brightknightie: Cassiopeia, in uniform (Other Fandom BSG)
[community profile] retrotvexchange de-anonymized its stories over the weekend. Some familiar contributors include [personal profile] malinaldarose (ST:TOS "Diplomacy"), [personal profile] greerwatson (MASH "Crabapple Cove"), and [personal profile] senmut (Doctor Who "Invasion of Feelings").

The story that I wrote is:

"The Field Trip"
Battlestar Galactica (1978)
G, gen; 4,639 words
Apollo, Athena, Starbuck, Cassiopeia; cameos for Boxy and Rigel

My recipient requested action/adventure/plot and a look into Apollo and Athena's sibling relationship. The idea arrived as two episodes' worth, but it arrived late, and became thirty minutes' worth. I feel that was a blessing in disguise. If I'd had more time to work on the story, the way to go should have been deeper, not wider, and I might not have realized that.

brightknightie: Cassiopeia, in uniform (Other Fandom BSG)

This is the story I wrote for [livejournal.com profile] rarewomen 2012.  It's the first time I've written Battlestar Galactica (1978), though I've loved the series since I was small.

My recipient, [livejournal.com profile] penknife, requested “any Cassiopeia story,” preferably “Cassiopeia and Athena bonding,” “Cassiopeia/Starbuck,” “characters drinking together, characters solving problems together,” and “relatively happy endings,” with Cassiopeia “not ashamed” of her past; I found it very challenging, but eventually a canon window opened to all the components.  I'm curious how the piece may appear to someone properly in BSG'78 fandom (as I drift on the farthest fringes).  If I write BSG again, what should I keep in mind?

My thanks to [livejournal.com profile] malinaldarose, [livejournal.com profile] wiliqueen, [livejournal.com profile] hearts_blood and [personal profile] skieswideopen for encouragement!  Special thanks to Malinaldarose and Hearts-blood for beta-reading on a tight deadline!

Available: On the AO3
Length: ~3,800 words
Date: Rarewomen 04/31/12
Rating: PG
Characters:   Cassiopeia, Athena, Starbuck; tiny cameos by Rigel, Omega
Summary: When a call to duty interrupts Cassiopeia's date with Starbuck, she unexpectedly finds herself counseling Athena.
Quotation: “How did you feel when the computer first assigned you to be a med tech?”

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