“Here lies my beloved Zoe. My autumn flower. Somewhat less attractive now that she’s all corpsified and gross.”

fatqueernerd:

—Hoban ‘Wash’ Washburne

Serenity: Simon and River Tam

kochenreavers:

River: They’re afraid of me.

Simon: I’m sorry.

River: They should be. But I’ll show them. Oh, God.

Simon: It’s okay. Hey, it’s okay.

River: Show me off like a dog. Old men covered in blood. It never touched them, but they’re drowning in it. I don’t know what I’m saying. I never know what I’m saying.

Simon: In the Maidenead, you said something. When you were triggered, do you remember? The Captain saw you say something on the feed.

River: Miranda.

Simon: Miranda.

River: Ask her.

Simon: Who is Miranda? Am I.. talking to Miranda right now?

Simon: No. Not right. But I think when they triggered you.. it somehow brought this up. This memory.

River: It isn’t mine. The memory, it isn’t mine. And I shouldn’t have to carry it. It isn’t mine. Don’t make me sleep again.

Simon: I won’t. I won’t.

River: Put a bullet to me. Bullet in the brainpan, squish.

Simon: Don’t say that. Not ever. We’ll get through this.

River: Things are going to get much, much worse.

“When you can’t run, you walk, when you can’t walk, you crawl. And when you can’t crawl- when you can’t do that… you find someone to carry you.”