Sixteen Instinctive Behaviors
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| Title: | Sixteen Instinctive Behaviors (also Sixteen Instinctual Behaviors) |
| Author(s): | Betty Plotnick |
| Date(s): | c. January–July 2002[1] |
| Length: | 11 stories |
| Genre: | slash |
| Fandom: | The Sentinel |
| External Links: | Series online at waxjism.org Series at Jim + Blair + Betty (Wayback capture) |
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Sixteen Instinctive Behaviors, also known as Sixteen Instinctual Behaviors,[2] is a series of Jim/Blair episode tags by Betty Plotnick (aka Hth).
The stories were previously posted at 852 Prospect and a guest page at Livia's Library.[3] The series was imported to Archive of Our Own with the rest of 852 Prospect in 2013, but was later removed from the archive. The series is currently online at Betty's author page at waxjism.org.
Stories
Summaries from 852 Prospect:[1]
- Cuts Deep (24 K) Set after "The Killers." Blair has committment issues; Jim wants a decent night's sleep.
- Demolition Woman (16 K) Blair is a force for chaos; Jim's eatin' a brand-new breakfast.
- Penalty Box (12 K) Post-Cypher. Blair's under a lot of stress; Jim tries to clean the place up.
- White Elephant (12 K) Jim is worried about Blair's broken heart; Blair goes bargain hunting.
- Shotgun (20 K) Jim gets the hang of the Sentinel thing; Blair gets lost trying to read the map.
- Honey Dew (12 K) Jim's on his way home; Blair's bored. That's...pretty much the whole story.
- Feng Shui (16 K) Post-Spare Parts. The nest is all feathered, and Jim keeps trying to move the dang couch.
- Signal to Noise (16 K) Jim was right about the strip club; Blair is a really friendly guy.
- Once Upon (20 K) Blair has something to say; Jim mostly sleeps through the whole story.
- Dynamic Duo (20 K) Blair finally gains the power to make Jim do stuff; Jim makes breakfast.
- Waterfall (20 K) Blair was all wet, but not anymore; Jim's control issues finally came in handy.
- Blow Pop (16 K) Jim goes for it. Blair eats candy.
Reactions and Reviews
Contrary to the title, there are 12 instinctive behaviors that are explored delightfully by Betty. These are little slices of life that follow the progression of the series and are episode-related. There's Jim comforting Blair post-Maya and Blair comforting Jim post-Incacha. Blair reflects on the dangerous path he's chosen after Danny Choi's death and on his own death and resurrection. And, as in the series, we see their evolving relationship.[4]
Betty is a fairly new writer to TS but has made an impact on me by writing refreshing stories with a snarky Jim and Blair, who *know* they are attracted to each other but haven't acted on that attraction so far. Don't worry, I'm sure the series "Sixteen Instinctual Behaviors" will shift from pre-slash to slash pretty soon and then we'll actually get some sex.[5]
I know, I know, you’re asking yourself “is there anyone who likes things to be less porny?” Well, I’ve never actually seen such a creature, but I remain convinced of the possibility of one. And, really, even if you prefer to read under the NC-17 label, this is a good place to start because you get an excellent sense, not only of the characters, but also of the progression of their lives and their relationship. And that last is hard to get without watching the show. [6]
References
- ^ a b Stories by Betty Plotnick at 852 Prospect, archive.is capture 20 December 2012.
- ^ Stories categorized as "Series: Sixteen Instinctual Behaviors" at 852 Prospect (see story descriptions at 852 Prospect Search Results, archived 10 March 2006 by the Wayback Machine), which was imported as a tag to AO3 (see Honey Dew, archived 30 March 2016 by the Wayback Machine).
- ^ Jim + Blair + Betty, archived 03 March 2001 by the Wayback Machine. Page last updated 30 June 2001.
- ^ magician114 at rec50, 11 March 2010
- ^ Dominique Elize's Sentinel Episode Related Recs
- ^ Fandoms I Have Loved 2: The Sentinel, May 4, 2004