Why are drunk fics always the best to read? Good job.

Great writing, excellent characterization. Believable and a convincing glimpse into this fledgling partnership

great story, really enjoyed it, thanks

That was a classy story. Good POV, good characterization, and it felt very true. You didn't over-tell or make it angsty: you kept it real. Seemed like it would really fit as a little segment on the show. Nice work.

This was good! I really liked it!

hfiuwhfisd...so ridiculously sweet you get a keyboard smish.

Please write more, Southland needs good fic!

Great story. I really enjoyed it

Nice little one shot. Hope to read more from you.

Nice! I really like these characters on this show so far, and hope they become friends. To me, it seems like this story is in the future, as said in other reviews.

I liked that, although I wouldn't mind being it a bit longer ;)

Only some lines didn't fit that much for my liking. Sometimes John's too sure about Ben, like he knows him in and out. But they haven't been partners for a long time, so that's a bit too much there in my opinion. It's more like they know each other for some years, which they don't - on the show.

But otherwise I liked it, especially the last sentence.

It's also a bit pre-slashy - which isn't a bad thing in my books, since I still think John's the gay cop on the show anyway ;)

I found it very interesting

this was really good. you should write more for it.

Nicely done, thanks for sharing.

Nicely done. This vignette hasn't happened (to date), but you gave it such a realistic feel that I wouldn't doubt at all that it could.

While this may be short, with minimum in the way of any verbal exchange, you've definitely gotten a grasp on both characters and conveyed some telling traits of their personalities and current dynamic very well. There's that reference to the meeting with Ben's father, and the reminder of Cooper's incessant earlier questioning- and Ben's very guarded and censored so-short answer.

Cooper has been trying to determine what makes Ben tick, and Ben, even when he's posturing with bravado for an inexperienced therapist, reveals far more than he intends to with body language and silence. That's the case here too.

I hope to see more of the same from you. These are compelling characters and there's so much to explore between them already.

Best Southland Fic Ever !

Excellently written I look forward to reading more stories soon