Lullaby by voodoochild (PG-13)

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Fandom: BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (2003)
Pairing: Slight Roslin/Adar
Length: ~3700
Author on LJ: bluerosefairy
Author Website: Archive of our Own
Why this must be read:

Really, the author’s summary says it all: Cass and Jamie Adar remember their parents - all three of them - as they wait for the Cylons.

It’s not often that a fic immediately engrains itself into my perspective of a character, especially one as close to my heart as Laura Roslin. ‘Lullaby’ did just that, though, when I first read it, and hasn’t lost any impact on further rereads. This fic explores a relationship that is barely touched on in canon, yet the Roslin/Adar affair takes backseat to the quietly woven and beautifully believable relationship between Adar’s two children and their “third mother”. It’s hard to believe that these two OCs, especially Cass, weren’t actually canon characters; as it is, their experiences at the end of the worlds are no less powerful for not having been shown onscreen.


She strokes his hair off his face, and gods, do I wish again that she was my mother, even though I know about her and Dad. I'm not blind, dumb, or stupid. I know my father is having an affair with Laura Roslin, and the only one who bothers to pretend they're not is my mother. But it doesn't matter, because Laura still gives me a hug every time she sees me.


Lullaby

Comments

[bluerosefairy.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for the rec! That story and it's OCs kind of ate my brain for a little bit while I was writing "Lullaby", and I'm always astonished that people besides me read it and liked them.