavens!

Here we go, here we go. Prompt the second for the lovely mirasol, who said:You know who I'd love to see if you were of a mind to scribble something? Spike and Mal. Ummm, if you want a prompt, how about "skedaddle"?

I haven't written Firefly in *ages*! Meep! *crosses fingers* :)

The Chinese is hopefully right. Mostly it's from here. The first phrase is from here.

Tah mah duh hwoon dahn - mother fucking son of a bitch
gŏu - dog
méi huā - plum blossom
Shàng dì - God
hún dàn - bastard

'The Wearing of the Green' is an Irish street ballad. The title is from this Chinese proverb:A person is blessed once, but his troubles never come alone.

Beta'd by darkhavens, of course. Thank you!




( Troubles Never Come Alone. )