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The Passing It On Series by Mab (NC-17)
Fandom: THE SENTINEL
Pairing: Jim/Blair
Author Website: Series found at 852 Prospect
Why this must be read:
I never understood why there are so many vampire stories for the Sentinel fandom, especially when so many of them are done badly. Mab's series is really the exception to the rule; beautifully written, drawing fully on Jim's and Blair's personalities and reactions, and adding a slight twist to the vampirism idea to make it fully her own. Go on, give it a try. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.
Blair sat quite still on the bed. Jim might have thought that he was meditating, except for the scent of extreme distress coming off him. Jim leaned his back against the bedroom wall, watching the still, quiet man sitting on the bed. He waited for Blair to pick his options - to believe what Jim was telling him, or to assume that he was crazy. Jim wished that he was crazy. Finally, Blair said something.
"This is pretty weird shit."
Jim couldn't help it - he laughed, a nasty, hiccupping snort of sound. "And this is new, how?"
Blair didn't smile. Instead he got off the bed, came over and took Jim's hand, and frowned. "I mean this is really weird. How can this happen?" He reached for Jim, put his arms around him and laid his head low against Jim's chest. Jim hugged him hard before he realised that Blair was seeking information as much as comfort.
"I can't hear your heart, Jim." Blair's voice trembled. "I can't hear anything." He started to cry - hard, guttural sobs, and Jim held him for a long time.
Passing It On
I Married a Vampire
Home Late
A Day Must Come
Pairing: Jim/Blair
Author Website: Series found at 852 Prospect
Why this must be read:
I never understood why there are so many vampire stories for the Sentinel fandom, especially when so many of them are done badly. Mab's series is really the exception to the rule; beautifully written, drawing fully on Jim's and Blair's personalities and reactions, and adding a slight twist to the vampirism idea to make it fully her own. Go on, give it a try. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.
Blair sat quite still on the bed. Jim might have thought that he was meditating, except for the scent of extreme distress coming off him. Jim leaned his back against the bedroom wall, watching the still, quiet man sitting on the bed. He waited for Blair to pick his options - to believe what Jim was telling him, or to assume that he was crazy. Jim wished that he was crazy. Finally, Blair said something.
"This is pretty weird shit."
Jim couldn't help it - he laughed, a nasty, hiccupping snort of sound. "And this is new, how?"
Blair didn't smile. Instead he got off the bed, came over and took Jim's hand, and frowned. "I mean this is really weird. How can this happen?" He reached for Jim, put his arms around him and laid his head low against Jim's chest. Jim hugged him hard before he realised that Blair was seeking information as much as comfort.
"I can't hear your heart, Jim." Blair's voice trembled. "I can't hear anything." He started to cry - hard, guttural sobs, and Jim held him for a long time.
Passing It On
I Married a Vampire
Home Late
A Day Must Come