averita: (bsg: laura - plant)
averita ([personal profile] averita) wrote2010-03-01 10:30 am

fic (bsg): two drabbles

I prompted [livejournal.com profile] mmegiry with "Richard Adar" and somehow wound up writing that one myself.


She never mourned Richard Adar, not really – she gave herself ten minutes after the initial attacks to cry for everything she’d lost before splashing water on her face and moving on to the next catastrophe.

Occasionally she’ll come across a thumbnail of him in a newspaper and pause, or catch her breath when Billy says something with that look on his face that sends her back twenty years and six campaigns.

“It’s nothing,” she says when he asks her what’s wrong, and can’t stop herself from smoothing his hair back. “You just remind me of someone I used to know.”

And [livejournal.com profile] mmegiry prompted me with "picnic".


Laura used to love planning field trips – she’d take her classes to every museum in Caprica City, to the zoo and the famous aquarium in Ithaca, to galleries and plays and one time a circus. There was something about being outside the classroom that excited her students, put an eager sparkle in their eyes.

She hasn’t seen that sparkle in many years, since well before the attacks, and seeing it now leaves her aching. These kids are happy with dry bread and a slice of soft apple, with fresh air so cold it bites. They’ll never know anything else.

[identity profile] miabicicletta.livejournal.com 2010-03-01 04:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh my gosh, these are both so lovely. I especially love the one with Billy (oh, Billy). And the second one is just so brutally cheerless. Laura in teacher mode is a different personality we don't see very often, and I am always interested in her perspective.

Amazing pieces. Thanks so much for sharing!

[identity profile] averita.livejournal.com 2010-03-01 07:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you so much :) I LOVE teacher Laura. And Billy &heart;

[identity profile] murphy987.livejournal.com 2010-03-01 05:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, those were absolutely perfect.

Bravo!

[identity profile] averita.livejournal.com 2010-03-01 07:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you!

[identity profile] mmegiry.livejournal.com 2010-03-01 05:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Already commented on #1 but Picnic is absolutely gorgeous. You are definitely studying the right subject, bb.

[identity profile] averita.livejournal.com 2010-03-01 07:28 pm (UTC)(link)
♥ Thanks for the prompt and being awesome.
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[identity profile] averita.livejournal.com 2010-03-01 07:29 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm so glad you like that bit! I wish we'd been able to see her deal with the loss a little more but that wouldn't have been very in character - I think this way makes more sense. And yessss, Billy makes everything better.

Thanks for commenting!

[identity profile] starbuck92.livejournal.com 2010-03-02 03:19 am (UTC)(link)
The picnic one is quite lovely.

Also, your icon is so pretty!

[identity profile] averita.livejournal.com 2010-03-04 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you!

I love it :) [livejournal.com profile] prettypinkdork made it!

[identity profile] kosmikdawg.livejournal.com 2010-03-02 06:50 pm (UTC)(link)
These are wonderful.
Edited 2010-03-02 18:50 (UTC)

[identity profile] averita.livejournal.com 2010-03-04 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks so much :)