Fic: The Signs that the Signmakers Made (BSG)

[pellucid]

Title: The Signs that the Signmakers Made
Spoilers: through "Crossroads, part 1"
Pairing: Roslin/Adama-ish
Rating: PG

A/N: 1800 words. Many thanks to the wonderful gabolange for challenging and encouraging my thinking and writing here from the "hey, I've got this half-formed idea" stage up through several drafts of this thing.

Comments

[ice_queen82]

That was lovely :-)

[pellucid]

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[reve_lucide]

You really have a amazing grasp on their relationship -- the complex, back-and-forth, push-and-pull that is Roslin and Adama. Loved it.

[pellucid]

Thanks, hon! I find their relationship so compelling: so often as soon as a show gives a relationship a hint of canon romance it all dissolves into melodrama. I love that that the complexity of their relationship has never really been compromised for some trite romance that would be far less interesting.

[pennyfeline]

I have to admit, I rarely read fanfic. But I saw this and wanted to give it a try (must have been in a hunch *g*). I'm glad I did, because...wow! Your sensitivity for the characters is outstanding, and you have such a beautiful way of writing. This was a little masterpiece. Very well done!

[pellucid]

Wow! Thank you for such feedback!

[pellucid]

I hope that wasn't an apology for rambling because you know how I like rambliness! ;)

And thank you! Obviously this has all come out of recent conversations--so thank you for your part in getting me thinking about the angles, complexities, and contradictions that are all going on here.

But it's not that black and white, because the woman craves the certainty of the prophecies too.

Ah, yes. This is a layer I hadn't thought about in quite those terms, but I think you're absolutely right. And there's also the selfish political angle where she just wants to be right about the things she had believed because no one likes the ego bruise of being proved wrong. She's always about a dozen contradictory things at once, is Laura.

[gabolange]

Brava! Turned out fantastic; I love the subtleties of Laura's relationship with Bill, but I love even more her internal struggle about what it means to live and die for her role as president and prophet.

:)

[pellucid]

Well, for the hundredth time (though not one ounce less sincerely than the first), thank you! This certainly wouldn't have come about with your wonderful pushing, prodding, and hand-holding. *hugs*

And I think for me, too, this little story has always been primarily about Laura's internal struggle with who she is or might be. And part of that involves the nuances of her relationship with Bill, but it's secondary--as I think it's always going to be secondary to her.

[pellucid]

This certainly wouldn't have come about with your wonderful pushing, prodding, and hand-holding.

Erm, I caught this skimming back over the comments. Obviously, I mean it wouldn't have come about withOUT your pushing, prodding, and hand-holding. Yeesh! I can do grammar, yes. ;)

[gabolange]

Ach, grammar's important, but not on Sundays.

And I'm glad to have been of assistance with the whole story creation thingamabob (coherence is also not so important on Sundays). The story is beautiful, and it's always a pleasure to beta your work. :-)