Philip K.Dick is Alive and Well, Alas by MrsHamill (mature)

[kernel1.livejournal.com]

Fandom: THE SENTINEL
Pairing:Jim/Blair
Length: 11, 150 words
Author on LJ: Not Known
Author's website:
http://hawksong.com/~momskitchen/terrisindex.html

Why this must be read: This story takes the lack of trust shown by Jim in TSbyBS and runs with it to a painful conclusion. It starts a few months after TSbyBS and Jim and Blair's relationship has deteriorated to the point that Blair moves out of the loft. It becomes apparent that Jim believes that the dissertation disaster was just part of a larger betrayal on Blair's part. This is a very bleak story with no happy ending but sometimes what I want in a fic is a story that gives me a jolt and makes me think. This story certainly packs an emotional punch and although a very sad tale it's definitely worth the read.

Philip K. Dick is Alive and Well, Alas

Comments

[finlaure.livejournal.com]

Well, you keep pushing me out of my comfort zone of reading with all of these great stories you rec! This certainly lives up to the warnings, but sometimes that's just the way life goes. I am remembering a song from the 80's with the same name,,, and feeling. Gee, now I need a warm fluffy kitten and some hot chocolate to cheer me up. But I have to say don't stop pushing the limit because this story was very written and did leave the mind wondering if this could have happened... ...

[kernel1.livejournal.com]

Oh,you are brave! I thought the warnings would scare some people off. I have a few fluffy ones lined up for later to make up for the angst. :-)

[unbelievable2.livejournal.com]

God, how do you *find * these stories! It's beautifully written, despite the terrible scenario. It's like Jim taken to the nth degree - all that suspicion and distrust destroying the both of them, and NOBODY TALKING ABOUT IT ! A difficult read, but a very worthwhile one.

[kernel1.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you found it a worthwhile read. I agree it's a very emotionally difficult one.

[stargatesg1971.livejournal.com]

I read this a while ago, its well written and extremely sad. It's the realism of the 'what if' scenario that makes it so powerful imo. A good rec but not one I'd read often.

[kernel1.livejournal.com]

Yes, it's a painful one.