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BSG - We Bend, We Break

Aug 05, 2009 00:17

Title: We Bend, We Break
Rating: Teen
Characters: Kara Thrace, Lee Adama
Genre: Angst
Warnings: Spoilers for 2.15 Scar
Word Count: 1821
Summary: "So it doesn't matter that I'm here with you, right now." Lee's voice sounds wrong somehow, suddenly rough-edged, and wonders if Kara will care. "It doesn't matter that you've got someone alive and well ( Read more... )

character: bsg: lee "apollo" adama, category: gen: woe is me, 'verse: battlestar galactica, rating: teen, timeline: bsg: 215 scar, series: oneshot, 'ship: bsg: kara/lee, length: 1500-5000, character: bsg: kara "starbuck" thrace

Comments 11

somewhereapart August 5 2009, 15:57:50 UTC

Oh, angsty pilots. Never can work things out, can they?

I loved this. Your characterization was spot on; I could hear the whole thing in my head, and can easily believe that this is how they were feeling in that scene.

And I love that you didn't give them a happy resolution here, just a chance to say a little bit more and make things even messier.

ecstaticdance August 5 2009, 16:19:59 UTC

Thank you for giving Lee a chance to talk there. And you got the body language so well, too. The avoidance and the struggling and just... gah.

**sigh** Oh Pilots, how I miss you.

shah_of_blah August 5 2009, 18:07:31 UTC

I just want to say again that I really like this fic. I love that it changes things without changing anything (because if they worked it all out the story would seem wrong). And I really love this moment: "How many have we lost this week alone, Lee? How many? And how many before that? And how long, Apollo, how long, Lee, until you're the one on that list?"
It's a great tie-in to the episode's arc, especially since they were just talking about that list that Kara pretends she doesn't remember right before this scene begins. And also it ties in to one of my favorite bsg moments of all time (Kara reciting the names).

tamsibling August 6 2009, 01:57:23 UTC

Oh man, that's just heartbreaking. I really love your continuation of this scene, I think it speaks true of both characters. Nice job!

rdave1 August 7 2009, 16:14:18 UTC

I really enjoyed this. It really was like Lee had lots to say before Kara walked out. I think it that part was included in the episode, Lee might have said something alongs line from your fic.

It was nice to see Lee's POV about him sending Kara to her death. Granted talking to Kara sometimes is like banging your head against a wall. Kara's last words before she left are a tear jerker. Great work!