#013 Death
Title: Protect
Fandom: Psych
Characters: Shawn/Lassiter
Prompt: #013 Death
Word count: 100
Rating: G
Carlton's been a homicide detective for a long time, and wonders if that's why he sees death every time he closes his eyes.
He doesn't let people close for fear of how they might end up. How he might fail to protect them.
Shawn smiles. Carlton considers that Shawn is the one who always plays dice with death.
When will his luck run out?
The detective doesn't smile back. He can't face losing his psychic, not ever.
He steels himself. He has to protect Shawn from what he, Carlton, fears.
He has to push him away, away from death itself.