Fic: Temples Crumble/Empires Fall (Battlestar Galactica)
Pairing: Gaeta/Baltar/Caprica
Rating: hard R/light NC-17
Spoilers: through 3x04
Disclaimer: These characters aren't mine.
Notes: Beta'ed by archerstar and _usakeh_. I love you both. Like for serious reals. Written for nicole_anell, as she was ever so kind and bought me at Sweet-Charity, and has been incredibly wonderful as I've delayed finishing this story time and time again. ( Read more... )
Rating: hard R/light NC-17
Spoilers: through 3x04
Disclaimer: These characters aren't mine.
Notes: Beta'ed by archerstar and _usakeh_. I love you both. Like for serious reals. Written for nicole_anell, as she was ever so kind and bought me at Sweet-Charity, and has been incredibly wonderful as I've delayed finishing this story time and time again. ( Read more... )
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Thank you! One thing I always try to do in my fics is get that kind of emotional connection to show through, and I'm always really happy when it's successful.
The last story I wrote of this pairing was from Caprica's POV, which was one of my main motivations for letting this one fall to Felix. And it's true, though I didn't really think about that, that Caprica drives most of this story.
That was one of my worries, actually - that the relationship with Baltar would look exploitative. I made an extra effort to show that Baltar is giving in as much as Felix is. :)
Yeah, that was one of the things that tripped me up about this story. Life on a basestar - man, if you're not a Cylon, that has really got to suck :\
I'm glad you liked! :)
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I love the symmetry of the beginning and end, his life as a story going on and on without getting to a point or a resolution -- and it moves from that feeling awful and meaningless to having a kind of peace and safety in it. (I also loved the image of kid Gaeta being focused on the technical details, because aw.) I like your choice to focus on the sheer *dullness* on a baseship, the dread of waiting for something to happen and realizing it won't.
You have a feel for all the characters and their contradictions, millari mentioned Caprica above and you also have Gaius with his faux-arrogance and the moment of self-loathing slipping through his defensiveness.
When Felix wakes up, he has thin purple lines across his throat. A handprint.
I love that SO much.
Gaius sits up. “What are you doing on the floor?” Then, “Come back to bed.”
Like a lover.Is also brilliant, that whole ( ... )
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It took me so long to get writing on this story that really, in the beginning, what finally got me to start writing was to make the story, on a kind of metaphorical level, about how damn long it takes to tell stories. It evolved beyond that, as I finally got into the rhythm, but yeah. This story finally got started as an apology about how long it took to get started, which you might find amusing.
And you *know* kid!Gaeta would be all "But how does the underwater dome work?" ^_^
Ha. That 'purple lines' one was one of the images that really stuck with me, after I finished the story.
Generic sex kind of irritates me - I try to make it as unique and character-specific as I can, because I think that makes it more interesting.
And yeah, it did give me some trouble, but I think it was worth it working through and finishing it. I'm proud of the way this one turned out, and I'm very, very happy that you enjoyed it.
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Really, I don't have to say except it was pitch-perfect tone and lyrical and hot and bittersweet and beautiful. I had a lot of favorite lines, which i won't waste time by quoting back to you :P
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And what's more important... No OOCness!!!! :)
“Felix?” comes the query, Gaius’ voice stained with worry.
“I’m here,” says Felix, softly.
Gaius sits up. “What are you doing on the floor?” Then, “Come back to bed.”
Like a lover.
my heart actually clenched at this moment ;__; Gaeta seems so vulnerable here...
keep up with the good work and I hope for more B/G/6 fics from you!!
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