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Partners by Josephine Darcy (R)
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tatkreiswok and I’ll be driving the pick-up truck for “The Sentinel” this month! We’ve got bad guys to bring to justice, Swedish sheets to get hot and sweaty in, sensual tribal rhythms to dance to, spirit animals to guide us, Tupperware to color-code, and oh, yeah, stories to rec! Our official vehicle’s in good shape – what with all of us keeping Jim away from the wheel – so, let’s get out there!
Fandom: THE SENTINEL
Pairing: Jim/Blair
Author on LJ: unknown
Author Website: Josephine’s Place
Why this must be read:
It goes without saying that “The Sentinel” offers up endless possibilities for fic writers. The show is, after all, many things all at the same time: a cop show; a buddy show; a sci-fi show where spirit guides, hallucinations, Shamanism, and heightened senses all have their place; a show where New Age gets familiar, and conservative archetypes get less stodgy; and multi-culturalism is completely subtle and pervasive. There can be hush-hush spy-types stories because of Jim’s Special Ops past, and there can be stories that play on the social structure and dynamics found in academia because of Blair. To say nothing of the secondary characters, who are so integral to this universe that mention of them crops up in almost any story. Central, of course, to the show, and to most of the fics out there, are stories that feature Jim and Blair, Sentinel and Guide; two guys, who on the surface, seem to be complete opposites, but underneath it all, turn out to have enough similarities to find common ground together, and really need each other. It also doesn’t hurt that there’s enough UST and touching and grabbing on screen to give rise to a fandom capable of writing stories that can ignite panties across America
“Partners” by Josephine Darcy is an amazing story that manages to do the near-impossible: bring in just about every single aspect there is to “The Sentinel” – it’s a cop story; a bizarre case story; a Blair, the anthropology expert story; a 'Sentinel being possessive of his Guide' story; and a story showcasing the second bananas – and filters it all through a fine, mesh sieve of canon and fanon (i.e., Blair being a magnet for trouble in Cascade, which, as we know, is the most dangerous city in America, etc.). It’s laugh out loud funny, to boot, and contains one of the hottest and most hilarious first-time scenes out there!
“It’s not my fault I got kidnapped!” Blair insisted furiously. “Just because the killer happened to notice me by myself and. . .”
“You were probably flirting with him, too!” Jim threw his hands up in frustration. “My God, you have to go and attract the attention of everyone you meet. Male or female! You drive me nuts!”
“I was not flirting with the killer!” Blair roared. “I do not flirt with psychopaths! And I wasn’t flirting with you! I don’t flirt! And what do you mean I drive you nuts? I thought you liked me. . .wanted me around because I was your partner. . .” He mimicked Jim’s tone of voice. “You’re my partner not theirs, you’re my Guide, remember that whole Blessed Protector thing!”
“Now you’re flirting again!” Jim accused.
Blair’s eyes widened incredulously. “You call this flirting? It’s not flirting--it’s mockery. I am mocking you, Jim! If I was flirting with you, I’d give you puppy dog eyes and throw kisses in your direction. Or hell, maybe because you are a throwback to some precivilized form of man, I’d just grab you *here* and be done with it!”
As he shouted his hand shot out of its own volition and grabbed Jim’s crotch. The contact froze them both, and they stared at each other in shock. A second later they both leaped away, putting several feet of distance between each other, two pairs of eyes wide with stunned disbelief.
Partners
tatkreiswok and I’ll be driving the pick-up truck for “The Sentinel” this month! We’ve got bad guys to bring to justice, Swedish sheets to get hot and sweaty in, sensual tribal rhythms to dance to, spirit animals to guide us, Tupperware to color-code, and oh, yeah, stories to rec! Our official vehicle’s in good shape – what with all of us keeping Jim away from the wheel – so, let’s get out there!Fandom: THE SENTINEL
Pairing: Jim/Blair
Author on LJ: unknown
Author Website: Josephine’s Place
Why this must be read:
It goes without saying that “The Sentinel” offers up endless possibilities for fic writers. The show is, after all, many things all at the same time: a cop show; a buddy show; a sci-fi show where spirit guides, hallucinations, Shamanism, and heightened senses all have their place; a show where New Age gets familiar, and conservative archetypes get less stodgy; and multi-culturalism is completely subtle and pervasive. There can be hush-hush spy-types stories because of Jim’s Special Ops past, and there can be stories that play on the social structure and dynamics found in academia because of Blair. To say nothing of the secondary characters, who are so integral to this universe that mention of them crops up in almost any story. Central, of course, to the show, and to most of the fics out there, are stories that feature Jim and Blair, Sentinel and Guide; two guys, who on the surface, seem to be complete opposites, but underneath it all, turn out to have enough similarities to find common ground together, and really need each other. It also doesn’t hurt that there’s enough UST and touching and grabbing on screen to give rise to a fandom capable of writing stories that can ignite panties across America
“Partners” by Josephine Darcy is an amazing story that manages to do the near-impossible: bring in just about every single aspect there is to “The Sentinel” – it’s a cop story; a bizarre case story; a Blair, the anthropology expert story; a 'Sentinel being possessive of his Guide' story; and a story showcasing the second bananas – and filters it all through a fine, mesh sieve of canon and fanon (i.e., Blair being a magnet for trouble in Cascade, which, as we know, is the most dangerous city in America, etc.). It’s laugh out loud funny, to boot, and contains one of the hottest and most hilarious first-time scenes out there!
“It’s not my fault I got kidnapped!” Blair insisted furiously. “Just because the killer happened to notice me by myself and. . .”
“You were probably flirting with him, too!” Jim threw his hands up in frustration. “My God, you have to go and attract the attention of everyone you meet. Male or female! You drive me nuts!”
“I was not flirting with the killer!” Blair roared. “I do not flirt with psychopaths! And I wasn’t flirting with you! I don’t flirt! And what do you mean I drive you nuts? I thought you liked me. . .wanted me around because I was your partner. . .” He mimicked Jim’s tone of voice. “You’re my partner not theirs, you’re my Guide, remember that whole Blessed Protector thing!”
“Now you’re flirting again!” Jim accused.
Blair’s eyes widened incredulously. “You call this flirting? It’s not flirting--it’s mockery. I am mocking you, Jim! If I was flirting with you, I’d give you puppy dog eyes and throw kisses in your direction. Or hell, maybe because you are a throwback to some precivilized form of man, I’d just grab you *here* and be done with it!”
As he shouted his hand shot out of its own volition and grabbed Jim’s crotch. The contact froze them both, and they stared at each other in shock. A second later they both leaped away, putting several feet of distance between each other, two pairs of eyes wide with stunned disbelief.
Partners
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I'm so glad you rec'd it, I think I'm going to go read it again...I need a good laugh.
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I *love* Josephine Darcy's take on the boys! How she can make Jim possessive and ridiculous and touching, and how she takes the 'working a case' genre and practically splits its pants open to show the polka-dot undies underneath!
All that, and she STILL makes the sex hawt!
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Look forward to see what else you come up with ;~D
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I'm glad you liked the story, and my rec! I'll do my best to keep you entertained this month
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I *love* this show -- it's just such a *rich* enviroment to explore -- so I'm looking forward to bringing you some really great stories this month.
BTW, I love your LJ handle! :)
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*beams happily!*