First Night [post-Maelstrom ficlet]

Mar 13, 2007 22:51

A tiny freehand drabble, post-Maelstrom, pre-TSAR. Raw, no beta unexpurgated (my dearest wisteria_ performed a lightning beta, i.e. "go post it" - all remaining flaws are my fault), there it is.

Lee: aftermath )

ficlet, my fic, lee

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lilyfarfalla March 14 2007, 03:43:58 UTC
I love how quiet this story is, how quiet Lee's grief is in it.

all the space left to mourn Kara
The combination of that line followed by the difficulty of replacing helmets really got to me. There's no time for them to deal with loss, to heal the missing parts of themselves.

Sad and lovely.

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indigo419 March 14 2007, 04:33:53 UTC
I feel so sad for Lee. There's no private place for him to grieve - everywhere he goes people look to him for cues. Even in his own quarters he has to keep up appearances. (I actually think Dee would be gracious enough not to comment on his grief, but he wouldn't want to burden her by crying on her shoulder, either.)

Thank you!

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starbuck042786 March 14 2007, 03:59:14 UTC
Gorgeous. I liked the idea of a vigil. I'm a little sad that we didnt get to see a memorial for her, but I'll take what I can get. Thanks for sharing

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indigo419 March 14 2007, 04:40:46 UTC
I bet the writers were scared that they wouldn't be able to do justice to the memory of Starbuck. :0) She's ineffable.

thank you!

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midnightsjane March 14 2007, 04:31:20 UTC
So quietly beautiful and sorrowful this is. Elegiac is the word the comes to mind.
I like the way you allow Lee his little bit of private time, but then pull him into the vigil, where he can know he's not alone in his grief.

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indigo419 March 14 2007, 05:02:50 UTC
Oh, Lee. Poor Lee. The communal mourning doesn't begin to cover the scope of his loss, but the other pilots at least understand better than most what's been taken from them.

thank you! :0)

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indigo419 March 18 2007, 02:54:37 UTC
Much as I would have enjoyed sobbing over Kara's memorial service, I'm glad the show chose to give us the moments afterwards, the way that grief continues to hit each person after the public displays are over. I like to think that the pilots collude to give their CAG some space and time to mourn, whether he realizes it or not.

thanks!! :0)

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a2zmom March 14 2007, 20:57:59 UTC
This is all the time he has, all the space left to mourn Kara.

So sad and so true, you see that in the following episode.

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indigo419 March 18 2007, 03:05:08 UTC
Oh, Lee. I just want to give him a hug. He's so busy looking after other people and maintaining a brave front, he's left no room to be kind to himself.

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