Title: Second of Our Reign
Fandom: Generation Kill
Pairing: Brad/Nate, Secondary Walt/Ray
Categories: AU, Fusion, Time-Travel
Length: Epic (40,736 words)
Warnings: None

Author on LJ: cala_jane / Author Website: Fic @ AO3
Author on LJ: noelia_g / Author Website: stop.look.listen

Summary:
Brad Colbert and his team are sent back in time with a simple mission: localise and destroy a crucial piece of technology that could change the fate of the war between humans and machines. Finding himself at Dartmouth in 1998, he should have expected things to turn out far from simple. But running into his future commanding officer and risking creating a time paradox? That’s just the beginning.

Review:
I loved this fic, from the premise all the way through the execution. It has time travel and is a fantastic homage to Terminator while still being so very Generation Kill. I liked the delicious tension with Brad and/or Nate pining for the other throughout their intertwined history. It’s a given, from the summary, that Brad runs into a younger version of Nate and I really liked how Brad put the entire story together in his head and realized Nate kept some very important information from him. The flashbacks were well placed and moved the story forward.

The characterization of a younger Nate, who shows shades of the CO he’s going to be, in contrast to Nate in Iraq and Nate during the war with the machines is terrific. He’s still Nate, innate characteristics coming through, but there are little differences in him and in his interactions with Brad that are a delight.

The humor throughout the whole story is spot on and the ending does not disappoint.

Second of Our Reign @ AO3
Second of Our Reign Masterpost with links @ LJ