Vid...again

[purplefringe]

Devil's Spoke
edited by purplefringe
fandom: Firefly
characters: Zoe/Wash
music: Devil's Spoke - Laura Marling
content notes: Spoilers for the movie.
summary: ripping off each other's clothes in a most peculiar way
notes: There are not enough Wash and Zoe vids out there. That is a very sad fact. Along with the Ponds (all 4 of them), they are my favourite married-in-space couple. I feel they are often ignored in favour of the beautiful angst of Mal/Inara, or the adorable awkwardness of Kaylee/Simon (there should be more vids about Kaylee's face too. See here for a lovely one) or the enigma that is River. Married life - even on board a spaceship - is perhaps seen as boring and predictable. But there are deep currents swirling in Zoe and Wash's relationship which I find compelling....they have both saved each other in so many ways, they bring out the best in each other: Wash makes Zoe smile and Zoe makes Wash brave. They are there to fight each other's demons. They are so tightly bound together, such natural counterparts, and yet at first glance they seem so unlikely...and of course there is the third person in their relationship, the one who brought them together: Serenity herself.

So this is a Wash/Zoe vid, mostly from Zoe's POV, the seed for which was planted the very first time I heard this song. I immediately thought 'omg it sounds like Firefly!' despite having very little idea as to what it was actually about. The idea then germinated and grew slowly around three quotes from the show.

From a deleted scene from Serenity (the pilot):

Simon: If that battle was so horrible, why'd he name the ship after it?
Zoe: Once you've been in Serenity you never leave. You just learn to live there.

From The Message:

Tracey: Zoe got married?
Kaylee: Yeah.
Tracey: Next you'll be telling me she smiles, has emotions. (...) Now she's married - that's good! People making a life for each other.

And from Serenity again:

Zoe: Sir? I'd like you to take the helm, please. I need this man to tear all my clothes off.
Wash: Work, work, work...

Thank you, as ever, to the fabulous such_heights for the beta and technical support!

download: 31MB @ mediafire

password: serenity

stream:

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Lyrics

That I might be a part of this,
Ripple on water from a lonesome drip,
A fallen tree that witnessed me,
Him alone, him and me.

And that life itself could not aspire,
To have someone be so admired,
I threw creation to my kin,
With a silence broken by a whispered wind.

All of this can be broken,
All of this can be broken,
Hold your devil by his spoke and spin him to the ground.

Root to root and tip to tip,
I look at him my country gyp,
Leathered up by all his fears,
But someone brought you close to tears.

Many trains and many miles,
Brought you to me on this sunny isle
And what of which you wish to speak,
Have you come here to rescue me?

All of this can be broken,
All of this can be broken,
Hold your devil by his spoke and spin him to the ground.

But the love of your life lives, but lies no more
Than where she lay a flower grows,
The arms that fed and the babes that wed,
The backs that bled keeping her in tow,

But I am your keeper,
And I hold your face away from light,
I am yours 'till they come,
I am yours 'till they come.

Eye to eye, nose to nose,
Ripping off each others clothes in a most peculiar way.
Eye to eye, nose to nose,
Ripping off each others clothes in a most peculiar way.

Comments

[theleaveswant]

Huh. Y'know, I'd never have thought of them for this song, but the way you edited this it works quite well! I especially like the way you bring it all together at the end, cutting between them and the machinery.

[purplefringe]

Thanks! I think! It was the feel of the song more than the actual lyrics that made me think of Firefly (still no clue what the song is *actually* about, tbh), and the bit that made me think of Wash and Zoe was the 'ripping off each other's clothes' line...the cutting at the end was the first part I made :-)

[pouncer]

This is gorgeous. The song is perfect for Firefly, and the editing bringing visuals together with music was fantastic.

[purplefringe]

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it - I had a lot of fun with the editing.

[softestbullet]

This is so wonderful!

[purplefringe]

Thank you very much!

[such_heights]

THIS IS PERFECT. :D

[purplefringe]

SO IS YOUR FACE.

Um, I mean, thank you! And thank you for all your amazing beta-ly advice! I'm pretty sure it's not perfect, but I'm pleased with it! Sadly not many people seem to be interested in Wash and Zoe though :-(

Devil's Spoke

[yourlibrarian]

Oh Wash and Zoe :( It's great to see this, I liked the combination of intensity and smoothness in both the song and vid. I was particularly fascinated by the intercutting of the last part. I read it as Wash being the ship, thus going off alone at the end.

Re: Devil's Spoke

[purplefringe]

Wow, thank you very much - what an interesting comment! Your interpretation of the ending is not what I had in mind at all - but I love it! I deliberately didn't write my explanation of this vid in my notes, so people could form their own conclusions. :-D

[zahrawithaz.livejournal.com]

This is FANTABULOUS! Wow! Just wow!

I absolutely love what you do with the ship. The way you bring out the tensions and stresses in a very strong relationship but don't mitigate the strength at the bedrock.

And Zoe is so yummy...

[purplefringe]

Oh gosh, thank you so much for a lovely comment! Wash and Zoe deserve more love. They are one of my very favourite fictional couples, and it makes me sad that so few people seem interested in their relationship.

And you're right. She totally is. I hope the sexytiem bit at the end of the vid manages to express that :-)

[secondsilk]

So much yay!
Wash and Zoe and in space and love and adventure!

[purplefringe]

Heeeeeeee! Thank you! I'm so pleased you enjoyed it; Wash and Zoe deserve far more appreciation than fandom seems to give them.

Wash & Zoe Yay!

[eileenlufkin]

I really liked this vid.

Re: Wash & Zoe Yay!

[purplefringe]

Thank you very much!

[mfirefly10]

MY OTP TO END ALL OTPS!!!!!

Ah, like Zoe/Wash, this is complete and utter PERFECTION! ♥

[purplefringe]

Oh wow, thank you so much! :-D That is lovely to hear! Wash and Zoe are AMAZING and completely under-appreciated. I'm so glad you enjoyed their vid!

[shallowness]

This is lovely. Marling feels like such a good fit for the 'verse. There's so much to Zoe and Wash's relationship and you do a great job of drawing it out.

[purplefringe]

:-) thank you very much! She just feels right, doesn't she? The very first time I heard this song, before I even listened to the lyrics properly, I thought 'Firefly song!' And there are TRAGICALLY few vids about Wash and Zoe, who are one of my favourite fictional couples.

[theoret]

I really enjoyed this at vidukon, and would love to download a copy to keep, but I can't seem to get the download to work? Mediafire is giving me an access denied message.

[purplefringe]

Oh no! Hmmmm....possibly just mediafire being dodgy? I've replaced the link - try it again now and let me know if it works. If it doesn't, I'll upload the to sendspace for you instead. I'm really glad you enjoyed it! :-)

[theoret]

Nope. I guess mediafire just doesn't like me today. Could you upload to sendspace? I'm sorry to be a bother, but I just can't let my vid collection go without a copy of this!

[purplefringe]

http://www.sendspace.com/file/ya37g5 <------ voila! :-D I am delighted to share the Wash & Zoe love! <3

[theoret]

Eeeee! :D Thank you!