crack_van | Ear Tuned to the Roar by inlovewithnight (PG-13)

Fandom: BATTLESTAR GALACTICA 2003
Characters: Helo, Apollo, Six (OFC)
Author on LJ:

inlovewithnight
Author Website: Exaggeration and Blank Verse
Why this must be read:

According to the author, this fic goes AU post “The Eye of Jupiter.” And yes, it’s definitely AU, but it’s also oh, so plausible within the framework of the BSG ‘verse. Ear Tuned to the Roar explores what it is to be human, through the eyes of three very different people, and in their search for the answer to that question, not one of them remains unchanged.

On the surface, Helo is the most changed of them all, and yet inside, he remains Helo – an average kind of guy, just making his way as best he can. Without even trying, he is the catalyst for the changes in outlook, viewpoint, whatever you want to call it, for both Apollo and Vox (a new incarnation of Cylon Number Six), bringing them to a better understanding of each other and of their respective… species? Races? Peoples?

I don’t want to say too much about this fic, because I don’t want to spoil it, but it’s premise is unique within this fandom and opens up so many possibilities that it might make your head spin. As far as I’m concerned, the only flaw in this beautiful work is that it ends.

So. Grab yourself a beverage and something to munch on, if you’d like (at over 10,000 words, it’s a bit longer than most of the others I’ve recced), but make sure you grab some tissues, too. You may need ‘em.

Ear Tuned to the Roar

Gods, I love this fic!