for the record i often think about how in 'The Farm', Adama calls Roslin 'dangerous' and her reaction to hearing that he's up and about is along the lines of 'of course he is, the man doesn't go down easy'. it's about the mutual respect. it's about recognition of the other person's ability to absolutely wreck your shit if it comes down to it. it's about having parallel conversations with your advisors about how to deal with the threat the other person poses to your agenda. Romance.

fiction can be really dangerous there might be a deeply tragic woman in there who starts living in your head forever

you haven’t seen pain until half your otp dies

#and then the other half goes and sits on top of a mountain and talks to her grave

madeline usher is actually great sapphic rep the more you think about it because who among us hasn’t found themselves in a messy situationship with the personification of death?

Madeline Usher got kissed by a woman one time and that woman called her Cleopatra and then she proceeded to have a lifelong obsession with ancient Egypt and you know what? Fair enough

ahhh just... women