The Sweetcheeks Series
| Sentinel Fanfiction | |
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| Title: | The Sweetcheeks Series |
| Author(s): | Debra Fran Baker |
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| Genre: | slash |
| Fandom: | The Sentinel |
| External Links: | online here |
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The Sweetcheeks Series is a Jim/Blair series by Debra Fran Baker.
Author's Notes
" Sweetcheeks began as a joke. One day on IRC, I asked Owlet for a "plot bunny", and she said, "Blair takes Jim to see a new gay comic, except Jim doesn't know he's gay. Comic has fun with Jim; Jim gets embarrassed, much merriment ensues." But I'm perverse, so instead, I came up with a story that shows a very different way of looking at James Ellison.
By the time I wrote the fourth story - Deka's auction story - this alternate universe had begun to take on a real shape in my mind. I had a name for the area, a small cast of recurring original characters and I knew something was going on beneath the surface.
To my surprise, it caught on in other ways. This page also features a story written by fuzzi cat in the same universe, inspired by the story she herself purchased."
Reactions and Reviews
Unknown Date
One of the reasons I like Deb's "Sweetcheeks" is that the first story uses that as humor to make the taller, older, butcher guy into the girly guy. And it's funny as hell.[1]
Jim is gay. I mean, really gay. Jim is a flaming queen. I like it.[2]
What started out as a joke, has grown very serious on Debra Fran Baker. Her Sweetcheeks series has now ten parts, and a cliffhanger that must be resolved *g*. This series is most definitely an AU, but I'm enjoying it so far.[3]
Jim is gay, in a more flamboyant way than usual, and Blair gives him the opening to get back to his roots and drop the macho routine. Which results in Jim still chasing criminals and wrecking cars, just that he ruins his silk suits along the way. The series starts out as humor, but then takes some darker turns. And the long awaited 10th part, Stitches, is finally published.[4]
2003
Once I got over the shock of Jim's appearance in the first story, I found it pretty good, if one keep in mind that it *was* written as a joke. (It was discussed at last year Electicon and apparently some of the fans did enjoy reading it) Another author even did a story in the Sweetcheek universe. [5]
2005
I admit this characterization of Jim wasn't something I thought I'd like at all, but the series is well written, and compelling. The author deftly transitions from light hearted fluff, to deep, angsty contemplations on life and love, image, self image and attraction.[6]
References
- ^ from De-butchify
- ^ Fanfic Recommended by cmshaw
- ^ Dominique Elize's Sentinel Alternate Universe Recs
- ^ Rat Creature’s Alternate Universe Recs for The Sentinel
- ^ comments at [[Prospect-L, quoted anonymously (June 2003)
- ^ 2005 Rec 50