To the Rescue!

[rachelindeed.livejournal.com]

Happy Thursday, everyone! 

I don't know about you, but when I have two heroic characters who are in love with each other, I often feel the temptation to put one of them in danger just for the pleasure of seeing the other one come to the rescue.  Kara's 'beyond insane' maneuver in the miniseries and her 'I could do this all day' bling during the mutiny are classic examples. 

Today, I'd love for you to share an idea about how Lee might rescue Kara, or Kara might rescue Lee (or both could work together to rescue themselves, buddy-cops style).  Your idea can be a comment, or a drabble or ficlet if you feel inspired.  It can be canon, AU, crossover, anything!  You can put them in physical jeopardy, emotional jeopardy, or anything inbetween.  Let's watch Kara and Lee save each other the best way they know how, because that's clearly what they're meant to do :)

"Damsel in Distress, currently on fire." //  "Would you like to be rescued?"  //  "Skip polite, go right to action." 
(Twice Upon a Time)

Comments

[kdbleu.livejournal.com]

It's like you can read everything I'm writing right now. I have buddy cop pilots all over the place. :D Of course you're going to have to wait for publication, but it does say a lot for the importance of this aspect of Kara and Lee's relationship.

I will say though, I really wish that a very begrudging Lee had been forced to save Kara from Leoben during the exodus from New Caprica. For some reason, I just love the idea of Lee feeling forced to save Kara during that period when he was still for raw and hurt by her.

[rachelindeed.livejournal.com]

Oh, yay, I'm excited for those stories! I love BAMF teamwork! What can I say? Competence is hot.

I also love it when a couple going through a hard time are suddenly facing life or death and putting everything on the line for each other. It's a strange but beguiling dynamic to see in a long relationship with a lot of baggage, that two people can be in a place of not liking each other but still know in their hearts that *beneath that* they love each other more than life.

[kdbleu.livejournal.com]

I also love it when a couple going through a hard time are suddenly facing life or death and putting everything on the line for each other. It's a strange but beguiling dynamic to see in a long relationship with a lot of baggage, that two people can be in a place of not liking each other but still know in their hearts that *beneath that* they love each other more than life.

I would love for someone to tackle this dynamic in a TV series one day. In the early episodes of S1 it's where I thought or maybe just hoped Kara and Lee would go. I feel sometimes like the on again, off again angst fest that TV typically uses needs a change up and something like this, an imperfect couple, would be fascinating.