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Clinging to the Wheel by Dasha (unrated; I’d call it PG for language, nothing else)
Fandom: THE SENTINEL
Pairing: none; it’s a gen story.
Author on LJ: n/a
Author Website: Dasha’s gen stories can be found here.
Why this must be read:
As promised, here’s a TS gen rec for you. “Clinging” ranks as not only my favorite TS gen story, but it’s on my list of allover favorites as well.
There are several premises that get trotted out frequently in TS fic (Blair and Jim as relatives, Blair having to guide Jim in adverse situations, and of course, the ever-popular Sentinel-Guide bond), and Dasha has a way of putting her own unique spin on them. The opening paragraphs, though gentle in tone, have a way of sneaking up on you and demanding you finish reading the story just to figure out exactly what’s going on:
Dasha manages to capture the “Blair” characterization exactly right, though he’s not entirely Blair and not entirely someone else. He’s frustrated in all the ways Blair-as-we-know-him would be in this situation, yet his “child-ness” is totally believable.
I love this story because even though their relationship is far different than what you’ll find in in slash, it still rings with the overwhelming truth that Jim and Blair are connected in some deep, cosmic way that’s absolutely unbreakable. They truly belong to one another, and Dasha does an excellent job of keeping them together, regardless of circumstance.
Things that might throw you: As a person who avoids death stories, I need to advise you that though it's labeled as such, you won't walk away from it in a deep funk. As the author says - "Death story . . . but as usual, nobody is actually dead at the end of it.”
Clinging to the Wheel
Pairing: none; it’s a gen story.
Author on LJ: n/a
Author Website: Dasha’s gen stories can be found here.
Why this must be read:
As promised, here’s a TS gen rec for you. “Clinging” ranks as not only my favorite TS gen story, but it’s on my list of allover favorites as well.
There are several premises that get trotted out frequently in TS fic (Blair and Jim as relatives, Blair having to guide Jim in adverse situations, and of course, the ever-popular Sentinel-Guide bond), and Dasha has a way of putting her own unique spin on them. The opening paragraphs, though gentle in tone, have a way of sneaking up on you and demanding you finish reading the story just to figure out exactly what’s going on:
I'm in hell. I lie most of the time in a huge, barren cage. Not that the cage is keeping me in - - I couldn't get away anyway. I can't move, not even to lift my head or turn over. I can't speak. I think I might be very sick, because I sleep all the time and I'm always hungry. . . except nothing hurts.
I get moved around a lot. With no warning. And no real way to say, no, leave me alone! or please, come help me now, I've pissed myself again. The people around me--and I am sure they must be people, even though their size is wrong, their shape is wrong - - are talking gibberish. Oh, it's English they're speaking, but their references make no sense. The--woman?--is a nutcase who speaks of herself in the third person as 'momma.' She is not my mother. And everyone thinks my name is Stevie, and it's not. It's Blair.
I know that. I'm sure of that.
I'm in hell. Which makes sense, because although I can't remember it, I am pretty sure I have died.
Dasha manages to capture the “Blair” characterization exactly right, though he’s not entirely Blair and not entirely someone else. He’s frustrated in all the ways Blair-as-we-know-him would be in this situation, yet his “child-ness” is totally believable.
I love this story because even though their relationship is far different than what you’ll find in in slash, it still rings with the overwhelming truth that Jim and Blair are connected in some deep, cosmic way that’s absolutely unbreakable. They truly belong to one another, and Dasha does an excellent job of keeping them together, regardless of circumstance.
Things that might throw you: As a person who avoids death stories, I need to advise you that though it's labeled as such, you won't walk away from it in a deep funk. As the author says - "Death story . . . but as usual, nobody is actually dead at the end of it.”
Clinging to the Wheel