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~BSG: Continuum, Part I: Last Day Past

Jun 24, 2010 12:21

Title: Continuum, Part I: Last Day Past
Author: kastari
Summary: All our troubles seemed so far away.
Characters: Adama/Roslin
Rating: T
Word Count: 200
Author’s Note: Written for the 14th ar_drabbles challenge. Prompt: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
Disclaimer: I’m just playing in Universal’s sandbox.
( Yesterday )

adama/roslin, drabble challenge, ar_drabbles, drabbles, drabble, bsg

Comments 15

frakcancer June 24 2010, 19:30:29 UTC

How great, the contrast between staccato!Bill and long, drawn out, Henry James Laura.

Interesting that they both left their mothers out of the litany of the dead. On purpose?

redrockcan June 25 2010, 03:03:38 UTC

Can I say I love your comment and how true it is? This made my chuckle and gods Henry James drove me crazy!!! And I hadn't noticed the mother neglect until you wrote this. Hmmmm, I look forward to the answer from our writer.

kastari June 27 2010, 22:47:14 UTC

Laura & Bill are such a contrast. And their love of literature & how they share it with each other makes it so easy to write them.

As for the mother love, see reply I posted to frakcancer mention of it.

kastari June 27 2010, 22:33:15 UTC

I will forever be indebted to bugsfic for suggesting staccato!Bill way back when. It's so him.

I had to think about the voices they'd miss. I almost went with Mrs. Roslin, but I'm not all that convinced Laura had a close relationship with her mother. I think the death of her father & her sisters affected her on a much deeper level. And I really wanted to include Billy.

As for Bill, I did think about using his mother. His mother, his sister, his son. I loved the sound of the 's' words. But having used Billy for Laura, I wanted to use someone who had been on Galactica for Bill. Hence, Kara (before she returned in He Who Believeth.)

That & I think Bill was closer to Tamara.

Thread 7

escapedvelocity June 24 2010, 20:10:06 UTC

She looked up at him. “That was then.”

“And this is now.” He brushed a tender kiss across her lips.

I just love these two lines so much. And I enjoyed this drabble...onwards. :-)

kastari June 27 2010, 22:40:34 UTC

That was actually one of the first lines I had. Knew I had to work something around it. And it was so appropriate for the Yesterday installment of the trilogy.

Yes, the brushing of his lips across hers. Tender Bill & Laura. Oh how I love them so.

sczep84 June 24 2010, 20:27:29 UTC

I LOVE the last 2 lines. Beautiful ♥

kastari June 27 2010, 22:41:05 UTC

♥

bsg_aussiegirl June 25 2010, 00:06:27 UTC

Her glasses and pen atop a slew of paperwork spread out on the coffee table before her, she sat on the couch lost in thought. Why do I have such a kink for her making herself comfortable in his quarters?

Off to read the next part, 'Ms I won't be posting this week'.

kastari June 27 2010, 22:43:05 UTC

Because it's very sexy that she does. It's the comfortable, domestic Bill & Laura we all love. Because they have been an item for soooooo long.

SHUT UP! I had a hell of a time with this challenge, being away in the Big Woods & all & having 2 birthday fics to write, only one of which actually got written during my time away. Oh, the pressure!

redrockcan June 25 2010, 03:01:19 UTC

YAY!!! You posted. I love this scene, especially Laura thinking about what clothes she brought. So funny and then when she can't remember the voices of her family, so emotional just a few moments later. Plus a wonderful last line, actually the last few lines are perfect. I love her saying "that was then" and Bill answering "this is now", just fantastic.

kastari June 27 2010, 22:44:32 UTC

You liked the clothes line!!! HAPPY DANCE! I thought it was funnier than hell. And a great way to explain her wardrobe fail.

Always ♥ your reading & comments.