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

[rachelindeed.livejournal.com]

I love the same dynamics that you do, and more mutual saving (Kara emotional and Lee physical) would have gotten my vote any day! :)

I don't know what to think about the original Maelstrom plan -- it would all depend on the execution; the situation seems a bit corny/melodramatic, but I believe those two actors could have sold it. It's interesting that this storyline has been known around fandom for ages and yet I don't remember anyone doing it in fic -- have you ever seen it in someone's story?

I used to play around with a 'rescue' story idea that I never really wrote more than snippets of, where Kara and Lee were both in the Cloud Nine Bar when it's stormed by terrorists in 'Sacrifice.' What could be really fun, I think, is to have them both trying to outsmart each other because Lee wants to make sure that if anyone gets hurt it will be him not her, and Kara of course is doing the same regarding him (and rather more effectively). So they're kind of fighting each other a bit, each setting themselves up as the 'expendable' one, while at the same time trying to look out for the civilians. It's a cliche, sure, but that 'no, *I'm* the expendable one, not you!' trope tugs at my heartstrings :)

[callmeonetrack.livejournal.com]

BSG failed in a lot of ways, but it never really got melodramatic that I can recall? Well not about love relationships (Adama and his white paint, yeah...). I'm pretty sure it would have been amazing.

Ooh that would be fun. Them both trying to out-sacrifice the other. Maybe a little out of character for Lee sadly, but awesome in ficland!