Sometimes Merging by Spyke (NC-17)

[carodee.livejournal.com]

Fandom: THE SENTINEL
Pairing: Jim Ellison/Blair Sandburg
Length: 5K
Author on LJ: Unknown
Author Website: Spyke at 852 Prospect

Why this must be read: This is one of my favorite stories and the perfect intro to this month's theme: Jim's heightened senses. Reality is shaped by what we can perceive and Jim simply 'sees' more than standard humans can. Spyke does an amazing job of conveying just how different Jim's reality is. This story, more than any other, has shaped my awareness of the possibilities in writing Sentinel fan fiction. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.


/...merge.../

/The rise and fall of quicksilver atoms, the spread and conjunction of life against life. New buds open, old deconstruct and time has no meaning in the slip-slide of creation/

/Warmth, pressing sensation calling back from disparate harmony. Focus, re-enter dimension, let space retreat./

/Cells diminish into tissue; contrast soft, hard, elastic. Running veins throb beneath the surface - pull back, don't fall in./

/The world concentrates to a hand on a cheek, sharply defines then overflows/

**

I open my eyes.

**

The first thing I notice is the wind trying to blow through me.

The second is Blair doing his best to shelter me from it.

Blair is shorter than I am. It doesn't work.

It still feels great.

He smiles, and the hand cupping my cheek caresses gently.

"Welcome back Jim."

Sometimes Merging

Comments

[magician114.livejournal.com]

::clapping hands in delight:: Yay, your first rec! Congrats.

Spike's stories are just so... different. Deep, dire... something I really can't describe. Segue is still a story that stays with me. This is one I haven't read, so thanks!

Oh, and don't forget to tag your entries with "the sentinel" and "fanfic"

[carodee.livejournal.com]

Eek! Thanks. *tags*

Glad to get the first one done. I was having a little performance anxiety. *g*

[bluewolf458.livejournal.com]

Yup, well done, Caro. I hadn't read this one either.

[carodee.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm delighted to introduce you. Fave fic,meet Sheila. ;-)

[t-verano.livejournal.com]

Cool! I don't know how I missed Spyke's fic, but I've never read anything of hers before and I'll definitely be checking out the rest of her stuff at 852 too. I love difficult emotions & non-mushyness between the guys, and the way the fic uses Jim's senses is compelling and mind-stretching. There are some lines in there and thoughts in there I just want to hunker down with and croon over...

[mab-browne.livejournal.com]

Oh yay! I didn't know that you were having a go at the recs. I look forward to more. :-)

[carodee.livejournal.com]

Man, I was flakey this month. Sorry I didn't reply sooner. There's so much fic in this fandom and a lot of the older stuff seems to fall off the radar with newer fans. Spyke's fic definitely has a distinctive feel and I love her work, particularly the two I recced this month. This one in particular shaped my view of Jim's senses in a microscopic way. I'm really grateful to Spyke for that.

[carodee.livejournal.com]

Now that I've ended my month I'm noticing all the comments I didn't respond to at the time. I'm sorry. I hope you did enjoy my recs. I know our tastes are similar on the angsty scale.