rustandglass:

Jayne tried to smile, but it was a weak one at best and clearly forced, his eyes giving away his true feelings about it.

“It’s hard not to,” he sighed, swallowing a lump of emotion in his throat. “It’s just that I know all too well how it feels to watch people you love and care about die, and I don’t want to be the reason you have to go through that.”

,He leaned in and pressed a gentle kiss to his lips, trying to silence the pain for even a moment. 

“I doubt you’ll be gone forever. People that end up with my family usually get to come back. Not the exact same, but I don’t think we’ll be apart forever.”

mythsandmonsters:

“A wise idea,” he muttered, finally managing to force his body to function enough to get up, though part of him immediately regretted the decision when he felt a grinding sensation in the side of his chest, several inches below his armpit, indicating he probably had at least a couple of broken ribs for his trouble.

With a faint growl she moved forward to help him. It would do neither of them any good if he fell back down and she had to literally carry him. Not when she didn’t look like she could even lift fifty pounds.