lunabee34

Now that I finally have a second to myself, I can link to my Yuletide fic here in the journal.

I wrote The Life That Is Waiting, a Kasidy-centric DS9 story, for oparu. I hate the way DS9 ends. Full stop. I hate Benjamin out there in the ether with the Prophets. What's he doing, really? When's he coming back? Jake and Kasidy and Baby all alone without him. *shakes head* Lorraine does not want. But I really liked that oparu made me think about what Kasidy's life would be like without him, what kind of choices she might make, and what might prompt her to take on a more active role in Bajoran political and religious life.

I was very cognizant of the possibility of a story about Kasidy becoming a story about Ben, and I tried very hard not to make that happen. She grieves for him, and his absence is a presence, but I hope I succeeded in making this a story about Kasidy first and foremost. (Incidentally, I didn't tag my story for the Misses Clause challenge; I think one of the conversations Kasidy and Ezri have near the end of the fic qualifies the story for the collection, but I'm not sure. Ben's name is mentioned once and so is Quark's, but the convo isn't about the men. IDK.)

One of the things that fascinates me most about Kasidy's character is her prison term. She goes off to prison, and they basically never allude to the experience again, but I have to think it would have been formative and character-changing in some way, and so I wanted to make that a part of the fic. I also wanted to try to show how someone with very clear reservations about the Prophets and Ben's role as Emissary could embrace a role in religious/political life while still maintaining a sense of skepticism.

I really loved writing this fic, and I'm super pleased that my recipient seems to like it as well. :) *counts down the days to next Yuletide*