[bsg] Fic: If There Are None, Travel Alone

[icedteainthebag]

Title: If There Are None, Travel Alone
Author: icedteainthebag
Summary: Laura Roslin's complex relationship with Richard Adar.
Spoilers: Through BSG Miniseries, Daybreak
Pairing: Laura Roslin/Richard Adar, a little Laura Roslin/Sean Allison
Rating: PG-13
Wordcount: 4,570
Notes: I wrote this fic because I’ve become intensely curious about the origins of Laura

Comments

[dashakay]

I CAN HAZ MANGO MARTINI NAOW?

Seriously, honey, I LOVE THIS STORY.

[icedteainthebag]

okay, that was too many lol

[dashakay]

WHY AREN'T YOU HERE TO DRINK THOSE WITH ME???

[icedteainthebag]

*sobs*
I DON'T KNOW. WE NEED TO DRINK THEM TOGETHER EVERY DAY, PLP O' MINE.

[sleepismyfriend]

That night, tangled in sweaty sheets, she dreams of the light and heat of stars so close she can touch them.

I think this is my favorite line. HOLY FRAKKING BALTAR! This is amazing. It's just all the things that have never been said, but that are a part of Laura that we never got to see. I don't know how I feel about Adar/Roslin, because Adar was a bit of a prick to me in some ways. But in other ways, I understand why Laura did what she did...

Amazing job! And you didn't totally porn it up! I'm impressed!

[icedteainthebag]

Thank you so much. ♥

I don't ship Adar/Roslin, it kind of makes me sad for her, but I acknowledge their relationship because it did exist, and it existed for reasons that didn't get enough explanation in the series.

She may have chosen wrongly by getting involved with him, but her life was shaped in a monumental way by those choices. Every choice we make becomes our path and all that.

And no, I didn't porn it up, because I kinda refuse to porn up Adar/Roslin. Heh. That's why the sexy stuff was with Sean. lol.

[sleepismyfriend]

I understand her choices, though I may not like them, I acknowledge them too because they existed in canon.

Thank you for saving us all from porning up Adar/Roslin... *grins*

And sexy with Sean it was... His abs.. OM NOM NOM... Laura Frakking Roslin, Cougar. *grins*

It's times like these I realize how much I could tolerate anyone with Laura, simply because it's Laura.

[icedteainthebag]

It's times like these I realize how much I could tolerate anyone with Laura, simply because it's Laura.

So Say We All.

[larsfarm77]

*LOVED* the complexity of this fic -- it really made me think about Laura's convictions and reactions, and I really enjoyed the evolution of her feelings toward Adar -- that she let some things slide, lied to herself and paid a price for it. I thought that really worked. I also enjoyed the connections you made between Sean, Adar and Billy. This is the kind of fic that sticks with you for a while afterward, makes you think. LOVE those. All this, and I can't stand Laura/Adar, lol. You've done well!

She feels herself growing stronger as the room grows weaker.

^^love that line -- it's very evocative of that shift in her, the discovery that she has something undeveloped, but essential.

Beautifully written as always!

[icedteainthebag]

I knew the Adar/Roslin thing would make some people squick, so everyone who gets through this fic gets a big gold star from me. :)

I started writing this prompted by everyone at rememberlaura saying: Why Richard frakkin' ADAR? We all have reasons for making our choices. I needed to know her reasons so I could come to terms with the reality of Roslin and Adar a little bit better. :) And then quickly move on to thinking about much sexier pairings.

Thank you SO much. ♥ You're very kind.

[larsfarm77]

You know, I could have been fine with Laura/Adar if the actors had had any chemistry AT ALL. I know it was supposed to be an awkward kiss at the end of a relationship, but meh.

[icedteainthebag]

I agree. I feel like Adar was a limp fish. I'm so pleased that she eventually found happiness. :)

[simplytoopretty]

I enjoyed that. It was interesting to read your exploration of Laura and her choices and how she got from one point to another in her life.

I really loved the use of the lines in italics to present the tree analogy. Well, I thought it was an analogy/parallel of some sort, but I could totally be off the mark.

[icedteainthebag]

Analogy, whatever you want to call it. It just popped into my head and grew as she did.

Thanks for reading and for commenting. I'm happy you enjoyed it. :)

[meryl_edan]

This is gorgeous. I'm the sort of reader who isn't particular about plot but craves beautiful sentences--you've offered both here, so I feel spoiled!

I love how the overall mood is melancholy (at least, that's how it struck me), and how the ending feels almost like a death. That is, until the final line, which reminds us that we know Laura and what comes next for her, and that this is a beginning as well.

I find that you've portrayed Adar to be everything Adama isn't. Conniving, unfaithful, power-hungry, possessive... Stipulating this characterization of Adar makes Laura's eventual relationship with Bill all the richer. Thank you. I'll carry this with me on my rewatch. :)

[icedteainthebag]

Oooh, nice comparison of Adar vs. Adama. It was totally unintentional on my part. I think the characters play themselves. But I'm so happy she found someone who was the opposite of what she had settled for during all those years. It's really sad that she was always the other woman with Adar, and I don't think she deserved that at all.

I haven't ever been able to imagine how she could have felt when she took the oath, and all I could draw from her while I was writing was completely overwhelmed and just sad. I mean, Gods, what an incredibly HORRIBLE day for her, the day her new life started.

Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback. It made me very warm and fuzzy inside. :)

[meryl_edan]

My pleasure on the feedback. I do like to make proper comments sometimes and not always just be the obnoxious sh|t-stirrer on your comm (though I do enjoy that a great deal, I find).

[icedteainthebag]

That comm is full of obnoxious shit-stirrers like me and you and I love it hard. LOL. ;)