Terminator 'verse, 6 recs, Sarah/Kyle and Sarah/Derek
Because who doesn't love the Mother of All Destiny gettin' some?
Fandom Category: Terminator
Pairing: Sarah Connor/Kyle Reese
Fic Title: The Unwritten Future
Author: pouncer
Link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/11854
Rating/Warning(s): Mature
Word Count/WIP?: 5,453 (complete)
Recced By: stars-inthe-sky
Why This Must Be Read: Though the universe has yet to grant me the TSCC version of the "Kyle lives!" AU we all want and need, I do like this one, which follows the first movie and doesn't let you forget that John was Kyle's commander before he was his son-or that Sarah and Kyle aren't so much deeply in love as thrown together and making the most of their reality.
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Fandom Category: Terminator
Pairing: Sarah Connor/Kyle Reese, Cameron Phillips/John Connor
Fic Title: Tell Me How This Ends
Author: tevere
Link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/90260
Rating/Warning(s): Mature
Word Count/WIP?: 9,116 (complete)
Recced By: stars-inthe-sky
Why This Must Be Read: A post-series exploration of an assortment of characters and their day-to-day survival and how they view their alleged savior, this story is honest and a bit haunting in the way that the best Terminator fics are.
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Fandom Category: Terminator: the Sarah Connor Chronicles
Pairing: Sarah Connor/Derek Reese
Fic Title: Convergence
Author: delsea
Link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/378363
Rating/Warning(s): Explicit
Word Count/WIP?: 14,194 (complete)
Recced By: stars-inthe-sky
Why 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.
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Fandom Category: Terminator: the Sarah Connor Chronicles
Pairing: Sarah Connor/Derek Reese
Fic Title: Daze
Author: noplacespecial
Link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/26904
Rating/Warning(s): Explicit
Word Count/WIP?: 2,932 (complete)
Recced By: stars-inthe-sky
Why 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.
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Fandom Category: Terminator: the Sarah Connor Chronicles
Pairing: Sarah Connor/Derek Reese
Fic Title: The Promise
Author: delsea
Link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/378365
Rating/Warning(s): Mature
Word Count/WIP?: 1,567 (complete)
Recced By: stars-inthe-sky
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 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.
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Fandom Category: Terminator: the Sarah Connor Chronicles
Pairing: Sarah Connor/Derek Reese
Fic Title: Next to Godliness
Author: indiefic
Link: http://terminator.indiefic.com/story/nexttogodliness.html
Rating/Warning(s): Adult
Word Count/WIP?: 1,215 (complete)
Recced By: stars-inthe-sky
Why This Must Be Read: Hot. So hot. Oh my stars. I don't have anything eloquent to say here. Just go read.
Fandom Category: Terminator
Pairing: Sarah Connor/Kyle Reese
Fic Title: The Unwritten Future
Author: pouncer
Link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/11854
Rating/Warning(s): Mature
Word Count/WIP?: 5,453 (complete)
Recced By: stars-inthe-sky
Why This Must Be Read: Though the universe has yet to grant me the TSCC version of the "Kyle lives!" AU we all want and need, I do like this one, which follows the first movie and doesn't let you forget that John was Kyle's commander before he was his son-or that Sarah and Kyle aren't so much deeply in love as thrown together and making the most of their reality.
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Fandom Category: Terminator
Pairing: Sarah Connor/Kyle Reese, Cameron Phillips/John Connor
Fic Title: Tell Me How This Ends
Author: tevere
Link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/90260
Rating/Warning(s): Mature
Word Count/WIP?: 9,116 (complete)
Recced By: stars-inthe-sky
Why This Must Be Read: A post-series exploration of an assortment of characters and their day-to-day survival and how they view their alleged savior, this story is honest and a bit haunting in the way that the best Terminator fics are.
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Fandom Category: Terminator: the Sarah Connor Chronicles
Pairing: Sarah Connor/Derek Reese
Fic Title: Convergence
Author: delsea
Link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/378363
Rating/Warning(s): Explicit
Word Count/WIP?: 14,194 (complete)
Recced By: stars-inthe-sky
Why 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.
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Fandom Category: Terminator: the Sarah Connor Chronicles
Pairing: Sarah Connor/Derek Reese
Fic Title: Daze
Author: noplacespecial
Link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/26904
Rating/Warning(s): Explicit
Word Count/WIP?: 2,932 (complete)
Recced By: stars-inthe-sky
Why 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.
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Fandom Category: Terminator: the Sarah Connor Chronicles
Pairing: Sarah Connor/Derek Reese
Fic Title: The Promise
Author: delsea
Link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/378365
Rating/Warning(s): Mature
Word Count/WIP?: 1,567 (complete)
Recced By: stars-inthe-sky
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 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.
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Fandom Category: Terminator: the Sarah Connor Chronicles
Pairing: Sarah Connor/Derek Reese
Fic Title: Next to Godliness
Author: indiefic
Link: http://terminator.indiefic.com/story/nexttogodliness.html
Rating/Warning(s): Adult
Word Count/WIP?: 1,215 (complete)
Recced By: stars-inthe-sky
Why This Must Be Read: Hot. So hot. Oh my stars. I don't have anything eloquent to say here. Just go read.