In Vision I Roamed by Lemon Drop (PG)

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Fandom: THE SENTINEL
Pairing: none
Length: 65K
Author on LJ: unknown
Author Website: http://slashcity.org/quercus/index.html
Why this must be read:   This is another winner from the dependable Lemon Drop. 

Jim’s senses have mysteriously disappeared, apparently for good. Despite the fact that he has become a good and in-demand detective, Blair feels that same insecurity that always accompanies the loss of senses. He wonders whether he has a place with Jim if he is no longer needed as a guide. Then along comes someone from Blair’s past, making him an offer that Blair doesn’t want to refuse:

 

 

"But they've disappeared. No contact in two weeks. David's my friend; students' lives are at risk; those artifacts must be saved. His brother-in-law Philippe called me a few days ago. I've done everything I can from Cascade. I need to get out there."

 

"No artifact is worth a human life," Jim said with certainty and turned to Blair. But Blair was staring at Stoddard with something like delight on his face. Jim's stomach twisted. Oh, shit.

 

"Will you help me, Blair? Come with me. We can bring supplies and food, see if they're okay, help get them out if they're not."

 

"No," Jim said quickly.

 

Blair took his eyes off Stoddard with evident difficulty. "Jim, people are in danger. People I probably know, or at least have read their papers and heard at conferences."

 

"No."

 

To Jim's surprise, Blair put his hand on Jim's chest. "We need to talk about this, Jim," he said mildly. The rebuke stung; Jim knew his tendency to make precipitous decisions had proved detrimental to Blair in the past. He longed for his senses as he never had before. To need Blair in such a way that Blair couldn't think of leaving him. To feel Blair's pulse where his hand lay on Jim's chest. He dropped his eyes. His chest felt empty and cold when Blair removed his hand.

 

Lemon Drop has a style I’ve never found duplicated in the fandom. She unfurls her stories in a leisurely fashion yet they never stall.This is one I go back and re-read every so often. It has one of my favorite minor characters in it, as well as Jim and Blair at their human and heroic bests. And, if you read most carefully you will find that , like Alfred Hitchcock, she gave herself a tiny cameo!

In Vision I Roamed

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