DPP: the end of the worlds?

[coffeesuperhero.livejournal.com]

Okay. leiascully and I were talking about this last night, and I thought it might spark some interesting discussion. All credit for this topic goes to her!

What would have happened to Kara and Lee if the Colonies had never been destroyed? If the worlds hadn't ended, would they have gravitated back to each other eventually, or would they have lived separate lives? What happens if Zak doesn't die in that accident? What happens if he does? Does Kara take the posting on Galactica? If so, when Galactica is decommissioned for real, where does Kara go? What about Lee? Does he leave the military? If so, what does he do?

I am interested in hearing all your thoughts! And by all means, continue the awesome discussion about Kara from yesterday.

I've had so much fun with y'all this week! Thanks for being so amazing! ♥

Comments

Re: What ifs... and a teeny snippet of fic

[damao2010.livejournal.com]

I really love your ideas but I'm afraid I have to disagree with you here. I firmly believe that if Zac hadn't died, Kara and Lee would have ended up together eventually.
Canon doesn't really gives us a lot of information regarding the dynamics of Kara and Zac's relationship, or Kara and Lee's before the attacks.
What we know is that when Kara and Lee first met each other, their connection was so immediate and strong they almost had sex, with his brother a few feet away. Under normal circumstances, this kind of behaviour would be completely out of character for both of them and I assume they would have gone through a period where they would have felt rather awkard around each other, but trying to keep it cool because of Zac. With time they would have fallen into an easy camaraderie, but the spark would have remained there, just waiting to be ignited. They would have tried to deny it to themselves but would have been constantly wary of this possibility. They might have tried to avoid each other for a while. All that would have caused a lot of inner turmoil - the desire to get closer, the fear of doing so, the guilt of betraying Zac (if only in thought), the denial, the uncertainty regarding the other's feelings. In short, lots of angst and not enough frank talk. (But, what else is new, right?)

We also know that Zac and Kara were in a serious relationship and he wanted to talk to his father about it before he died. Adama concluded they were engaged. Kara sort of confirmed it. We have no idea how long she had known Lee by that time. Or how long she and Zac had been engaged for. It is possible to imagine that she might have been having doubts by that time, but all of them were set aside after he died and became fuel for the guilt she felt for the part she played in his death. She decided to go to Galactica after that. She probably never would have done so if he hadn't died. And she didn't know Adama before that, so there was no connection there. Galactica was, however, the perfect place to run from Lee, especially after Lee and his father (whose relationship was already stranged) had fought at the funeral.
So, in my opinion, if Zac hadn't died, sooner or later, they would have broken up. He might even have been the one to break up with her either because he sensed she was not that into him as she had been before, or because he realized the attraction between her and Lee (perhaps more clearly than they themselves), or even because of the strain of living up to the great Starbuck. And after that, Lee and Kara would have eventually got together. In fact, although there would undoubtedly have been some awkwardness, everything might have been considerably less angsty.

Re: What ifs... and a teeny snippet of fic

[kag523.livejournal.com]

I LOVE that you disagree! :>) And I totally respect your reasoning. It makes complete sense to me... and perhaps if I was feeling less pessimistic (even just today) I'd be right on board.

Hmmm... thoughts on the ficlet I included? Do tell! K :>)