Lovely Firefly prequel with a particular focus on Wash and his relationship with Zoe. As well as being a good relationship and character study it manages to fit in a jailbreak and some break-neck flying.

Embracing a Life of Crime (9351 words) by MachaSWicket
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Firefly
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Wash Washburne/Zoë Washburne
Characters: Hoban "Wash" Washburne, Zoë Washburne, Malcolm Reynolds, Kaylee Frye
Additional Tags: Pre-Series
Summary:

SUMMARY: So how does Wash join up with this motley crew, anyway? A pre-Firefly caper. Vague spoilers from "Out of Gas" flashbacks.

ORIGINALLY POSTED: 25 Oct 2005.