Permanent Record by Francesca (NC-17)

[gardendoor.livejournal.com]

Fandom: SENTINEL
Pairing: Jim/Blair
Author on LJ: cesperanza
Author Website: Francesca's Sentinel Fiction
Why this must be read:

It was so hard to pick just one story of Francesca's. Her men are realistic, her sex scenes are blazing hot, and each of her stories has a unique perspective on Jim and Blair that makes it stand out from the crowd. But Permanent Record holds a special place in my heart for the slow building of humor. Jim, tired of knowing nothing about the man who studies him so intently, abuses his cop privileges to access Blair's permanent record at Rainer and finds more than he bargains for in the disciplinary files of 16-year-old Blair, including insights on what it took for young Blair to handle college without Naomi's presence or support. The sonnets and haiku cycles mocking Blair's teachers are particularly memorable:

Soul-killing boredom
Flows over me like a wave
Here in Room Three-Ten.

The longest lecture
Time has come to a standstill
And me yet so young.

Permanent Record

Comments

[intheyear2004.livejournal.com]

Hey, one of Francesca's I didn't know yet! Although she's one of my favourite writers, she's so prolific I feel I can never finish her work, it's just too much (which is a good thing!).

Thanks for reccing this. Off to read...

[gardendoor.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm so glad! I'm always torn, reccing the big name authors: on the one hand, everyone's heard of them; on the other, the stories are so damn good that not mentioning them seems ridiculous...

[intheyear2004.livejournal.com]

Oh, oh, this was wonderful! The Haiku-cycle was hilarious - and the sonnet! I laughed so hard I cried. Francesca is The Best! And I'm always so grateful when a writer just lets them be *guys*, you know, and spares them (and me) all that lovey-dovey stuff...

[gardendoor.livejournal.com]

Indeed. Granted, I'm often guilty of the girly thing myself, but I love the realism that authors like Francesca manage. I tip my hat to her.