The Christmas Elf

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Title: The Christmas Elf
Author(s): Lady Ra
Date(s): 3 November 2006
Length: ~8000 words
Genre(s): AU, Schmoop, Slash
Fandom(s): The Sentinel
Relationship(s): Jim/Blair
External Links: The Christmas Elf on AO3
The Christmas Elf on Visions of Pretty People Doing Naughty (Loving) Things (Wayback Machine)

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The Christmas Elf is a Jim/Blair story by Lady Ra.

A podfic was recorded for Moonridge 2010 by laurie_ky which can be found here (Audiofic Archive).

Summary:

Jim's life is falling apart, and there seems to be only one place that makes him feel better.

Reactions and Reviews

This is an AU 'Jim and Blair meet for the first time' story. Jim keeps being drawn back to Santa's Grotto at the mall... We're not always in the mood for heart-wrenching drama. Basically, this is a bit of fluff, but it's an extremely enjoyable bit of fluff, with a reasonable amount of plot very nicely handled, when Jim and Blair meet in a completely different way.[1]

Just a charming and sweet story. Romantic first time. Jim feels a special connection to Blair. Blair is an elf at the mall. Santa stares at his ass a lot. Jim gets to hear Blair being darling with kids. Very enjoyable read.[2]

AU in which Jim doesn't meet Blair during the pilot. Instead his problems gets worse. The only bright spot in his life is going to a mall and look at where children can meet Santa. Not due to the children or due to Santa - but due to one of the Christmas elves, who have a strangely compelling allure. It felt like what Christmas was all about, his own private untarnished, peace on earth, good will to all mankind spot, and it all centered around the short hairy elf. Aww-worthy story, warm end with a dash of humor. Poor Jim, but a good ending for him. Nice descriptions of how Jim's senses troubles him. Aww for the courting gift-engagement fantasy of his - so sweet. Nice description of Blair too, he comes very alive. Heh for the sweeter deal joke. I do like the idea that they are fated to get together sooner or later. [3]

Jim, going crazy due to his senses acting up, stumbles across a short, hairy, Jewish Christmas elf. And is immediately smitten. This is so fluffy that even *my* teeth are rotting, but sometimes that's exactly what you're looking for. Blair is especially adorable as the world's most awesome mall elf and Jim is exceedingly huggable in his 'my senses are driving me mad' stage. The Sentinel fic equivalent of puppies and rainbows and extra-furry kittens. In a mall. At Christmas time.[4]

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