Not Exactly Funny
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| Jim/Blair Fanfiction | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Not Exactly Funny |
| Author(s): | Helenish |
| Date(s): | 4 November 1999 |
| Length: | 21525 words |
| Genre: | Slash, Amnesia, Angst |
| Fandom: | The Sentinel |
| External Links: | Not Exactly Funny on AO3 |
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Not Exactly Funny is a Jim/Blair story by Helenish. In 2013 it was imported to AO3 as part of the 852 Prospect Archive import. The story was also hosted on the author's personal website.
Series
- Eating at Home
- Seemingly Impermeable
- Restitution
- Not Exactly Funny
Reactions and Reviews
Helen has written another story in her 'conventions a go-go' series. Not exactly funny is the promised Jim-gets-amnesia story, and actually, it *is* funny (not to mention that as amnesia stories go, it's a two-for-the-price-of-one kind of deal).[1]
Made me sob like a little bitch, which is one of the highest recommendations I can give.[2]
Helen certainly gets the job done, no kidding.[Note 1] This story stuck with me for days. After a traumatic fall, the boys get an unusual case of amnesia: they remember everything except each other. And, wow, wait till you see what happens! I love the way Helen writes Blair, he's feisty and stubborn, and perfectly Blair. Go read it, and everything else on her page, it's all fabulous, especially Restitution.[3]
Best FF That Teaches Us the Proper Way to Determine If We're Sleeping with Our Roommates, and the Improper Way to Behave Once We Remember That We Weren't: Not Exactly Funny, by Helen/helenish. The Sentinel, Jim/Blair. There was a time when I thought amnesia stories just shouldn't work. Then I read a few good ones and decided that in a skilled writer's hands amnesia could be quite effective. But now I think amnesia FF works because it's close kin to AU FF; we get to see what would happen if the characters started over. And in this story, it's especially nice to see Jim and Blair asking themselves the same question that everyone who ever saw the show must've asked - namely, how can this not be a sexual relationship? [4]
Jim and Blair forget each other, and then they decide - much like everyone who's seen the show - that they must surely be sleeping together. What follows is hilarity, angst, and more angst. And sex, obviously.[5]
Notes
- ^ a reference to the name of Helenish's website Helen Gets the Job Done
References
- ^ The Flambeau Factory: recommendations 1999, Archived version
- ^ Merrin Recs: because life is way too short to read bad slash, Archived version
- ^ Slashrecs by xen, Archived version Posted 8 August 2000.
- ^ thefourthvine. Slashy Nominations 36: Even the Best Sometimes Forget, Archived version Posted 4 May 2004.
- ^ jerakeen. The Sentinel: Not Exactly Funny by Helen, Archived version at Fancake. Posted 20 December 2010.