Kara/Lee fic recs: the mini

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After watching the mini Monday night for the shipper re-watch, I got 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 discovering this series and its fic. Since I figure many of you might be eager to do the same, I put together a few recs set either pre-mini or during the mini itself. (Yes, I did include Academy fic because, well, we only really found out it was AU in the final months of the show and because so many of them are just so good that you want them to be canon, so.)

I had such fun putting these together that I'm thinking I'll try (try!) to put a similar list together each week, though obviously some eps spurred more fic than others (has anyone ever even written K/L set during "Water," for instance? Idek.). Would anyone besides me be interested in something as specific as this in terms of recs? Do let me know what you think!

Also, feel free to add more recs to this list in the comments. There are so many amazing stories out there (old and new to the fandom) I'd never be able to list them all here, so I'd love to hear what some of your favorite pre-mini and miniseries fics are.

(Note: Cross-posted to my journal)



"We have to start having babies."

Something Pretty
By Kate Andrews
Rated: NC-17


"It's the end of the world.... I thought I should confess my sins."

Decline and Fall
By elzed
Rated: NC-17


"This seems familiar."

Stupid Thing Last Night
By stars_like_dust
Rated: PG


"Everyone has a skill."

Detour
By brynnmck
Rated: PG-13


"Zak was my brother."
"What was he to me, nothing?"

A Brief History of Starbuck and Apollo, Part 1
By daphnaea
Rated: PG-13


...and now for a little crack (because I love it so):
"You are beyond insane!"

The Caprica High series.
By rawles and hobviously (now sainfoin_fields)
Rated: Various

Comments

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Oh, I love so many of these this entire thread reads like my Top 25 list of fan fics! Here are a few more lovely pre-mini favs:

The fine art of making friends by suffolkgirl
http://suffolkgirl.livejournal.com/45188.html
Lee and Helo are roommates at the Academy and Kara meets Lee for the first time.

All feelings but this one by stars_like_dust
http://stars-like-dust.livejournal.com/166026.html
Lee/Kara/Zak pre-mini jealousy and angst! Mmmmmmmm.

Waiting to fade by voleuse
http://moodfic.livejournal.com/62145.html
Did they or didn't they L/K Academy fic

Kitchen duty by Taragel (you know I had to rec this!)
http://taragel.livejournal.com/62227.html
L/K banter veers into something a little more dangerous.

You and a promise by foxrayne
http://foxrayne.livejournal.com/5063.html
Speaking of dangerous, this one does more than veer. L/K/Z angst and hotness.

The hard fall by literarylemming
http://literarylemming.livejournal.com/260850.html
Well, if L/K are going to get it on the very first time they meet, this is better than the table. And it's pretty damn hot.

Deviation by hackaddict
http://hackaddict.livejournal.com/33443.html
This is one of my favorite hackaddict stories - and I love so many of them. It starts well past-mini, but over 14 chapters gives us the entire backstory of how L/K met and what happened with Zak...it's TOTALLY AU though, including no cylon holocaust.

Halcyon days by plumunited
http://plumunited.livejournal.com/5231.html
Lee was there first but didn't stand and fight.

I could keep going and going but will stop there so I don't reveal my OCD for baaby!pilots too badly. Pre-mini fic, yay!

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Oh, thanks for the recs! (there are some I haven't read, YAY! ;). This thread is fantastic, isn't it? ;)