Deep Cover by D.L. Witherspoon (G)

[gillyp.livejournal.com]

I'm Gilly (gillyp) and I'll be crashing the gears on The Sentinel van for March and starting off with an old favourite;

Fandom: THE SENTINEL
Pairing: Jim and Blair
Author on LJ: unknown.
Author website: TV Lit101

Why this must be read:

Officially, this is a gen story, but it's ambiguity and quiet slashiness pleases me no end.

Jim and Blair are undercover, helping the feds by posing as a gay couple in the fictional Oregon city of Seacoast. It's a great case and action story with a healthy dose of smarm; I particularly love Jim's protective instincts kicking in when the bad guys threaten Blair (as they do from time to time):

"But what about your partner?" Always remind the challenger of his weakness.

"Killing him will only make me mad. And I'm not a very nice person when I'm mad," Jim said flatly.

"So now we're down to trading threats?"

"You're making threats; I'm making promises. If something happens to Blair, I will kill each and every one of you involved in this little enterprise. Apparently you didn't bother to read between the lines of my military records, did you?" Jim asked with a tense smile.

"You were in the Army. You went down in Peru. You were rescued, then you resigned. What did I miss?" Mallory recited.

"Oh, the missions that are still marked 'classified' after all these years, the sheer stupidity of the statement that I went down to Peru to help the natives protect themselves. You really think our government would waste money on teaching Indians to build better spears?" Jim laughed, rolling his eyes in disbelief. "Besides, the Chopec are better warriors than our people will ever be. The things they can do with a knife..." He gave an exaggerated shudder. "Those eighteen months were a hell of a learning experience."

I like to read it with my rosy-pink slash goggles firmly in place, but however you take it, it's a rollicking good read.

DEEP COVER

Comments

[gardendoor.livejournal.com]

Oh, cool, one I haven't read! *toddles off to read*

[gillyp.livejournal.com]

I hope you enjoy it.

[betagoddess.livejournal.com]

Oooo!!! I don't think I've read this one! COOL! *g*

It's next on my list! Yay!

I'm sure looking forward to all your recs! =>}

[gillyp.livejournal.com]

I hope I can live up to your expectations, honey ::g::

[betagoddess.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't worry about that! I'm pretty sure I'll love most of your recs. =>}

You can even rec your own! Or is that against the rec rules. LOL.

[gillyp.livejournal.com]

"You can even rec your own! Or is that against the rec rules. LOL."
Well I don't know if it's against the rules, but it would be hideously embarrassing. ::G::

[betagoddess.livejournal.com]

Oh, I dunno! I could be kind of funny if you had the recs for the month and only recc'd your own fic. Tee hee! *g*

[gillyp.livejournal.com]

Hmmmm... ::rubs chin ponderously:: You know, it's a thought...

[betagoddess.livejournal.com]

LMAO! Please just don't tell them it's MY fault. I'm ALWAYS getting blamed for stuff. *g*

[tatkreiswok.livejournal.com]

Terrific! A story I haven't read! (Okay, okay, probably because it's gen not slash...) :)

Thanks for the great rec! I'm looking forward to slamming on those rosy-pink goggles and sitting down to an enjoyable new read!

[gillyp.livejournal.com]

I hope you enjoy it - it's been a favourite of mine since I first got into TS fic.