Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday tygerseye! Hope it's a sparkly, sunny day full of smiles ::hugs you::

And thank you to all who commented on the first impressions meme; I'm never sure what the netiquette is on saying thank you on the thread itself but I was very touched by the kind words ::hugs::

Sci-Fi, your cuts suck

So I was watching a Sentinel episode last night and mining it for icons (my new hobby). I haven't seen this episode for a while and I was entranced by the opening scene with Jim and Blair when a double-booked Blair is trying to convince Jim to take on one of his dates:

(Transcript from Becky's site, which I bless constantly, here.)

Jim: Who am I, Chuck Woolery? I'm not covering for you this time.

Blair: Jim, it was a simple mistake. Just this once. I misplaced my datebook.

Jim: Who in their right mind books two different women at the same bar at the same time?

Blair: I know, but just help me out here. Jessie -- you're going to love her. She's tall; she's got long, red hair. Jim, she's got legs -- they're up to here. (motions to his neck) To top it all off, she's got a 158 IQ. The girl is brilliant.

Jim: So what?

Blair: So what? So you can have a conversation.

Jim: I know your type. She's got a Ph.D. in...Asian studies and-and-and a minor in some-some bizarre Malaysian death ritual.

Blair: So, what's wrong with that?




What's wrong with that, is that that's where the scene cuts out on the Sci Fi version so I can't share this bit with you that's on my video, taped off Space (loves Space):



Jim: What do I look like? Your couples hot line here, huh? Besides -- when that Jessie finds out what you're up to, she's probably going to want to make you her case study in some weird, ceremonial, body-piercing ritual.

Blair: (laughs) That's a bad thing? Come on.

Why do I want to share it? Because apart from the piercing bit (interesting ;-)), Jim slaps Blair's cheek as he says it, a sort of backhanded slap, teasing and playful and Blair grins at him and it's just yummy and why do they cut all the remotely slashy bits and yes, cutting 'my little guppy' is something I hold a grudge about.

The Sentinel (AU) Point of Contact Jim/Blair NC17 Part Nine

Here's the next part of this fic. It carries right on from where part eight finished, with them at one of the Agency's houses, about to go upstairs.

It's 7,700 words and for once isn't one POV throughout; seemed to work better to swap midway.

Previous parts here.

Grateful thanks, as ever, to t_verano who keeps me from getting lost and makes the story so much better in so many ways :;hugs her::

And thanks to all of you reading who are sticking with it despite the gaps between posting. And, gosh, it's 60,000 words now, which, considering it was originally a one-off PWP, crackfic is pretty incredible.


( Point of Contact Part Nine )

Part Ten