crack_van | Thy Vigils Keep, by Queenofthorns (R)

Fandom: BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (NEW)
Pairing: Dualla/Billy, Dualla/Lee
Length: 6,000 words
Author on LJ:

queenofthorns
Author Website: fic listed here
Why this must be read:I love fic that fleshes out the characters who don't get as much development in canon, and I also love fic that fills in the gaps in characterization that canon sometimes leaves. This does both. It gives us a clear look at Anastasia Dualla; who she was before the war, her hopes, strengths and failings afterwards. It's a sympathetic and insightful character study that presents Dee as a three-dimensional person, and not simply a romantic foil. Apart from that, it's just a beautifully written story.

If there are gods, Dee thinks, then they’re cruel. Did Zeus finger his bolts of lightning, unused, and did Hera smile as the Cylons rained destruction on mankind? Or perhaps the gods tried and failed to save their children – Apollo’s arms too weak to shield them, Artemis’ aim no longer true.

Weak or cruel, it doesn’t matter. The gods are dead.

She still prays, though, because there’s nothing to replace them.

Thy Vigils Keep