http://kernel1.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] kernel1.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] crack_van2013-03-04 10:33 am
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Driving Rain by Linda3 (G)

Fandom: THE SENTINEL
Pairing: None, gen
Length: 31,000
Author on LJ: Not Known
Author Website: Linda3's Bit o' Sentinel

Why this must be read: I’m a sucker for different meeting AU’s and this one is a delight. It opens with Jim driving back to Cascade from a police convention and picking up a wet, bedraggled Blair who is hitching back to Cascade from a dig. Most of the story is set in the truck as they get to know one another during the long journey. It is set during The Switchman case and the author weaves familiar elements from the pilot episode into this different setting. Blair gradually realises Jim is a sentinel and Jim doesn't the take the idea well (which incidentally involves Blair getting soaked in the rain again just in case that image was fading for anyone *g*)The friendship develops quickly and we see a very protective Jim worrying about Blair's health and forcing cold medicine on him. I like the way the story segues gently into canon, ending with Jim and Blair heading to Simon's office to seek an observer's pass.

Driving Rain