I am glad that someone else shares my feeling that Shawn is totally in love with Gus! And can't be with him because Shawn is just incapable of dealing with his emotions. (For a show that's pretty much straight-up comedy, they portray Shawn's basic dysfunction really quite consistently.)
And I think Gus has just enough sense of self-preservation left to realize that having a relationship with Shawn any closer than he does now, simply wouldn't work until Shawn has grown up and sorted himself out. I mean, he already married a girl who is in many ways the female version of Shawn, and that didn't work out.
I AGREE WITH ALL OF THIS. Although I totally am planning to write fic where it *does* work out, because I think within the universe of the show it could. In the real universe, no.
SHAWN IS SO IN LOVE WITH GUS, IT'S AMAZING. He gets beautifully freaked out when Gus is genuinely in danger, as well. ♥
I approve of this fic! Is Shawn going to have an Epiphany about being honest about his feelings and also realize that despite everything, he is worthy of Gus?
Actually, there are occasionally moments in the show where Shawn manages to break through his protective layer of flimflam, like the bit in "High Top Fade Out" (I think) where he's all "Sometimes I worry that we're going to have a falling out because THEN MY LIFE WOULD BE OVER" (I paraphrase) and Gus says, "Shawn. Don't you realize that if none of the myriad of stupid, selfish, and ultimately life-threatening stunts you've pulled in the last four years have done it, it's probably not going to happen."
(Oh Gus. I love how he has no illusions about Shawn and sometimes finds him exasperating but adores him anyway.)
Anyway, Shawn managing to be briefly honest about his feelings is totally in character, so this fic could totally work. Bonus points if Shawn freaks out about Gus being in danger!
That's the greatest thing about Gus, he knows Shawn's a complete nutter but he still goes along with it, always. <3333 The way he backs Shawn up MAKES MY LIFE.
Yesssss, brief honesty and then back to normal, but Gus KNOWS what's behind the curtain.
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And I think Gus has just enough sense of self-preservation left to realize that having a relationship with Shawn any closer than he does now, simply wouldn't work until Shawn has grown up and sorted himself out. I mean, he already married a girl who is in many ways the female version of Shawn, and that didn't work out.
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SHAWN IS SO IN LOVE WITH GUS, IT'S AMAZING. He gets beautifully freaked out when Gus is genuinely in danger, as well. ♥
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Actually, there are occasionally moments in the show where Shawn manages to break through his protective layer of flimflam, like the bit in "High Top Fade Out" (I think) where he's all "Sometimes I worry that we're going to have a falling out because THEN MY LIFE WOULD BE OVER" (I paraphrase) and Gus says, "Shawn. Don't you realize that if none of the myriad of stupid, selfish, and ultimately life-threatening stunts you've pulled in the last four years have done it, it's probably not going to happen."
(Oh Gus. I love how he has no illusions about Shawn and sometimes finds him exasperating but adores him anyway.)
Anyway, Shawn managing to be briefly honest about his feelings is totally in character, so this fic could totally work. Bonus points if Shawn freaks out about Gus being in danger!
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Yesssss, brief honesty and then back to normal, but Gus KNOWS what's behind the curtain.
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