POTD - Prompt edition

Jun 29, 2013 22:48

The next prompt was to do a project showing the a/r relationship from another character's POV.

bugsfic had Tory frowning across at Bill and Laura in Networking
I used Shelly in A Woman Scorned
And defyingnormalcy wrote Billy Knows Best

A lot of people seemed to be oblivious to Bill and Laura's more personal relationship, which often seems insane to me, considering how obvious they can sometimes be!

Saul, Bill's bestie... Surely he knew before this moment? The only thing I can say is it's a little like 'about time' in that you can offer several explanations for this look in fanfic.



"You sly old dog..."

I love that Bill trusted Billy explicitly.



"Kiss her, Admiral!"

And I also love that Bill summed up Tory with one simple phrase: "She's not Billy." The cap for her eyeroll isn't the best, but this one shows Bill and Laura looking pretty at least.



"So immature..."

Some other favourites are:

The Oath kiss and the reactions from pretty much everyone who witnessed it. Baltar's is especially shocked. He had Laura on a pedestal and never thought she'd go there? But he'd had that dream... /trying not to think too deeply about Baltar and his mummy issues

Lee's hesitant questions in He That Believeth in Me always made me assume he thought Laura was never staying with his dad just because all the guest quarters were full. And Kara only took a moment to work out that Laura was staying in Bill's quarters when she rushed in and demanded Laura shoot her if she thought she was a Cylon. Talking of Cylons, I always enjoy the reaction of the Cylons when Laura insists William Adama is alive in BOTS.

The evil characters knew something was up first? Zarek stated several times that he didn't think Bill and Laura should be in charge because they never had an independent thought. I think Cain knew something was going on, even though I'm not sure Bill and Laura even knew themselves something was going on at the time. And Carolanne's howler monkey jealous rants are great in that they too can be debated over and over, and still we could all have differing opinions on just what her observations of Laura and that 'bad boy' are all about.

If Carolanne was some sort of manifestation of Bill's subconscious, Laura at least found someone nicer with Elosha in The Hub. It's much easier to take when our favourite priestess is talking about admitting you're in love.

But my favourite observation comes from a surprising source: Romo Lampkin. He knew Bill and Laura for a much shorter time than many of the other characters, but he straight away offered up some Latin in space.



"Without which not."

I think the counsellor had a point...

pic (the oath), pic (resurrection ship 2), pic (lay down your burdens), pic (sine qua non)

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