Jujubes and the Art of Male Bonding, by Red Soprano (G)

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Fandom: THE SENTINEL
Pairing: Gen, can be seen as pre-slash
Length: Short
Author on LJ: Unknown
Author Website: Sentinel Fanfic Corner
Why this must be read:

In the aftermath of 'Blind Man's Bluff' Jim goes on a date, but he can't stop wondering if Blair is really recovered from his overdose of Golden - which does not impress his date. This little story is sweet, funny, and well-versed in how a guy says he cares. Enjoy!

A taste of Jujubes

James Ellison was well aware of the fact that he had lousy instincts when it came to women. Unless you counted his unerring instinct for knowing exactly when and how to put his foot in his mouth. From that perspective, his instincts were great.

He supposed the reason that he and Caroline had stayed married for as long as they had was because she was remarkably thick-skinned, in a prickly sort of way. Even with her, though, there were times when he'd get this sense that he'd blown it just as the last syllable of a really boneheaded comment would pass his lips. The air would take on a sharp edge and he could actually feel a little charge of negative energy in that split second before she'd give him this thin-lipped glare and mutter in exasperation, "Honestly, Jim..."

Sometimes he'd realize what had been so wrong about what he'd said and he could finesse his way out of it. Then there were times he remained hopelessly without a clue. Take Vera in personnel, for example. He still couldn't figure out why she'd been insulted by his comment about her White Shoulders perfume. After all, it did bring back fond memories of Grandmother Ellison.

Jujubes and the Art of Male Bonding

Comments

[magician113.livejournal.com]

I love coming to this site. No matter how much I read in TS, I always find something I haven't read before. Poor clueless Jim and Blair! Thank goodness they have each other to hang onto!

Thanks for the rec and the others this past month. I'm taking over the driver's seat this month!

[the-hobbet.livejournal.com]

Thanks Magician,
I look forward to your recs (I just printed your first one to curl up with this evening). Are you aware you can see the list of TS recs made thru March by going to Memories (just under the Crack Van banner)? There have been so many TS stories rec'd it's hard to avoid duplication without looking. I gave up on trying to limit myself to unrec'd authors.

[magician113.livejournal.com]

Thanks, I actually did quite a bit of research before raising my hand to rec. I also wanted to make sure I didn't duplicate. I copied out the list of memories and then just kept track of all the new ones recced since March. At first I was so intimidated because many of the ones I think are fabulous are already there!

I'm reading through the rest of Red Soprano's site at the moment, thanks to this rec. I read a great crossover between TS and Man from UNCLE and I didn't think I'd ever read anything in that universe. This site rocks.

Thanks for your encouragement. I hope you enjoy my selection. ^_^