A/N: The first of... I don't know how many Mal/River ficlets that (generally) follow the same storyline. It currently doesn't really have a place on the Firefly/Serenity timeline, but I'm thinking post-BDM. (also posted on LiveJournal)
Summary: Sometimes she can't help but read his thoughts.
Discord Symphony: Everything's Fine
Feel
River feels the water, deep and cool. The way it slides over her skin and draws the oppressing heat out of her body.
Her skirt is forgotten and the hem drags in the water as she walks in the stream. She feels Mal's eyes on her, caressing the small of her back as though his fingers were touching her bare skin. And… oh!
Without waiting to finish his thought, she's splashing out of the stream and back into Serenity, blushing something fierce.