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The Center Cannot Hold by Iris Wilde (PG13)
Fandom: The Sentinel
Pairing: None
Author on LJ: Not as far as I know
Author's Website Iris Wilde's Sentinel Fanfic
Why This Must Be Read: Blair Sandburg is, at heart, a gentle man. He is not a wimp nor a coward and fights when he must. But the character we have seen on the show is not a man who embraces violence. In this story, Iris very effectively puts Blair in a situation where he has no choice but defend himself. With lethal force.
The story has it's share of action and Sentinel-esque drama that made the show so well known among its fans but it has the same heart and gives Blair's struggle an honest look. In turn, we get a damn good look at Jim's view of it. The pain of watching a friend struggle out of an extremely dark place.
This story is made all the more incredible by the fact it was the first story Iris ever wrote in the Sentinel fandom.
The Center Cannot Hold
Jim nodded, then took two more steps, his eyes clearing the landing. The sight which greeted him broke his heart.
Blair sat facing the stairs, Jim's 9mm in his right hand, pointed the same direction. His face was ashen, his body wracked by convulsive shivering. Shock. Blood streaked the wall above him, a red-black trail that disappeared behind his left shoulder. His shirt and left sleeve were the same tell-tale shade of crimson. His eyes…sweet Lord, his eyes…were pinpricks, staring, and within them Jim saw no light of recognition or acknowledgement of his presence.
Pairing: None
Author on LJ: Not as far as I know
Author's Website Iris Wilde's Sentinel Fanfic
Why This Must Be Read: Blair Sandburg is, at heart, a gentle man. He is not a wimp nor a coward and fights when he must. But the character we have seen on the show is not a man who embraces violence. In this story, Iris very effectively puts Blair in a situation where he has no choice but defend himself. With lethal force.
The story has it's share of action and Sentinel-esque drama that made the show so well known among its fans but it has the same heart and gives Blair's struggle an honest look. In turn, we get a damn good look at Jim's view of it. The pain of watching a friend struggle out of an extremely dark place.
This story is made all the more incredible by the fact it was the first story Iris ever wrote in the Sentinel fandom.
The Center Cannot Hold
Jim nodded, then took two more steps, his eyes clearing the landing. The sight which greeted him broke his heart.
Blair sat facing the stairs, Jim's 9mm in his right hand, pointed the same direction. His face was ashen, his body wracked by convulsive shivering. Shock. Blood streaked the wall above him, a red-black trail that disappeared behind his left shoulder. His shirt and left sleeve were the same tell-tale shade of crimson. His eyes…sweet Lord, his eyes…were pinpricks, staring, and within them Jim saw no light of recognition or acknowledgement of his presence.