Kara gen drabbles
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embolaliaFor the "friendship and support" challenge on bsg-epics today. Some of them are a little angsty, but here you go...all more or less PG:
One Time Thing (Kara & Socrata) for![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
hearts_blood
The first time it happens, they’re both stunned to silence. Kara was screaming about wanting her father to come home, and suddenly the sound of a slap is echoing in their dingy apartment and her cheek is red and stinging.
Socrata stares down in horror, then drops to her knees, wrapping Kara in her arms. “I’m sorry,” she whispers frantically, holding on tightly. “I didn’t mean to hurt you.”
Kara stands stiffly, her heart still racing, tears in her eyes. After a moment, she tentatively hugs her mother back. She wants to make this last as long as she can.
***
It all starts here (Kara & Dee) forrirenec
“This way,” Kara mutters, leading the new petty officer toward CIC. Her eyes have gotten wider at every stop since the hangar deck. “Your first time on a battlestar?” Kara asks as they move through the halls.
“I trained on Sagittaron, where I’m from,” the young woman says, awed as she takes it all in. “I haven’t even been off-world before.”
“Bet you’re glad you got away from there,” Kara mutters. She sees Dualla flinch. “Don’t worry, I was just as glad to leave where I’m from.”
Dualla nods, smiling tightly. “I wanted to be part of the world.”
Kara stops outside CIC, waiting to open the hatch for the big reveal. “Well,” she offers, grinning, “it all starts here.”
***
Nugget (Kara & Helo) forsunshine_queen
Kara smirks as she pours them shots. “She’s cute, Helo.”
He deals the cards. “She’ll get better.”
“Oh, like you care as long as you get to watch her from the backseat.” She tosses back her glass with a flinch.
“You’re really not going to let this go?” Helo grumbles, fanning his cards out.
Kara tilts her head at him. “You really like her?” Her voice is softer now, and he glances up.
Helo nods once. “She’s not Zak,” he says as gently as she can. He watches her face close down anyway. “I’m going to take care of Boomer. She’ll be fine.”
Kara slaps her cards down. “Two pair.” Her eyes dare Helo to make anything of it.
He smiles slowly, then tosses his cards toward her. “Your deal.”
***
Ambrosia (Kara & Ellen) forastreamofstars
“How about him?” Ellen takes a sip of her ambrosia and darts her eyes across the bar toward a marine who’s just walked in.
Kara licks a grain of salt off the back of her hand and glances slowly over. “Ooh,” she sighs approvingly. He’s on the shorter side, stocky and muscular. Not unlike someone else she’d like to frak. “Maybe.”
“If you don’t want him, can I have him?” Ellen purrs.
Kara laughs. “Go for it.”
The other woman slips off her bar stool with a wink and sashays toward the man. Kara shakes her head, grinning. She’s not quite sure when Ellen Tigh became her wingman, but she kind of likes it.
***
Aftermath (Kara & Hoshi) forlls_mutant
“I need the Commander’s signature,” Kara repeats testily.
Hoshi side-steps again, blocking her path. “I’m happy to do it, Captain.”
She rolls her eyes. “Look, this is my last frakking courier run and then I’m mustering out. Just let me finish it!”
“Kara.”
She jerks, startled that he’s used her first name. “What?”
“Ever since the ground-breaking...”
Kara’s eyes go wide. “What did he say?”
Hoshi shakes his head. Like a good XO. Like Lee’s XO, privy to his decisions and probably more than a little ranting.
“Fine then.” She shoves the papers toward him. She watches while Hoshi signs. “He’s mad?” she asks in a small voice as she takes the papers back.
He shrugs. “He’s heart-broken.” His voice is tight and angry for just a moment and Kara flinches. It’s what she deserves.
“Anyway,” she mutters, waving the papers. “Thanks.”
***
Rescue (Kara & Laura) forwishflsinfl
She’s still standing uncertainly in the middle of the crowded hangar deck when Laura Roslin crashes into her, pulling Kara into a hug. It takes a moment, then Kara hugs her back.
“I’m so glad Sam found you!” Laura is saying, her voice tight with relief. “We couldn’t find out where you were--if you were even alive--” Laura pulls back far enough to see Kara’s face, the bereft look in her eyes. She grabs the younger woman’s shoulders, shakes her for just a moment until she makes eye contact. “We’re alive, Kara. We’re rescued. It’s over.”
Kara manages half a nod, a smile that’s more of a wince. “They came back,” she says, because it’s what Laura wants to hear.
Laura squeezes her shoulders again. “They’ll always come back for you. You should know that well enough by now.”
Across the deck, Lee is standing near another raptor. Beneath all the chaos and desperation, something else stirs inside Kara. She smiles, a little more genuinely. “Yeah.”
***
PTSD (Kara & Gaeta) forlorrainemarker
She finds Gaeta in the gym and stands awkwardly nearby, arms folded across her chest.
He turns and sees her and visibly jerks. “What do you want?” he asks warily, stepping further away.
Kara sighs. She knows exactly how he feels. “I’m sorry,” she mutters.
Gaeta snorts, then nods. “Fine.”
“I just can’t get my head out of there,” she whispers.
He looks up at her, and his face softens. “Don’t worry about it. Really.” For a second they just stare at each other uncomfortably, then Gaeta’s eyes drop. “Me neither.”
Kara sighs, a hint of a sob catching in her throat. “I could use a drink.”
Gaeta tosses his gloves to the mat. “Lead the way.”
***
Faith (Kara & Mathias) forsci_fi_shipper
Kara sits down in the narrow mess of the Demetrius, picking at her food. Helo and Sam are on shift, and the others still seem wary her, volunteers or not. She pokes her algae.
“Can I join you?”
She turns, looks up at Mathias. “I guess.” Kara shrugs.
Mathias eats in silence next to her. When she’s finished, she looks up at Kara. “I’ve watched you save us for years,” she says, her tone even. “Attack after attack. I’ve never believed in the gods, so I don’t really know what to think, but if Earth is out there, I have faith you’ll find it.” She stands, picking up her tray.
“Thanks,” Kara says softly, her eyes bright, a hint of a smile on her face.
Mathias nods and leaves her to her thoughts.
One Time Thing (Kara & Socrata) for
hearts_bloodThe first time it happens, they’re both stunned to silence. Kara was screaming about wanting her father to come home, and suddenly the sound of a slap is echoing in their dingy apartment and her cheek is red and stinging.
Socrata stares down in horror, then drops to her knees, wrapping Kara in her arms. “I’m sorry,” she whispers frantically, holding on tightly. “I didn’t mean to hurt you.”
Kara stands stiffly, her heart still racing, tears in her eyes. After a moment, she tentatively hugs her mother back. She wants to make this last as long as she can.
***
It all starts here (Kara & Dee) for
rirenec“This way,” Kara mutters, leading the new petty officer toward CIC. Her eyes have gotten wider at every stop since the hangar deck. “Your first time on a battlestar?” Kara asks as they move through the halls.
“I trained on Sagittaron, where I’m from,” the young woman says, awed as she takes it all in. “I haven’t even been off-world before.”
“Bet you’re glad you got away from there,” Kara mutters. She sees Dualla flinch. “Don’t worry, I was just as glad to leave where I’m from.”
Dualla nods, smiling tightly. “I wanted to be part of the world.”
Kara stops outside CIC, waiting to open the hatch for the big reveal. “Well,” she offers, grinning, “it all starts here.”
***
Nugget (Kara & Helo) for
sunshine_queenKara smirks as she pours them shots. “She’s cute, Helo.”
He deals the cards. “She’ll get better.”
“Oh, like you care as long as you get to watch her from the backseat.” She tosses back her glass with a flinch.
“You’re really not going to let this go?” Helo grumbles, fanning his cards out.
Kara tilts her head at him. “You really like her?” Her voice is softer now, and he glances up.
Helo nods once. “She’s not Zak,” he says as gently as she can. He watches her face close down anyway. “I’m going to take care of Boomer. She’ll be fine.”
Kara slaps her cards down. “Two pair.” Her eyes dare Helo to make anything of it.
He smiles slowly, then tosses his cards toward her. “Your deal.”
***
Ambrosia (Kara & Ellen) for
astreamofstars“How about him?” Ellen takes a sip of her ambrosia and darts her eyes across the bar toward a marine who’s just walked in.
Kara licks a grain of salt off the back of her hand and glances slowly over. “Ooh,” she sighs approvingly. He’s on the shorter side, stocky and muscular. Not unlike someone else she’d like to frak. “Maybe.”
“If you don’t want him, can I have him?” Ellen purrs.
Kara laughs. “Go for it.”
The other woman slips off her bar stool with a wink and sashays toward the man. Kara shakes her head, grinning. She’s not quite sure when Ellen Tigh became her wingman, but she kind of likes it.
***
Aftermath (Kara & Hoshi) for
lls_mutant“I need the Commander’s signature,” Kara repeats testily.
Hoshi side-steps again, blocking her path. “I’m happy to do it, Captain.”
She rolls her eyes. “Look, this is my last frakking courier run and then I’m mustering out. Just let me finish it!”
“Kara.”
She jerks, startled that he’s used her first name. “What?”
“Ever since the ground-breaking...”
Kara’s eyes go wide. “What did he say?”
Hoshi shakes his head. Like a good XO. Like Lee’s XO, privy to his decisions and probably more than a little ranting.
“Fine then.” She shoves the papers toward him. She watches while Hoshi signs. “He’s mad?” she asks in a small voice as she takes the papers back.
He shrugs. “He’s heart-broken.” His voice is tight and angry for just a moment and Kara flinches. It’s what she deserves.
“Anyway,” she mutters, waving the papers. “Thanks.”
***
Rescue (Kara & Laura) for
wishflsinflShe’s still standing uncertainly in the middle of the crowded hangar deck when Laura Roslin crashes into her, pulling Kara into a hug. It takes a moment, then Kara hugs her back.
“I’m so glad Sam found you!” Laura is saying, her voice tight with relief. “We couldn’t find out where you were--if you were even alive--” Laura pulls back far enough to see Kara’s face, the bereft look in her eyes. She grabs the younger woman’s shoulders, shakes her for just a moment until she makes eye contact. “We’re alive, Kara. We’re rescued. It’s over.”
Kara manages half a nod, a smile that’s more of a wince. “They came back,” she says, because it’s what Laura wants to hear.
Laura squeezes her shoulders again. “They’ll always come back for you. You should know that well enough by now.”
Across the deck, Lee is standing near another raptor. Beneath all the chaos and desperation, something else stirs inside Kara. She smiles, a little more genuinely. “Yeah.”
***
PTSD (Kara & Gaeta) for
lorrainemarkerShe finds Gaeta in the gym and stands awkwardly nearby, arms folded across her chest.
He turns and sees her and visibly jerks. “What do you want?” he asks warily, stepping further away.
Kara sighs. She knows exactly how he feels. “I’m sorry,” she mutters.
Gaeta snorts, then nods. “Fine.”
“I just can’t get my head out of there,” she whispers.
He looks up at her, and his face softens. “Don’t worry about it. Really.” For a second they just stare at each other uncomfortably, then Gaeta’s eyes drop. “Me neither.”
Kara sighs, a hint of a sob catching in her throat. “I could use a drink.”
Gaeta tosses his gloves to the mat. “Lead the way.”
***
Faith (Kara & Mathias) for
sci_fi_shipperKara sits down in the narrow mess of the Demetrius, picking at her food. Helo and Sam are on shift, and the others still seem wary her, volunteers or not. She pokes her algae.
“Can I join you?”
She turns, looks up at Mathias. “I guess.” Kara shrugs.
Mathias eats in silence next to her. When she’s finished, she looks up at Kara. “I’ve watched you save us for years,” she says, her tone even. “Attack after attack. I’ve never believed in the gods, so I don’t really know what to think, but if Earth is out there, I have faith you’ll find it.” She stands, picking up her tray.
“Thanks,” Kara says softly, her eyes bright, a hint of a smile on her face.
Mathias nods and leaves her to her thoughts.
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Date: 2014-04-01 09:31 pm (UTC)"Nooooo, Kara. He is celebrating the fact that is finally rid of your backstabbing, hateful, cowardly, soul crushing self. Good hunting, down there. Try not to kill this one"