Fan Ethos

Overclocked | 833 | softestpunk / @softest-punk

Summary: Murderbot helps Gurathin experiment with the sensory possibilities of data transfer.

Maybe Me And You? | 1,810 | Abacura

Summary: Sanctuary Moon had a NavigationUnit on the bridge crew. Why not a SecUnit? “Risk assessment is within established tolerances, Captain. Boldness is all.”

Astronavigation | 2,331 | the_moonmoth / @themoonmothwrites

Summary: Over the feed, Gurathin asked it, Is something wrong? It said, No. Then, Define ‘wrong.’ Then, These adolescent humans are well over the Preservation standard recommended limit of intoxication for their ages and body compositions. Some of the teenagers at the Mensah family farm ask Gurathin to chaperone them down to the lake. Obviously SecUnit needs to find out what they're up to.

Semantics of Devotion | 3,003 | Fractalspaces (LotusRox) / @fractalspaces

Summary: The first thing Gurathin had done back at the ravine had been reaching for the hardwire. No hesitation: He'd needed to check if he could keep Murderbot online that way, keep the spark going, fucking talk to it. Maybe needling him into anger so adrenaline kept— Doing its goddamn job. (Overwhelming, imprecise — For all his vocabulary, there's words Gurathin refuses to deal with. "Grief" is only one of them: The list has some sweeter ones.)

Down the Rabbit Hole | 3,425 | Gamebird / @gamebird

Summary: How far will Murderbot go to save its least favorite (augmented) human?

Warm hands, not sweaty | 4,467 | rainbirb

Summary: I could maybe appreciate the occasional need for something tactile, considering the spiral I was still recovering from. SecUnit discovers that touch might actually feel good, sometimes. Under very specific circumstances. With very specific people.

I Hate The Way I Don't Hate You | 53,354 | beeayy

Summary: Murderbot hates Gurathin, though the reason changes on a daily basis.

A Need Like Breathing | 1,124 | the_moonmoth / @themoonmothwrites

Summary: Gurathin said, “I used rescue breathing. I’m sorry.”

Inside the Perimeter | 1,582 | TheRosetteThief

Summary: Murderbot's augmented human is being an idiot, and so it needs to go deal with him, physically.

And Other Hidden Places | 7,279 | Sholio / @sholiofic

Summary: Murderbot starts investigating Gurathin's private life after seeing something it shouldn't, and finds out a number of things it didn't want to know, and maybe some things it should. Content notes inside.

A Weird, Fucked Up Way | 1,097 | Gamebird / @gamebird

Summary: Murderbot knew it was a sex thing, but then its ego got in the way. Setting: TV verse, some ambiguous survey-type-thing where Murderbot's rogue status is known but maybe GrayCris never happened.

Halt and Catch Fire | 5,089 | aros_66

Summary: I open my mouth in a soundless moan, one hand sliding down between my legs to press hard against the smooth expanse of skin there – even knowing it won’t do anything, there’s something reflexive and intrinsic in my systems that demands it. My body rocks, riding out the onslaught of sensation, getting closer, closer, closer, and– It stops. Right as I’m about to tip over the edge, the sensory input withdraws and I’m left writhing, muscles clenching, unable (by the rules of this stupid game) to finish myself. I’m breathing hard, overstimulated, desperate, and more aroused than I think I’ve ever been in my life. And I’m going to absolutely fucking murder Gurathin.

reach out from the inside | 5,200 | the_moonmoth / @themoonmothwrites

Summary: “I thought you wanted me to watch the show,” he gasped. “I like this one, right now,” it said. Murderbot comes back to the Preservation survey team, and this time it stays.

Keep Warm | 26,830 | Buukkin / @buukkin

Summary: Murderbot and Dr. Gurathin go down to the mining installation for some easy repairs when an explosion leaves them stranded. Murderbot learns something important about one of its people. Dr. Gurathin is a vampire.

S is for SecUnit by the_moonmoth / @themoonmothwrites

9 Part Series | Rated G-E | Total Words: 8,351

Part 1 Summary: What if you stayed? (Five times one of them didn't want the other to go.)

A Flash of Fang (Vampire Gurathin AU) by spectralOasis

3 Part Series | Rated T & E | Total Words: 12,928

Part 1 Summary: Self-indulgent vampire AU. Why does Gurathin keep staring at Murderbot? And why does he look hungry? Set generically on Preservation Station, no spoilers past Exit Strategy as far as I can tell.

To a Certain Degree by GroveDaan / @disturbanceonthesoup

2 Part Series | Rated M & E | Total Words: 19,022

Part 1 Summary: An unexpected walk in the rain leads Murderbot to a realization about Gurathin. Now, it must contend with its own past if it wants to understand and be understood. Alternatively, they get off (emotionally) on the intense ordeal of self-recognition through the other by sharing a couple of their memories.

shared senses by speccygeekgrrl

8 Part Series | Rated E | Total Words: 27,276

Part 1 Summary: Murderbot plays Sweet/Bitter in spite mode; Gurathin plays it straight.