Best Pilots Scene: Round 1

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For those of you who need reminders about which scenes are the contenders [Poll #1569261]

DPP: I still remember the sun always warm on my back...

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Or not.

The other day, I was flipping through my AO3 archive, and found that I'd started a fic with the line "The other kids started to be afraid of Kara Thrace in the 5th grade," and went on to describe a scene where she pushes a kid for bullying someone else and ends up in trouble for it.

When we think about Kara and Lee's childhoods, I think, as fandom, we generally think about what the show showed us about their relationships to their parents, and...well... abuse, neglect, general not good times. However, I say that we do not think about their childhoods enough. That's the thing about children, whether you like them or not, you were one at some point. Same goes for our lovely pilots.

Today, I thought maybe we could spend some time chatting about what they might have been like as kids-be it in elementary school, middle school, or high school, there's a wide range of stuff out there that made our pilots who they are today. Who did they connect to--friends? teachers? coaches? counselors? Who did they not get along with? Did they play video games, read books? Why exactly can Kara quote poetry off the top of her head? (For those watching Caprica, or not if you're so inclined) Does Lee have any connection at all to his Tauron heritage? First boyfriend/girlfriend/one-night stand? The questions go on and on.

Before it was canon-shafted to hell there were fics about Kara and Lee knowing each other in their younger years, pre-Academy type stuff. Thoughts? Recommendations? Recs.

I'm just throwing it all out there for you. Feel free to discuss and drabble to your hearts content! It's late for me, so I'm gonna swing back by in the morning. <3