crack_van | For a Daughter by imelda72 (teen plus)

Fandom: BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (NEW)
Characters: The Eight that becomes Sharon Agathon
Pairings: pre-Athena/Helo
Length: 3,362 words
Author on LJ:

imelda72
Author Website: no designated site that I found
Why this must be read:

Athena Agathon is a fascinating character, and one that doesn't get a lot of pre-series fic exploration. Probably, I'm afraid, because either 1.) you can believe she was activated to explicitly seduce Helo and she didn't have a pre-series life, or 2.) because what she did probably wasn't pleasant. Personally, I prefer #2 because it makes her conversion and change of heart so much more powerful. And this fits that so well- it's a story of Athena during and right after the attacks on the Colonies, and her time on Sagittaron. It's the story of her call to seduce Helo and the process she goes through making that decision, and the build-up of what leads to the choices Athena later makes. It's a great backstory for her, and a nice little cameo by a relation to a canon character that ties so much together.

For a Daughter