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Entry tags:
Latter Days, by Pellucid (PG)
Fandom: BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (NEW)
Pairing: Laura Roslin, Anastasia Dualla (Gen)
Length: 1800 words
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pellucid
Author Website: fic listed here
Why this must be read:
This fic explores the relationship between two characters who've never really interacted in canon, yet their lives and loves have intersected in many ways. But it's mostly a deeply sensitive character study of Dee; the pragmatism and quite self-discipline that mask her strong emotional attachments. The shifting point of view captures the similarities and longing for connection these characters share.
Excerpt:
Dee doesn't hurry as she turns the kettle off, washes out the mug, pours the tea. She wants to do this for the president, wants to do anything she can. She wants the president to know this, but can't imagine how to tell her. I helped you escape from prison, Dee wants to tell her. I helped you steal an election. My marriage was in shambles, but I stayed until he put you on the witness stand like that; that was the final straw. I've loved the same men you've loved. I've always believed in you.
When Dee was still with Lee, the admiral would invite them to dinner every couple of weeks. One evening the president was to come as well, an incursion into family dinner that the admiral clearly viewed as symbolic. Lee was skeptical; Dee was secretly thrilled. But skirmishes broke out that day in Dogsville, occupying the admiral with security and the president with the Quorum discussing alternatives to the housing crisis. Dinner was cancelled, and then came the trial, the end of her marriage, and Kara's return; Dee's second family slipped into the past along with her first.
Latter Days
Pairing: Laura Roslin, Anastasia Dualla (Gen)
Length: 1800 words
Author on LJ:
pellucidAuthor Website: fic listed here
Why this must be read:
This fic explores the relationship between two characters who've never really interacted in canon, yet their lives and loves have intersected in many ways. But it's mostly a deeply sensitive character study of Dee; the pragmatism and quite self-discipline that mask her strong emotional attachments. The shifting point of view captures the similarities and longing for connection these characters share.
Excerpt:
Dee doesn't hurry as she turns the kettle off, washes out the mug, pours the tea. She wants to do this for the president, wants to do anything she can. She wants the president to know this, but can't imagine how to tell her. I helped you escape from prison, Dee wants to tell her. I helped you steal an election. My marriage was in shambles, but I stayed until he put you on the witness stand like that; that was the final straw. I've loved the same men you've loved. I've always believed in you.
When Dee was still with Lee, the admiral would invite them to dinner every couple of weeks. One evening the president was to come as well, an incursion into family dinner that the admiral clearly viewed as symbolic. Lee was skeptical; Dee was secretly thrilled. But skirmishes broke out that day in Dogsville, occupying the admiral with security and the president with the Quorum discussing alternatives to the housing crisis. Dinner was cancelled, and then came the trial, the end of her marriage, and Kara's return; Dee's second family slipped into the past along with her first.
Latter Days