BSG fic: Lines of Dissonance (pg-13)

[sabaceanbabe]

Title: Lines of Dissonance
Author: SabaceanBabe
Rating: 13+
Word count: 1,200+
Characters: Helo, Hera, Athena
Spoilers: general through the end of season 3, but specifically for Maelstrom and Crossroads
Author's note: thanks to mamaboolj and rebelliousrose for the beta and a huge thank you to pangea_maru for the prompt that spawned this fic.

Comments

[dangermousie]

This was wonderful. I loved it!

[sabaceanbabe]

Thank you! :D

[inlovewithnight]

Oooh. That's really cool and creepy. I love the ideas-- of Hera dreaming things, and that the Seven don't think about the Five unless you *make* them. Awesome!

Plus, aww, Helo and Sharon sweetness. :)

[sabaceanbabe]

Hee. Thanks! When I read PM's prompt, it just clicked liek whoa with things I'd already been noodling with about the Five and the Seven and the shared dreams from Crossroads... :D

[mamaboolj]

Wonderful, and thanks for the opportunity to beta for the first time.

[sabaceanbabe]

Thank you so much. Between you and Molly, this is a much better story than it started out to be. Both of you thought Hera probably shouldn't talk. :P

[mamaboolj]

Well I certainly hope that the two of you are going to work wonders on my I Spy Red Fic. I like what I have, but I'm going to appreciate having your two trained sets of eyes helping me improve it.

[rebelliousrose]

At the rate I am writing, working anything on the I See Red (Ink On My Taxes) Ficathon, will be an improvement!!

Glad to be of service, SB, and I'm equally glad that our fair Boo agreed with me; it's eerier that way, when poor Helo's trying to figure out and Hera hums!!

Nice!!!

[raincitygirl]

Wheeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh man, this is so good. What, you want coherence? And I love the idea of that teeny tiny curly top concentrating so hard she puts her tongue in her cheek quite literally! Nice way of incorporating the bits and pieces we've seen of the baby "actress"'s personality and (quiet and a bit solemn much of the time). She's such a smart little pop tart, working out how to talk to her daddy without actually talking.

[sabaceanbabe]

Thank you!!!

Heh. The tongue thing was Helo inspired, you know.

[raincitygirl]

Oh yeah, of course! Now that you mention it, I feel like an idiot for not realising.

I really love how you gave her so much characterisation despite her being pre-verbal. It's a hoot how opinionated and exacting she manages to be, and all silently. No, Daddy cannot have the picture yet, because she's not finished. She'll give it to him when she's good and ready. Talk about a Type A personality from the cradle!

And I adore that despite being unable (or possibly unwilling) to speak, she is able to understand speech, and can and will answer people who are observant enough to know how to ask her questions. I don't know if it's age-appropriate behaviour or not (heck, I don't even know what age she's supposed to be in canon at this point), but it totally works. And it works without making her too much of a Special Baby Genius.

[skyspat]

Oh my gosh! The way Helo talked to Hera was simply ADORABLE! Perfect, the way I'd always imagined and wanted it to be. I also adore your descriptions of Hera, her little face, "her little tongue stuck into her cheek, pooching it out a bit" - you set such a lovely scene there, I can imagine every detail. Wonderful.

I also liked sarcastic!Helo "Well that's crystal clear..."

Seriously, I'm so glad to finally have something to fawn over in the Helo/Hera department. THANKYOU!

[sabaceanbabe]

Thank you, Shandy! I'm glad you enjoyed it. :)