Fic: For Love

[muddlingalong]

This is my first attempt at BSG fic, please be nice. Its quite AU (deviates after Kara & Lee meet but before the mini). I know its a bit self indulgent, its just the mood I'm in right now. Please let me know if you're confused, I'm not really sure how much sense this makes if you don't already know what's going on. Anyway, on with the show.

Comments

[callmeonetrack]

OOF. What a painful scenario. Interesting and clever but so hurty for all of them. :(

[muddlingalong]

Thanks for reading!

I started out thinking what if Zak hadn't died in the crash, and to be honest the rest came from personal experience. Not that exact scenario, but being in a situation that was just unbearable and knowing that trying to remove yourself from it would only make things worse. Don't worry, mine had a much happier ending than Lee's.

[workerbee73]

he wondered if this was always his place in the cycle of time, to love this woman beyond reason and never have her.

Oh, I really liked this. So painful and horrible and.... plausible. Sometimes it does feel like they're stuck in this hoorible cycle and I just want them to be able to break free-- no more eternally doomed lovers. : /

Thank you for sharing this! It's always wonderful to have a new writer come out of the closet. : )

[muddlingalong]

Thank you for taking the time to read and comment!

As much as I'd like to think they could, I just don't think Kara and Lee could do happily ever after. I'm so mean to them, I know, but at least here Lee gets to make the noble sacrifice rather than simply being left behind.

And as for the closet - just don't tell my boyfriend, I'm 99% sure he doesn't even know Jamie Bamber exists :)

[coffeesuperhero]

Ow, ow, ow. Definitely works for them, though. Thank you for sharing!

[muddlingalong]

Thank you for reading. This just wormed its way into my head and refused to leave :p

[coffeesuperhero]

I know exactly how that feeling goes! :) It's always so refreshing to finally post those stories.

[thegreenkitty]

I liked that you incorporated the feeling of being "trapped" into your work. Lee said it while they were working on the algae planet and it fits K/L well. They are always trapped by family, duty, their own fears, etc. You did a good job of pulling that into your fic.

I also liked the last line. It's so very Lee.

Finally, MAJOR congrats for posting a first fic. I keep wanting to do one but so far the muse hasn't hit me...so I have huge respect for you writing and then posting, which is just as terrifying as the writing IMO.

[muddlingalong]

Thank you for reading and commenting. I really do appreciate it.

That scene from EoJ really got to me, especially Lee's almost painful 'trapped'. And I totally agree, it does seem to apply to Kara and especially Lee so well.

I think I've been overthinking too much rather than just writing (did I mention I identify really, really strongly with Lee?). But there's something about posting a story that means its finally done, otherwise I would just keep editing and driving myself crazy.

[thegreenkitty]

Hey muddling,

I was thinking about your comment about how strongly you identify with Lee because I feel the same way about Kara. Are you at all interested in bouncing some dialogue back and forth as Lee/Kara and/or trying a fic depending on how the dialogue goes?

I'll warn you: I'm a newbie fic writer so feel free to say no. I was an English major but I just wrote essays mostly. However, I am intrigued by what we might write with each of us using our personal knowledge of our two pilots. Message me if you want.

[anteros_lmc]

You know this it the very first time I've read anything outside my one and only fandom :} However I wouldn't have found Hornblower without BSG so I thought I'd give this a go. And I'm so glad I did. This is wonderful and tragic and almost made me cry. Beautiful writing. Thanks for sharing.

[muddlingalong]

I'm honoured to have tempted you to try something other than Hornblower. Glad you enjoyed it too. And thanks for commenting and letting me know you liked it :)