Etomophobia (Insectophobia)- The Fear of Bugs
Ok so this one doesn't actually have a technical name so... Yeah. For the guest who reviewed, I found your idea very funny. Fact is, the little bugs creep me out too but that's because one but me on my least favourite holiday, Fourth of July.
Pairing: Shassie if you squint hard enough.
Summary: Shawn is afraid of pill bugs and has a break down. Carlton comforts him.
Shawn always felt like something was crawling under his skin when someone brought up bugs. He didn't like them. Never had.
They weren't bad, they just gave him the creeps and made his skin crawl. He didn't understand why they had to have so many legs or eyes.
He walked into the precinct and sighed. "Spencer, I was hoping you wouldn't show." Carlton grunted as the blonde joined them.
"I couldn't sleep, I was debating whether to stay in bed or not." Shawn yawned, too tired to make up an excuse.
"Really now? What's wrong, you had bad dreams?" Carlton sniggered.
"There were pill bugs in my room. And on the couch. And everywhere else." Shawn frowned.
Carlton didn't see what the problem was, they were just bugs. All Shawn had to do was brush them away. "What's the problem?"
"They're freaky! With all those legs and the armadillo shells..." Shawn shivered. "I can feel them crawling all over me."
"Um, Shawn?" Gus asked.
"What?"
"There's one on your shoulder. It must've been on your shirt when you put it on this morning."
Shawn looked at the bug and screamed, tearing out of his shirt and throwing it on the ground. He stomped on his shirt several times before shaking violently. "Not cool man!" He whined, crouching down to try and regain himself.
Carlton watched, his eyebrows twitching in concerned amusement. He looked away then back to the shivering man. "Spencer, I think it's gone."
"You don't understand!" Shawn whimpered. "They're freaky, why do they need so many legs?"
"It's their adaption. Helps them stay on the tree's bark." Carlton knelt. "If it makes you feel any better I can't stand stick bugs."
"Walking sticks?"
"Yeah. They have six legs. Sometimes they're green sometimes brown." Carlton looked like he was going to be sick but he quickly shook it off. "Come on, you're wasting time."
Shawn stood slowly, grabbing his shirt and shaking it off. "Alright." Shawn frowned slightly. "As long as it doesn't involve bugs."
"I doubt it does." Carlton said as they went into the Chief's office.