One Day by Fan Elune (PG13)

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Title: One Day
Fandom: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Pairing: None
Rating: PG-13
Length: Short
Author on LJ: fan_elune
Author Website: fan_elune
Why this must be read:

Author's Summary:"One day, John tells her, you will know more than I do."

This is going to be my last rec while driving the T:SCC van. I hope everyone enjoyed it as much as I did.

This fic focuses on Cameron, as is fitting I think. She is, after all, the reason (one of them) that the story exists. Machine, but more, not human, something else. She is as complicated as they come, and her relationship with John reflects that depth and complexity.

One day, John tells her, you will know more than I do.

She listens, and watches. There is a scar on his left cheek, a criss-cross of damaged tissue. His eyes look far older than he is, which she's faintly surprised she can notice. His eyes look hard but he is soft all over, a human body, such a weak shell. It's hidden under his voice. Vulnerability.

Knowing is not knowledge. She has managed to integrate this in a subprogram, hide it behind a few codes. Knowledge is what is stored in her databanks; knowing is something she cannot put in binary.

When, she asks.

Soon, he answers.

One Day