{"id":2187,"date":"2012-11-10T02:24:54","date_gmt":"2012-11-10T02:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/azar.ink-and-quill.com\/?p=2187"},"modified":"2012-11-10T02:48:17","modified_gmt":"2012-11-10T02:48:17","slug":"fic-a-certain-similarity-ts-blairoc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/azar.ink-and-quill.com\/?p=2187","title":{"rendered":"Fic: A Certain Similarity (TS, Blair\/OC)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Author’s Note:<\/strong> This was the second Ariel story I wrote, although chronologically it takes place after “A Trick of the Light.” It was inspired by the resemblance between Ariel–who I had yet to find a “face” for, so no one knew what she looked like but me–and the character Cassie Welles in the episode, “Dead Certain.” Now, Cassie was one of those female characters that fandom as a whole took an instant dislike to, but while in this instance I could see where it came from, I never hated her with quite the same intensity. It didn’t stop me, however, once I saw her for the first time, from having a little fun with the fact that she looked remarkably like my OC…<\/em><\/p>\n

Betaed as ever by the wonderful Nancy Taylor.<\/em><\/p>\n

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“You really like her?” Jim asked as soon as the elevator doors closed. His voice was slightly incredulous, and his posture was still tense from the unpleasant run-in with the new head of forensics in Simon’s office.<\/p>\n

Blair nodded. “Yeah, I do. Okay, she comes on a little strong, but…” he shrugged.<\/p>\n

Comes on a little strong–there’s the understatement of the century.<\/em> The detective shook his head in wonder. “Can I ask you something, Chief?”<\/p>\n

“Sure. Shoot.”<\/p>\n

“This wouldn’t have anything to do with Cassie’s resemblance to Ariel, would it?” He quirked an eyebrow at the younger man.<\/p>\n

Sandburg blinked. “Huh? I’m not following you, man.”<\/p>\n

“You have to admit, they do look alike.”<\/p>\n

“No, I don’t,” the anthropologist frowned. The patch of skin between his eyebrows furrowed. “Cassie doesn’t look a thing like Ariel. Where’d you get that idea?”<\/p>\n

Ellison smiled. “Oh, I don’t know. The curly red hair, the green eyes, the shape of the face…”<\/p>\n

“First of all, Ariel’s hair is a bit longer, and a lot redder. And her eyes are not green; they’re blue-green, with that little gold corona around the pupil that makes them look like there’s a solar eclipse going on in there. I can’t believe you’ve never noticed that.”<\/p>\n

“Probably because I’ve never stared deeply into her eyes,” Jim murmured, smirking.<\/p>\n

Blair glared at his partner. “We were\u00a0acting<\/em>, man. Sheesh. Don’t you ever forget anything?”<\/p>\n

The detective chuckled. “I still think there’s a definite resemblance, but suit yourself, Chief.”<\/p>\n

The anthropologist sighed. “All right. Maybe there is a certain similarity–”<\/p>\n

“Uh huh.” The elevator doors dinged open, and Jim stepped out into the lobby. Blair followed, his naturally faster pace allowing him to keep up easily with his friend’s longer stride.<\/p>\n

“But even if there is, why would that influence me liking or disliking Cassie? Geez, Jim, you sound like you think I have a thing for Ariel.”<\/p>\n

Jim just grinned. “You said it, Chief, not me.”<\/p>\n

Sandburg rolled his eyes. “So, if you think I like Cassie because she looks like Ariel, what does that say about you, man? I mean, should I be warning Ariel to stay away from you for a while…?”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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