A very short and repetitive thing, but I was inspired lol I'll try and write more soon! In the meantime, enjoy another Shassie moment! WOO!
Carlton Lassiter's life was mostly black and white. Things were simple. If there's a bad guy, catch him. If someone is innocent, protect them. If someone pisses you off, hate them. If you love someone, well, love them.
In his black and white life everything was easy. Things were good. Then, Shawn Spencer came along. Lassiter had never thought someone would make him change his no-gray life. But, Shawn did.
He knew Shawn was lying about being psychic, but couldn't bring himself to really try and prove it. Shawn was annoying, but Lassiter couldn't hate him. He loved Shawn, but couldn't show it.
When Shawn had finally told Lassiter – and only Lassiter – that he wasn't a psychic, he couldn't expose him. And when Shawn admitted he love the older detective, he couldn't respond.
But now, Lassiter said screw black and white. He knocked confidently on the apartment door and held his breath.
Shawn opened the door moments later, and was shocked to find Carlton there. "Yeah?"
"You are the most immature person I've ever met, but I don't mind. You're a liar, but I can't hate you for it. I've never met anyone who makes me as mad as you do, but I love."
Shawn grinned and threw himself at the head detective. Lassiter smiled at his new life, no longer black and white.
Later, after telling Shawn about his previous views, Shawn dubbed his new life 'the orange life'. Whatever that meant.
It had taken a crazy exception to the rule to make Lassiter live. And he was living now. Shawn made sure of that.