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crack_van2009-03-05 02:35 pm
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All The People We Need To Love And Hate, by Cynthia Arrow (PG-13)
Fandom: BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (NEW)
Pairing: Sam, Kara/Sam (Sharon, Helo, Natalie)
Length: 4,000 words
Author on LJ:![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
cynthia_arrow
Author Website: fic listed here, or check her fic tag for more recent stuff.
Why this must be read:
This story follows Sam from "Faith" to the end of "Revelations," as he struggles to come to terms with his new identity. It's quiet, understated, and gorgeously written; I think my heart broke once per paragraph. His thoughts and dreams about Cylons he's dealt with in the past and is learning to interact with now are particularly well-done. And of course there's his ever-tumultuous relationship with Kara Thrace.
Excerpt:
Even on the day he knew he was a Cylon, when the truth cut suddenly against his life, it was like a sweet, smooth blade. He didn't feel it; he only felt everything drain out.
He's never given much thought to whether he calls her Kara or Starbuck. It's not as if it doesn't matter, of course, it's just that it's quite easy to tell which name to call her, which version of herself she's trying to be.
Starbuck, mostly. And that's fine. He loves Starbuck with something so fierce it sort of scares him. He loves Kara, too. They're really not that different. It's only a matter of perception, of seeing. Of seeing past.
It's not like she ever gives you permission to call her Kara or anything. You just do, when you realize Kara is what you get when you look her in the eye, even when she's looking back at you like she will only ever be the most rebellious pilot to ever take to the air.
All The People We Need To Love And Hate
Pairing: Sam, Kara/Sam (Sharon, Helo, Natalie)
Length: 4,000 words
Author on LJ:
cynthia_arrowAuthor Website: fic listed here, or check her fic tag for more recent stuff.
Why this must be read:
This story follows Sam from "Faith" to the end of "Revelations," as he struggles to come to terms with his new identity. It's quiet, understated, and gorgeously written; I think my heart broke once per paragraph. His thoughts and dreams about Cylons he's dealt with in the past and is learning to interact with now are particularly well-done. And of course there's his ever-tumultuous relationship with Kara Thrace.
Excerpt:
Even on the day he knew he was a Cylon, when the truth cut suddenly against his life, it was like a sweet, smooth blade. He didn't feel it; he only felt everything drain out.
He's never given much thought to whether he calls her Kara or Starbuck. It's not as if it doesn't matter, of course, it's just that it's quite easy to tell which name to call her, which version of herself she's trying to be.
Starbuck, mostly. And that's fine. He loves Starbuck with something so fierce it sort of scares him. He loves Kara, too. They're really not that different. It's only a matter of perception, of seeing. Of seeing past.
It's not like she ever gives you permission to call her Kara or anything. You just do, when you realize Kara is what you get when you look her in the eye, even when she's looking back at you like she will only ever be the most rebellious pilot to ever take to the air.
All The People We Need To Love And Hate
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Lovely icon you have there. ;)
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Adding this one to my to-read list. *cries*
Yaay!