This is seriously my favorite story of all time. Of all fanfics, or ANY other stories...this is purely AMAZING! I stayed up so late reading this, I could barely keep my eyes open with how tired I was!! Haha your stories are perfect. Go Lassie!!!

Loved it! What I love so much about your stories is that you use the whump as a catalyst for introspection. Sure Lassiter got whumped something fierce (seriously, this should be part of a safety training pamphlet for LEO's or something, lol!), but what mattered was what he got out of it. Well, knowing me, of course I'd be drawn to that, but it's still great. I know how big a Lassiter fan you are (ok, plainly fanatic), but you're not afraid to whump him, or whump him in highly embarrassing ways, or put a fluffy pink sleep mask on him, or boldly highlight his imperfections. You do that because you know the greatness he has deep down, and how something like this can make him an even better person. It's awesome seeing how our heroes learn and grow, and you do it beautifully.

The connection between Gus and Lassiter has always been overlooked, so thank you for bringing that forward. They both have a certain "geekiness" to them, in a way, and it makes sense that they'd have that as a common point. Very few people have capitalized on that. Points for originality!

What really hit a note for me was your writing of how Shawn shows Lassiter a side of himself that he won't even show Juliet! Who would have ever thought this is possible! But then again, it makes perfect sense...in a very Psych sort of way. The idea of Shawn trusting Lassiter like this is awesome to me.

Great job yet again. I love your take on our awesome characters, and can't wait to read what you've got coming.

I loved this fic!

The whump was simple, but at the same time brutal. Loved it when Lassiter punched the hell out of the guy who surprised Juliet and grabbed her...he so would! One thing I love in your stories is how you write Lassie/Jules as friends and how well they know each other. I am sold.

Even more than the whump, I think I liked the three of them working to help Lassiter in his recovery and him seriously being confused at having friends other than Juliet. Those scenes were very sweet and for lack of a better word...adorable.

I think my only complaint is that Shawn getting them to the bar just came off to me as too obvious of a set-up for the rest of the story-it didn't flow nearly as well as the rest. In the grand scheme though, minor issue.

Also, thanks to you, I am now having visions of Lassiter squeezing into a hot pink tutu with fairy wings. My brain is not sure whether to thank you or curse you. But it's amused. =) 

Definitely loved this story, can't wait for your next one. There's not nearly enough fic that focuses on the friendships with these four. Something I for one prefer to romance.

Wow! You got him good! You made me cringe with the description of his fall. Great stuff so far.

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Yep!  I got poor Lassie but good this time!  Damn shoelace snuck up on him...Glad I made you cringe, too!  Lets me know I'm doing a good job!  Thanks for the review, I appreciate it!

Texasartchick

Wow that first sequence is just painful.  Poor Lassie and his poor stomach!  :(  I kinda love, though, how when he's getting sick in his bathroom he just suddenly becomes aware of Juliet standing there holding his shoulders. He hadn't heard her come in or didn't even know she was there but she is, like a good partner should be. :)  It a little scary how disoriented he is and that he can barely remember that he was even in the hospital. I like where he notices Juliet's stitches and has anger in his voice, as if he could be in any shape to do something about it right then. :D

The second round of vomiting is even more painful. Ugh! And he ends up passing out even. Remind me to never get a skull fracture... =P  The pink sleep mask is funny, and of course Shawn would get past Juliet! She can't resist him you know *wink wink*.  LOL  Still, it's a good thing for Lassie that Shawn comes to the rescue.  It's also funny how Juliet says she won't do a massage when she does such a good job of it later in the chapter. It does have to be a bit weird to give your boss a massage though. =O

The soup scene is funny with the bib and then she ends up having to feed him. At least he finally gets to take his medicine. I can understand his frustration when the medicine doesn't kick in right away...I haven't had a skull fracture but there have been times I've taken a pill and then watched the clock waiting for it to take effect.  Sucks!  Of course being in pain makes the pain worse because you tense up and are constantly bracing yourself against more pain which actually just makes it all worse...hence...the massage!  Great scene! You do a great job of bringing out the idea of how it's an awkward situation in so many ways but it's necessary and then when the pain starts going away it's such a relief for Lassie. I kind of felt all of those things reading it...a little awkward but so happy that he was finally getting relief. :)

Thanks for another great chapter!  :)


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