what do u ship
My involvement in this fandom began with my enthusiasm for Shawn/Despereaux, which remains very much a passion; Shawn's shameless starry-eyed infatuation with Despereaux is adorable, and Despereaux might be more subtle about it, but he's clearly a big fan of Shawn too. I also
I think Shawn and Gus have something very special. It might not be the kind of thing leads two people to become a traditional couple, but it's still a powerful bond that I think lends itself quite reasonably to friends-to-lovers sort of stories.
Shules, with caveats. I think it's important to acknowledge that Shawn was terrible to Juliet when she broke up with him; if I was her friend, I would have told her to get a restraining order instead of getting back together with him. However, she is a grown woman who gave her informed consent to restarting their relationship, and I do like what they built together after that. They're not perfect, but they choose to put in the work with each other. With that said, I'm aware that my Shules fics, though canon-compliant, include a lot of non-canon details to their relationship. If I stuck exclusively to canon, I wouldn't be as into it.
Shawn and Tommy Nix. It's a terrible idea with about a 48-hour time limit before it explodes, but those could be a really fun 48 hours.
Shules and the Nobles. Even shorter time limit for that one, but I think they'd have fun for a few hours.
Lassiter and Conforth. That's just a no-brainer.
I am also a notoriously non-Shassie shipper, though I can get on board with hatesex. (Hate from Lassiter, anyway; I don't think Shawn hates him back. Shawn is more like an overly confident alley cat baiting an angry dog for his own amusement.)
