Kaleidoscope (Sentinel story by T.W. Lewis)
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| Jim/Blair Fanfiction | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Kaleidoscope |
| Author(s): | T.W. Lewis |
| Date(s): | 10 October 2004 |
| Length: | 24,355 words |
| Genre: | Slash, First Time |
| Fandom: | The Sentinel |
| External Links: | online here |
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Kaleidoscope is a Jim/Blair story by T.W. Lewis.
It has a sequel: Lame Wolf.
Summary:
When Blair is brain-damaged after a shooting, everything changes.
Reactions and Reviews
I really love Blair-gets-amnesia-and-regresses-to-his-childhood stories (and why aren't there any stories where that happens to Jim, I wonder?). I really like this one because it doesn't leave the toys in mint condition, neatly back in their proper places at the end, but there's still a happy ending. And I adore the way Blair keeps all the fragments coordinated--it's so perfectly Blair. [1]
Highlights: An interesting take on the amnesia cliche. Can't say I agree with the plot (especially in the sequel) but as I said, it's interesting.
Low Points: I can't really say what I didn't like without spoiling the whole thing, but let me just say that I didn't buy the ending. (or the sequel, really.) [2]
Summary: While investigating a case, Jim and Blair end up in the middle of a fire fight, with the result that Blair is shot in the head. Although he is able to wake up and function, the parts of the brain that are damaged affect his memory and his sensory perception. As a result, he has an unusual affliction: every time he wakes up, he perceives himself at a different age; sometimes in present day, sometimes at age ten or twenty. At each age, he only has the memories up to that point.While Jim is overjoyed that the brain damage is not more severe, he's also in a quandary. How can they continue to work together--how can Blair have any sort or life--when they have no idea who he will be when he wakes up? To make things more complicated, Blair assumes that he and Jim are lovers.
Reccer's Notes: In most stories where a character is an earlier age or is relating an earlier event, the author's task is to make it logical and credible. TW has to do this over and over again, creating the personalities and the back stories to go with each of the Blairs while dealing with the current situations. I think she does a great job of world-building, even if the world is encompassed in one person[3]
References
- ^ Kaleidoscope by T.W. Lewis (R?), Archived version at Crack Van. Posted 14 January 2007.
- ^ TS: Kaleidoscope by T.W. Lewis (J/B), Archived version Posted 28 February 2007.
- ^ The Sentinel: Kaleidoscope series by TW Lewis aka gardendoor, Archived version at Fancake. Posted 17 November 2013.