Helo/Boomer, Battlestar Galactica (TNS)

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TITLE: Everything I do - I do it for you.
AUTHOR: Kat (angel_kathryn
DISCLAIMERS: Battlestar Galactica and all associated characters, situations etc do not belong to me. They belong to Ron Moore.
SPOILERS: For the entirety of the first one and a half series of Battlestar Galactica (2004). In other words, spoilers for every aired episode (in the US) of this show, in particular the Helo-Boomer moments. I have discussed pretty much every H/B moment in the two series. If you haven’t yet watched the show, go do so! Now!
Author’s Notes: There is a certain emphasis on Boomer in this essay, but there is a reason for that – Boomer’s part in the pairing is the complex part, while Helo’s is the simple part. Helo loves Sharon; it is that simple for him. However, for Boomer, there are more complications. She is a cylon. She starts out intending to seduce Helo. She is not supposed to love him. In addition, a large proportion of the online fanbase at least believe that Boomer is “playing” everyone, but especially Helo. This essay, I hope, rebutts at least some of their assertions.

And a warning. This is a long manifesto. It nearly hit the word limit.

( Everything I do - I do it for you )

~Thank you for reading :) And if you made it this far - well done!