Absolutely lovely ! Well done.
Blubule

Yes, this is lovely too. Thanks for writing!

oh! j' ai adoré cette suite et les soutiens des collègues de lassiter.

ABSOLURELY LOVE. GOD YOU'RE AN AMAZING WRITER! Like an episode but sooooo much Better! I just-no words to describe how utterly pineappley brilliant you are!

I LOVE that Shawn compared him and Lassie to Kirk and Spock. They just so happen to be one of my OTPs! And angry!protective!Lassie is adorable.

I love this story. I is very in character the fears that Lassiter has about coming out at work. And I love how he deals with them. With a little help from Shawn. ;-)

Love this.

I am really enjoying this series! I do not know what time it is, but I know it's probably closer to dawn than to bedtime. I just can't stop reading!

Your ability to write Shawn and Lassie in character is amazing. Especially Shawn who isn't that easy to write considering all the pop culture that sprouts out of his mouth. I just started reading Psych fics last week but i've read hundreds already and you are my favourite. You keep me coming back for more and I just hope I can find someone whose comes at least close to being as good as you. Do you happen to have any off FFn recommendations? Love the sequel!

"What does Shawn know about coming out at work?" Henry asked rhetorically. "He runs a fake detective agency. He's one step away from living in a tree fort with a sign that says 'no girls allowed.'"

"He knows what he's talking about when it comes to being open about who he's with. That puts him ahead of me." It felt pretty weird to think of Shawn as the brave one between the two of them.

"Don't let the kid snow you, Carlton. Watching a few episodes of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy doesn't make him Harvey Milk."

"Well he has got a big head-start on me in the whole dating men thing."

"If you believe that you're not the detective I thought you were." Henry looked at him with that police stare of his.

"Are you saying that Shawn hasn't dated other men?" Oh God, Lassiter thought. Could I have gotten this whole thing completely wrong?

"That's exactly what I'm saying."

"Are you sure?" Lassiter's mind was grasping at straws, Maybe Henry just didn't know. Maybe Shawn hadn't said anything to him until recently.

"Shawn has been throwing his behaviour in my face since highschool. Do you really think he wouldn't have told me if he'd been sleeping with guys? Trust me on this. You're it. Don't let it go to your head."

"But we talked about it. Why would he say that if it wasn't true?" Even as he asked the question, he knew the answer. Shawn lied about it because I didn't believe him when he told me the truth. Lassiter felt like a complete asshole.

"Listen, "Henry said, "if there's one thing Shawn is an expert on, it's bullshitting. Whenever he doesn't feel in control he makes up some outrageous story. If this thing between you lasts you'll either learn to ignore it or see right through it."

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This is perfect. :-)

One weird thing - Shawn called Lassie his boyfriend in front of O'Hara - but he doesn't know she knows, does he?

Also, meercats meerkats, again. :-)

And, "This is easily one of the least sexiest titles I've ever heard" should be "least sexy." (The line made me laugh out loud again, though.)

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He'd bought the condoms at a nearby drugstore but had gone across town to an adult store for the lube and toys. He'd paid in cash. It had taken all his self-control not to wear a false moustache or a prosthetic nose.

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HAHA. I love that you've kept him in-character.

Man... I almost never find anal hot, but... that was hot!

Thanks for a really interesting story.

"Admittedly, I did meet some friendly people between highschool and here. I'm not claiming to be a Pathfinder."

"The Pathfinders is a children's club, Shawn. I think you mean the Promisekeepers."

"I've heard it both ways. My point is..."

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Another big laugh. :-)

And another little error, since you say in your profile that you like to hear these things:

"Carlos graduated top of his class at MIT and runs his own computer business downtown. He donates generously to the museum, the aquarium and the planetarium. You could have met him while we were on a case."

I go to MIT, and we don't graduate with class rank OR honors. It's impossible to graduate "top of your class" at MIT - Iron Man got it wrong. ;-) If you want to make it accurate, you could say a 5.0 (that's straight As) or just say he was a triple major. I know some double-majors but no triples. It's impossible unless you're a genius among geniuses.

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"We're not a butch-bitch couple," Shawn said, unfazed. "We've got more of a Kirk/Spock thing going on."

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YESSSSS. So much love. :-) I ship Spock/Uhura in the recent film, but in the original series Kirk and Spock are the OTP. :-)

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Chief Vick cleared her throat. "I agree with O'Hara. It's brave of you to share that with us. This station has a very clear cultural diversity policy and I would be highly disappointed if any of our employees were less than courteous and professional about this issue." She made eye contact with Miles. "If you have any problems with one of my officers don't hesitate to let me know. I can always find an opening for them in one of the state's many cultural awareness training seminars." And there's Vick's blessing wrapped in a pretty threat like a pig in a blanket. I love it when a plan comes together.

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Perfectly in-character for Vick. :-)

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Buzz asked if the occasion required a card or a gift, probably thinking of when Shawn had given him a cat as a wedding present.

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HAHAHA.

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"All I'm saying is that we can do without queers around. They carry disease and they're always trying to put the moves on you. I'm surprised you haven't popped Spencer in the mouth the way he is around you sometimes."

"How is he around me, Miles?" This was going to a very bad place very quickly.

"He's so goddamned touch-feely. Queers are all like that," Miles said. "He so much as looks at me wrong and I'll push that nose into the back of his head."

Lassiter felt an enormous wave of anger well up within him. He was angry that had to defend himself to other cops on the Drimmer situation. He was angry about the anonymous photos, and about being afraid to come out at work. He was angry about Miles and all the snide remarks he knew he'd be making about Shawn over the next few weeks. Most of all he was angry that guys like Drimmer and Miles were willing to hurt Shawn without a second thought. Lassiter wasn't going to let that happen. In that moment he realized that he was far more angry than he was scared.

Lassiter set the Cruickshanks box down and swivelled toward Miles. He delivered a smooth right jab to his gut. The gang unit detective bent double and gushed air.

Lassiter leaned in, grabbed Miles by the hair and pulled him up so his ear was within range of Lassiter's mouth. "If you so much as annoy him," he said through gritted teeth, "I will fuck you up beyond all recognition." He levered Miles into a standing position and smoothed down the front of his shirt where the blow had creased it. "Is that touchy-feely enough for you?"

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*fist-pump*

I'm not sure that's accurate to how anti-LGBT people really speak. Have you ever heard someone say these things? It seems a caricature, though I wouldn't be surprised if you said it was real.

"I was stuck in an elevator with one of the guys from N-Sync, but I doubt that counts as a homosexual experience. Besides, I don't think it was the gay one."

"The gay one was Lance Bass." Even Lassiter knew this. He'd seen it on the cover of People in the checkout line.

"Wasn't he the cyclist that had cancer?"

"You're thinking of Lance Armstrong."

"No, I'm pretty sure he's an astronaut."

"That's Neil Armstrong."

"An astronaut and a musician too? I love his rendition of Cracklin' Rosie."

Lassiter leaned forward and shut Shawn up the only way he'd found effective.

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LOVE.

Two more things.

meercat meerkat

pino noir pinot noir

That's all. :-)

woo hoo

oh man this really getting good

oh man this is gonna be good