embroiderama: (Jim & Blair)
embroiderama ([personal profile] embroiderama) wrote in [community profile] crack_van2007-04-01 05:44 pm
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Cloud Mountain by Lemon Drop (NC-17)

Hi, I'm [livejournal.com profile] embroiderama, the driver for The Sentinel this month. I'm looking forward to recommending a mix of slash and gen stories, mostly older favorites but some more recent stories, too.

Fandom: THE SENTINEL
Pairing: Jim/Blair
Author on LJ: unknown
Author Website: quercus/Lemon Drop
Why this must be read: It's a gorgeous atmospheric story that deals with deep emotional issues in a surprising mellow way. In the aftermath of a traumatic case, Jim and Blair spend Thanksgiving at an old house out in the country. They experience a strange bit of magic there that brings them closer together.

Jim found himself drawn to the reading room. Sometimes Blair would accompany him, and they'd sit in companionable silence, reading or dozing the late afternoons away. Jim would look up and find Blair asleep, head fallen backwards onto the green velvet loveseat, mouth open, snoring softly, and he'd have to smile in affectionate amusement at his friend.

But several times, while Blair was busy drafting the paper for submission to Criminology Monthly, Jim would, rather guiltily, wander away to stare at the bottles. He was especially curious about the blue one, Melancholy; the pewter woman's face attracted him. His experience with the bottle labeled Reminiscence only increased his curiosity and finally, just before lunch on their third day in the house, he picked up the blue bottle and cautiously unstoppered it.

This time, he told himself, I won't get too much. Just a whiff.


Cloud Mountain

[identity profile] rochefort.livejournal.com 2007-04-01 11:55 pm (UTC)(link)
What a fantastic story. Thanks for the rec.
ext_16267: (JimandBlairread)

[identity profile] slipperieslope.livejournal.com 2007-04-02 09:18 pm (UTC)(link)
One of mine, too - I love it! Good job!

[identity profile] gillyp.livejournal.com 2007-04-07 04:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Possibly my favourite TS story ever.