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crack_van2004-01-27 03:46 pm
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In Your Dreams, by Livia (NC-17)
Fandom: THE SENTINEL
Pairing: Jim/Blair
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
liviapenn
Author’s Website:Livia’s Library
Why this must be read:
The thing about TS fic is that it’s kind of easy to get bogged down in the deep, angsty stories: the episode fixes, the heavy, relationship-repairing conversations that really need to occur in the light of TSbBS and S2. That’s why it’s such a treat to read a story that’s good, that’s well characterized, and that doesn’t drag you through three miles of angst. Uphill. In the mud.
Thankfully, that’s not the case with “In Your Dreams.” The author herself categorizes it as “goofball romantic first times,” and I can’t honestly think of a more apt description. As the story opens, our boys are cleaning up the kitchen of the loft after a MC poker game, and discussing why they get along as well as they do. Conversation meanders a bit, until they get to this memorable exchange:
It’s light and witty and sharp and tender and romantic and guy-like all at the same time; she gets these guys. Her Jim is a little more accessible, a little less reticent than most Jim-characterizations you’ll read, but I don’t find that a bad thing. The guy’s not a mute caveman, after all.
It’s written from Blair’s POV and Livia does a hell of a job capturing his speech patterns and his upbeat outlook on life. She keeps it up, too, when they finally do get together – the story doesn’t disintegrate into soppy, longing gazes and hushed reverence. They have fun in bed, just like they have fun almost everywhere else. I mean, c'mon - can't you just hear Blair saying this: “Foreplay had never been so much fun -- I could hardly stop grinning to lick Jim's nipples.”
I don’t know about my fellow![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
crack_van reccers, but I usually have to write two or three drafts of these recs before I post them. I mention this because if I’d let this particular entry go in first draft form you wouldn’t have needed to read this story - I’d have quoted the whole darn piece. Matter of fact, that’s another one of the things I adore about this one; I could sit and quote from it all day. Livia has a way with the snappy sentiments, and her style makes both the characters and the situations quite real in a wonderful way.
“In Your Dreams” also has the distinction of having one of my absolute favorite “I love you” professions in all of TS fandom – goofiness aside, it’s so goddamn sweet and tender and perfect, it chokes me up every time.
Also, for those of you who are interested in such matters? The sex is just incredible. In. Cred. I. Ble.
In Your Dreams
Pairing: Jim/Blair
Author on LJ:
liviapennAuthor’s Website:Livia’s Library
Why this must be read:
The thing about TS fic is that it’s kind of easy to get bogged down in the deep, angsty stories: the episode fixes, the heavy, relationship-repairing conversations that really need to occur in the light of TSbBS and S2. That’s why it’s such a treat to read a story that’s good, that’s well characterized, and that doesn’t drag you through three miles of angst. Uphill. In the mud.
Thankfully, that’s not the case with “In Your Dreams.” The author herself categorizes it as “goofball romantic first times,” and I can’t honestly think of a more apt description. As the story opens, our boys are cleaning up the kitchen of the loft after a MC poker game, and discussing why they get along as well as they do. Conversation meanders a bit, until they get to this memorable exchange:
"Oh, we'll see you in a police uniform yet." Jim teased, turning into the kitchen.
"Yeah, right, man," I said, picking up some glasses. "Not in your wildest dreams."
"Nah." Jim called. "In my wildest dreams, you're usually naked."
It’s light and witty and sharp and tender and romantic and guy-like all at the same time; she gets these guys. Her Jim is a little more accessible, a little less reticent than most Jim-characterizations you’ll read, but I don’t find that a bad thing. The guy’s not a mute caveman, after all.
It’s written from Blair’s POV and Livia does a hell of a job capturing his speech patterns and his upbeat outlook on life. She keeps it up, too, when they finally do get together – the story doesn’t disintegrate into soppy, longing gazes and hushed reverence. They have fun in bed, just like they have fun almost everywhere else. I mean, c'mon - can't you just hear Blair saying this: “Foreplay had never been so much fun -- I could hardly stop grinning to lick Jim's nipples.”
I don’t know about my fellow
crack_van reccers, but I usually have to write two or three drafts of these recs before I post them. I mention this because if I’d let this particular entry go in first draft form you wouldn’t have needed to read this story - I’d have quoted the whole darn piece. Matter of fact, that’s another one of the things I adore about this one; I could sit and quote from it all day. Livia has a way with the snappy sentiments, and her style makes both the characters and the situations quite real in a wonderful way. “In Your Dreams” also has the distinction of having one of my absolute favorite “I love you” professions in all of TS fandom – goofiness aside, it’s so goddamn sweet and tender and perfect, it chokes me up every time.
Also, for those of you who are interested in such matters? The sex is just incredible. In. Cred. I. Ble.
In Your Dreams
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Also, for those of you who are interested in such matters? The sex is just incredible. In. Cred. I. Ble.
Oh good heavens, YES. And you know what else? Joyful. That's the word I always think of when I think of this story. Hot, sweet, funny, and joyful.
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Just a note, my site has moved and the story can now be found here:
http://whitepaperdream.com/archive/thesentinel/inyourdreams
(the version on 852 Prospect has some typos/weird formatting)