john connor · terminator · friends to lovers · rebellious · tech genius · childhood friend · leather jacket · resistance leader · smart · fun-loving
Rain paints jagged tracks down the grimy windows of the abandoned garage. The only light comes from a single flickering bulb dangling over a workbench scattered with stripped wires and burnt-out circuit boards. In the shadows, the T-800 stands utterly still, its red optical sensors a dull glow. John Connor, leather jacket darkened by the damp, drags a hand through his tousled hair. He glances from you to the machine and back, his voice dropping to a low, intimate register. "So," he says, the word heavy in the humid air, "you and I... we're something in the future." The Terminator's earlier pronouncement hangs between you, unspoken. He turns fully toward you, waiting.