I am indulging myself, sinking myself into this story like I would into a hot bath, if we had a bathtub, that is. I'm going to record my thoughts as I read, in commentary form.
Oh, the sense that they are spiraling away from each other is so subtle and yet so strong.
Very casual confirmation that they are already lovers.
Blair's been tagged as an outcast right from the start, and he's making no effort whatsoever to try and find common ground with the other recruits. It's painfully obvious that he's dropping back into an older mode of surviving this group experience. And will the Chief realize that Blair is being harassed and actually try and stop it?
The kids that Blair has moved in with are going to totally freak when they find out he's a cop. They are going to think he's using them to make contacts for drug buys.
Blair's emails -- so busy saying nothing at all.
Jim's instincts are right on -- it is a mistake to just bop on up there. But then, Simon doesn't have the greatest feel for that sort of thing. Look at how he barged in on JIm's trip to Clayton Falls, when Blair felt that it probably wasn't the greatest idea.
Love the Sampson-hair reference.
JIm! You ASS! Is Blair going to chuck it now?
ACK! Simon and Jim and Daryl are so busy being disappointed that Blair hasn't metamorphized into their version of what a cop should act like that they aren't hearing him at all.
And Blair's seeing Jim as a cop right now -- and the distrust is killing him. He's cutting his losses.
Yes, Jim. You have been an ostrich with your head in the sand. And you are going to get to Blair's place too late.
Blair's doing dangerous work. And I can see that his experience at the Academy, where the recruits abused their power, would make him want to stop corrupt cops like that. Man, those guys are really bad news, willing to exterminate the riff-raff like that. And boy, are they going to be looking for him, since they know he took pictures. And why can't he go out during the day? What's up with the blackouts and meds. Good to see that he kept in touch with Mary. I like her.
Jim's cousin was a ho? What's the backstory on that?
"I don't hate donuts. Good way of sidestepping the question, Blair.
Okay, Mary is taking a chance on taking Jim to Blair. Wow, explosive much? I'm not surprised that Blair had a panic attack. And I like that he's physically falling a little apart here, too, the bad diet and lack of exercise catching up to him.
Blair is still so tied up in knots over Jim.
Blair's having small seizures? That's what he's taking meds for? And did they start because of the head injury he received at the Academy?
AHA! Thought Jim gave in too easily on not following Blair on his patrols.
"What the hell happened at the Academy to make him think that way?" Jim! He told you exactly what had happened at the Academy. Where was your brain? Too busy coming up with what you wanted to lambast him about to really listen to your partner?
Very riveting, reading about the fire and Blair's rescue. Where's Julie? Doesn't she live in that house? Or did she already go back to Cascade to go into hiding?
Blair's lungs? long term damage from drowning at the fountain? And David let the cat out of the bag. Seizures, yes. I totally called that one.
Blair did get his x-ray? What's spooking him so badly about the xray's and hospitals?
Ah, I see he did get the xray.
JIm isn't the only one with a death grip here. I'm so tense sitting here reading about his decompensation, mentally, into OCD, and how that asshole tormented him at the local PD.
Ah, Blair's having mutiple seizures from the stress of all of this.
Brian knows Blair is the Owl. And we get a glimpse of Blair dealing with things confidently, then the slip back into his anxious self. Because, he's not going to recover from all of this that quickly.
Why doesn't Brian put Blair in protective custody? And who was that with him when Jim called. The enemy, no doubt.
Very long commentary WARNING;THERE BE SPOILERS HERE FOR BLUE IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE STORY
I am indulging myself, sinking myself into this story like I would into a hot bath, if we had a bathtub, that is. I'm going to record my thoughts as I read, in commentary form.
Oh, the sense that they are spiraling away from each other is so subtle and yet so strong.
Very casual confirmation that they are already lovers.
Blair's been tagged as an outcast right from the start, and he's making no effort whatsoever to try and find common ground with the other recruits. It's painfully obvious that he's dropping back into an older mode of surviving this group experience. And will the Chief realize that Blair is being harassed and actually try and stop it?
The kids that Blair has moved in with are going to totally freak when they find out he's a cop. They are going to think he's using them to make contacts for drug buys.
Blair's emails -- so busy saying nothing at all.
Jim's instincts are right on -- it is a mistake to just bop on up there. But then, Simon doesn't have the greatest feel for that sort of thing. Look at how he barged in on JIm's trip to Clayton Falls, when Blair felt that it probably wasn't the greatest idea.
Love the Sampson-hair reference.
JIm! You ASS! Is Blair going to chuck it now?
ACK! Simon and Jim and Daryl are so busy being disappointed that Blair hasn't metamorphized into their version of what a cop should act like that they aren't hearing him at all.
And Blair's seeing Jim as a cop right now -- and the distrust is killing him. He's cutting his losses.
Yes, Jim. You have been an ostrich with your head in the sand. And you are going to get to Blair's place too late.
Blair's doing dangerous work. And I can see that his experience at the Academy, where the recruits abused their power, would make him want to stop corrupt cops like that. Man, those guys are really bad news, willing to exterminate the riff-raff like that. And boy, are they going to be looking for him, since they know he took pictures. And why can't he go out during the day? What's up with the blackouts and meds. Good to see that he kept in touch with Mary. I like her.
Jim's cousin was a ho? What's the backstory on that?
"I don't hate donuts. Good way of sidestepping the question, Blair.
Okay, Mary is taking a chance on taking Jim to Blair. Wow, explosive much? I'm not surprised that Blair had a panic attack. And I like that he's physically falling a little apart here, too, the bad diet and lack of exercise catching up to him.
Blair is still so tied up in knots over Jim.
Blair's having small seizures? That's what he's taking meds for? And did they start because of the head injury he received at the Academy?
AHA! Thought Jim gave in too easily on not following Blair on his patrols.
"What the hell happened at the Academy to make him think that way?" Jim! He told you exactly what had happened at the Academy. Where was your brain? Too busy coming up with what you wanted to lambast him about to really listen to your partner?
Very riveting, reading about the fire and Blair's rescue. Where's Julie? Doesn't she live in that house? Or did she already go back to Cascade to go into hiding?
Blair's lungs? long term damage from drowning at the fountain? And David let the cat out of the bag. Seizures, yes. I totally called that one.
Blair did get his x-ray? What's spooking him so badly about the xray's and hospitals?
Ah, I see he did get the xray.
JIm isn't the only one with a death grip here. I'm so tense sitting here reading about his decompensation, mentally, into OCD, and how that asshole tormented him at the local PD.
Ah, Blair's having mutiple seizures from the stress of all of this.
Brian knows Blair is the Owl. And we get a glimpse of Blair dealing with things confidently, then the slip back into his anxious self. Because, he's not going to recover from all of this that quickly.
Why doesn't Brian put Blair in protective custody? And who was that with him when Jim called. The enemy, no doubt.
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