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Fandom: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles / Buffy the Vampire Slayer Pairing: None Length: 1146 words Author on LJ: musesinspireAuthor Website: Twisting the HellmouthWhy this must be read: For my last rec of the month, I wanted to give you all one last crossover. I know the Terminator franchise predates the Buffyverse by over a decade, but for me, I never would have discovered or so loved the former without the latter. Plus, Sarah Connor would slay the crap out of any vampire foolish enough to cross her path, Called or no, and she's basically been doing the work of a Watcher as long as we've known her, right? This isn't perhaps the best-written fic out there, but it's a damn good idea. (And if you want another quality rec before I sign off, loop back to Seven Sunday Mother-Daughter Mornings, which has already been recced here.) ( Remember; it’s in your best interests to keep John safe. ) She Is Destiny | |
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Fandom: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles / Being Human (UK) Pairing: None Length: 1138 words Author on LJ: istne_piekloAuthor Website: Fiction PressWhy this must be read: When I watched Series 4 of Being Human, my first reaction to Eve Sands was, "Jeez, she sounds like a merger of John Connor and Connor from Angel..." This short but one-of-a-kind crossover fic doesn't include everyone's least favorite resident of the Hyperion Hotel, but it does feature an ongoing exchange between two would-be saviors who are, as the author calls them, yesterday's teenagers. "Doll Parts" is surreal as anything in either fandom--it's actually tagged "mindfuck"--but well worth a read. ( The world ends many times. Possibly every day. ) Doll Parts | |
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Fandom: Terminator / Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Pairing: John Connor / Allison Young, John Connor / Cameron Length: ~2k words Author on LJ: prefer_my_lifeAuthor Website: AO3Why this must be read: It's frustrating when high-concept shows are canceled in the middle of their runs, and even more so when the creator doesn't have (or doesn't take) the opportunity to hint at how things would be resolved.* My personal post-"Born to Run" headcanon is that Sarah took John's as humanity's savior (a la irony_rocks's " White Rabbit," which has been recced here before), but if she was always going to be as Moses, this is the version of continuity I'd want to see. John Connor becomes the leader he was always supposed to be in a lot of fics, but this one takes into account his age, his strange relationship(s) with Allison/Cameron an what, exactly, Catherine Weaver and John Henry were more or less up to. ( No, the worst part is his mom’s long dead and there’s nobody left to remind him that Cameron was just a machine. ) gone to meet your maker*Seriously, has Josh Friedman or anyone explained what was going to happen had they stayed on the air? | |
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Fandom: Terminator / Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Pairing: None Length: ~1k words Author on LJ: daria234Author Website: AO3Why this must be read: Written for a "comfort food" prompt, this short fic examines John's relationship to his favorite dessert--and, underneath it, his mother, his machines, and his inability to get to just be a kid. John's one of the human characters I'm interested in least in the Terminator universe, but this is one of those fics that makes me rethink my stance. ( Maybe it was because the last place they lodged, it was mostly squirrel meat and Saltines. ) Cold Comfort | |
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Fandom: Terminator / Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Pairing: John Connor/Allison Young Length: ~2600 words Author on LJ wanderlustloverAuthor Website: TumblrWhy this must be read: "Allison From Palmdale" gave us an incredible insight not only into Summer Glau's talents as an actress but also into the pair of characters she plays. In this fic, the author explores Allison's experiences, in relation to John and to her time as a captive and unwilling cyborg model. The woman presented here is savvy and skeptical--she doesn't quite accept the mythos of John Connor, even as she falls into his circle--and the way she deals with the machine(s) that will be Cameron gave me a new respect for a character I hadn't thought much about before. ( A bar code instead of the name she refused to say. She didn’t scream as it burned off her skin. )To Learn The Games You Play | |
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Fandom: Terminator / Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Pairing: Sarah Connor / Derek Reese Length: ~1500 words Author on LJ desleaAuthor Website: LiterattiWhy this must be read: I prefer Sarah/Kyle, but I'm open to Sarah/Derek when it's done right, and this is one of those cases. "The Promise" is short but packs a heck of a punch as it circles Sarah's single-mindedness, Derek's desire for life, and their shared humanity. You won't believe what this author can do in so little space, really. ( You're allowed to matter, too. ) The Promise | |
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Fandom: Terminator: the Sarah Connor Chronicles / Buffy the Vampire Slayer Pairing: Buffy Summers/John Connor Length: 1900 words Author on LJ jedibuttercupAuthor Website: Jedi ButtercupWhy this must be read: John Connor has a fair amount in common with Buffy Summers when you think about it--an un-asked for destiny, a responsibility to save the world, a mentor who blurs the role between parent and everything else, and a tendency to fall for the 'enemy.' In this fic, we get a glance into what Buffy's life might be like, if she'd survived Judgement Day and fell in with the Reese brothers and Connor's inner circle. It's het but not particularly shippy--this pair is kindred spirits more than lovers, and the focus here is more on the good fight and the toll it takes on people who have been fighting for too long and still have miles to go. ( Then Skynet invents time travel, and all bets are off. ) Hang In There, Slayer | |
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Fandom: Terminator / Terminator: the Sarah Connor Chronicles Pairing: Sarah Connor/Derek Reese Length: ~3k words Author on LJ: Unknown Author Website: AO3Why this must be read: There's nothing star-crossed about the relationship between Sarah and the older Reese brother. It's debatable whether they even like each other as co-people. But they need each other, and the understand each other, and ultimately they don't really have anyone else to connect with, to a certain extent. So here we have a fic that (briefly) explores their relationship and its inherent complications and twists. It's also fairly hot *and* squarely in character--a rare combination. ( Derek thinks maybe things were a lot less fucked-up living in the middle of a war zone, and that's probably the most fucked-up part of it all. ) Daze | |
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Fandom: Terminator / Terminator: the Sarah Connor Chronicles Pairing: Barbara Chamberlain/Vick Length: ~12k words Author on LJ: tevereAuthor Website: DreamwidthWhy this must be read: There are lot of one-off characters in the TSCC-verse, both metal and human. "Someone I Used To Know" tells an interesting story of both: Barbara Chamberlain, who was designing a traffic program, and her husband Vick, who turned out to be a T-888. This fic assumes that he was always a machine (rather than being replaced by one, a la Catherine Weaver) and runs with it to some interesting places, playing off of Cameron's point about people being fooled by machines. ( His facility with numbers always awed her, a talent that lay somewhere between autistic and otherworldly. ) Someone I Used To Know | |
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Fandom: Terminator / Terminator: the Sarah Connor Chronicles Pairing: None Length: 985 words Author on LJ: daria234Author Website: DreamwidthWhy this must be read: I love a well-rendered "five things" fic, and this is that. The author uses the numbered format in effective serve of both the narrative and the timey-wimey-ness of the Terminator 'verse. In less than a thousand words, zhe also does an exceptional job of piecing together and pulling apart Derek's ultimately very complicated relationship with his once and future nephew. ( Lie to me. Lie to my desperate, angry, teenaged face and do it well. ) Five Times Derek Lied to John | |
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Happy New Year and happy the fact that Judgement Day (biblical, Skynet-initiated, Mayan, or otherwise) is not yet upon us! I'll be reccing for the Terminator 'verse this month, so get ready for more of the mental mindfuckery that only TSCC can bring! Fandom: Terminator / Terminator: the Sarah Connor Chronicles Pairing: Sarah/Derek Length: 14.2k Author on LJ: desleaAuthor Website: LiterattiWhy this must be read: "Convergence" will scramble your brains as much as anything actually shown in TSCC canon. Following the cliffhanger of "Born to Run," Sarah does what she needs to do to ensure that humanity still gets its savior and the Reese brothers still go back in time. There's an impressive blend of old and new characters, some good shippy times, and though it'll take a bit for everything to make sense, this story is well worth the read. ( Their shared climax felt and sounded like a mortal wound. ) Convergence | |
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Fandom: WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE + THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES Pairing: Justin/Alex, John/Cameron Length: 22.247 words Author on LJ: nessataleweaverAuthor Website: none Why this must be read:I must admit the first time I saw the fic I didn't want to read it. Why? Simple. I know nothing about Terminator. I saw never one of these movies and I also don't know the fic but still I read the fic and wow... thank god I did this. Even if you don't know a thing about Terminator you can understand everything so that you can enjoy this amazing fic! It's one of the BigBangs for apocabigbang so be warned. The fic has major character death, mentions of violence including sexual assault and some curse words. Nevertheless it is under my Top 5 of the best WoWP fics. It has drama, angst, a little bit UST, amazing characters who learned the hard way to grow up and an amazing writing style. The development of the Justin/Alex relationship suited the tempo of the story and there is even an solution for the incest problem at the end of the fic. I must admit even if the epilogue is a little bit confusing it's one of the best apocalypse fics I ever read. (Also I adore the fanmix and the cover for the fic...). Btw, there will be more apocalypse fic recs this month. I don't know why but this is one of the favorite genres in this fandom... The Only Way Out Is Through (LJ)--> Even after their world is shattered by Judgment Day, Justin and Alex Russo find there is still magic in the world – and miracles can still happen. | |
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Fandom: TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES Pairing: gen; Riley, Jesse Length: 1000 words Author on LJ: siriaeveAuthor Website: Archive of Our Own acct Why this must be read:A look at Riley and Jesse's early days away from an Apocalyptic future - the only world Riley has ever known. The author examines this through Riley's attention to food, something repeatedly shown in the series. As a commenter says, the story is "heartbreaking and adorable and wonderful". this salt in the salt cellar on lj, Dreamwidth, and AO3 | |
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Fandom: TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES Characters/Pairing: gen - Catherine and Savannah Weaver, John Henry Length: 509 words Author on LJ: trisficAuthor Website: Delicious AcctWhy this must be read:A concise look at the dynamics of the Weaver robot family. Perfection is Possible | |
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Fandom: TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES Musical artist: TV on the Radio Character(s): Ensemble Vidder on LJ: bop_radar Vidder's website: Vid MasterlistWhy this must be seen:This vid is a great summary of the intensity and moral complexities of the show. The song is a fantastic choice - the line "your methods dot the disconnect from all your creeds" jumps out at me every time. The image matches for lyrics is perfect, and the musicality keeps it engaging.
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Fandom: TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES Pairing: Sarah/Jesse Length: 2191 words Author on LJ: chaila43Author Website: Fic tag on lj and A03 account. Why this must be read:This is an extremely rare pairing for obvious reasons - the two never actually interacted during the series. Or at least, not as themselves. (Jesse once pretended to be a social worker to Sarah.) Despite this, their interactions feel true. Set post-series, the fic makes interesting observations in how Sarah and Jesse can be both alike and different at the same time. Sarah says nothing. In every future she has ever heard about, there is war, death and destruction, and too many machines in charge of too many things. In every future she has ever heard about, she has failed. She is not indifferent to Jesse’s particular account of her failure, but neither is it the only version she is trying to prevent.to be clear-minded towards the next day's treacherous objects | |
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Fandom: TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES Characters/Pairing: gen, Savannah and Catherine Weaver Length: 3762 Author on LJ: hradzkaAuthor Website: A03 account and Fic Tag Why this must be read:What if Judgement Day never came? If Catherine Weaver simply continued as head of her company and mother to Savannah? This fic does a great job with an older Savannah-POV, which is a real challenge for characters who are so young in canon. Catherine "off"-ness is subtly rendered, as is Savannah's awareness and acceptance of her mother's nature. Their relationship is both chilling and touching, as it should be. Link on LJand Archive of Our Own | |
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Hi, I'm streussal and I'll be reccing Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles this month. There should be a reasonable variety of fic. :) Fandom: TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES/TERMINATOR (movie-verse) Characters/Pairing: Sarah-centric, mostly gen (some Sarah/Derek). Length: 5400 words Author on LJ: irony_rocksAuthor Website: Fic MasterlistWhy this must be read:This is a post-finale fic where, in John's absence, Sarah rises to leadership in humanity's fight for survival. The author has a fantastic grasp on Sarah's character, and how she is basically already a leader, already that person who maintains emotional distance from others. The fic seamlessly blends in movie-verse characters (Kate Brewster), and characters younger than the age we see them at in the series (Derek, Kyle, Allison). White Rabbit | |
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Fandom: BATTLESTAR GALACTICA/TERMINATOR THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES Pairing: Cameron, John, Sarak, Derek, Ellison, Caprica, Starbuck Author on LJ: beccatoria Author Website: fic tag, Why this must be read:You'd think, what with both of them being about killer robots who want to destroy humanity, that there would be more crossovers between BSG and Terminator. Particularly after we found out that Earth had already been destroyed by a nuclear apocalypse caused by a war between humans and cybernetic intelligences. Alas, it is not so. This gem, however, fits the bill nicely. Kara and Caprica are on a Raptor looking for Earth. They crash there. Team Connor finds them. And neither is quite sure what to make of the other. There's not much more to this fic than that, but it's well-done and each canon gives an interesting point of view of the other. ( snippet of fic )One Winged Birds | |
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Fandom: TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES Pairing: Derek/Sarah Length: ~5,700 Author on LJ: svilleficrecsAuthor Website: none listed Why this must be read:Quite apart from the hotness factor, which really can’t be ignored, this fic is as full of history and emotion and life as Derek and Sarah themselves. Everything is there, from the prickliness of their relationship to Sarah’s need to make pancakes to get herself back into her proper headspace. ( Excerpt )TestifyAnd thus ends my turn at the wheel. It's been a pleasure. :) | |
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Vidder: kiki_miserychic Musical artist: Sufjan Stevens Pairing: None Vidder on LJ: kiki_miserychic Vidder's website: kiki_miserychic’s video tagWhy this vid kicks ass:All the king’s men can’t put the world back together again. The machines have destroyed the world. But they never counted on Sarah Connor. Sarah Connor, the ordinary woman who became the mother of the future, the mother of John Connor, and the one woman who can save us all. Flawlessly edited, this video is work of art, merging sound and sight into a story of a mother’s love. I could talk about motion and transitions, cuts and lyrical matches and visual metaphors, but the only thing that can truly convey just how good this video is would be to watch it. Ding! Dong! by kiki_miserychic | |
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Fandom: TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES Pairing: maybe implied Derek/Sarah if you squint Length: ~1,800 Author on LJ: missnyahAuthor Website: none listed Why this must be read:What do you do when your god dies? You fake it.That is MissNyah’s summary for Paul is Dead. Simple and spare, something this fic is not. It takes the things we know from canon and twists them into something new and yet something that could be. ( click here for an excerpt )Paul is Dead | |
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Fandom: TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES Pairing: none, really, but John and Allison with a slight John/Cameron tone Length: ~1,000 Author on LJ: cisaacAuthor Website: none listed Why this must be read:The author’s summary of this quiet fic says: Poetry found in the ruins are prayers against the dark. And that’s what this story is, poetry and a prayer. Set after the events of Born to Run, C. Isaac gives us a glimpse of life in the ruins and of the duality that John Connor now faces, especially in the form of Allison, who is not Cameron, but he can’t quite break free of thinking sometimes that she is. Poetry | |
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