Canary in a Coal Mine by Sorka (Explicit)

[magician113.livejournal.com]

Fandom: THE SENTINEL
Pairing/Characters: Jim Ellison/Blair Sandburg; Megan Connor, Simon Banks
Length: 17K words
Author on LJ: sorka42
Author Website: at AO3

Why this must be read: This an interesting “fork-in-the-road” AU which takes place after Sen Too, changing things so that TSbyBS never happens. Because the Temple of the Sentinels is an unexplored site, the university is going to fund a group to study it and they want Blair to lead the expedition. Its significance means that he can write up his findings and get his doctorate.  Blair is ecstatic; not only will this bring him personal prestige, but it solves the problem of how to protect Jim's identity in his original dissertation.

The only hitch is that he will be away for at least three month and possibly more. Jim, feeling guilty over all the recent problems they’ve had, encourages Blair to go. Within a couple of months, Jim starts to get sick and becomes sicker. Finally, he decides to leave Cascade for the pristine wilds of Alaska, hoping it will make dealing with his wayward senses tolerable. Will it be enough? What caused them to get out of whack? What will Blair do when he gets back to Cascade? Read to find out.

Canary in a Coal Mine by Sorka (Explicit)

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Comments

[finlaure.livejournal.com]

Great Story and I enjoyed re-re-rereading it!! and would read it many more times too!!

[magician113.livejournal.com]

Yay! Thanks for letting me know that you enjoyed this so much. To me, it makes a lot of sense and also opens up a lot of speculation on what happened and why.

[stargatesg1971.livejournal.com]

I've only read a handful of Sorka's work so far but I really should read more of hers because she's very talented. I really enjoyed this one,it was a lovely angst feast with a happy ending but it also kinda finished open ended for the reader to add more to the story in their minds eye or potentially for a sequel. It was a great concept and a believable and endearing storyline; the spirits/shaman part was a welcome addition too. Thanks for another great rec.

[magician113.livejournal.com]

For a long time, I could only find her stuff through the Way Back Machine, so I was thrilled when she started posting at AO3.

The ending definitely allows us to imagine any number of scenarios--much like TSbyBS did. I think it's amusing how Blair is more concerned about Jim's future as a cop than Jim is. I choose to think that they will do the world some good no matter where they end up. Cheers and thanks for all your comments.