ext_18133 ([identity profile] patk.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] crack_van2004-03-18 08:21 pm
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On a Good Day by Arduinna - NC 17

Fandom: The Sentinel
Pairing: Jim/Blair
Author on LJ: unknown
Author Website: http://trickster.org/arduinna/omnium.html
Why this must be read:

You know, the real problem with TS-fandom is not to find stories good enough to rec but to find stories which aren't already recced a zillion times before. So I try to stick to two rules here: not to rec an author who already has been mentioned by another member before (because, if you like one story of an author you'll most likely take a look at his/her other work too) and not to rec a story I saw already recommended on at least three different other sites.

And I'll privately give myself additional bonus-points if I manage to find a good story which isn't already on 852 Prospect.

This story was published in the Crossroads-Zine. It has good characterization, voices and dialogue that ring true and a Jim who tries to live with a vulnerable spot in his soul without letting it out. Unexpected "help" for Jim develops from the accidental death of a little green "guy". No, it's not an AU, it's a perfect canon-situation. It's a story that doesn't "sound" tender, regarding dialogue and the way the guys handle each other, but "is" tender in it's meaning, a mix I really appreciate and like in a story.

On a Good Day

[identity profile] rhyo.livejournal.com 2004-03-18 10:37 pm (UTC)(link)
You've hit one of my favorite TS moments - the elliptical conversation, where one of them is trying to make a point and the other one misses it entirely and has to sit there and blink!

Also the sly little parody of Jim assuming the guilt for the death of the plant was wonderful (assuming it WAS a sly little parody of the famous Ellison Guilt Complex.)