Kara/Lee fic recs: the mini

[thrace_adama]

After watching the mini Monday night for the shipper re-watch, I got the urge to go back and reread (for the millionth time, yes-your point? ;) ) some of the first great Kara/Lee fics I devoured found in the BSG fandom, and especially those set before or during the mini. Just to connect again with that rush of excitement I felt upon discovering

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Some favorite pre-mini fics

[callmeonetrack]

Simulations by daphnaea
Daphnaea’s writing style just kicks my ass. This is so beautiful. The scene in the middle of this one where Kara confesses a secret to Lee just guts me every time.

Circumstance by elly724
A wonderful rewrite of elzed’s Decline and Fall from Zak’s POV.

One Taste of the Apple by brynnmck
Kara and Lee take a road trip to get Lee a date. Somehow he ends up going home with Kara.

All Feelings but This One by Claira and Pen
These two are such good writers and together they’re even better.

Between by DianeLD
More angsty goodness. The rooftop and pancakes bits stay with me from this one. And the last paragraph!

And From Your Face I Will Be Hidden by meyerlemon
Lee meets Kara. “He thinks about her in ways he shouldn’t.&rdquo

Secrets and Lies by bsg_rp_apollo
A little (ok a lot) infidelicious. They have one weekend to burn it out of their system. Very steamy and bittersweet.

Swear Not by the Moon by brynnmck
Kara and Lee, graduation night, a prank.

Laws of Gravity by brynnmckbrynnmck might be the pre-mini

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[rayruz]

WOW. This is exciting. Now I have lots of shiny reading material... if I ever get around to it. X.x

Re: Some favorite pre-mini fics

[callmeonetrack]

These are mostly all classics. But man if you haven't read EVERYTHING Daphnaea and BrynnMcK and Claira have written? You absolutely should make it a priority. (Same with wisteria, leda13, widget285, fahye, rawles, and svilleficrecs.)

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[rayruz]

*drowns in fic that needs to be read*

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[thrace_adama]

Excellent recs. Now I really want to reread "One Taste of the Apple." Love that one. And "Bunk Mates" (omg I have SUCH a bunk/snuggling kink, it's weird). And "Double Dates Are the Best." And all of these, really! You and Cosette have really put my little list to shame. I shall have to try to do better in the coming weeks, though of course we all have our favorites.

The "Stupid Thing Last Night" sequels bring up an interesting question in terms of how we categorize things. I had only rec'd the first one b/c parts 2 and 3 go back and forth between pre-mini and post-YCGHA. Will we just rec fics like that multiple times? Couldn't hurt. Stuff that spans whole seasons and arcs might need more consideration, though. Hmmm.

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[callmeonetrack]

oh good point. My favorite part of that one is "seeing the tape" so I always think of it as pre-mini, even if technically it isn't.

Hmm.

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[thrace_adama]

Yeah, and seeing the point is obviously the major draw of that one, so it *should* be in the pre-mini recs. It's so like me to complicate things. ;) After reading her comment, I agree with Cosette's point, that it doesn't really matter since it's a rewatch.

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[cosetteferaud]

I reread "One Taste of the Apple" some days ago and it is soooo good (all brynnmck's stuff really... I adore "Laws of Gravity" too).

Will we just rec fics like that multiple times? Couldn't hurt.

I was wonderig just the same... But I think that, since this is a rewatch after all, it doesn't matter, really... Myself, I've recced "Angle of Descent", which only contains a pre-mini bit --the rest of it is definitely S2--, but as it deals with the Zak/guilt topic in such a beautiful way... I couldn't help myself ;))

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[thrace_adama]

Ha ha ha, yeah, see? My Lee-like focus on rules comes out to play. But I agree with you that it doesn't really matter if we post things in a couple different places. Sometimes I just need to chill and go with the flow. Glad we have discussed this, though, and that people won't need to wonder about that for recs in the coming weeks. :)