Crossing Nineveh by Polly Bywater (Adults Only)

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As in far too much of everything else in my life, I remain seriously (woefully, embarrassingly) behind in current TS reading, so this month's recs will most likely be of the Old School, Fic I Cut My TS Teeth On sort. Probably mostly -- or maybe solely -- slash. Since I'm in that kind of mood. :-) And probably -- or maybe solely -- fic that is less about Sentinel and Guide and more about Jim and Blair as Jim and Blair (since that's the way I roll. Usually. Although not always :-)).

Fandom: THE SENTINEL
Pairing: (slash) J/B
Length: ~15,650 words
Author on LJ: polly_b
Author Website: Polly Bywater's The Sentinel Fanfiction on Dreamwidth
Why this must be read:

Polly Bywater has a gift for writing a William Ellison I like (a lot), and also for writing J/B angst I like a lot; this fic combines both of those things in a wonderful and satisfying mix of misunderstandings, family feeling (I'm talking extended family here, not just the Ellisons: there are several wonderful throwaway moments between Darryl and Blair, for example), protectiveness that pretty much covers the board, and all kinds of feel-good moments, spiked by insecurities and a touch of h/c and a delicious slow reveal of what actually happened.

If you haven't yet read this fic, I don't want to spoil the reveal, so I'm skipping an excerpt and will just say:
  Jim wakes up in the hospital.
  Things are confusing.
  Then they become less confusing, until he manages to confuse them all over again (if differently), in a typically Jim way...

I've read this story many times; it never lets me down. Off to a desert island and want some very pleasingly written feel-good fic with an excellent side of angst and a satisfyingly wry, if somewhat blindsided Jim? This fic is a perfect fit.

Crossing Nineveh