Welcome to Arianna's Aerie!
This website contains links to all of Arianna's slash fanfiction for The Sentinel. The stories themselves are all housed on Archive of Our Own, but full summaries, warnings and direct links can all be found below.
- Rated: FRAO
- Summary: A year after TSbyBS, Blair is a detective and Jim's official partner. Everything's going fine until Jim is blindsided by waves of overwhelming emotions that he doesn't understand.
- Genres: Angst
- Warnings: None
- Word count: 8,652
- Rated: FRM
- Summary: This sequel was written in response to a 2009 Moonridge Claim challenge to follow Polly B's heartbreaking story of partner betrayal on Sentinel Thursday with a story that would lead to a happy ending. This is a story of reconciliation, but it takes a while. Both Jim and Blair have to work hard to address the problems between them and to get to the truth of the underlying issues that caused the schism. 'There is no limit to love’s forbearance, to its trust, its hope, its power to endure.'
- Word Count: 54,907
- Genres: Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Romance
- Warnings: None
- Rated: FRAO
- Summary: After Blair's press conference, Colonel Maybourne makes him an offer he doesn't dare refuse. (This is NOT an SG1 crossover.)
- Genres: Angst, Romance
- Warnings: Sexual content, Strong language
- Word count: 133,481
- Author's Notes: Story concept by Janet. With thanks to Vern for the Morse Code, Peter Neverland for all the beautiful artwork, and to my betas Trislindsay and Starwatcher. You may want to have tissues handy! (Trust me, it's a happy ending.)
- Rated: FRAO
- Summary: The story is set immediately post series and explores the differences between perceptions, expectations, and reality. Has Jim ever really seen Blair as a man in his own right? Or for him, is Blair only the longhaired, hyperactive, perennial grad student tagalong who helped him with his senses?
- Genres: Angst, Case story, Romance
- Warnings: Sexual content, Strong language, Violence
- Word count: 81,978
- Author's Notes: This story is dedicated to Janet, in gratitude for her exceptionally generous donation to Moonridge and for her encouragement and support to return to writing after months of being unable to write anything at all. I’m also grateful to all the other donors who so generously added to Janet’s original commitment. The dialogue and scenario in the opening scene are drawn directly from the episode The Sentinel by Blair Sandburg. All material in this story referencing Blair’s dissertation has been borrowed from one of my other stories, Without You.
- Rated: FRAO
- Summary: Dark fic. When they are captured by white supremecists, Jim has to have sex with his best friend, to save Blair's life. Not really slash, but graphic and all about love. (This is a sequel to the GEN story Through A Glass Darkly - Originally exclusive to SentinelAngst)
- Genres: Angst, Hurt/Comfort
- Warnings: Rape, Sexual content, Strong language, Extreme violence
- Word count: 33,644
- Author's Notes: This story is neither gen nor slash... but you'll see that I balanced on a very thin line with this J/B pairing.
- Rated: FRAO
- Summary: Jim decides Blair has to get over his fear of heights, and finds out more than he ever suspected in the fight that ensues. First times.
- Genres: Angst
- Warnings: Sexual content
- Word count: 16,619
- Rated: FRAO
- Summary: Jim and Blair escape the TSbyBS media frenzy in Cascade by going camping, but end up in trouble. Afterward, Blair's injuries make them an ideal 'couple' to go undercover. First times.
- Genres: Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Romance
- Warnings: Sexual content, Violence
- Word count: 54,658
- Author's Notes: I want to thank StarWatcher, my invaluable beta, for her wonderful support. This story is dedicated to Aunty Hill, because it was her brilliant, evocative art that inspired this tale.
- Rated: FRAO
- Summary: This long and angsty post TSbyBS slash story follows from Tough Love, a slash story that revealed their feelings about one another, but also illuminated their doubts, insecurities ... and Jim’s inability to say, ‘I love you. This story is a Gene Pitney songfic. Sit down, get comfortable, maybe have some tissues handy, ‘cause this is a long, rambling tale.
- Genres: Angst, Case story
- Warnings: Sexual content
- Word count: 103,461
- Author's Notes: With thanks to Janet and Gerri, for your patience and for your generous support of a STAR for BRIAN as well as for allowing me to also offer this story in the 2008 Moonridge Online Auction. Thanks also to Janet for the story ideas, and to Kelly, Tressa, Bee, Mary, Sallye, Billie, Tammy and Terry for your generous donations to Moonridge 2008. As always, thanks to StarWatcher for her beta.
- Rated: FRT
- Summary: Ten years later. Established relationship.
- Genres: Romance
- Warnings: None
- Word count: 5,313
- Author's Notes: I wrote this piece to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of The Sentinel first airing on TV. Well, The house in the story is where I lived for five years in Winnipeg, only my yard bordered on the Red River and not the sea. Makes me happy to imagine them living in it.
- Rated: FRAO
- Summary: Post TSbyBS, Blair is a paid consultant with the PD. Jim's feeling twitchy and Blair thinks maybe they need to consciously bond.
- Genres: Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Romance
- Warnings: Sexual content
- Word count: 8,132
- Rated: FRM
- Summary: Dan Wolf asks to have recent deaths in All Saints' Cathedral due to overdoses looked into -- the deaths may simply be a series of unfortunate coincidences, but he finds the circumstances odd. This story is set after TSbyBS, when Blair is a cop.
- Genres: Angst, Case story, Hurt/Comfort
- Warnings: None
- Word count: 31637
- Author's Notes: Story concept by Janet. The story title and lyrics used throughout are drawn from Angel by Sarah McLachlan. This story is unbeta’d.
- Rated: FRAO
- Summary: It's been a year since the press conference and, despite doing his job well, Blair's testimony in court is compromised by his reputation as a liar and a fraud.
- Genres: Angst, Case story, Romance
- Warnings: Sexual content
- Word count: 41598
- Author's Notes: Story Concept by Janet
- Rated: FRM
- Summary: Blair's shaman abilities tell him Jim is in danger but doesn't know what that danger is when an old enemy stalks Jim. Established relationship.
- Genres: Angst, Case story, Hurt/Comfort
- Warnings: None
- Word count: 10,059
- Author's Notes: This was written in response to the LiveJournal 'Getting a Sense of Cliches' Ficathon. My assigned challenge was 'Blair is a Shaman with special abilities and Jim’s sense of smell'. My challenge to the reader is to identify the assassin!
- Rated: FRAO
- Summary: A 'What's Your Pleasure' story written for Romanse, with thanks for supporting the Moonridge Zoo... This is a very dark tale of dreadful suffering and torment of the body, heart and soul. There is graphic torture and rape, as well as recovery and restoration. Set post TSbyBS.
- Pairings: Blair/other, Blair/Jim
- Genres: Angst, Hurt/Comfort
- Warnings: Rape, Sexual content, Strong language, Violence
- Word count: 61,677
- Author's Notes: There is an old folk tale, The Gift of the Magi, by O. Henry, about two impoverished people who love each other beyond all else in their lives, and wish to give each other something special for Christmas. They have two priceless possessions that they treasure: her beautiful long, luxurious hair and his pocket watch that had belonged to his father and grandfather before him. Unbeknowst to one another, she sells her locks to buy a chain for his watch... and he pawns his watch to buy combs to grace her tresses... There is a song sung by Harry Belafonte, called 'Scarlet Ribbons', that tells of a miracle of love. I have appended both O. Henry's tale and the words to the song at the end of this story. When I was asked to write this story, the memories of these two tales meshed in my mind, as they tell of sacrifices for love and miracles of love; hence the title 'Scarlet Ribbons' - though, sadly, 'scarlet ribbons' have another meaning in this tale as well.
- Rated: FRAO
- Summary: Blair's a new detective; Jim feels guilty; Kincaid wants revenge. First times.
- Genres: Angst, Hurt/Comfort
- Warnings: Sexual content, Strong language, Violence
- Word count: 34,065
- Author's Notes: Story by Arianna, illustrations by Peter Neverland, beta by StarWatcher. This story has been written for the Moonridge 2006 Online Auction and I thank Janet for the original idea. I dedicate this story to Gerri, for your incredible, awesome generosity in the donation you made to win this story! Thank you so much!
- Rated: FRAO
- Summary: Part of the Shaman's Journey series. Jim and Blair have to fight a formidable enemy who is intent on corrupting Blair's fledgling shamanic abilities.
- Genres: Angst, Case story, Romance
- Warnings: Sexual content
- Word count: 39,844
- Rated: FRAO
- Summary: After the dissertation fiasco, Blair believes he has little left that means anything in his life ... until Orvelle Wallace tosses him a lifeline.
- Genres: Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Romance
- Warnings: Sexual content, Strong language, Violence
- Word count: 57,720
- Author's Notes: My thanks go to Janet, for her great story concept, and to StarWatcher and Annie (Trislindsay) for her beta. This story first appeared in My Mongoose Ezine, in March, 2007
- Rated: FRM
- Summary: Jim's vehemence and Blair's ambivalence about a case concerning a student prostitute ring threatens to tear them apart.
- Genres: Angst, Case story
- Warnings: Sexual content
- Word count: 21,635
- Author's Notes: Inspired by Janet, this story takes place after Night Shift, but before Sentinel, Too. This is dedicated to Janet for her incredible generosity in encouraging my work by winning this second story in the Friends of Garett Moonridge Online Auction 2006.
- Rated: FRAO
- Summary: A very long Murder 101 missing scene.
- Genres: Angst, Hurt/Comfort
- Warnings: Strong language, Violence
- Word count: 52,471
- Author's Notes:
For those who are sensitive to the issues and realities of domestic abuse, while the subject is touched upon in this story, I did not intend the physically violent incident between the principals to be an example of domestic abuse. However, some may feel that the issue is handled too lightly. The story is dedicated to my good friend, Suzanne, for her birthday. She was never happy with my gen short story Enough Already, and felt that I'd resolved the confrontation too quickly. Upon request, she very helpfully provided substantial suggestions on how the storyline might have gone and also along the song How Far by Martina McBride, which helped facilitate the ending. My thanks to my beta editor, StarWatcher, as always, for her excellent work and support.
- Rated: FRAO
- Summary: Blair's heart is breaking, and he feels he has to leave after TSbyBS. Jim doesn't understand that the choices he's making to 'protect' Blair are killing him. First times, set post Crossroads and TSbyBS.
- Genres: Angst, Hurt/Comfort
- Warnings: Sexual content, Strong language, Violence
- Word count: 75459
- Author's Notes: This story was inspired by a discussion on the SentinelAngst list... specifically, by the question as to why so many fans seem to expect that Blair has to sacrifice himself for Jim, but there is not a similar expectation that Jim would sacrifice himself for Blair. Well, I ask you - how could I resist? Also, credit has to go to so many of you who commented thoughtfully during the discussion... you'll see your ideas in the story. Hope you don't mind me building on your commentary. Wish I could have contributed, but I've been on the road and only saw the discussion belatedly on digest.
- Rated: FRAO
- Summary: This story is a sequel to the GEN story Will You Remember Me? and is the slash version of the gen story No More Shadows.
- Genres: Angst, Hurt/Comfort
- Warnings: Sexual content
- Word count: 47,006
- Author's Notes: I wish to thank StarWatcher for her wonderful beta support over any number of stories! Special thanks also go to Vicky Orman who shared with me several folktales about the jaguar, tales that provided the mystical history at the core of this story...and to Quietwolf, my expert on snakes.
- Rated: FRAO
- Summary: Epilogue to Dead End on Blank Street. After heated words are exchanged, Blair moves out to get on with his life. Jim tries to get on with his own life. Then a serial killer from a cold case file strikes in Cascade.
- Genres: Angst, Case story
- Warnings: Sexual content
- Word count: 50,150
- Author's Notes: Dedicated to Janet, with thanks for her generous donation to Moonridge, and with gratitude for the beautiful quilt she made for the Auction. Janet’s request was that the story start with a confrontation that leads the lads to split up for a bit, and that the tale include some element in which Simon and Jim come to understand, through discussions with people at Rainier, that they have been badly underestimating Blair’s capabilities and taking him for granted.