Fandom: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles / Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Pairing: None
Length: 1146 words
Author on LJ: musesinspire
Author Website: Twisting the Hellmouth
Why 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 ( Read more... )

Fandom: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles / Being Human (UK)
Pairing: None
Length: 1138 words
Author on LJ: istne_pieklo
Author Website: Fiction Press
Why 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 ( Read more... )

Fandom: Terminator / Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Pairing: girl!John Connor/Cameron, girl!John Connor/Riley Dawson
Length: ~3k words
Author on LJ: mouthmount
Author Website: blueinkedwalls
Why this must be read: Always-a-girl!John Connor is an interesting concept. As the central character of TSCC--Sarah herself--is female, and the human resistance has plenty of ( Read more... )

Fandom: Terminator / Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Pairing: John Connor / Allison Young, John Connor / Cameron
Length: ~2k words
Author on LJ: prefer-my-life
Author Website: AO3
Why 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 ( Read more... )

Fandom: Terminator / Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Pairing: None
Length: ~1k words
Author on LJ: daria234
Author Website: AO3
Why 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 ( Read more... )

Fandom: Terminator / Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Pairing: Gen
Length: ~9k words
Author on LJ: laniew1
Author Website: delicious
Why this must be read: Told from Derek's perspective, "The Wind Speaks" follows our little band of post-apocalyptic heroes after they find the recently arrived John Connor and try to contend with his connection to ( Read more... )

Fandom: Terminator / Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Pairing: Gen
Length: 1325 words
Author on LJ halcyon_shift
Author Website: Dreamwidth
Why this must be read: Short but poignant, this piece examines a small, nonspecific moment in Sarah's life mid-series and her evolving relationships to and perceptions of her son, his father, and his uncle.

( It has something to do with the machine and the slaughterhouse they used to call a bathroom. )

Fandom: Terminator / Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Pairing: John Connor/Allison Young
Length: ~2600 words
Author on LJ wanderlustlover
Author Website: Tumblr
Why 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 ( Read more... )

Fandom: Terminator / Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Pairing: Sarah Connor / Derek Reese
Length: ~1500 words
Author on LJ deslea
Author Website: Literatti
Why 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 ( Read more... )

Fandom: Terminator
Pairing: Sarah Connor/Kyle Reese
Length: ~5400 words
Author on LJ thepouncer: 
Author Website: The Carousel
Why this must be read: There are plenty of variations on "Kyle Reese lives" fic, though I like the take on this one, which doesn't let you forget that John was Kyle's commander before he was his son, and that Sarah and Kyle aren't so ( Read more... )