DPP: In the beginning...

[workerbee73.livejournal.com]

Good morning, Shipper Nation.  Welcome to day two of my reign of terror the land of rainbows and kittens.  I have one question for you:


How did those crazy kids meet?

Disregard the lame-ass flashbacks in Daybreak for a moment.  I know that EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU has their own version in their head of how Kara and Lee met.  So guess what, peeps?  I want to hear it.
 
Was it funny? Angsty? Silly? Did sparks fly? Was it the traditional rom-com meetcute or a full-out confrontational exchange? Did the earth move and angles weep?  Did they know each other as kids?  Meet at the Academy?  Attend band camp together?


Whatever it is, I need to know, so spill, m'kay?  *g*

NOTE:  For purposes of this discussion, I'm asking you to forget about the DB flashbacks and go back and remember what your theory was before we were bombarded with all that.  (Not just because of the controversial table scene but because the meeting and subsequent early interactions of K/L deserve their OWN FRAKKING MINISERIES-- NOT FIVE MINUTES IN A HASTILY-WRITTEN FINALE.) 

Comments

[stripes13.livejournal.com]

So, in the beginning.....

Personally, I think that Zak was he catalyst for them meeting. I do think that they had at least heard of each other while at the academy. By that, I mean that Kara had heard about Apollo and Lee had heard about Starbuck and her antics and when they met was all big brotherly and protective once he learned that Kara and Starbuck were one and the same.

Do I think they were attracted to each other? HELL YES! But I don't think they would have acted on it while Zak was alive. Maybe after he died, but like innibis said, that's a horse of a different color.

[ecstaticdance.livejournal.com]

Do I think they were attracted to each other? HELL YES! But I don't think they would have acted on it while Zak was alive.

Well, yes, of course. But then again, there's a difference between attracted to, and in love with. I've been attracted to a lot of people in my life. I've not been in love with very many at all. It's very easy to walk away from someone you're attracted to. Much harder to walk away from someone you love.

Now, I believe they both loved each other well before that Night On New Caprica. But I also would extend the thought that Kara really was in love with Zak, and probably wouldn't have thought to look at Lee as anything but an object of lust at the point in her life where they met. And I think that is what kept them apart. Because we have Canon!Kara, who is willing to bend rules to get what she wants. I just don't think that she wanted Lee when she had Zak.

[owldark.livejournal.com]

I'm with you, def no cheating. I think Kara truly loved Zak, and I think their relationship was very innocent. However, in my canon I think Lee was always a little bit in love with her, from the first time he met her. Even if he wouldn't admit it to himself.

[stripes13.livejournal.com]

While I didn't say it, I do think that Lee was in love with her by the time Zak had died. I'm not sure it was from that first moment, but I think his feelings evolved between that first meeting and Zak's death. And, yeah, I don't think he could admit it to himself until after the worlds had ended.

[owldark.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I think Lee really fell for her, hard, and didn't really know how to emotionally process that. (I mean, its not easy! Poor Lee!) I just love that their relationship takes on so many layers, and is never simple. Pilot!love! SQUEE!

And, yes, I'd love to be friends. :D