Mal/Inara and Inara/Kaylee = total, total favorites. YESSSSS.

Also I have a fic rec to dig up for you. It's a long multichapter that's still ongoing, but it's written in "episodes", so it's more like a collection of smaller stories tied together. ANYWAY, it operates after the movie but [spoiler] and [spoiler] both survive, which makes me totally happy because WHY DID THEY HAVE TO DIE.