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Battle Scars by lyssie (PG)
This is definitely my 12th and final rec. :) My inconsistent driving this month was a ton of fun!
Fandom: BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (NEW)
Characters/Pairings: Medic Ishay; also features Kara/Sam, minor Kara/Lee, Skulls, HotDog, Racetrack, Cottle, HotDog
Length: 4,000 words
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
lyssie
Author Website: Lyss' Insanity Lair and more recent fic tags
Why this must be read:
This is a great, depressing minor-character fic that explores the season four mutiny (and its aftermath) from the perspective of medic Ishay -- a character who never officially took part in the uprising, but would likely sympathize with them at least a little. As a fan, I've been siding with the Cylon characters for a long time, and the indiscriminate backlash against them was a very ugly side of the mutiny arc. But I surprisingly enjoyed reading a strong, believable POV from a human character who has no reason to be as trusting or forgiving as the audience might be.
I love a fic that delves into the inner life of one of the many anonymous faces of the fleet, and this is a memorably grim portrayal of someone who witnesses pain and death on a daily basis, compartmentalizing her feelings and becoming more detached from them. Meanwhile there's fitting dialogue and characterization of the more major characters who float in and out of the story. This fic ends up in a very dark place without simply villifying her.
excerpt:
Ishay didn't hear about the finale, the guns held against them in CIC, nor about the march that went from the airlock to the control center of the battlestar. She just heard about how Adama put Zarek and Gaeta in the brig; then she tried not to think about what was going to happen after that.
There was only one punishment for mutiny, and Layne had no illusions about the mercy of William Adama toward men who'd betrayed him.
It would get in the way of doing her job, and she was a medic first (and a person later, she mocked herself in one fleeting moment of self-awareness).
So many fatalities and she got tired of seeing the heart-dark blood from too many bullet-wounds, or the bright red froth on the lips that was accompanied by soft pleas or nothing at all. The bodies were stacked in the morgue, piled high until Cottle broke and gave the order to start carting them out, using the aft hanger deck as a morgue.
Battle Scars
Fandom: BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (NEW)
Characters/Pairings: Medic Ishay; also features Kara/Sam, minor Kara/Lee, Skulls, HotDog, Racetrack, Cottle, HotDog
Length: 4,000 words
Author on LJ:
lyssieAuthor Website: Lyss' Insanity Lair and more recent fic tags
Why this must be read:
This is a great, depressing minor-character fic that explores the season four mutiny (and its aftermath) from the perspective of medic Ishay -- a character who never officially took part in the uprising, but would likely sympathize with them at least a little. As a fan, I've been siding with the Cylon characters for a long time, and the indiscriminate backlash against them was a very ugly side of the mutiny arc. But I surprisingly enjoyed reading a strong, believable POV from a human character who has no reason to be as trusting or forgiving as the audience might be.
I love a fic that delves into the inner life of one of the many anonymous faces of the fleet, and this is a memorably grim portrayal of someone who witnesses pain and death on a daily basis, compartmentalizing her feelings and becoming more detached from them. Meanwhile there's fitting dialogue and characterization of the more major characters who float in and out of the story. This fic ends up in a very dark place without simply villifying her.
excerpt:
Ishay didn't hear about the finale, the guns held against them in CIC, nor about the march that went from the airlock to the control center of the battlestar. She just heard about how Adama put Zarek and Gaeta in the brig; then she tried not to think about what was going to happen after that.
There was only one punishment for mutiny, and Layne had no illusions about the mercy of William Adama toward men who'd betrayed him.
It would get in the way of doing her job, and she was a medic first (and a person later, she mocked herself in one fleeting moment of self-awareness).
So many fatalities and she got tired of seeing the heart-dark blood from too many bullet-wounds, or the bright red froth on the lips that was accompanied by soft pleas or nothing at all. The bodies were stacked in the morgue, piled high until Cottle broke and gave the order to start carting them out, using the aft hanger deck as a morgue.
Battle Scars