He was a happy man, he realized as he looked across the Kansas sunset. Six years ago, he couldn't have very well said that, but now it was the clear, beautiful truth.

Sequel-ish to "Make it Through the Night" but could be read as a stand-alone. Marked as "general" since "family" isn't listed as a genre on here.

He wanted to tell her to go away. He wanted to tell her to stay out of it. Somehow, though, he didn't have the energy or the heart to do it.

After Victoria hands him the divorce papers, Carlton, despondent and shellshocked, isn't quite sure what to do with himself. Maybe a special friend can help him... Tag to and spoilers for 3x15 "Tuesday the 17th".

He was captivated by her. He had refused to admit it, of course, even to himself. On the job, you weren’t supposed to show emotion, and you certainly weren’t supposed to feel affection towards your new partner. After his disastrous relationship with Lucinda, he learned that better than he could ever have imagined. T

Tag to 5x08, 5x10, and 5x16. Spoilers for those episodes, and 4x16 as well(though not a tag to that). Angsty, one-sided Lassiet, and hints of Shules.

I wasn't fine. I had almost died, and I couldn't stand that. I couldn't stand what might have happened if Carlton and Gus hadn't arrived in time. I was scarred for life, but I wasn't going to break down here. I was going to convince everyone that I was fine, and I was going to go home by myself and collapse in bed and curl up in a ball under the covers and cry for hours, and my cats would crawl onto my bed and paw at my toes and lick the tears off my face while subtly hinting for more food. I wasn't going to let anyone know of the real mental turmoil inside me, the whirlwind of emotions that was ripping me apart. I couldn't, not now, not when there wasn't anyone in the world who would understand how I felt.

Tag to 4x16 "Mr. Yin Presents". Major spoilers for that episode. Lassiet friendship.

"You're gonna give up on her?" Lassiter shouted, startling everyone. "You can't give up on her, Spencer. If we're going to save her life- which we are -you can't just give up. She deserves better. If we need to give up the sun, moon, and stars to save her, we're going to do it!"

Juliet's on the clocktower and she won't come down. This time, though, she climbed up there herself. Tired of being betrayed and lied to, she's ready to end everything. It's up to her concerned and determined partner to keep her from making the biggest- and last -mistake of her life. Semi-Lassiet.