kara/lee fic recs: the mini.

[thrace_adama]

After watching the mini Monday night for the shipper re-watch, I suddenly had the urge to go back and reread (for the millionth time, yes-your point? ;) ) some of the first great Kara/Lee fics I devoured found in the BSG fandom, and especially those set before or during the mini. Just to connect again with that rush of excitement I felt upon

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[seimei]

Do even of them have Leoben? If not, I don't think I'll read it. I don't touch het with a ten-foot pole, thank you very much! (I am, and always will be, a slash fangirl!)

[thrace_adama]

Dude, you KNOW how I feel about Leoben! So let's not go there.

We actually have several slash fans who are also Kara/Lee shippers (like Kate Andrews, whose fic "Something Pretty" I rec'd)! Someone explained the other day that this is because K/L is a kind of "genderless" pairing in many ways. I hope I'm not misquoting the person who said this, but that was the idea I took from her explanation, which I thought was really interesting. :)

Also, your aversion to het really confuses me!

P.S. Status update on Hunger Games at work tomorrow please!

[seimei]

I know that you're biased against him. Don't see why. You just don't like him because he rapes Kara.

While I can understand how one can see K/L as genderless, it's still het. Ick. Especially if it's NC-17, I only like reading slash. I really can't say why, either. Ever since I started reading fanfiction I've only ever enjoyed slash.

You just need to broaden your horizons a bit! lol

[thrace_adama]

People disagree over what's actually going on in that dream/paint sex scene with Leoben (which you haven't actually seen!), but yeah, you know that's a big part of why I despise him. And I know you don't much care for Kara, but girl, you and I have discussed the violence-against-women thing and you know that's not something I'm willing to joke about.

it's still het. Ick.

LOL, okay. We all like what we like!

RE Broadening horizons: I read Kara/Lee/Helo yesterday and that was really pushing it for me. I like what I like too, and right now that's only K/L.

[rayruz]

Ooooh thank you! I'm.... awful and I don't think I've read any of them.

[thrace_adama]

You're welcome (and don't feel bad--I'm actually really happy that not everyone has already read these, makes this worthwhile). I hope you enjoy! Tara posted many more recs at the no_takebacks version of this post that you might want to check out too. :)

[cosetteferaud]

Oh, Heather, you read my mind again! ;) I was planning to post a fic rec too!!! (well, a joint premini+33 fic rec for next week, really). Truth is after I rewatched the mini last week I've been re-reading (devouring ;)) pre-mini fics... They are my absolute favorites --and the first ones I read when I discovered fandom land… LOVE THEM.

Oh, and I think the idea of a fic rec post after each ep is great!!!! (Bee and I were planning to post fic recs too... rewatching the eps + fic reading is the perfect way to watch this show again, imo) :D

[thrace_adama]

Yay, reading your mind is fun! Pre-mini is my favorite genre too, I think. It's a nice break sometimes from all the HELL they went through in canon, as you know. :)

I'm happy several people seem to be up for weekly recs. We should all post recs every week! I mean, I could get us started each time, but it would be great to have everyone's help--it's a lot of work to dig them all up, which is why my list was so short this time! So I'm very excited you and Tara posted a bunch more. Teamwork is love. <3

Also, sorry I still haven't caught up on all the posts about the mini at no_takebacks yet. I got behind over the weekend on stuff, and then I didn't want to read and comment until after I'd seen the mini (which I finally got to do on Monday night). I will get over there before the "33" posts go up, though! I'm sure the discussion has been great. I should be on time to discuss "33" with everyone this week, so that will be nice.

[cosetteferaud]

It's a nice break sometimes from all the HELL they went through in canon

I guess that's the reason we love them so much... Pre-mini K/L are still pilots but without all the angst from the series... Besides, despite their inherent frakked-upness, their story always seems so hopeful from pre-mini perspective...

it's a lot of work to dig them all up

Oh girl, yeah, I know. As I told you, I was planning to post a fic pre-mini fic rec but I am such a freak that I wanted to re-read the ones I was reccing (because I wanted to include a little comment too, and without a re-reading I could't bring myself to do so. Sigh. ;)). I think those kind of posts are really helpful -especially for newbies-, and taking into account that it seems there are a lot of newbies doing the rewatch (and this is really weird, girl, because I consider myself a total newbie here in BSG fandom... but right now it seems that not anymore lol!)

sorry I still haven't caught up on all the posts about the miniNo sorries, no sorries, Heather!! You know, sometimes it is *

[thrace_adama]

despite their inherent frakked-upness, their story always seems so hopeful from pre-mini perspective...

Yes, ITA.

Oooh, there are lots of newbies doing the rewatch? I guess that does make us relative veterans!

I love that you added the lines for each fic (and I'm sure it wasn't a hard thing to read those lovely stories once more, hee). I think I'll try to do that for next week's as well. I forget sometimes that not everyone is as familiar with these fics as I am by this point (I was obsessed with reading all the fanfic out there when I started poking around the fandom in '07!), so those types of things do help...

You know I'll drop by. I love chatting with both you and Bee, and about mini pilots! *squee* It's just a matter of when. I mean, I have a pretty small f'list and it's *still* very hard to keep up. Makes me wish there were more hours in the day!