A lovely tag for the episode! I wish we'd actually seen that on the show!

I nominated this story for a 2012 Paint It Red Award in the following category:

Gen Best Episode Tag

Reason: "Oooh, this one has it all - the sad, the sweet, the LOLs and the dark. A perfect ending to Crimson Casanova, picking up where we left off, with Jane alone at the bar. This story brilliantly captures every facet of Jane's character as he infuriates, endears and breaks your heart, all in one swift swoop."

Oh Jane.

You did a great job at capturing both the characters' personalities. Well done.

Sweet and in-character. Great work :)

I just found this episode tag. Of course, Crimson Casanova is one of my favorite episodes, for a lot of reasons. But this tag made it a little sweeter. I think because I could legitimately see this as part of that story. It was in character for both of them-Lisbon saying something she thought was harmless and Jane finding/hearing a deeper meaning in it so that she wished she hadn't said it or had phrased it differently. And Jane having a moment or two of genuineness, just enough to throw her.

And their body language is almost always such (even when they're out of sorts with one another) that in those circumstances, those women would have believed her to be his wife.

The whole thing was just sweet, from his "Time to go?" as if she had come to collect him (as she often does) to his "Bye, Honey", something he wouldn't have said even jokingly to another female.

Lovely, poignant piece. I really enjoyed it.

You write aweseome! Love it! I wish this scene had been in the episode . . .

In character. Believable. Emotional, but never over the top. Impressive work! I really really liked this.

Yay, a way better ending than in the episode. _ The scene was well-rounded and fluid with just the right amount of anxiety and humor to grab me at once and pull me along. Thanks!

Oh, I'd have loved to see the expressions of the women's faces after that! xD

I really do love your style of writing.

The line where Jane tells her to keep worrying about him, he needed it, sent shivers down my spine.

Thanks!

Very nice bit of interaction, with the darkness and the impetuousity of what they bring out in each other. (Also I'm a sucker for the 'pretending to be marriage' cliche that you play with here anyway).

WOW! I'm in awe of the subtle brilliance you captured in this scene and the play between Jane and Lisbon. Not fluffy, not too dark, just right.

I'd almost forgotten how forlorn Jane looked at the end of that episode, so I love that you had Lisbon go find him.

"Stay worried about me." His voice was so low she could barely hear him. "I need it." - 'Scuse me while I pick my stomach up off the floor. GUH!

I love how you can convey so much raw emotions in such short phrases.

Please please right more for this fandom!

Aww you should write more mentalist fics you know? I actually didn't pick up on the fact that it didn't say "romance" in the genre. I think that as a second gender it should be. I mean, I usually don't read something -fanfics, that is- that isn't romance. And even though is little, the feeling is there. Loved the in-characterness. Hopefully you'll write more stuff!

Loved the ending. So sweet. And.. like it could have really happened if the show had another 3-4 minutes after the real ending.

Nice work!

Sweet scene, very in-charcter, would have loved to read more... way too short! although it worked good as a one shot, just... wanted more ;)

thanks for writing and sharing,

Lie

Great job!:)

You captured their character perfectly.

"Stay worried about me." His voice was so low she could barely hear him. "I need it."

So sweet.

Great job! :))