Um, so, THIS IS AMAZING, and hilarious, and so well done. I laughed out loud like fifty times. Like with:
“Dude, my room has all of these random pipes sticking out of the wall," Shawn says later, having crept into Gus's room after the 11PM curfew Dwight informed them was customary.
Gus has a long list of things he's never told Shawn, like:
-that he watched every episode of Joan of Arcadia;
-what happened between him and Colin, his roommate during his college term abroad in England; and
-that he's pretty sure Shawn is the only person in the world who understands him.
Ahahaha, AMAZING and perfect.
"Feldman," Shawn says, and opens the car door. "How many times have we been over the two Coreys, Gus? I expect more from you."
Heeee, how do you make them sound so perfect?!
And all the interactions between the Psych and Office people are so brilliant.
Gus leans over and looks at Shawn's neck, close enough that he can smell the gel he put in his hair to get it to stay in place, and see a faint but healing cut from shaving on the underside of his chin. His
Ahhh, I love the tiny intimacy of that.
"Oscar and Angela spent ten minutes arguing about the merits of mechanical versus traditional pencils. And I'm not even going to tell you how long Kelly was talking to Toby about cap sleeves-"
Ahaha, SO APT, on both counts.
Shawn says, "I'm 90% there. Dude! Awesome idea alert: Let's go play laser tag."
Suddenly I'm having terrifying visions of a Shawn/Barney Stinson meeting.
At night, they eat strange, beet-based meals that taste better than they have any right to, and take part in whatever activity Dwight has set up for the evening, like Sci-Fi/Fantasy Charades or building birdhouses.
Oh god, it's the total Schrute Farms experience.
Shawn doesn't just like people, he delights in them, even (maybe especially) people who aren't particularly fond of him.
Oh, Shawn. <3
It's something Gus has both relied on and been terrified of, especially as a teenager when there were plenty of things Gus wanted to keep to himself.
Oh man, that's such good insight. Gus's problems are not like other people's.
I love them having a serious discussion around and between their silly Battleship banter. Such a perfect guy thing.
"Okay, one last question: when is the baby due?"
"January," Pam and Jim say in unison, and then look at Shawn in shock.
HEEEE, LOVE IT.
And Shawn asking them secret relationship questions right in front of Gus!! Awww.
Their big talk is so perfectly paced and written, it gets me right in the stomach:
He feels like a kid again in this moment, like a fifteen-year-old kid who's just figured out why he doesn't like any of Shawn's girlfriends, and is trying to figure out how he's going to stay Shawn's friend when he feels this way. Gus has spent a long time keeping that kid safe.
AND THOSE LAST THREE PARAGRAPHS. FLAPPY HANDS AND GOOPY FEELINGS. Oh my goodness, how are you so good at doing this to me?
In conclusion, YAY YOU, thank you so much for writing this! It's super fantastic, and so are you.
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Date: 2009-08-27 03:48 am (UTC)“Dude, my room has all of these random pipes sticking out of the wall," Shawn says later, having crept into Gus's room after the 11PM curfew Dwight informed them was customary.
Gus has a long list of things he's never told Shawn, like:
-that he watched every episode of Joan of Arcadia;
-what happened between him and Colin, his roommate during his college term abroad in England; and
-that he's pretty sure Shawn is the only person in the world who understands him.
Ahahaha, AMAZING and perfect.
"Feldman," Shawn says, and opens the car door. "How many times have we been over the two Coreys, Gus? I expect more from you."
Heeee, how do you make them sound so perfect?!
And all the interactions between the Psych and Office people are so brilliant.
Gus leans over and looks at Shawn's neck, close enough that he can smell the gel he put in his hair to get it to stay in place, and see a faint but healing cut from shaving on the underside of his chin. His
Ahhh, I love the tiny intimacy of that.
"Oscar and Angela spent ten minutes arguing about the merits of mechanical versus traditional pencils. And I'm not even going to tell you how long Kelly was talking to Toby about cap sleeves-"
Ahaha, SO APT, on both counts.
Shawn says, "I'm 90% there. Dude! Awesome idea alert: Let's go play laser tag."
Suddenly I'm having terrifying visions of a Shawn/Barney Stinson meeting.
At night, they eat strange, beet-based meals that taste better than they have any right to, and take part in whatever activity Dwight has set up for the evening, like Sci-Fi/Fantasy Charades or building birdhouses.
Oh god, it's the total Schrute Farms experience.
Shawn doesn't just like people, he delights in them, even (maybe especially) people who aren't particularly fond of him.
Oh, Shawn. <3
It's something Gus has both relied on and been terrified of, especially as a teenager when there were plenty of things Gus wanted to keep to himself.
Oh man, that's such good insight. Gus's problems are not like other people's.
I love them having a serious discussion around and between their silly Battleship banter. Such a perfect guy thing.
"Okay, one last question: when is the baby due?"
"January," Pam and Jim say in unison, and then look at Shawn in shock.
HEEEE, LOVE IT.
And Shawn asking them secret relationship questions right in front of Gus!! Awww.
Their big talk is so perfectly paced and written, it gets me right in the stomach:
He feels like a kid again in this moment, like a fifteen-year-old kid who's just figured out why he doesn't like any of Shawn's girlfriends, and is trying to figure out how he's going to stay Shawn's friend when he feels this way. Gus has spent a long time keeping that kid safe.
AND THOSE LAST THREE PARAGRAPHS. FLAPPY HANDS AND GOOPY FEELINGS. Oh my goodness, how are you so good at doing this to me?
In conclusion, YAY YOU, thank you so much for writing this! It's super fantastic, and so are you.