How Come My Dog Won't Bark When You're Around?
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| Sentinel Fanfiction | |
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| Title: | How Come My Dog Won't Bark When You're Around? |
| Author(s): | Delilah |
| Date(s): | |
| Length: | |
| Genre: | gen |
| Fandom: | The Sentinel |
| External Links: | How Come My Dog Won't Bark When You're Around? |
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How Come My Dog Won't Bark When You're Around? is a Sentinel story by Delilah.
Reactions and Reviews
Blair has puppy-love, Jim has Blessed Protector overkill, the reader has the giggles.[1]
It’s a delightfully funny story told with as much wit as humor.This is written in second person narrative, which I haven’t seen often but I really liked. The narrative focuses on Jim and I think it works better here than first person, because the distance it provides keeps the angst at bay. And, since one of the plots has Blair receiving anonymous threats, it could have turned out quite angsty. Instead it tells the story with a lot of humor, especially directed at a favorite fanon theme: Jim’s BPS (Blessed Protector Syndrome).
Move over, Jim! Blair has found a new Blessed Protector in the form of a lost dog who thinks it’s his duty to stand vigil over Blair against *everyone*, including Jim. So, when threatening emails to Blair start escalating in seriousness, Jim is more than happy to share the Blair protection patrol. However, Jim and the dog (named Zahreh) differ when it comes to a new colleague of Blair’s. Jim thinks he’s a suspect; Zahreh thinks he’s the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoy! [2]
The title of this caught my attention, even though I'd never read this author before, and the summary said "Jim finds that two Blessed Protectors are one Blessed Protector too many." Right, I thought. This thing is probably going to have a noticeable amount of fanon in it. But, c'mon, with a title like that, it's sure to be light-hearted to some degree. Give it a go. I'm glad I did. This did, indeed, have a fanatically protective Jim, and other fanon things like numbered house rules, but it was all told with such dry humour it kept me smiling.... It carries on in that tone all the way through -- it doesn't matter if this was canonical or not, it was yummy reading if one is in the mood for that kind of style. And to top it all off, there was even an interesting Sentinel-related insight at the end; that was cool.[3]