I've been a bit of a
Psych fan ever since the series started airing last year. There were originally only eight episodes, but due to the popularity of the show, they started airing the rest of season one in January. I've been downloading the show every week and loving it, because Psych? Is one hell of a slashy series.
I mean, seriously. We get Shawn Spencer (the main character who's pretending to be a psychic) calling Carlton Lassiter (a police officer who has to work with Shawn on a plethora of cases) Lassy, Lassyface and Carly, just to mention a few of Shawn's cutesy nicknames for the detective. There's canonical lap-sitting, wrestling, loads of touching and a really just delicious tension and snark between the characters.
Don't believe me? Then it's time to get picspammed to hell and back >D
This is Shawn Spencer, the main character. He's a really obnoxious human being with fake psychic skills (he's just really good at observing little things and drawing conclusions from them). He loves theatrics, his friend Gus and teasing Lassiter.
This is Carlton Lassiter. He's not amused.
Right from the start, the guys really love to look deep into each other's eyes.
Unf, baby! Lassiter, for some possibly perverted reason, enjoys getting physical with Shawn. Except not like that, you pervs.
There's a lot of manhandling...
and...
just...
a whole lot of...
inappropriate...
touching. OMG.
After all that touching, Lassiter's reluctant to leave Shawn's side.
(Un?)fortunately, Shawn annoys him enough to make him leave.
This is Gus. I sometimes enjoy slashing him with Shawn, because the subtext is strong with them as well. Hee.
Oops! Shawn shouldn't have been talking to this lady.
Lassy advances...
takes hold of Shawn...
and hauls him out. Shawn's totally digging the touching.
Actual dialogue from this scene:
Shawn: If this is some sort of hazing ritual where we're going to end up naked in a river somewhere, I'll need to arrange for a ride home.
Lassiter's still not amused, so he throws Shawn against a pillar...
and they both...
get snarly at each other. Hee.
Whenever they fight, there's always a lot of touching and staring.
Lassiter's almost succeeded in removing Shawn from an investigation when Shawn gets one of his "visions". This, of course, means running his fingers down Lassiter's face.
No, really.
The resulting skirmish is... strangely and hilariously pornographic XD
Is dis sum porn? [oh, you guys. never change ♥]
Shawn's totally thinking about licking Lassy's finger.
Oh, Shawn ♥
After a particularly difficult case, Shawn's trying to give all the credit to Lassiter. Unfortunately, Lassy's too proud to accept it.
So Shawn says he saw Lassiter's thoughts (via touching his head, of course) and that they were the key to solving the crime.
Lassiter hauls Shawn off to the side to talk to him.
There's a lot of...
cute staring.
And Shawn touches his Lassy's face.
Again. (I love it how Shawn grips his nose of all things XD)
Shawn once again gets a "vision" that drops him to his knees. [You can't really see it here, but he's leaning against Lassiter's leg ♥]
Naturally, he absolutely *must* fondle Lassiter in any way he can.
Lassiter doesn't think it's appropriate.
Shawn channels a murdered Broadway starlet at one point by bursting into lisping, high-pitched song. He also wiggles his hips, writhes all over the Chief of Police's office, and of course...
attracts Lassiter's...
attention. Lassy leaves his desk to come into the Chief's office. He sits down in a chair, and Shawn promptly sashays on over to him
Shawn presents Lassiter with a key piece of evidence, while Lassiter seems completely unconcerned by the fact that Shawn's crotch is almost touching his shoulder. Hee.
Shawn decides to get comfortable...
so he plops himself in Lassiter's lap and continues on talking with the Chief ♥
[actual dialogue]
Lassiter: Spencer? Get off my lap.
Shawn totally doesn't want to D:
But he does anyway...
and rubs his butt as he goes.
It's in a tight spot in one episode that Shawn first lets slip that he actually really looks up to Lassiter. Lassy responds in kind by telling Shawn that he didn't do a completely shitty job. Oh, you two ♥
In the next episode, Shawn and Gus are hanging out in a field, watching Lassiter's Civil War Re-Enactment group rehearse for their performance. [the blonde's Juliet. she's awesome XD]
Lassiter does not approve.
There's a murder, and so Shawn begs to be a part of the investigation.
[actual dialogue follows]
Shawn: Let me in on this.
Lassiter: NO!
Shawn: I was there, inexplicably drawn to the scene. I was meant to solve this case! It's sort of like a miracle.
Lassiter: You have been out there every weekend we ever rehearsed, and don't think I didn't see you try to throw M&Ms in the (infantry soldiers'?) mouths. [emphasis mine ♥]
Shawn's desperately trying to make Lassiter notice him. He's using his "visions" to guide Lassy to find yet another key piece of evidence.
Lassiter: You see a yellow pencil?
Shawn: Ye~s.
Lassiter: Where?
Shawn: I'm not sure. Please help me, detective. Please.
...Of course, when it's Lassiter, Shawn has to make porn faces, puff up his chest and groan about how Lassiter's "burning up, oh how can you stand that?!" *pervy giggle*
Lassy finds the pencil, and with it, a bullet, but he gets called away. He never thanks Shawn.
This makes Shawn sad :(
Showing off for his Lassyface.
One night in a bar, Shawn's enjoying a drink when...
he bumps into a very drunk, very sad Lassiter.
Lassiter: There is something that I've got to get off my chest.
Shawn: Is it your shirt? Please say no.
Lassiter: You... astound me.
Poor Shawn doesn't know how to deal with this loveydovey, praise-gushing Lassiter.
Lassyface circles the table to get closer to Shawn and then admits that he's been separated from his wife for a lot longer than everybody thinks. D'aww, Lassy~ ;A;
Shawn's still confused.
But he still helps Lassiter when he almost tips off his barstool. They sit down at the table, and poor Lassiter confides in Shawn how he feels useless and stupid now. He says that he used to be a great cop, but that all changed after Shawn came along. Shawn sits him down and takes a seat opposite of him.
After Lassiter hands over his handcuffs to Shawn (hee >D), saying that he doesn't need them anymore, the following dialogue takes place:
Shawn: Alright, just... stop this. This is nonsense! You're not over. Look, you're a striking man with strong features, eyes that women wanna do cannonballs into, you have great posture, and penmanship the likes I've never seen.
[oh, Shawn, you're such a sweetie X3]
And before Lassiter tips over, passed out, he details to Shawn a case that's been bothering him. Shawn then decides to help Lassiter solve it from the sidelines, so that Lassy would think that he's the one who came up with all the answers. It's honestly just so sweet that I can't even! ;A;
The following morning, Shawn tries to find out how much Lassiter remembers of the night before.
It's not much, so Shawn starts the ball rolling by interviewing the deceased's wife.
Juliet, Lassiter's partner, corners Shawn about what he's doing and why.
Shawn: I would like to solve this case for Lassiter.
Juliet: He'll never allow it.
Shawn: That's why he can't know I'm involved. I figure I can guide him through this thing, right? Build him up, get him back on his feet again.
Juliet: You're serious?
Shawn: Yeah.
Juliet: Why?
Shawn: I just... feel like he really needs this. I mean, look at him.
Juliet: Okay, I'm in.
Shawn: You're what?
Juliet: Whaddya got?
[hee, even Juliet's moved by Shawn's love and loyalty to his boyfriend friend object of antagonizing. it's so sweet ♥]
Shawn suggests at one point of the investigation that he could read Lassiter's innermost thoughts to help him a little bit with the case. Lassiter agrees(!)
Hand...
porn...
ensues...
like...
whoa! [my heart can't take this sweetness D:]
Shawn really wubs touching Lassiter.
After the case is all nice and solved with all the credit going to Lassiter, Shawn gets dragged off to a semi-secluded spot. Unfortunately, Lassiter just wants to know if talked about his wife that night in the bar, and what he said exactly.
Shawn: That she wants you back.
Lassiter: No. No, I don't think I said that.
Shawn: Maybe I sensed that.
Lassiter: You didn't sense it either, but thanks for trying to help.
[n'aww ♥]
Here Shawn also gets to repeat Lassiter's words back to him: "Detective, you astound me." [here he, of course, could have been fucking with Lassiter, but I'd like to think it was sincere]
Then it's time for Lassiter's media appearance. In a tiny moment of cute domesticity, Lassiter asks Shawn about the knot of his tie ♥
In the next episode, Lassiter, who's normally against Shawn's involvement, brings Shawn and Gus a case to solve. Shawn's confused.
Lassiter: Make me proud.
Shawn and Gus are totally going "...wut?"
The case requires Shawn to use his "psychic" abilities again. This time he writes something down on a piece of paper, moaning pornily. It turns out that the paper's adressed to Lassiter.
He reads it...
and here's what Shawn wrote. Bweeee~! In case you can't make out the text, the paper says:
"To Lassy: On the alpine highway of life... You are my all weather tires. H & K's, Shawn."
Lassiter: What the hell is this?
Juliet: H & K's stands for hugs and kisses. [her smile! it's just... so perfect XD she's totally into the whole Shawn/Lassiter thing]
The guys and Juliet have to go "undercover" at a speed dating thingamabob, so Shawn ends up giving some fashion advice to Lassiter.
Shawn: You look like a cop! [and hee, where is he looking? >D]
Shawn: Is that your holster?!
Shawn: You gotta loosen up! Now come on, take off the tie.
Lassiter: I'm not taking fashion tips from you!
Shawn: You need to show some chest hair! Chicks dig the sternum bush. [...] Alright, come on, let's go Simon Cowell. You got the salt and pepper, man, it's nice.
[um, Shawn? you are the one who's obsessed with Lassyface's chest XD]
Lassiter: I am not taking off my tie just 'cause you tell me to.
...and yet he does, anyway. Oh, Lassiter!
Juliet totally thinks it's hilarious ♥
The next episode only has a few Shawn/Lassiter scenes, but they're just wow. Here Lassiter's telling Shawn not to screw up his case thingy, and Shawn's all confused about why Lassy's not belittling him. N'aww ♥
Shawn helps a lawyer to win a seemingly impossible case, but has to explain to the court why he's a part of the proceedings. He states that there's a "wispy, yet commanding Irish fellow who looks like he's been sucking on Sour Patch Kids(?)" who can vouch for his validity. Hee. The judge asks Lassiter whether Shawn's been of any help to the police department. Lassiter's answer?
Lassiter: Absolutely. [♥]
Shawn: Did he just say absolutely with a little half-smile? I'd like that printed out, please. I'm thinking of shellacking it on a nice piece of maple. Maybe a little découpage! [bwaha!]
Outside the court house, Shawn and Gus run into Lassiter and Juliet. Shawn disses the weatherman's abilities.
Lassiter is not amused, and says that he's got better things to do. Shawn quips "Dinner with your cat?"
Lassiter's response is to grope Shawn ♥
Luckily, Shawn likes it.
Both hands! ♥
Wrinkling his nose! So adorable ♥ Juliet steps up with some slashy wisdom to share with Shawn.
Juliet: You know, Shawn, for a psychic, you're missing something right in front of your face. It's too bad. You might actually learn something about Lassiter. Maybe you don't want to...
Shawn: *interrupting Juliet* He waxes his back?
[Shawn really, really likes Lassiter's body, huh? XD]
It's a long story, but one of the B plots for this episode was that Shawn's bike got towed and he refused to pay all of his parking fees. So at the end of the episode, Shawn goes with Gus to a Police auction to buy back his bike. Only, his dad and then the attorney Shawn helped during the episode both pop up, insisting that they pay for Shawn's bike. Shawn refuses them both, saying that he's got money and that he can stand on his own two feet.
That would be the moment when Buzz comes in with Shawn's bike and says that it's been pulled from the auction. Everybody's all "Wut?" but Buzz just explains that "it was taken care of internally". He hands Shawn the documents and leaves.
Shawn's still all "Wut?" with the papers in his hand, and everybody's confused about who, what, where and when.
...until Lassiter comes strolling in.
They all realize who pulled the required strings to get Shawn's bike back for free, and Lassiter just scoffs a "what're you looking at?" and leaves.
And Shawn? Shawn totally looks like he's thinking "Is this looooo~ve?" [or more probably "WTF just happened?!" either way, I squeed until I popped something in my brain D:]
Oh man, my heart. These two are definitely my OTP for this series. Their love simply can't be denied ;A; There's just something about the mixture of snark, sweetness and a hidden, deeper affection that makes me want to squish both guys. They're just awesome together XD
I've only managed to find two music videos for this pairing [and one of them is a Shawn/Lassiter/Gus threesome vid], which are
Terminally Ambivalent (starts off slowly, but once it gets going, it's perfect!) and
Accidentally in Love (the aforementioned threesome vid).
If you want fic, there's the
psych_slash community! To tell you the truth, I haven't read any fanfiction for Psych yet, but the fandom's pretty lively ♥
...and now I really need to go to bed. I have a bazillion university-related things to do tomorrow today. Aaaa.