Clarity by Kelyn (PG)

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Fandom: THE SENTINEL
Pairing: Jim/Blair
Length: 32K
Author on LJ:  ban_sidhe 
Author Website: unknown

Why this must be read:  It’s got action, angst, love – all wrapped up in a Blair POV story.  It’s classic Sentinel.

 

Written less than four months after TSbyBS first aired, Kelyn writes a Blair who has accepted Simon’s offer of a badge and jumps right into the fray. Even though Blair is still going through final certification, he and Jim are assigned to assist in a major Narcotics raid. The details (or lack thereof) set off alarms for both men, but they are forced to continue:

 

We kept as close a tab on the warehouse as we could without becoming completely conspicuous. Just another couple hanging out on the waterfront, enjoying the gorgeous sunset, nothing to see here. Or it would have been if I could shake the feeling that something just wasn't right. Not just the usual imminent-danger, what-the-hell-have-I-gotten-into bad vibes. It was more like I was missing something -- something important. Maybe it was the jokes from the Narcs that left me on edge. Maybe it was being on Fish Row and hitting prejudice that totally didn't belong there. Maybe it was the fact that none of the snitches Major Crimes keeps in sneakers, or booze, or out of booking, had any information on this supposed drug shipment. Maybe I'd just lost my grip and paranoia had me starting at shadows.

 

Of course being paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you.

 

 

Here we see both men as grown-ups. Doesn’t mean they aren’t grouchy, but they don’t let it interfere with the job. Blair uses his anthro knowledge on the case without bitterness or regret. And Jim gets a chance to put his money where his mouth is: treating Blair as an equal partner who he trusts to watch his back.

 

Clarity

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