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Fandoms: The Sentinel & Sherlock Holmes
Characters/Pairings: Sherlock Holmes, Blair Sandburg; Blair Sandburg/Jim Ellison (referenced)
Rating: Gen
Length: 3K words
Creator Links: at AO3
Themes: historical AU, crossover

Summary: Sometime after the Reichenbach Falls incident, where Holmes is believed to have been killed, Sherlock has time on his hands. In this story, he travels to America, specifically New York City. He ends up in a scuffle and, through it, meets Blair. Unsurprisingly, Sherlock recognizes Blair's name as one that has been involved in some controversial publications about enhanced senses.

The time frame for SH is canon, but this is an historical AU for TS, and is a sequel of sorts to Mab's story Strewn Towards a Heaven , in which Jim is a Pinkerton agent. It's not necessary to read that story to understand this one, but feel free to enjoy it.

Reccer's Notes: TS fans tend to see sentinels everywhere, which explains the popularity of the sentinel/guide mythos in many other fandoms. But, really, sometimes it just seems obvious. In the Doyle books, Holmes does have keen observation powers. But some of what he does seems super-human, such as being able to identify any number of cigars by their ashes. I can easily see him being curious about sentinels because of his own sensory abilities. Couldn't you?

Originally written for the Help Haiti relief effort. Enjoy.

Fanwork Links: Notes of An American Curiosity

Date: 2015-03-01 12:00 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] mab_browne
I had a kudos for this story this morning, so thanks for the rec. :-)

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