Original Alternate Universe
We've had many discussions about Kara and Lee turning up in alternate universes. The majority of AUs seems to be variations on BSG itself or taking the characters of Lee Adama and Kara Thrace and putting them into a pre-existing universe, either as themselves (pilots in the Firefly universe) or as characters who take on the role of an existing literary or television figures (Lizzy and Darcy in Pride and Prejudice).
I'd like to challenge you create your own tiny AU, NOT based on any other story, show, movie, etc. Give us a snippet of Kara and Lee as archeologists, doctors, coal miners, lumberjacks, lawyers, whatever you like. Create your own universe and give us a snippet (a fic, a description, a few lines of dialogue, a manip, etc.). I understand that keeping the pilots as themselves will require keeping many of the same backstory dynamics - that's to be expected - pilots are pilots for many frakked up reasons.
(I understand of course, that NONE of this is particularly original - I have gotten lost in TV Tropes, after all. But see if anything gets sparked in your imaginary world.)
Here are some ideas to get you started:
1. Lee is a college professor, Kara is his student.
2. Kara is a veternarian, Lee has a sick puppy (hee. sorry. can't. resist.)
3. Kara and Lee are competing bounty hunters
4. Lee is a highly-ranked competitive poker player, Kara is a rising star
5. Kara is a scuba instructor in the Cayman's, Lee ended up there after his fiancee jilted him
6. Lee owns a bar and doesn't date customers (I know, lee owns a bar - but it's so cute!)
7. Lee is a local politician and Kara is a political activist, they're on different sides of an issue
8. Kara and Lee are firefighters
9. Kara is an award-winning chef and Lee is a food critic (hard to imagine, I know!)
10. Lee and Kara are competing swimmers at the Olympics (oh, those tiny swimsuits and swimmers bodies.....ahem)
Have fun shippers!
I'd like to challenge you create your own tiny AU, NOT based on any other story, show, movie, etc. Give us a snippet of Kara and Lee as archeologists, doctors, coal miners, lumberjacks, lawyers, whatever you like. Create your own universe and give us a snippet (a fic, a description, a few lines of dialogue, a manip, etc.). I understand that keeping the pilots as themselves will require keeping many of the same backstory dynamics - that's to be expected - pilots are pilots for many frakked up reasons.
(I understand of course, that NONE of this is particularly original - I have gotten lost in TV Tropes, after all. But see if anything gets sparked in your imaginary world.)
Here are some ideas to get you started:
1. Lee is a college professor, Kara is his student.
2. Kara is a veternarian, Lee has a sick puppy (hee. sorry. can't. resist.)
3. Kara and Lee are competing bounty hunters
4. Lee is a highly-ranked competitive poker player, Kara is a rising star
5. Kara is a scuba instructor in the Cayman's, Lee ended up there after his fiancee jilted him
6. Lee owns a bar and doesn't date customers (I know, lee owns a bar - but it's so cute!)
7. Lee is a local politician and Kara is a political activist, they're on different sides of an issue
8. Kara and Lee are firefighters
9. Kara is an award-winning chef and Lee is a food critic (hard to imagine, I know!)
10. Lee and Kara are competing swimmers at the Olympics (oh, those tiny swimsuits and swimmers bodies.....ahem)
Have fun shippers!