DPP: Favorites

[christ-chexx-4u.livejournal.com]

So I've been pretty absent from LJ for...wow, about 3 months now. In that time I've graduated college, moved cross-country, and been settling back into a job that I love and friends that I missed dearly. So (hopefully understandably) fandom has mostly fallen by the wayside. I haven't watched BSG or thought about pilots in pretty much this whole span of time. So for my first day driving the DPP train I'm asking you guys to help me get back in the swing of things by participating in an oldie but a goodie: sharing your favorites. Scenes, quotes, pics, fics, music videos...remind me and yourself why you fell in love and have stayed in love with pilots.

A few of mine are:

Fic:
Our Bodies, Ourselves --Bodyswap fic. Hilarious. Begging for a sequel as far as I'm concerned.

Something Pretty --I feel like Kara is more vulnerable here than she usually is on-screen, but I love this fic so very very much. Labeled in my favorites as "THE. HOTTEST. FIC. EVER."

The Private Softness of Her Skin --Pegasus. Wonky timelines. Adorableness.

Those Journeymen Divine --Kara and Lee as the world's most dysfunctional Cylons.

Possibility: Bright, Shiny Future --Oh god I love this one. Hella long but totally worth it. AU that begins the apocalypse with Kara as a hotshot pyramid star and Lee's newest nugget.

Easier Than This --Quietly hot, with tons of tension and dysfunction and adrenaline letdown.

I am related to my enemy --Lee/Kara/Zak, with Zak completely unaware of this fact. So twisted and wrong, I love it.

Stupid Thing Last Night --Links to all parts inside; starts with "Stupid Thing Last Night", then "STLN: Videotape Edition", then "STLN: The Rewind" (parts 1 & 2). God I've read this one so many times and it never gets old. Drunken outmaking during the Academy days has lasting consequences.

Untitled --Baracks!wank. Hilariously, awkwardly hot.

Laws of Gravity --Gorgeously-written piece that ties together all of Starbuck and Apollo's history, pre-mini. Seriously phenomenal, and completely spot-on characterization from beginning to in.

Vids:

--Kara-centric:

--Lee-centric:

(This was just posted recently. True story, I am absolutely OBSESSED with both the vid and the song.)

--Shippy:

Clearly, I have no self-control, and therefore couldn't limit myself to just a few. And that's even leaving out the obvious fics, like Smutstrav and Cave!Pilots. But re-reading and -watching these has been so much fun, I can't wait to hear yours!

Comments

[damao2010.livejournal.com]

My list of favorites is so long that I really don't have time right now to get into it, but if you have been away for 3 months and want to get updated on what you have missed, I'd suggest 3 amazing places to start.

1)Check the fics written for Pilots!Big Bang (http://community.livejournal.com/pilotsbigbang/tag/fanfiction). They are all amazing.

2)You absolutely must read Kag523's Crossing the Styx (http://kag523.livejournal.com/39392.html).

3)Start reading Sci_fi_shipper's amazing WIP Chasing the Dragon (http://community.livejournal.com/scifishipperfic/tag/dragon:%20chapter%2001).

Have fun! :)

[antismiles.livejournal.com]

Haha, you already pointed out some of my favorite fics! Hm, let me go look at those recs lists I made forever ago...

Okay, so, you know what? I'm just gonna link you to my early fandom recs list (http://pali167.livejournal.com/57103.html). Because I'm lazy. ;P

[scifishipper.livejournal.com]

EEEEEEEE! So many wonderful vids and such a delight to watch them again! Thank you. I will have to come back later with my favorites but you've already picked some great ones - especially Stupid Thing Last Night! I love that one!

ETA: To catch up on K/L fic, go to karaleefic which is a monthly catalogue of all fic about them. There's been a pornbattle, the pilotsbigbang and a BSG_kink drabblethon. All of those fics are listed at the comm, as well as all of the comment!fic, no_takebacks ficbattle, and other fic you might have missed.

Enjoy!

[antismiles.livejournal.com]

Some others I've really loved:

1. Never Marry a Soldier (http://users.livejournal.com/wisteria_/791472.html)

2. Aphrodisia (http://leda13.livejournal.com/35741.html)

3. Too Solid Flesh (http://queenofthorns.livejournal.com/278139.html)

4. ADAMADRAMA III: INSURRECTION (http://dionusia.livejournal.com/15500.html?thread=515724#t515724)
(Really, any of Dionusia's crack is top-notch.)

Also, DUH, PERIAPSIS (http://community.livejournal.com/shewhohathapen/26014.html).

ETA: Um, sorry that some of these aren't K/L. They're still awesome, I promise! *cough*

[thrace-adama.livejournal.com]

Damn, girl, this is a great list! Love it. Welcome back! You've been busy indeed!

I just got home from a trip, but I will try to name some recs tomorrow. SO MUCH good stuff out there--we are spoiled in that way!

[shah-of-blah.livejournal.com]

See my memories (http://www.livejournal.com/tools/memories.bml?user=shah_of_blah&keyword=fic%20recs&filter=all) for a long, long list of my favorite stories. But I'll try to narrow it down to a reasonable number. ;)

Icarus (http://community.livejournal.com/beyond_insane/769384.html) by wisteria_
A Sunny Day in Tartarus (http://community.livejournal.com/remix_redux/27275.html) by mercurial_wit
denial (http://anr.livejournal.com/252187.html) by anr
Intra (http://svilleficrecs.livejournal.com/102660.html) by svilleficrecs (everybody's read this one already, right?)
once more past the sun again (http://stars-like-dust.livejournal.com/207590.html) by stars_like_dust
Past Tolerance (http://leda13.livejournal.com/15486.html) by leda13
Out of Ashes (http://daphnaea.livejournal.com/2602.html) by daphnaea
Elect (http://indigo419.livejournal.com/1066.html) by indigo419
Jet Boy, Jet Girl (http://lint138.livejournal.com/235127.html) by lint138
Supply and Demand (http://sangga.livejournal.com/6621.html) by sangga (kind of my favorite fic in the fandom ever)
Thy Delicious Notes (http://community.livejournal.com/bsg2003fics/270331.html) by spamdilemma (not very shippy, but sooooo good)
Starting Over (http://suffolkgirl.livejournal.com/44906.html) by suffolkgirl (LONG)
Hic Sunt Dracones (http://elly427.livejournal.com/172897.html) by elly427
All I need is the air that I breathe (and to love you) (http://fadingphantom.livejournal.com/9890.html) by fadingphantom

And like a million others. I'm tired of html-ing. (Now, back to reading Mockingjay!)

[rachelindeed.livejournal.com]

I read fics a lot more than I watch vids, but I have found a few vids that I go back to time and again.

My favorite is probably MintEnergy's Sort Of (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9gdJo6JTSE). I just think the song is perfect, and I love the way she intercuts the images of the piano with the love story, mirroring the melody of the music. It's just lovely.

[x5vale.livejournal.com]

Awesome rec post, thank you!

[koolaidmom11.livejournal.com]

Yeahhhh... i love it when new recs come out because just when i despair that i've read them all, voila! NEW ONES!

Thanks ... thanks ... thanks

[scifishipper.livejournal.com]

Some of my recent favorites:
The Officer's Club - Chapters 1-87 (Link to Chapter 1) (http://kag523.livejournal.com/10821.html) by kag523
Mourning Comes (http://community.livejournal.com/bsg_pornbattle/19256.html?thread=2127672#t2127672) by taragel
Always Leave a Thank You Note (http://community.livejournal.com/bsg_pornbattle/19256.html?thread=2242104#t2242104) by (http://taragel.livejournal.com/profile)taragel (http://taragel.livejournal.com/)
Every Sense (http://rachelindeed.livejournal.com/7430.html) by rachelindeed
Borrowed Time: Epilogue (http://workerbee73.livejournal.com/85612.html) by workerbee73
Tin Box (http://amaliak.livejournal.com/82241.html) by amaliak
Lux Aeterna (http://queenofthorns.livejournal.com/475390.html) by queenofthorns
Partners in Crime (Kara/Lee/Sam) (http://community.livejournal.com/bsg_pornbattle/19256.html?thread=2157368#t2157368) by coffeesuperhero
Sharing (Kara/Lee/Sam) (http://community.livejournal.com/bsg_pornbattle/19256.html?thread=2127928#t2127928) by lizardbeth_j
Oublie Tes Erreurs (http://leiascully.livejournal.com/799025.html) (Lee/Sam - Kara implied) by leiascully 

BSG/LOUK Crossovers
Aegis (http://users.livejournal.com/wisteria_/993982.html) by wisteria_
Reflecting (Kara/Neal Caffrey/Matt Devlin - Law & Order: UK Crossover) (http://community.livejournal.com/bsg_pornbattle/19256.html?thread=2230840#t2230840) by taragel

[olaf47.livejournal.com]

Thanks for all the links and for the rec! ♥

[kdbleu.livejournal.com]

I am so not going to get anything done today , am I? ;)

[acsgrlie.livejournal.com]

Some of my favorite fics:
It All Came Tumbling Down by kl-eternity
Possibility: Ulterior Motives by Mystic83
Aegis by wisteria
Sucker Bet by taragel
Terms of Endearment by taragel
Crossing the Styx by KAG523
Five Futures #1: Tacit by leda13
Off Camera by leda13
The Breath Between by shah_of_blah
Believe Them To Be True by bantha_fodderland stars_like_dust
Cag's Girl by Inara83
A Million Different Ways To Go by ez_as_pi
Tin Box my ameliak

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I have no life hehe. (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5045990/1/It_All_Came_Tumbling_Down) (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2753091/1/Possibility_Ulterior_Motives) (http://users.livejournal.com/wisteria_/993982.html) (http://taragel.livejournal.com/70379.html) (http://taragel.livejournal.com/61678.html#cutid1) (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6145527/1/Crossing_the_Styx_Book_2_The_Officers_Club_AU/) (http://leda13.livejournal.com/20693.html#cutid1/) (http://leda13.livejournal.com/21669.html#cutid1) (http://shah-of-blah.livejournal.com/49966.html) (http://stars-like-dust.livejournal.com/170468.html) (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2782812/1/CAGs_Girl/) (http://community.livejournal.com/pi_pieces/89158.html) (http://amaliak.livejournal.com/82241.html?view=835649#t835649)

[wicked-sassy.livejournal.com]

I definitely haven't watched all of these yet (saving them for when I get home from work), but I found this Kara video recently, and it totally broke my heart. The music is "Breathe Me" by Sia and it first became popular from the series finale of "Six Feet Under." Oh, Kara. <3 <3