Comments | getyourtoaster: Fic: I am Maya Argo (Laura/Maya, Six)

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Fic: I am Maya Argo (Laura/Maya, Six)

Jan 05, 2008 12:51

Title: I am Maya Argo
Prompt: Roslin/Maya/Six, shape of future
Rating/Warnings: Um, I'm not sure; there's girls kissing and pointing guns at each other?
Spoilers: Through LDYB
A/N: I was solciting prompts over at my LJ and projectjulie kindly gave me a few to pick from (with some extra sentences) from this community. She suggested I post the results here!
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Comments 9

kjaneway January 5 2008, 13:50:32 UTC

Oh wow. That's beautiful and powerful and moving and a whole bunch of other things that I don't quite have words for.

beccatoria January 6 2008, 18:17:46 UTC

*blushes*

Aww, shucks!

Thank you for taking the time to comment and I'm really glad you enjoyed it.

liverpool_ruth January 5 2008, 16:27:31 UTC

Very intriguing...... nicely written.... atmospheric....
has left me with lots of questions.... is there going to be more?

thanks for sharing!

beccatoria January 6 2008, 18:19:00 UTC

You're welcome and thanks for the compliments and feedback! :D

I'm not sure if there is going to be any more; I think it stands alone, really. I think if I wrote anymore it might break my heart because Maya's just going to up and die, and I'm not sure what else of a story I have to tell with her, but we'll see. If I have an idea, I'll write it.

Though if you have any specific questions, I'll do my best to answer them?

Do you know any people named Maya Argo? liverpool_ruth August 9 2008, 20:38:06 UTC

I do she is almost two now, has blonde hair and calls babies "day-day's" I found your sight on a whim googling our names. Pretty good story.

Do you know any people named Maya Argo? liverpool_ruth August 9 2008, 20:38:34 UTC

I do; she is almost two now, has blonde hair and calls babies "day-day's" I found your sight on a whim googling our names. Pretty good story.

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beccatoria January 6 2008, 18:23:00 UTC

Thank you for taking the time to write such lovely and detailed feedback! I'm really glad you enjoyed it - to comment on specific parts of, err, your comment:

But I guess what I'm getting at is that in a universe where (at least the human)characters seem to rather die than admit love for another or love for others corrupts the character, it was so nice to see these pure, simple statements of love.

I'm really glad that came through as that was something I wanted to put across with Maya. I wanted a break from the angst that we usually see and just...let her be. Simple but not boring, and in love without excuses or complications (well, from her perspective! From Laura's it's pretty darned complicated!)

However, I think your Laura is real to life by her reaction to Maya. Not because she doesn't love Maya, but because Laura loves the abstract concept of humanity more than she loves any individual human. That and Laura never truly felt like she wasn't the president anymore, I believe. ('cept maybe when she was high...) I think ( ... )

projectcyborg January 11 2008, 03:50:26 UTC

I've already gushed about this in some detail elsewhere. but I wanted to add that, looking at my extended prompt again, it's remarkable how different your interpretation is from mine. I always want to write Maya as a secret Cylon, sort of dark and alien. your rendition is so utterly unexpected and nuanced and gorgeous.

this is one of my favorite things ever.

purdysmile January 13 2008, 04:07:09 UTC

This is so wonderful. There are all these little moments you capture so perfectly.

it's always the wrong gaius. was a brilliant line, just got right to the heart of Six's issues in this. I actually stopped reading and thought "wow!" And that's just one example. You do a great job communicating the thoughts and motivations of the characters.