BSG Vid: Pet by A Perfect Circle (Kara/Leoben)

[boomqueen]

This one is dedicated to latteaddict and illiriahrising for fueling the Kara/Leoben madness in my brain. Much love to nebakanezer too for beta'ing such a creepy vid (I promise something shippy and K/L as soon as my pilots!muse returns!).

Song: "Pet" by A Perfect Circle
Vidder: jcathm
Spoilers: Up through all of season 3
Summary: A Kara/Leoben video, full of angst and violence and paint!sex.



Download link for higher quality .mov file is here (19 MB)

YouTube direct link for lower-quality version

Lyrics:
Don't fret precious I'm here, step away from the window
Go back to sleep

Lay your head down child
I won't let the boogeyman come
Counting bodies like sheep
To the rhythm of the war drums
Pay no mind to the rabble
Pay no mind to the rabble
Head down, go to sleep
To the rhythm of the war drums

Pay no mind what other voices say
They don't care about you, like I do, like I do
Safe from pain and truth and choice and other poison devils,
See, they don't give a fuck about you, like I do.

Just stay with me, safe and ignorant,
Go back to sleep
Go back to sleep

Lay your head down child
I won't let the boogeyman come
Count the bodies like sheep
To the rhythm of the war drums
Pay no mind to the rabble
Pay no mind to the rabble
Head down, go to sleep to the rhythm of the war drums

I'll be the one to protect you from
Your enemies and all your demons
I'll be the one to protect you from
A will to survive and a voice of reason
I'll be the one to protect you from
Your enemies and your choices son
They're one in the same
I must isolate you
Isolate and save you from yourself

Swayin to the rhythm of the new world order and
Count the bodies like sheep to the rhythm of the war drums
The boogeymen coming
The boogeymen coming
Keep your head down, go to sleep, to the rhythm of a war drums

Stay with me
Safe and ignorant
Just stay with me
Hold you and protect you from the other ones
The evil ones
Don't love you son,
Go back to sleep

Cross-posted to galactica_vids and trial_by_water.

Comments

[raincitygirl.livejournal.com]

Ooh, good stuff.

[boom-queen.livejournal.com]

Thanks for watching :)

[pataka02.livejournal.com]

That was hot and disturbing, which pretty much defines the Kara/Leoben relationship.

Excellent job as always, and I really think the lyrics went well with the Kara/Leoben relationship, because I can see him thinking that he is the only one who can truly protect and love Kara, that his love for her is purer because of his connection to God and the whole destiny thing.

[boom-queen.livejournal.com]

Yay! *twirls you*

I can see him thinking that he is the only one who can truly protect and love Kara, that his love for her is purer because of his connection to God and the whole destiny thing.

That is exactly what I was going for in the tone and clip choice--Leoben has this whole creepy but sweet protective vibe in his relationship with Kara that the song lyrics describe so well. I'm really glad that came through.

[pumahmistress.livejournal.com]

That was GREAT. The song fitted the couple perfectly :)

[boom-queen.livejournal.com]

Thanks! The lyrics stuck in my head as being perfect for Leoben's POV, so I'm really glad you thought it fit them too.

[woolly-socks.livejournal.com]

Wow, awesome vid. I am a sucker for the wronghotpaintsex, but this is a really nice overview of their whole twisted relationship.

[boom-queen.livejournal.com]

Well, hehe...the video was mainly an excuse to feature lots of wronghotpaintsex (because, seriously, sooooo hot) but it wouldn't be truly Kara/Leoben without a good chunk of angst and violence thrown in there too. Thanks for watching/commenting!

[supershineygirl.livejournal.com]

They is one dark and twisty relationship they have.

But Hee Paint Sex!

I always see that and go that's so hot, promptly followed by I bet they ate a lot of paint filming that. Or how did they film that without eating lots of paint?

[boom-queen.livejournal.com]

LOL, I never thought about the eating paint, but I always notice it getting stuck in Katee's pretty hair and wonder what a pain in the ass that must have been to clean out between every take.

I think my favorite paint!sex moment of the day is when she grabs his bare shoulder and smears yummy paint all over his fabulous arm muscles...drooling again. Gah, so hot...

Thanks for watching, darling! Dark and twisty goodness indeed :)

[supershineygirl.livejournal.com]

*loans you my drool bucket for a moment*

Gawd that is hott! I love that part. And for some reason when you see his big black boot between her bare paint drenched feet. Very hot for some reason.

[revbiscuit.livejournal.com]

I liked this. Good song, and thanks for putting the lyrics where I could see them, because I am as deaf as a post *g* and had to study them before attempting to watch. They are quite disfunctional, aren't they? ::pets them::

[boom-queen.livejournal.com]

The lyrics are what sold me on this song for this pairing: such a great match for Leoben's creepy, intense protectiveness and intimacy with Kara. VERY dysfunctional and crazy, but in that good way ;) Thank you!

[beerbad.livejournal.com]

Yay for APC!!! I'm working on a Kara vid to one of their songs myself. :) Great job with this!

[boom-queen.livejournal.com]

DUDE, I love APC (and Tool) for vids. Their beats and angst and energy are so awesome. JLWilliams (http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=JLWilliamsOne) has some awesome Tool vids on YouTube that you should totally check out.

And a Kara vid! Which song? I can't wait!!!!!!!

Thanks darling! *grins*

[spiderwebb.livejournal.com]

that was really good. they have such a dark, twisted relationship and the lyrics really worked. especially the lines "i must isolate you and protect you from yourself" since it fit so closely with what we saw on the show in the beginning of the season and what he actually tried to do. great vid!

[boom-queen.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! I loved that isolation line too because it matched so well with the New Caprica part of their relationship. I really appreciate the feedback :)

[latteaddict.livejournal.com]

That was simply incredible and also you picked a fabulous song. So twisted and dark and full of obsession and completely Kara/Leoben. I'm watching it again!!

[boom-queen.livejournal.com]

*blushes* It's largely your fault anyways so I'm extremely pleased that you like it. Thank you!

I'm so fascinated by them right now. Katee/Callum just have the most amazing chemistry, and they can play the entire spectrum of tenderness to smut to violent rage so well!

Going to go reread illiriahrising's fic again now ;)

[nekdlove.livejournal.com]

Dammit, you ppl are actually going to make me a fan of Kara/Leoben soon with all these damn good videos.

Oh, I really liked the quick little cuts between Zak, Lee and Sam with the "pain" "truth" and "choice" lyrics.

XXXcellent, as per usual, babe.

[boom-queen.livejournal.com]

I'm thrilled to have converted another fangirl to the bad!dirty!wrong fabulousness of Kara/Leoben. *gleeful evil cackle*

I really enjoyed those quick cuts of the other important people in Kara's life because I could totally see how Leoben would see them not only as impediments to his relationship with her, but as roadblocks in her special destiny (which he is, of course, a part of). I'm glad that part worked for you too!

Thank you again darling!

[illiriahrising.livejournal.com]

Nicely done! I wasn't crazy about the song itself but I thought the lyrics were very Kara/Leoben-centric. Loved the editing-the parallels between Leoben holding Kara against the wall and her straddling him and putting holes in his chest.

**golf claps**

[boom-queen.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! I already teased latteaddict, but your "Crashed" vid and recent fic have been major inspirations in the development of this vid too.

I'm glad it still worked for you despite not liking the song particularly. The lyrics were what drew me to it for this pairing. And I didn't even realize how many direct visual parallels there were between their actions--both intimate and violent--towards each other throughout their relationship arc. The directors of photography have done a great job of creating a sense of continuity to their interactions.

Thanks again! If I think of any really good new music to feed your vidding muse, I'll send it along :)

[firelakie.livejournal.com]

Loved that.

[boom-queen.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[aftertherain.livejournal.com]

This is excellent!
I remember this song, and it is really quite perfect for the Kara/Leoben dynamics. ("They don't care about you, like I do--" Ooooooh.)
Very, very nice vid.

[boom-queen.livejournal.com]

Yay, thanks! It is so creepy and intimate, and perfect for Kara/Leoben. I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

[frankenberger.livejournal.com]

Wow.

This is one of my favourite songs and I never realised how relevant it was to Kara/Leoben before. I think I'll watch it another dozen times or so then go write some fanfic. :D

Thanks so much!

[boom-queen.livejournal.com]

Oooh, yes! Pretty pretty please draw all the inspiration you can and go write some Kara/Leoben fic--that would just be insanely awesome!

And thank you--I love the song too and I'm so glad you think it worked for their pairing too ;)

[frelling-tralk.livejournal.com]

Wonderful video! Sorry to be a pain, but I don't suppose you could post another downloadable link please? I'd love to have a copy on my computer :)

[boom-queen.livejournal.com]

Sorry to have waited so long to respond! I was in the middle of figuring out permanent vid hosting when you commented, but now I have it all worked out and here (http://boomqueen.com/vids/pet.mov.zip) is a permanent link for the downloadable vid. Enjoy!

[frelling-tralk.livejournal.com]

Squeee! Thank you so much :D