I'm back for my second round as a crack van reccer. I've got the keys, snacks, full tank of gas, Sentinel podfic on my Ipod, so let's do this road trip.
Laurie
Fandom: THE SENTINEL
Pairing: None (Gen) Characters:Jim Ellison/Blair Sandburg
Length: 6,600 words
Author on LJ:
enigmaticbluesArtist on LJ:
bethAuthor's website:
Her page on AO3Why this must be read:
Summary: After a tough case, Jim knows they need to get away.
“I did not know what to say to him. I felt awkward and blundering. I did not know how I could reach him, where I could overtake him and go on hand in hand with him once more.
It is such a secret place, the land of tears.” ~Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
Written for the Sentinel Reverse Bang in 2012, Enigmaticblues took Beth's art, a lovely and peaceful beach scene with Jim and Blair caught in an intense moment, and lets us see Jim and Blair during a vulnerable time, the aftermath of a traumatic police case. Jim's been hurt, but it's Blair who needs to heal.
I liked the pace of the story, the sense that things between Jim and Blair need to unfold in their own time. There's guilt to deal with and physical injuries, there's a sense of the potential future they can have with each other if they'll reach for it.
( At the beach house )The Land of Tears (2012 Sentinel Reverse Bang website)