BSG ficlet
Another from that decades old icon drabble meme, this one is for fahrbotdrusilla and the icon she wanted a fic for is the one I've used for this post. 264 unbetaed words. I hope they work. :P
“Be careful, Gaius.” Her wary voice echoed in his head even as her presence faded, leaving behind only a trace of her haunting, exotic scent. She’d stayed with him all through that hellish few hours aboard Pegasus, but now that they were back aboard Galactica, apparently she felt it was perfectly all right to just abandon him. And wasn’t that just typical?
“Well, Doctor Baltar, it remains to be seen whether your methods are as effective as our own.” Admiral Cain’s voice sent icy fingers trailing down his spine and he shivered. He looked up at her hard profile, searching for any signs of compassion or mercy, but there were none. Quite frankly, it was all he could do to prevent himself from running. But he couldn’t do that, under the circumstances, now, could he?
For they had arrived at Sharon Valerii’s accommodations. It was laughable to him now, but he’d actually thought that keeping Sharon in a cage, under constant surveillance and with no amenities, was barbaric. That, however, was before he’d seen the pathetic creature who was nearly identical to the woman he… loved. Yes, loved.
The guard saluted the Admiral and briskly turned to unlock the door. On the other side of the glass and steel, quite low-tech compared to the brig on the larger battlestar, Sharon stood, straight and tall. In what Gaius was certain was an involuntary gesture, her arms and hands curled protectively around her unborn child. Another glance at Admiral Cain, the barely concealed loathing in her eyes, made him almost wish that Agathon was here, too.
“Be careful, Gaius.” Her wary voice echoed in his head even as her presence faded, leaving behind only a trace of her haunting, exotic scent. She’d stayed with him all through that hellish few hours aboard Pegasus, but now that they were back aboard Galactica, apparently she felt it was perfectly all right to just abandon him. And wasn’t that just typical?
“Well, Doctor Baltar, it remains to be seen whether your methods are as effective as our own.” Admiral Cain’s voice sent icy fingers trailing down his spine and he shivered. He looked up at her hard profile, searching for any signs of compassion or mercy, but there were none. Quite frankly, it was all he could do to prevent himself from running. But he couldn’t do that, under the circumstances, now, could he?
For they had arrived at Sharon Valerii’s accommodations. It was laughable to him now, but he’d actually thought that keeping Sharon in a cage, under constant surveillance and with no amenities, was barbaric. That, however, was before he’d seen the pathetic creature who was nearly identical to the woman he… loved. Yes, loved.
The guard saluted the Admiral and briskly turned to unlock the door. On the other side of the glass and steel, quite low-tech compared to the brig on the larger battlestar, Sharon stood, straight and tall. In what Gaius was certain was an involuntary gesture, her arms and hands curled protectively around her unborn child. Another glance at Admiral Cain, the barely concealed loathing in her eyes, made him almost wish that Agathon was here, too.