Title: Good Riddance (Time of your Life)
Prompt by: n/a – for Shuffle Drabble Challenge
Rating: G/K
Setting: unknown
Originally posted: 25th April 2013
Notes: inspired by the song Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) by Green Day.
Like a hole to the heart, he watched her take off without him. She'd been the entire 'verse to Mal, but time finally came to say goodbye.
They was all married off. The passel of critters underfoot weren't Mal's own, but he loved 'em anyhow. Families needed somewhere solid.
Kaylee and Simon, River and Jayne, Wash and Zoë.
Even Book went back to the Abbey.
Their time was passed.
Her presence made Mal start, then he smiled. One precious girl gone, the more important remained; Inara was home now.
Even with his feet on the ground, Mal was still flying.
