crack_van | Control Issues by LitGal (NC-17)

Fandom: THE SENTINEL
Pairing: Jim/Blair
Length: novel length - 48 chapters (can't get an exact word count right now 'cause the comp's being a big pain)
Author on LJ: lit_gal
Author Website: Worshipping the Geeks
Why this must be read:

LitGal is one of my fav authors in the fandom, and Control Issues is one of my favs of hers. She's just got such a unique and creative way of writing Sentinel that inserts wonderfully original ideas and twists on existing ones. This fic is an example of that latter by exploring a different dimension of the "Sentinels are known" genre. Usually, the guides are kept in a subordinate position to the Sentinels, sometimes to the extreme of slavery. However, in Control Issues, we get to shake up that trope by having the Guides with the upper hand. Sentinels are considered on the level of children almost, and society feels like the need to be controlled and protected from others and themselves.

That alone would make me rec this fic. Yet with LitGal's gorgeous writing style and spot on characterizations, this story just jumps right to the top of the rec list. Blair and Jim feel like the characters from the show yet in a totally different world. On top of all this, LitGal also explores the relationship between a Sentinel and Guide. We get to explore how two independent and strong men walk this relationship road together and also see what makes this bond tick. So go give LitGal a gander and don't forget to drop a note. (Since this reccer is pitifully bad at that!)

Control Issues