Normal

Fanfiction
Title:	Normal
Author(s):	Marmoset
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Genre(s):	slash
Fandom(s):	The Sentinel
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External Links:	online here
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Normal is a Jim/Blair story by Marmoset.

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It's been a while since the last update because, uh, there's been precious little to write about without being downright rude, and frankly, I've got better things to do. So it was a real pleasure to find a new story by an author I'd not seen before (although I know Marmoset from Prospect-L). Normal is in a well-trodden, though rarely well-written tradition of Sentinel domestic fic. There's no crime to solve, it's just Jim and Blair getting on with their lives and coming to a rather unsurprising conclusion (well, it's slash, children, figure it out). But that doesn't mean it's dull, or that it doesn't have its own surprises. For a start, the negative side of Sentinel powers upon the progress of a relationship is explored in very realistic and well thought detail. The slow realisations on both sides are nicely done, and there's some wonderful humour, notably at the poker game. In fact, the whole story, despite its solid traditional framework, is a delightful exercise in subverting fanon and our 'normal' expectations. It's extremely well-written, well-characterised, and has a graceful ending many would do well to emulate. Sexy slash without sex, love in all its rawness. A very good read indeed.