Title: The Pilot of My Roflcopter
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Gus/Shawn.
Disclaimer: Definitely don't own them.
Summary: ~2,700 words. The one where Shawn talks like a lolcat. “i can has morph ball nao?” Shawn said, reaching tentatively and longingly for Gus’ head.

Title: The Pilot of My Roflcopter
Rating: PG
Pairing: Gus/Shawn.
Summary: ~3,700 words. The one where, according to Shawn, Gus is a bisexual mollusk. Gus set down his burrito with a frown. "Oh, no. You did not just call He-Man gay."

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Okay, I've been slowly, but surely making my way through the archives, adding simple tags with pairings and ratings.  Still, it occurred to me that most times when I'm digging through a site in frustration, it's to find various chapters of the same fic. 

So, I've come up with two solutions to this problem, and I'd like to know which you all would prefer.  (Or if you have any other ideas!)

1. I could give any story with multiple parts a it's own individual series tag.  For example, if we had a fic called "Shassie Story" that was in multiple parts, then each part would be tagged as "series: shassie story".  Also, any sequels or prequels would receive the tag as well. 

2. I could make a tag for each person that posts here.  (Example tag: "author: fearless_jones")  The problem I can see arising, however, is this: a small number of fics have sequels that are written by other people.  In those instances, it may be difficult to find the sequel because each story part will fall under different author tags.

Also, if I go with solution 2, then the question arises as to whether there will be both "author" and "artist" tags.  Some artists are authors as well, and I think it would probably be best to just label each contributor, artists included, as "author" rather than having a seperate "artist" tag.  (There is already an "art" tag.) 

Anyway, there's my dilema.  I realize that I could easily do both, but I'm afraid of clogging up this comm with too many tags.  The whole goal is to help you guys find the stories you want without too much hunting, but I've been to some sites that have just been tagged to death.  Everything was so split up and confusing that I swear the tags needed tags.  

Just let me know what you guys think.  I'm going to take a small break from the tags for about four or five days while people respond, and then I guess I'll just go with whatever the majority of you thinks.  Let me know!  ~Serena-chan

TITLE: The Domestication of Shawn Spencer, Psychic Detective
RATING: PG13
PAIRING: Shawn and Lassie
DISCLAIMER: If I were to own the copyrights to something, I'd love it to be this. Sadly, I do not, and therefore cannot be paid for this. I probably wouldn't make much anyways.
NOTES: No spoilers, I invented this entire scenario. It wouldn't leave me alone. I had no beta, I didn't re-read this at all, I'm sorry for the atrocious grammatical concerns.
Summary: Forces collide as Lassie, together and organized, notices something about Shawn, chaotic and distracted.

 

( on to the fic! )

I was just wondering, I've poked around a bit over the last few days but nothing extensive because of not having time thanks to NaNoWriMo.

Are there any fics out there that deal with the concept of Shawn having ADD (or ADHD)? His comment in the fall finale made me think of it and I just wondered if anyone had thought of it before or since enough to write it in a fic.

I don't know when they actually started diagnosing ADD so I'm not sure if he would have actually been diagnosed, but with his mom being a psychiatrist, I just wondered if the idea had come up before.

X-posted all over the place.

I was just wondering, I've poked around a bit over the last few days but nothing extensive because of not having time thanks to NaNoWriMo.

Are there any fics out there that deal with the concept of Shawn having ADD (or ADHD)? His comment in the fall finale made me think of it and I just wondered if anyone had thought of it before or since enough to write it in a fic.

I don't know when they actually started diagnosing ADD so I'm not sure if he would have actually been diagnosed, but with his mom being a psychiatrist, I just wondered if the idea had come up before.

X-posted all over the place.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J47wjjAG-bY

This is overall a lassie vid with a bit of shawn just cause there has to be!
check it out if you like :)
comment and rate pleease, i want to top 24 ratings! and 8 comments!

In this issue, Shawn and Gus unknowingly uncover the trail of one of Santa Barbara's strangest and elusive serial killers in the weirdest way possible. Included is a little bit of slash as thanks for reading and sticking around!

Read the issue here!

All the prompts have been assembled and the commentathon is now open:

[ Psych Rare Pairing & Gen Commentathon Master Post. ]

The commentathon is open to all gen and any pairings that aren't Shawn/Lassiter, and it's open to all types of fanwork -- fic, art/icons/graphic, vids, recslists, 'ship manifesto type squee, etc. It'll be open for about a week.

Hope you decide to come and play :)

Title: Far Too Young and Clever
Author: Loz/lozenger8
Pairing: Shawn/Gus
Rating: NC-17
Disclaimer: I don't own Psych.
Word Count: 2,500 words
Notes: Shawn/Gus, pretty much of the fluffy PWP variety. There's a very obvious nod to Futurama in this story (as opposed to all those other times where I pretend to be subtle.) Title from the song 'Come on, Eileen.'
Summary: He and Shawn were naked in bed together and they'd done stuff. Intimate, heart-rate increasing, hands in places stuff. Stuff Gus had only ever briefly entertained doing with Shawn before, and even then, had dismissed out of hand because it would make everything too complex.

( Far Too Young and Clever)

Title: Saving Shawn
Rating: PG (will go up)
Disclaimer: I don't own Criminal Minds or Psych
Warnings: Hints of Shassie and Moreid
Summary: A serial killer targeting Psychics and the like shows up and Gus calls in the BAU when Shawn disappears

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( Chapter 3 )

Part 2 of 4 (had to extend it for a bit to fit in some more details)

The Werner case takes a turn for the morbid as premature funeral expenses, strange wills and multiple identities arise and Gus accidentally kills a person.

Read the issue here!

omg guys~

You probably have heard of Yuletide treasures, a gift exchange for stories for small fandoms. It has Boston Legal on its fandom list, yay! You can sign up for participation know, deadline for fics is Dec 21.

The brand new festivids is a gift exchange for fanvids for small fandoms, and it also has Boston Legal on its fandom list. Sign up for participation will start in a few days, vids are due on Jan 10.

Maybe some nice Boston Legal vids and fics will come out of this!