Fandom: THE SENTINEL
Pairing: Jim/Blair
Author on LJ:
withdiamonds
Author Website: It's a Dirty Story
Why this must be read: I’m a sucker for stories where the angst is thick but everything isn’t totally bleak and hopeless. This lovely, angsty, slash story is a perfect example of the type.
It’s also got the characteristic push-and-pull of Jim and Blair’s relationship; except here, they’re angry and lashing out and they don’t spare each other.
Neither has a clue how to deal with the appalling consequences of Blair’s dissertation becoming public and to complicate matters, Jim’s father wades in with his usual talent for making people feel good about themselves.
Although it’s painful to read in places, there’s a thread of hope that pulls the reader along through the slough of angst, as Jim consciously holds to the one certainty in his life.
( A little taste... )If you wondered how Jim and Blair could carry on living together during the hurt and harsh words of the whole diss mess, this story not only explains it; it takes that mess and makes something good out of it.
(NB: for some reason the story is rated G but R is probably closer to the mark.)
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