Oh my goodness! I was just coming back to re-read this properly since I loved it the first time around and found the new chapters! No-one warned me about the angst! *wipes eyes* *pulling self together* that meant I just LOVE the whole fic and particularly last two parts, utterly moving (I think I just about broke when Kara left) and ultimately satisfying. Bravo and Thank you! Now if you'll excuse me, I'll just be here sobbing in the corner.
I always feel like such a wimp when I read fic and get teary eyed but it totally happens all. the. time. You aren't alone! Even worse when I've got some somber song playing in the background as I read, I totally just fall apart.
Kara leaving (for a little bit at least) felt inevitable in this story, since Lee had to persuade her in the other chapters to start the relationship at all. When she came back to him this time (with a little extra persuasion from Gianne and Adama) it was on her own terms and her own choice. She knew what she was losing, and it wasn't just Lee, and she knew she couldn't let it go. They had a few months (between parts 2 and 3) to be happy together, but only now did their life together really start.
I knew I wanted to show him for even a moment in this fic since it was so off from canon. What was his life like after retirement? After he and Lee got their shit together because of the addition of a grandson? I felt like he would have mellowed out a lot (as did everyone) and really taken to being a grandfather as a way of making up for the shit he pulled when his boys were younger. And of course, he still has that soft spot for Starbuck (although I think Kara could be a drug runner and Adama would've supported Lee's relationship with Kara just to stick one to Carolanne, Ha!)
I felt bad about how I made Gianne seem in the original story, I wanted to redeem her a little bit here. Sure she was apprehensive with Kara and Lee at the start of their relationship, but I could understand it since the last thing she wanted was Lee to just be introducing random women in to her son's life. But once things changed and she saw how serious they were, she got to see Kara as a person instead of someone passing through all of their lives.
When I saw additions to the first part I had a little squee moment, because I love the first part some much. I love the whole hing even more! And OMG, I heart little Joseph Adama SO MUCH! He's like my fantasy child, so feakin perfect! And Kara being so sweet and wonderful to him when he was sick was heartwrenchingly beautiful. You KNOW she wants it all and is so afraid to ask for it. And of course I want to throwdown with Carolanne as much as Kara, probably more! This is so perfect, I love AU's like this it makes the mess and the angst of the series more bearable when you have moments of pure "what if" for these two.
Carolanne became the huge villain of this story quickly enough and I'm sure they'll all get their forgiveness in the end (it just wasn't super relevant to the story here). My intentions were originally to have the angst of the story stem to Kara admitting to Lee (as in the mini-series) that she was involved in Zak's death and whether there would be any fall out from that, but after awhile I just didn't want to take the usual route. This story very much wasn't about all those other hangups we saw in canon, like Zak, but adapting to their new semi-adult lives
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It totally did need something else, you were right! It's kind of super fluffy but I love it anyway. As always, thank you for all your help in improving this fic!
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Kara leaving (for a little bit at least) felt inevitable in this story, since Lee had to persuade her in the other chapters to start the relationship at all. When she came back to him this time (with a little extra persuasion from Gianne and Adama) it was on her own terms and her own choice. She knew what she was losing, and it wasn't just Lee, and she knew she couldn't let it go. They had a few months (between parts 2 and 3) to be happy together, but only now did their life together really start.
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What a lovely ending to a lovely, lovely story. :)
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The characterizations were spot on. From Carolanne the bitch to Gianne being supportive to Adama being so,loving.
Great story
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I felt bad about how I made Gianne seem in the original story, I wanted to redeem her a little bit here. Sure she was apprehensive with Kara and Lee at the start of their relationship, but I could understand it since the last thing she wanted was Lee to just be introducing random women in to her son's life. But once things changed and she saw how serious they were, she got to see Kara as a person instead of someone passing through all of their lives.
Thank you for reading!
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Is there more?? Please say there's more!
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