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crack_van2009-03-04 11:31 pm
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Thirty Kisses by Auntie_Climatic (PG-13)
Fandom: PSYCH
Pairing: Shawn Spencer/Carlton Lassiter
Length: medium length
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
auntie_climatic
Author Website: N/A?
Why this must be read:
This story was written for the 30_kisses comm on LJ, though technically, there aren’t thirty kisses. There are maybe six. But as the author says, it’s the moments in between that count.
This story is fantastic. It’s in character, and perfectly in keeping with the funny-yet-serious (under the surface) tone of the show. Despite being written as a series of short scenes and snippets between Lassiter and Shawn, it all comes together as one clear story. It’s a love story, yes, but also just a story of Shawn, growing up a little. (Only a little, or he wouldn’t still be Shawn). Each little snippet gives you a glimpse of what happened between them, what is happening, what could happen, if Lassi trusts Shawn, if Shawn lets himself trust Lassiter.
Of course, Shawn is a messed up liar, and Lassi is paranoid and divorced, so while I would definitely classify this as fluffy (with moments of angst); it’s hardly your typical (boring) chocolate and flowers courtship either. Though it is definitely a courtship.
(And did I mention how much I love Gus in this story? Well I freakin’ love Gus in this story).
Personally, as a writer who babbles, I love authors who not only choose different formats, but who stick to them, and who make them work. This is a lovely, thoughtful version of a love affair, that even Shawn, in the story, describes as “a unique relationship of unpredictable kisses and calcium poisoning.” You’ll have to read it to understand.
30 Kisses
Pairing: Shawn Spencer/Carlton Lassiter
Length: medium length
Author on LJ:
auntie_climaticAuthor Website: N/A?
Why this must be read:
This story was written for the 30_kisses comm on LJ, though technically, there aren’t thirty kisses. There are maybe six. But as the author says, it’s the moments in between that count.
This story is fantastic. It’s in character, and perfectly in keeping with the funny-yet-serious (under the surface) tone of the show. Despite being written as a series of short scenes and snippets between Lassiter and Shawn, it all comes together as one clear story. It’s a love story, yes, but also just a story of Shawn, growing up a little. (Only a little, or he wouldn’t still be Shawn). Each little snippet gives you a glimpse of what happened between them, what is happening, what could happen, if Lassi trusts Shawn, if Shawn lets himself trust Lassiter.
Of course, Shawn is a messed up liar, and Lassi is paranoid and divorced, so while I would definitely classify this as fluffy (with moments of angst); it’s hardly your typical (boring) chocolate and flowers courtship either. Though it is definitely a courtship.
(And did I mention how much I love Gus in this story? Well I freakin’ love Gus in this story).
Personally, as a writer who babbles, I love authors who not only choose different formats, but who stick to them, and who make them work. This is a lovely, thoughtful version of a love affair, that even Shawn, in the story, describes as “a unique relationship of unpredictable kisses and calcium poisoning.” You’ll have to read it to understand.
30 Kisses