A Soldier in the Rain
| Sentinel Fanfiction | |
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| Title: | A Soldier in the Rain |
| Author(s): | Fidus Amicus |
| Date(s): | |
| Length: | |
| Genre: | gen |
| Fandom: | The Sentinel |
| External Links: | online here |
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A Soldier in the Rain is a Sentinel story by Fidus Amicus.
Reactions and Reviews
To me, a well written story is a well written story, whether it be slash or gen.Fidus has given us a nice long (177.5k) story filled with angst, hurt/comfort and a damn fine plot. The story begins three months after Jim's memorial service (don't worry, this isn't a death story). Jim and Blair have been torn asunder, this is their story of how they work themselves back to each other.
The rating of PG-13 is because of the angst.[1]
I enjoyed this story very much. It was about friendship, friendship, friendship! Not only Blair's friendship with Jim, but the friendship Jim forms with the guest-character Brian was lovely to see unfold. Angst (the warning of "extreme angst" actually scared me away from this story, but then someone recommended it, so I had a go and I'm very glad I did) and smarm. This has a Sentinel/Guide connection, which the author didn't bash you over the head with, which was good. Good characterisation, both Blair and Jim -- Jim was a recognisable Jim even in the situation he was in.The next day, Jake sat in a corner of the community room on the floor, rocking back and forth as he stared at the monster fly climbing up the wall. Its buzzing filled all of Jake's hearing. None of the other twenty people in the large recreation room seemed to notice it, but it held Jake's entire attention. His bladder told him he should get up and go to the bathroom, but he couldn't leave. If he did, the fly might hurt someone. He had to protect the people.
The actual setup of the situation I found a bit hard to believe; I must admit I had assumed that it was Evil Government Men-in-black who had done it, and was a bit surprised to find it was one man. But that's a minor quibble compared to the rest.
Addendum: nominated for favourite angst story in the 2001 Cascade Times Awards.[2]