In Defence of Rayne by Jane0904

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Jane0904

In Defence of Rayne
Monday, May 21, 2007

When I first started posting my Maya fanfics, if anyone had said I would be writing Rayne smut, I would have said no way. Actually, I’d probably have have said lao-tyen, boo , but that’s personal. In just the same way as, to me, Mal and River is a pairing uncontemplatable (yes, that is a word – now), so was River and Jayne. Our favourite mercenary’s older than Mal, for a start, he’s a killer, not too bright … then I started to write him. And I suddenly saw he had a softer side.

From the story JAYNE’S KID he began to insinuate himself into my affections, which to someone who adores Mal is downright unsettling. But I would still have said … Jayne and River? Uh uh.

Then she started to show up. Appearing in my fics, watching him while he worked out. Spooking him. Making him all kinds of uncomfortable.

As the series progressed with other characters taking the forestage, there was this little rumbling going on the background, mostly Jayne swearing in Chinese, I’ll admit, but it was there.

Then came the revelation. PROPOSAL saw Jayne and River actually conversing, like adults. Well, almost adults. And therein lies the rub. Perhaps they’re actually closer in age than we think … she’s never really had a childhood, he’s never left his … Anyway, after BIRTHDAY it’s Jayne who helps River the most.

This was, I admit, getting creepy. Characters were taking over as stories like SOLOMON flowed fully formed from my fingers, and JAYNE’S NIGHT made the point that she was having an effect on him. And all through this Jayne was becoming more … human, showing other skills than just killing people. Then the crunch came in THE NURSERY , when they talked, and Jayne seriously began to doubt himself.

Then the spanner that was Jethro arrived, and the works ground to a halt. Fights, arguments ensued, until with Jayne leaving Serenity I really thought it was over, and I breathed a sigh of relief. But it was a temporary respite only. True love can never be honestly contained.

It has been a learning curve for me too, seeing two characters grow and develop, almost like watching two of my oldest friends fumble towards love. But here they are, and now, with fanfares and accorded drums, we come to STEALING A KISS , NC17 smutty Rayne in which the relationship is finally consummated.

Enjoy!

(Oh, and those of you who don't OCs can still read this ... there's barely a mention!)

COMMENTS

Tuesday, May 22, 2007 6:09 PM

BLUEEYEDBRIGADIER

Honestly, Jane0904? I have to think that's the best way for Rayne to happen: slowly, and with lots of twists and baby steps in sideways directions.

I mean...if one were to look at Buffy and Spike during their early encounters in BtVS, you could see there was a violent spark...a tension. Future lovers? Hmm...more of a physical plausibility than a character one. Until Joss and his merry band of scribes started to expand upon the character of Spike and allowed Buffy to evolve as a character as she grew older, made tough decisions and struggled with her own identity.

Now...no one save Joss - and maybe Tim Minear as well - really has any idea if Rayne would have ended up as a pairing had the series gone on for a period of time similar to that of "Angel"...or eve "Buffy" if we had been so lucky. We could have gotten it and ended up with a situation where the two of them eventually split. Or they could have become what Zoe and Wash had been at the beginning: a realistic couple where there are obstacles and issues that caused conflicts and jealousies, but who managed to get past the problems to become stronger.

Keep up the brilliant work, Jane0904...we need you genius;)

BEB

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