Fic: Ars Machina--Act I

[dmchoi87]

Title: Ars Machina or The Tale of the Postmodern Pygmalion, Act I
Author: dmchoi87
Rating: Hard R
Warnings: Graphic Violence, Past Character Death, May Squick
Genre: AU Crossover with Terminator AU
Pairings: McKay/Sheppard; Past: McKay/Lorne, McKay/Mitchell
Word Count: Roughly 35,000
Disclaimer: Not mine.  I think we know this by now.
Betas: None, so all

Comments

[rellan]

I have no words other than

\o/ and Awesome.

[dmchoi87]

\o/

Thank you very much!

Glad you enjoyed!

[black_wolf]

Holy crap. I'm dumb struck.

You have captured the Terminator universe precisely. I mean down to the last line. I had goosebumps as I read this, the writins is beyond superb. Not a single phrase out of place.

Honestly I don't know what else to say. Totally swept away by this. I love it. I'm reduced to short sentences!! By far this is the best story in ANY fandom I have read this year.... GOOSEBUMPS!

[dmchoi87]

Thank you very much for your flattering review. I was worried about trying to juxtapose the two universes, so I'm glad that it worked out :)

[black_wolf]

Just had to add, like the reviewer below I don't normally like first person fics. They just normally grate for some reason. But this one wouldn't have worked any other way for me. So considering that I've fallen in love with this says a lot about your skill.

[dmchoi87]

Aww, now I'm all bashful...

Yeah, I think it would be very difficult to do Terminator in third person, mostly because of Sarah Connor's tapes, but at the same time, I think the novelizations were in third person. In any case, I'm glad that it was seamless and natural to write it out that way :-)

[fays]

First off, I seriously need to thank you for expanding Ecce Machina. After seeing Terminator Salvation I couldn't stop thinking about the possibility of a crossover with SGA, and then you come along and make a ridiculously amazing verse to add to the pint-sized image I've had rolling around my head.

I mean I literally screamed when I saw this, well actually more like a girlish squeal but all the same, I was utterly and completely thrilled.

Second off, god, I generally hate first person stories so I need to congratulate you on the fact that I feel in love with this to the degree I did. I also need to articulate that the way you've written this combines Terminator and SGA so well that they fit seemingly effortlessly together. It's stunning.

AND the last chorus just kills me, along with the last line. It's truly fantastic. I am now going to slink off in my glee for a re-read!

[dmchoi87]

Aww! I'm extremely delighted to hear that your Terminator/SGA vision was richly supplemented!

Between us fangirls (er... boy, in my case), remember that moment when Connor was interrogating Marcus? How their faces were barely three inches apart? Yeah... my friend and I almost got kicked out of the theatre at that point...

[fays]

Let's just say that your vision kind of kicked mine's ass but that’s so very okay because it’s such a lovely thing when writers read your mind and all of a sudden supply you with something that’s so much better than what you’ve been imagining.

Well between us fans (girl, in my case), I do so remember that moment. I figured three inches closer and we’d have had one hell of a good movie on our hands. I’m really glad the theatre was pretty vacant when I saw it partially because of that moment actually. My friends figured catcalling at the screen would help shrink those three inches a little more, sadly it didn’t. And at least you didn’t get kicked out, otherwise you and your friend would’ve missed out on the slightly less homoerotic subtext and that would’ve been a shame.

[kathgrr]

i loved the first one and read it over and over; so happy to see it expanded. even more so to see that there's more to come!

[dmchoi87]

I'm glad you've enjoyed! Hopefully I can deliver a smashing sequel :-)

[argosy]

Ooh, I liked this a lot. Very cool fusion between universes. I'm anxiously awaiting part two! I especially enjoyed the Evan/Rodney aspects, so sad, but so much love!