crack_van | Every Purpose Under Heaven by Psychgirl (NC-17)

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Fandom: THE SENTINEL
Pairing: Jim/Blair
Length: 336K
Author on LJ:

snycock
Author Website:

http://www.852prospect.org (slash) and http://www.templeofthesentinels.com/psychgirl.htm (gen)

Why this must be read: Because Jen (aka Psychgirl) is one of the new breed of TS writers that keeps this fandom alive and kicking.

I don’t like death stories. Correction: I don’t like tragic death stories. So, why am I recommending a story that has one of our guys dying tragically? Because if you envision the guys staying together for a lifetime, the likelihood is that one of them will die first. And, while it’s romantic to think that the other will pine away for lack of love, the reality is that a spouse often survives for years and must learn to continue without his soulmate. Psychgirl's story explores this path.

At a Cascade cemetery a 70-something Blair meets a 16-year-old girl who’s visiting her police officer father’s grave. Blair, being Blair, strikes up a conversation. Over time, through flashbacks, he takes her and us through the decades that he and Jim shared. There’s cases to be solved and love to be discovered. There’s anthropological rituals and career choices. There’s desperation and resignation and fantastical journeys on the spirit plane. Of course there’s sadness, but mostly it’s a tale of two men who love and are deeply loved in return.

Although I love seeing our guys frozen in amber – young and feisty and cracking jokes – I also love stories that show us what lies years down the road. After time has slowed their steps a bit and given them some grey hair. I like to think that they will be together “for better or for worse”. This story covers that for me.

Every Purpose Under Heaven

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This story made me cry but it's very much not a sad story, not really; not with all that love in it.

Definitely one of my favorites.

Oh, I'm such a wuss I cry even at happy tender fic. I have to agree that although there are sad moments overall it's a very wonderful love story. Thanks so much for commenting. Coming from someone as talented as yourself, it's high praise.

One of my fave authors, and a really lovely story. Thanks for reccing it!

And thanks for commenting! I love knowing that a story has "hit the spot". One of the things I like best about Jen is her ability to look at things with an interesting twist. Since you're no slouch in the writing department this is great feedback.

BTW, I was bummed that Mab recced "Metamorphosis" in April. I really wanted to do that one myself.(grumble grumble) It's a story I've recced a ton of times at TSStoryfinders and elsewhere. I hear there might be a sequel in the works?

*g* Aw, thank you! I agree, Jen has a wonderful take on the characters in everything she writes.

Regarding Metamorphosis, yes, patchwork pieces of the sequel are already written and I was hoping to get some kind of connective tissue written so I could start posting the sequel to LJ before I moved across the country. Moving, however, is turning out to be crazier than I had planned, so I'm not sure when I'm going to have a chance to sit down and flesh the damned thing out. But it's definitely next on my list of projects, and I have some pretty cool scenes planned, which should be a nice carrot to keep me writing.

I know what you mean about commenting; it can be so frustrating to do a month of recs and not know whether anyone liked the stories. So I like giving reccers love, not just writers.

Well, with the adage "good things comes to those who wait", I'll wait patiently until you're able to post. I do remember reading the little piece where Simon gets up close and personal with Ellie, so I've had a taste of things to come.

Good luck with the move!

Thank you!

Every Purpose Under Heaven by Psychgirl (NC-17)

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