Cat on the Roof
| Jim/Blair Fanfiction | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Cat on the Roof |
| Author(s): | Caro Dee |
| Date(s): | May 2011 |
| Length: | 765 words |
| Genre: | slash |
| Fandom: | The Sentinel |
| External Links: | Cat on the Roof at AO3 |
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Cat on the Roof is a Jim/Blair story by Caro Dee. It was written in response to a prompt at multikinkmemes:
Jim has a rape fantasy where he's the 'victim', but both he and the requester want a more or less plausible set-up given the respective sizes and combat skills of Jim and Blair.
Reactions and Reviews
Warnings: NON-CON (rohypnol) / fantasy
Why this must be read: Because it's still MMoB, and this amazing, haunting -- eviscerating -- short fic takes that first "M" and carves "Merry" right the heck off, replacing it with words like "Perfect" and "Dark" and "World-View-Shattering" and "Oh my God I can't bear this".Note that "dark", okay? Cat on the Roof is the epitome of dark!fic. This fic is NOT for everyone. The fantasy that Jim's getting himself off on isn't fluffy bunnies and pretty unicorns and "I Love Blair", or even "Blair's an okay guy, not too bad-looking, and I spend half my life with him anyway with him so what the hell"; the fantasy that Jim gets himself off on is profoundly disturbing.
Like the best dark!fic, this is more than just a gut-wrenching read; it opens the door to issues (and to possibilities) that make you think (make you shiver), make you see through new eyes, before it leaves you in a broken heap on the floor afterwards.
Caro Dee owns dark!fic, and this compellingly written (and also very hot, in its twisty way) ficlet is a masterful example of that.
BTW -- the fantasy Jim gets himself off on is NOT what you're probably thinking it is. I'm not going to say anything further, though, because Jim says it perfectly, so terribly perfectly...[1]
Caro killed me with this fic. I especially love how she left the door open a crack for the possibility of Jim's fucked-up fantasy to actually be both guys' fucked-up reality. *happily horrified awe* [2]
References
- ^ T Verano. Cat on the Roof by Caro Dee (NC-17), Archived version at Crack Van. Posted 29 May 2012.
- ^ T Verano. Comment at Crack Van, Archived version Posted 30 May 2012.