Index for A/R Drabbles, Ficlets, and One-Shots
Herein are my drabble and ficlets for A/R. These are almost entirely one-shots. Items as part of a series are contained in the multi-chapter A/R fic index.
Note: These are all completed fics.
Scraps: ~500 words: T: Bill cleans out Laura's desk drawer as he's packing their things for the move to the Basestar.
Burning Fuse the Only Flame I Have: ~4700 words: Rated T: Warning for Major Character Death: As Bill and Laura grow close again after New Caprica, Laura and Kara also develop a friendship...
Moving Forward: ~1000 words: Rated T: Bill and Laura have a candid conversation under their tarp on Kobol. They have a big mess to clean...
Old Friends and New Beginnings: ~6850 words: Rated T: Bill and Laura celebrate their first Thanksgiving in Falcon's Rest with their family and friends. Follows fragrantwoods' New in Town and afrakaday's " A History to Keep us Warm"
The Hades Chronicles: ~300 words: Rated K+: Laura and Bill talk about Laura's least favorite book genre...
On Corners and Muggles: ~3500 words: Rated T: Laura reflects on her decade long marriage to Bill, as they visit Lee and his family in New York. Written for the 2013 remix. Modern Earth!AU.
Counting Sheep--and Cylons: ~350 words: Rated K+: Laura faces different demons at night...
I've dubbed this my insomnia!fic.
The Waiting: ~5,300 words Rated T: Laura reflects on her past experiences, which impacts her decisions in the present...
The Lending Library: ~900 words: Rated T: Bill's quiet evening in his quarters is interrupted. He finds he doesn't mind too much...
Hunger Strike: ~1800 words: Rated T: Laura and Bill discuss starvation--and the other time she went hungry. Angsty with a side of fluff.
New Orders: ~500 words: Rated K+: Billy and Bill talk about the future as Laura lies in sickbay.
The Gift: ~2500 words: Rated T: Bill and Laura share more than just a love of mysteries...
Keeping Watch: K+: Word count: ~250: Bill's thoughts and feelings during his first night on Kobol with Laura.
Preoccupation: T: Word Count: ~2200: Laura's days of bliss are interrupted when a new political movement appears within the fleet--and on board Colonial One. This is a remix of whatever_lj's "Occupy Colonial One."
Beauty of Truth: ~1000 words: Rated K+: Bill accepts certain truths...
Dirty Talk: ~100 words: Rated MA: Laura tries to get Bill to talk dirty... Written for the all dialogue challenge at bsg_kink
Out of Focus: 1,300 words: Rated T: What if Saul gets shot instead of Bill? Bill has to deal with his mutinous President and son in the midst of a battle...
Returning: ~350 Words: Rated MA: Bill sees Laura in a compromising position. They make the best of it...
A Hard Sell: ~600 words: Rated M: Bill worries that Laura can talk him into anything...
A Birthday to Remember: ~250 words: Rated K+: It's Zak's birthday...
Truth and Fiction: ~200 words: Rated K+: Reading brings up some emotions for our heroes....
Nothing but Trouble: ~1500 words: Rated M: Bill and Laura find themselves in a detective story...
Into the Night: ~200 words: Bill comes home to find Laura in their quarters...
In the Clearing: ~200 words: Bill and Laura find each other...
What Should have Happened: 100 words of Brig!Sex. Just like the title suggests...
A New Trick: ~250 words: Bill walks into a computer class, not expecting to like his teacher--or the class.
Strange Brew: 250 words: Laura hears music...
Another Number on the Whiteboard: 650 words: Rated T: Instead of being President, Laura is an ordinary citizen on the Rising Star. But how ordinary can she ever really be?
Fighting Words: 300 word drabble rated K+: Moments when Laura has fought or fled, and one when she doesn't.
You Again: ~3,500 word one-shot rated M: Laura returns home after the Decommissioning and moves on with her life as best she can. She keeps bumping into Bill Adama. Their interactions grow progressively less awkward over time.
I Have Something to Tell You: 300 word drabble rated M: Ambrosia and Chamalla yield interesting effects.
Not Such a Dark Day: ~1100 word one shot rated MA: Laura meets a handsome stranger in the mystery section of Caprica's public library. An AU set years before the miniseries.
Smile Time: 300 word drabble rated T: Bill wants to help Laura find her smile again--and her giggles.
Know your Enemy: 300 word drabble rated K+: Bill and Laura wear masks to keep each other from seeing their true selves.
Agreeing to Disagree: 100 word drabble rated K: A dialogue between Adama and Roslin set on Kobol.
Nighttime Laughter: ~800 word ficlet rated T: Bill and Laura talk one night about what they miss. I aimed for the trifecta of humor, angst, and sexyness.
The War is Just Beginning: 300 word drabble rated K: The war truly is just beginning between Laura and Bill and between humanity and the cylons.
Compatibility (Rated MA) 3,500 word one-shot. Laura seduces Bill. That is all.
Checkmate: Rated M 2,800 word one-shot. Post ep TMUTMD angry sex.
Live, Love, Lead: Three Connected A/R Drabbles: "Out of Their Armor," "Gifts," and "The Pact." 400 words total, rated K.
Presidential Inspection: Rated MA: ~600 ficlet. Laura comforts Bill after Bulldog assaults him.
A Presidential Bed: ~300 word drabble/ficlet: Three conversations about Laura's sleeping arrangements. Rated K+
You Know I'm Right ~600 word ficlet: Bill reflects on his life with Laura as she spends her days in Life Station for the last time. Rated K
Stay Together for the Kids ~500 word ficlet: Bill considers the President in different ways, leading up to his Kobol mission. Rated K
Dressed to Impress ~500 word ficlet: Rated K+: Laura plans her method of seduction after her miracle cure. (One day I'll write the sequel I swear.)
Teachable Moments ~500 word ficlet: Rated T: Bill contemplates his favorite things about Laura. They have a seemingly random conversation about seesaws. Flirtation ensues.
Boff, Marry, Kill and Other Games: ~1800 word one-shot: Rated T: Fleetwide games force the leaders to reconsider their feelings for each other.
Randomly Starving: ~500 word ficlet: Rated K: Laura's starving after her cure. Bill makes sure she eats.
Parenthood at the End of the Worlds ~500 word ficlet: Rated K: Bill's thinky thoughts about his relationships with Laura and Lee. Set early Season One.
You Tell a Funny Joke; I'll Tell a Funnier One: ~600 word ficlet: Rated K+: Laura and Bill discuss their strategies for life in politics and the military--for dealing with enemies.
You're Having a Problem: ~1000 word one-shot: Rated K+: Laura's usual tact fails when she voices her concern for her Admiral.
Bill Adama's Education: ~500 word ficlet: Rated K+: In Laura, Bill finds the best teacher he ever had.
The Admiral's Rack: ~500 word ficlet: Rated T: Laura finally finds her way into Bill's rack.
Laura's Consternation: ~500 word ficlet: Rated K: Laura considers her thoughts and feelings regarding Commander Adama.
Celebration: ~600 word ficlet: Rated T: Bill's in a good mood. Laura asks him why.
An Adama Anniversary ~500 word fictlet: Rated K+: Bill reflects on his first year on Earth--and Laura--in his cabin.
Locker Room Talks 300+ word drabble/ficlet: Rated T: Bill has a hard time keeping his adventures with the President to himself, especially when Tigh likes to tell him every detail about him and Ellen.
Providing Space: 200 word drabble: Rated K: Laura notices something about Bill's fingers when they have meetings; she asks him about it.
Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars: ~800 word ficlet: Laura's not as happy about New Caprica as she seems on Founder's Day.
The Rock and the Paper: 100 word drabble: Bill and Laura contemplate the game "Rock, Paper, Scissors." They reveal their strategy for the game.
A Brief Respite: 200 word drabble: Rated K: Bill and Laura participate in stargazing on New Caprica during Founder's Day night.
A Late Night Conversation: 300 word drabble: Rated T: Bill and Laura talk about true love and fantasies after they're finally a couple.
A Conversation: 200 word drabble: Rated K+: After New Caprica, Bill goes to Laura to talk about how bad things were down there.
Light and Sweet: 500 word ficlet: Rated K: Bill and Laura have a conversation about coffee and "The Rape of the Lock." It's essentially literary phone sex, but it's pretty safe, hence the rating.
Guess What's Coming to Dinner: 300 word drabble follow up to "Light and Sweet." Rated K. Bill proves he likes to take care of his President and her aide by providing meals for them.
Second in Command: 100 word drabble: Bill calls Laura after she names Lee her military advisor. He's not at all pleased, but Laura makes a good argument. And promises he's still second in command.
Sprezzatura: An A/R Drabble: 100 word drabble: Rated K: Bill realizes how much he underestimated his President.
There Will Be Time: A Roslin Centric fic: 300+ word ficlet: K+: Laura thinks about her life in terms of "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," which isn't exactly uplifting. She loses herself to become President Roslin.
Irony: An A/R, Lee fic: 400 word ficlet: Rated K+: Laura and Lee talk after he sells her out in court. Laura reveals something she didn't expect to. There's bitterness, anger, and unconditional love--like in any family.
All Apologies: An A/R Drabble: 200 word drabble: Rated K: Laura and Bill come to terms on Kobol. They master the non-apology, and it's all good.
Best and Now: An A/R Fic: 600 word ficlet: Rated K+: Angsty introspective from Bill's perspective. He had always gone after the best and now. After hearing the truth about Laura, he realized she was the best, and he needed her. Leading up to Kobol. A lot of talk about the importance of books too.
First Mistake: An A/R Drabble (Bespectacled Challenge): 300 word drabble: Rated T: Bill and Laura learn that logic and passion can work in conjunction. Sex in 300 words. Pretty tame, though.
Settling In :~400 word ficlet: Bill and Laura discuss their children--Lee and Billy.
Perplexed: A Date Night Drabble: 300 word drabble: Rated K: Bill has the task of asking his best friend out on a date. It's not something he was ever expecting to do.
Dinner with a Friend (Sequel to Perplexed): ~300 word ficlet: K+: Bill and Laura have their dinner together: Laura puts Bill at ease. Their relationship is unfrakable.
For Desire: An A/R Fanfic: 1200 word ficlet: Rating T: Among my first attempts at fic writing. Laura reads to Bill for a change. She's less subtle about what she wants than he is. Poems read belong to Kim Addonizio, who is my favorite poet.
A Few Small Repairs: An Airlock Drabble: 300 word drabble: My first ever drabble for ar_drabbles. Mostly about Laura and her affinity for the airlock. Rated T for violent themes and references to abortion.
Truth and Lies: An A/R Drabble: 100 word drabble: Rated K: Bill and Laura have a conversation. Bill reveals he knows more than Laura thinks. Set very early in their association: Somewhere around Bastile Day and Act of Contrition.
A Man of Action: An A/R Drabble: 300 word drabble: Bill is a man of action, and he's going to bring his family back from Kobol--including Laura.
Awakening: An A/R, Cottle Drabble: 100 word drabble: Rated K: Laura and Cottle talk about Bill and her new lease on life after Laura's miracle cure. This is mostly between Laura and Cottle, but it's implied A/R, or future A/R (Gods A/R can be pretty complicated, but that's why I love them so very much).
Laura's Tears: An A/R Drabble: 100 word drabble: Rated T: Introspection about the effects losses have on Laura. Set in the morgue after Billy's death.
Heir Apparent: ~200 word drabble: Rated K+: More Laura than A/R. Laura's thoughts during Colonial Day after Zarek makes his power play.
Note: These are all completed fics.
Scraps: ~500 words: T: Bill cleans out Laura's desk drawer as he's packing their things for the move to the Basestar.
Burning Fuse the Only Flame I Have: ~4700 words: Rated T: Warning for Major Character Death: As Bill and Laura grow close again after New Caprica, Laura and Kara also develop a friendship...
Moving Forward: ~1000 words: Rated T: Bill and Laura have a candid conversation under their tarp on Kobol. They have a big mess to clean...
Old Friends and New Beginnings: ~6850 words: Rated T: Bill and Laura celebrate their first Thanksgiving in Falcon's Rest with their family and friends. Follows fragrantwoods' New in Town and afrakaday's " A History to Keep us Warm"
The Hades Chronicles: ~300 words: Rated K+: Laura and Bill talk about Laura's least favorite book genre...
On Corners and Muggles: ~3500 words: Rated T: Laura reflects on her decade long marriage to Bill, as they visit Lee and his family in New York. Written for the 2013 remix. Modern Earth!AU.
Counting Sheep--and Cylons: ~350 words: Rated K+: Laura faces different demons at night...
I've dubbed this my insomnia!fic.
The Waiting: ~5,300 words Rated T: Laura reflects on her past experiences, which impacts her decisions in the present...
The Lending Library: ~900 words: Rated T: Bill's quiet evening in his quarters is interrupted. He finds he doesn't mind too much...
Hunger Strike: ~1800 words: Rated T: Laura and Bill discuss starvation--and the other time she went hungry. Angsty with a side of fluff.
New Orders: ~500 words: Rated K+: Billy and Bill talk about the future as Laura lies in sickbay.
The Gift: ~2500 words: Rated T: Bill and Laura share more than just a love of mysteries...
Keeping Watch: K+: Word count: ~250: Bill's thoughts and feelings during his first night on Kobol with Laura.
Preoccupation: T: Word Count: ~2200: Laura's days of bliss are interrupted when a new political movement appears within the fleet--and on board Colonial One. This is a remix of whatever_lj's "Occupy Colonial One."
Beauty of Truth: ~1000 words: Rated K+: Bill accepts certain truths...
Dirty Talk: ~100 words: Rated MA: Laura tries to get Bill to talk dirty... Written for the all dialogue challenge at bsg_kink
Out of Focus: 1,300 words: Rated T: What if Saul gets shot instead of Bill? Bill has to deal with his mutinous President and son in the midst of a battle...
Returning: ~350 Words: Rated MA: Bill sees Laura in a compromising position. They make the best of it...
A Hard Sell: ~600 words: Rated M: Bill worries that Laura can talk him into anything...
A Birthday to Remember: ~250 words: Rated K+: It's Zak's birthday...
Truth and Fiction: ~200 words: Rated K+: Reading brings up some emotions for our heroes....
Nothing but Trouble: ~1500 words: Rated M: Bill and Laura find themselves in a detective story...
Into the Night: ~200 words: Bill comes home to find Laura in their quarters...
In the Clearing: ~200 words: Bill and Laura find each other...
What Should have Happened: 100 words of Brig!Sex. Just like the title suggests...
A New Trick: ~250 words: Bill walks into a computer class, not expecting to like his teacher--or the class.
Strange Brew: 250 words: Laura hears music...
Another Number on the Whiteboard: 650 words: Rated T: Instead of being President, Laura is an ordinary citizen on the Rising Star. But how ordinary can she ever really be?
Fighting Words: 300 word drabble rated K+: Moments when Laura has fought or fled, and one when she doesn't.
You Again: ~3,500 word one-shot rated M: Laura returns home after the Decommissioning and moves on with her life as best she can. She keeps bumping into Bill Adama. Their interactions grow progressively less awkward over time.
I Have Something to Tell You: 300 word drabble rated M: Ambrosia and Chamalla yield interesting effects.
Not Such a Dark Day: ~1100 word one shot rated MA: Laura meets a handsome stranger in the mystery section of Caprica's public library. An AU set years before the miniseries.
Smile Time: 300 word drabble rated T: Bill wants to help Laura find her smile again--and her giggles.
Know your Enemy: 300 word drabble rated K+: Bill and Laura wear masks to keep each other from seeing their true selves.
Agreeing to Disagree: 100 word drabble rated K: A dialogue between Adama and Roslin set on Kobol.
Nighttime Laughter: ~800 word ficlet rated T: Bill and Laura talk one night about what they miss. I aimed for the trifecta of humor, angst, and sexyness.
The War is Just Beginning: 300 word drabble rated K: The war truly is just beginning between Laura and Bill and between humanity and the cylons.
Compatibility (Rated MA) 3,500 word one-shot. Laura seduces Bill. That is all.
Checkmate: Rated M 2,800 word one-shot. Post ep TMUTMD angry sex.
Live, Love, Lead: Three Connected A/R Drabbles: "Out of Their Armor," "Gifts," and "The Pact." 400 words total, rated K.
Presidential Inspection: Rated MA: ~600 ficlet. Laura comforts Bill after Bulldog assaults him.
A Presidential Bed: ~300 word drabble/ficlet: Three conversations about Laura's sleeping arrangements. Rated K+
You Know I'm Right ~600 word ficlet: Bill reflects on his life with Laura as she spends her days in Life Station for the last time. Rated K
Stay Together for the Kids ~500 word ficlet: Bill considers the President in different ways, leading up to his Kobol mission. Rated K
Dressed to Impress ~500 word ficlet: Rated K+: Laura plans her method of seduction after her miracle cure. (One day I'll write the sequel I swear.)
Teachable Moments ~500 word ficlet: Rated T: Bill contemplates his favorite things about Laura. They have a seemingly random conversation about seesaws. Flirtation ensues.
Boff, Marry, Kill and Other Games: ~1800 word one-shot: Rated T: Fleetwide games force the leaders to reconsider their feelings for each other.
Randomly Starving: ~500 word ficlet: Rated K: Laura's starving after her cure. Bill makes sure she eats.
Parenthood at the End of the Worlds ~500 word ficlet: Rated K: Bill's thinky thoughts about his relationships with Laura and Lee. Set early Season One.
You Tell a Funny Joke; I'll Tell a Funnier One: ~600 word ficlet: Rated K+: Laura and Bill discuss their strategies for life in politics and the military--for dealing with enemies.
You're Having a Problem: ~1000 word one-shot: Rated K+: Laura's usual tact fails when she voices her concern for her Admiral.
Bill Adama's Education: ~500 word ficlet: Rated K+: In Laura, Bill finds the best teacher he ever had.
The Admiral's Rack: ~500 word ficlet: Rated T: Laura finally finds her way into Bill's rack.
Laura's Consternation: ~500 word ficlet: Rated K: Laura considers her thoughts and feelings regarding Commander Adama.
Celebration: ~600 word ficlet: Rated T: Bill's in a good mood. Laura asks him why.
An Adama Anniversary ~500 word fictlet: Rated K+: Bill reflects on his first year on Earth--and Laura--in his cabin.
Locker Room Talks 300+ word drabble/ficlet: Rated T: Bill has a hard time keeping his adventures with the President to himself, especially when Tigh likes to tell him every detail about him and Ellen.
Providing Space: 200 word drabble: Rated K: Laura notices something about Bill's fingers when they have meetings; she asks him about it.
Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars: ~800 word ficlet: Laura's not as happy about New Caprica as she seems on Founder's Day.
The Rock and the Paper: 100 word drabble: Bill and Laura contemplate the game "Rock, Paper, Scissors." They reveal their strategy for the game.
A Brief Respite: 200 word drabble: Rated K: Bill and Laura participate in stargazing on New Caprica during Founder's Day night.
A Late Night Conversation: 300 word drabble: Rated T: Bill and Laura talk about true love and fantasies after they're finally a couple.
A Conversation: 200 word drabble: Rated K+: After New Caprica, Bill goes to Laura to talk about how bad things were down there.
Light and Sweet: 500 word ficlet: Rated K: Bill and Laura have a conversation about coffee and "The Rape of the Lock." It's essentially literary phone sex, but it's pretty safe, hence the rating.
Guess What's Coming to Dinner: 300 word drabble follow up to "Light and Sweet." Rated K. Bill proves he likes to take care of his President and her aide by providing meals for them.
Second in Command: 100 word drabble: Bill calls Laura after she names Lee her military advisor. He's not at all pleased, but Laura makes a good argument. And promises he's still second in command.
Sprezzatura: An A/R Drabble: 100 word drabble: Rated K: Bill realizes how much he underestimated his President.
There Will Be Time: A Roslin Centric fic: 300+ word ficlet: K+: Laura thinks about her life in terms of "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," which isn't exactly uplifting. She loses herself to become President Roslin.
Irony: An A/R, Lee fic: 400 word ficlet: Rated K+: Laura and Lee talk after he sells her out in court. Laura reveals something she didn't expect to. There's bitterness, anger, and unconditional love--like in any family.
All Apologies: An A/R Drabble: 200 word drabble: Rated K: Laura and Bill come to terms on Kobol. They master the non-apology, and it's all good.
Best and Now: An A/R Fic: 600 word ficlet: Rated K+: Angsty introspective from Bill's perspective. He had always gone after the best and now. After hearing the truth about Laura, he realized she was the best, and he needed her. Leading up to Kobol. A lot of talk about the importance of books too.
First Mistake: An A/R Drabble (Bespectacled Challenge): 300 word drabble: Rated T: Bill and Laura learn that logic and passion can work in conjunction. Sex in 300 words. Pretty tame, though.
Settling In :~400 word ficlet: Bill and Laura discuss their children--Lee and Billy.
Perplexed: A Date Night Drabble: 300 word drabble: Rated K: Bill has the task of asking his best friend out on a date. It's not something he was ever expecting to do.
Dinner with a Friend (Sequel to Perplexed): ~300 word ficlet: K+: Bill and Laura have their dinner together: Laura puts Bill at ease. Their relationship is unfrakable.
For Desire: An A/R Fanfic: 1200 word ficlet: Rating T: Among my first attempts at fic writing. Laura reads to Bill for a change. She's less subtle about what she wants than he is. Poems read belong to Kim Addonizio, who is my favorite poet.
A Few Small Repairs: An Airlock Drabble: 300 word drabble: My first ever drabble for ar_drabbles. Mostly about Laura and her affinity for the airlock. Rated T for violent themes and references to abortion.
Truth and Lies: An A/R Drabble: 100 word drabble: Rated K: Bill and Laura have a conversation. Bill reveals he knows more than Laura thinks. Set very early in their association: Somewhere around Bastile Day and Act of Contrition.
A Man of Action: An A/R Drabble: 300 word drabble: Bill is a man of action, and he's going to bring his family back from Kobol--including Laura.
Awakening: An A/R, Cottle Drabble: 100 word drabble: Rated K: Laura and Cottle talk about Bill and her new lease on life after Laura's miracle cure. This is mostly between Laura and Cottle, but it's implied A/R, or future A/R (Gods A/R can be pretty complicated, but that's why I love them so very much).
Laura's Tears: An A/R Drabble: 100 word drabble: Rated T: Introspection about the effects losses have on Laura. Set in the morgue after Billy's death.
Heir Apparent: ~200 word drabble: Rated K+: More Laura than A/R. Laura's thoughts during Colonial Day after Zarek makes his power play.