Wow, I love this. In such a brief space, you've given us such a full, believable, *strong* Gus and a Shawn who's vulnerable *and* a jackass. This is some of the best characterization of these two I've ever read.
And the prose! It didn't involve Shawn leaning over and touching his mouth to Gus's as casual as breathing, like he wasn't shifting Gus's entire worldview here, twisting his heart on its axis to point Shawn's way once more. *happy/sad sigh* This is lovely and heartbreaking.
Shawn was poorly insured, easily distracted, overly stimulated Burton Guster, you are a dork among dorks and I love it.
it still wasn't fun to Gus the way it was to Shawn, who treated his entire sexuality like a never-ending joke to be played on other people. I love this insight, and I love that it comes fully soaked in Gus's wounded exasperation.
"Telling me is like an invitation," Shawn agreed. This line really got me - it's rare to see Shawn exhibit self-knowledge without any larger agenda, but this is *Gus*, so he can try.
the panicked twist to Shawn's mouth that said he was maybe two minutes from bolting Oh, *man*. Yes.
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Date: 2010-06-01 02:16 pm (UTC)And the prose!
It didn't involve Shawn leaning over and touching his mouth to Gus's as casual as breathing, like he wasn't shifting Gus's entire worldview here, twisting his heart on its axis to point Shawn's way once more.
*happy/sad sigh* This is lovely and heartbreaking.
Shawn was poorly insured, easily distracted, overly stimulated
Burton Guster, you are a dork among dorks and I love it.
it still wasn't fun to Gus the way it was to Shawn, who treated his entire sexuality like a never-ending joke to be played on other people.
I love this insight, and I love that it comes fully soaked in Gus's wounded exasperation.
"Telling me is like an invitation," Shawn agreed.
This line really got me - it's rare to see Shawn exhibit self-knowledge without any larger agenda, but this is *Gus*, so he can try.
the panicked twist to Shawn's mouth that said he was maybe two minutes from bolting
Oh, *man*. Yes.
This is fantastic. <3333