A Mile in Your Shoes

Fanfiction
Title:	A Mile in Your Shoes
Author(s):	Jane Davitt
Date(s):	21 July 2008
Length:	~27,500 words
Genre(s):	slash, bodyswap
Fandom(s):	The Sentinel
Relationship(s):	Jim/Blair
External Links:	A Mile in Your Shoes at AO3
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A Mile in Your Shoes is a Jim/Blair story by Jane Davitt.

Summary:

Jim and Blair wake up in each other's body. And, no, it's not Friday.

Author notes:

For Bluebrocade.

This fic was written for Moonridge 2007 for Bluebrocade in return for a very generous donation; thank you so much for the donation, the prompt, and your patience.

Many thanks also to T Verano for a wonderfully thorough beta reading and her support as I wrote this.

Reactions and Reviews

Jim and Blair wake up in each other's bodies. Blair takes it rather well, especially once he gets Jim's senses. Jim, on the other hand, does not take it well at *all* (shocker!) It takes skill to write a cracky premise in a way that isn't remotely crack-like, and Jane Davitt makes it look easy. She takes full advantage of canonical mysticism to present possible, almost plausible reasons for the body swap, and the end result is a surprisingly believable story. A story that is, ironically, less about the body swap itself and more about the characters learning about themselves and what they really care about. It's a fascinating character study mixed in with a significant chunk of angst (and, it must be said, Jim being a bit of an ass, though Blair isn't perfect either) and just enough hurt/comfort and weird mystical shit to keep things lively. One of the most serious, satisfying takes on the bodyswap premise I've ever read.