By: wickedcicada
Prompt: Starbuck
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Starbuck
A man in uniform—the thing she loved most.
Tight pants, knee-high boots, epaulettes over broad shoulders—the silhouette of power, security, and sex, even without a gun.
She married Charles Swan for the promise of his uniform, believing his presence would announce to the world that she mattered. The warming effect didn't last beyond their first year together, when she gave birth to their daughter and saw the softness Charles had for the tiny girl.
So Charles became Charlie, and Renée floated away, searching once more.
Damn that swaggering television lieutenant for ruining her life in the first place.