(92) Chosen

Jan 09, 2012 11:57

Title: Chosen
Author: afrakaday
Word count: 300
Rating: T
A/N: Thanks, nixmom!

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challenge 092: making babies, author: afrakaday

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fragrantwoods January 9 2012, 17:41:21 UTC
Oh, that was incredibly sweet and heartwarming...Bill getting that smile was beautiful. A lovely prelude to the sadness of NC, with everyone so hopeful. I can see Laura moving into that role so easily.

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afrakaday January 9 2012, 23:17:34 UTC
Thanks so much for this fab comment. Adama baby love! Who can resist it? :)

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whatever_lj January 9 2012, 23:02:14 UTC
This just charmed me. Thanks for writing.

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afrakaday January 9 2012, 23:20:07 UTC
Thank you for letting me know you enjoyed it! I appreciate it very much.

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nixmom January 10 2012, 02:05:28 UTC
Space!Mommy and Fleet!Daddy of course become the surrogate grandparents to the fleet. I like how you connected her to them. It's not forced at all and I just know that if you put a baby near Bill he's gonna love on it and of course their gonna smile!!!

You're getting the hang of this drabble thing I think!

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afrakaday January 10 2012, 03:32:43 UTC
You promised it would get easier and it has!

An empirical examination of the process:

First drabble: took 4 months and you rewrote half of it
Second: Took 5 days and you rewrote 1/3 of it
Third: Wrote and posted same day, you rewrote...I don't remember but not that much of it
This one: Took a couple hours, you rewrote one or two sentences

Do I detect a trend? XOXOXO thanks for showing me the light! Also, this is the first drabble I've written that didn't have Bill telling Laura he loved her in an early draft! LOL.

I may be violating my self-imposed rule about drunk LJing. Sorry.

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redrockcan January 10 2012, 03:55:07 UTC
Very nice!! I love the different use of the prompt!! You are doing great with your drabbles!!! YAY!!

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afrakaday January 10 2012, 04:01:50 UTC
Thanks dear! ♥♥♥
I really do appreciate the encouragement. It doesn't come easily to me at all, but it has been fun playing in this sandbox anyway thanks to lovely people such as yourself.

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afrakaday January 10 2012, 05:37:34 UTC
Thanks rococo! I think Laura would have continued to take an interest in the people who surrounded her on Colonial One during her first administration. And from the narrator's perspective, Laura and Bill are totally fulfilling parental-type duties (coming with her to her doctor's appointments, bringing her and baby home from the hospital). Space!parents by necessity become space!grandparents once those crazy kids in the Fleet finally get to it and start making babies!

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