BIRTHDAY FIC: A Different War

[bugsfic]

Title: A Different War
Author: bugs
Rating: a lightweight M
Genre: Romance, Drama, A type of AU?
Word Count: 3,800
Summary: Two travelers meet on a rainy morning.

A/N:  I apologize, akachankami, that your story is late (Italy time, still the second for me.) but my dyslexia struck again!  I could have sworn your birthday was the third and vash26 's was the 2nd, and

Comments

[miabicicletta]

I love this. I love Earth AUs where they meet up SO much. This one is just perfect. Such a delightful mix of the random and the details that make everything inevitable. So beautiful. Great work, m'dear. *goes back to reread*

[bugsfic]

I love Earth AUs where they meet up SO much.

Oh, I know. I'm such a sucker for it. 'Boy, there's something so familiar about you!'

And travel can feel so serendipitous sometimes, meeting strangers and yet connecting strongly. Emotions are so heightened, so it felt perfect for the idea.

[miabicicletta]

I completely agree about the travel angle. Oh, now I want to write these two falling in love all over the place. In Sevilla and Taos and Los Angeles and Goa. This story reminds me why I fell in love with these two. Thanks for that. Please never stop writing :D

[bugsfic]

I've never been to Toledo, Spain, but between the Elvis Costello song and the pictures, it's just a place I can see yet another incarnation of A/R meeting up there.

Please never stop writing :D

No worries! I don't seem to be able to stop!

[hugamoose]

Loved the story!

[bugsfic]

It was a fun little exercise but I had this deadline! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[nvgvup]

This is beautiful. And I can tell you've backpacked - it was all strikingly familiar to my own adventures once a upon a yesteryear.

I was completely caught off guard when he called her Laura and then it all just clicked and I realized that their had been hints along the way and it was really the only way it could work (because if two strangers just happened to meet each other twice like this without it being due to cosmic BSG fate, it would just be ridiculous!).

Brilliantly done.
Off to reread!

[bugsfic]

Oh, I was afraid the "Laura" line would be too obvious, so I'm glad it gave you that 'ah-hah' moment!

I was just glad these girls gave me the chance to revisit some fond memories. (No mysterious pilots, though, dangit.)

[akachankami]

WHUT???? 3800 words??? O.O and i'm late for class! ... damn i hate to wait to read fanfictions, i'll be thinking about it all day!!!! *headdesk*
i'm already hyper about it =D kyaaaaaaaaaa! XD THANK YOUUUU!!! i'll be back soon! *runz*

[bugsfic]

You know, a sign of maturity is the ability to handle denial. I'm sure you focused on your studies all day, and will calmly return home to read, right? :D

[akachankami]

i'm clearly immature =D
i ran home and almost burnt my meal again because i was reading the real surprise AU you set up: OMGs amsterdam and rome! i'm gonna see those two around every corner from now on! XD and i have an overwhelming urgent need to climb back on castel sant'angelo =D (it's on my phone wallpaper BTW) i squeed!!! XD
i can definitely tell you've been there =D
i dont know how you do that but a few hour encounter between strangers feels like years of love ♥ *happy shippy sigh* I LOVE MY B-DAY! thank you! (*-*)

[vash26]

*happy shippy sigh* I LOVE MY B-DAY! thank you! (*-*)

I feel exactly the same way. Happy birthday, hope you had a good one.

[bsg_aussiegirl]

This is so beautiful. I'm not sure where to start. I've read a lot of 'this has happened before' fics with Laura and Bill and they don't usually impress me. But I think the slow build up and tiny glimpses of Bill and Laura really made this one work

[bugsfic]

I was serious when I thought it might be too European movie for you! Not enough meat and potatoes!

But I think the slow build up and tiny glimpses of Bill and Laura really made this one work.

I didn't think I had enough Bill and Laura in there, but perhaps that worked to the story's advantage?

I love Bill/Adam's quotes. And on a completely shallow level, his clothes. Well, maybe not the scarf, but you know, that's just me.

You have a scarf issue too? Not just teeth? One thing I love about Europe is how they can all wear scarves so well. Very sexy look, trust me.

I love their names.

I thought for sure someone's done that before in an AU. But you read more than me!

I love when Rose/Laura goes and buys condoms. Hee. Hand size. Hee.

Oh please. Like you haven't thought it.

(It took me a while to work out why she first thought he had to leave. *snort*)

I wondered if I should give more detail there. It's a very American thing!

So lovely.

I'm imagining the Queen's voice saying this...

Even though they've only