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crack_van2003-11-05 03:37 pm
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Paper Cranes, by Deirdre (NC-17)
In my first post, I said "they have romance, they have angst, and they have snark. What more do you need?" I recced Without Love for angst, and The Object Of My Erections for snark. Now it's time for a romance rec.
Fandom: THE SENTINEL
Pairing: Jim/Blair
Author on LJ: n/a
Author Website: http://www.infinitepassions.com/linda/Linda.htm
Why this must be read:
At 130k, reading Paper Cranes is like sinking into a long, hot bath. It envelops and surrounds you completely. But it doesn't *feel* like a long story. The prose flows like a river, carrying you along swiftly and confidently-- unlike my two previous recs, there's no undercover kiss or mystical bond that pushes Jim and Blair into a closer relationship. Jim doesn't know why his feelings have changed, and maybe there is no one particular reason. There's just time, and the way they've grown closer, become part of each others' lives and hearts. The sex scene is warm and comfortable, even though it's Jim's first time with a man, and it doesn't seem weird at all; just inevitable. This story is definitely a classic.
Jim slid his hand around to the back of Blair's neck, burrowing under the heavy fall of hair. Gently, he urged the young man toward him, as he took a step forward himself. A symbolic gesture, a giving way of both of them, an equal movement of one toward the another. Blair's body was rigid against his, ungiving, self-protective. Jim wrapped both his long arms around him, enfolding him, enveloping him in his warmth, tucking Blair's curly-haired head beneath his chin. He could feel Blair release a shuddering breath, then his arms unfolded, sliding around Jim's narrow waist. Blair seemed to melt into his body, and Jim could feel him clutching handfuls of his tee shirt.
"Don't jerk the rug out from underneath me, man," he said, his voice muffled against Jim's chest. "I'll fall, and it will kill me."
Fandom: THE SENTINEL
Pairing: Jim/Blair
Author on LJ: n/a
Author Website: http://www.infinitepassions.com/linda/Linda.htm
Why this must be read:
At 130k, reading Paper Cranes is like sinking into a long, hot bath. It envelops and surrounds you completely. But it doesn't *feel* like a long story. The prose flows like a river, carrying you along swiftly and confidently-- unlike my two previous recs, there's no undercover kiss or mystical bond that pushes Jim and Blair into a closer relationship. Jim doesn't know why his feelings have changed, and maybe there is no one particular reason. There's just time, and the way they've grown closer, become part of each others' lives and hearts. The sex scene is warm and comfortable, even though it's Jim's first time with a man, and it doesn't seem weird at all; just inevitable. This story is definitely a classic.
Jim slid his hand around to the back of Blair's neck, burrowing under the heavy fall of hair. Gently, he urged the young man toward him, as he took a step forward himself. A symbolic gesture, a giving way of both of them, an equal movement of one toward the another. Blair's body was rigid against his, ungiving, self-protective. Jim wrapped both his long arms around him, enfolding him, enveloping him in his warmth, tucking Blair's curly-haired head beneath his chin. He could feel Blair release a shuddering breath, then his arms unfolded, sliding around Jim's narrow waist. Blair seemed to melt into his body, and Jim could feel him clutching handfuls of his tee shirt.
"Don't jerk the rug out from underneath me, man," he said, his voice muffled against Jim's chest. "I'll fall, and it will kill me."
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Try: http://www.infinitepassions.com/linda/Linda.htm.
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Oh wow! I didn't know she'd ever written anything but TS and HL. Thanks! I'll edit the post to include this,