Title: Starts Again
Fandom: The Mentalist
Pairing: Patrick Jane/Kimball Cho
Categories: amnesia, angst, humor, hurt/comfort
Length: medium (6,370 words)
Warnings: n/a

Author on LJ: tfwftw
Author Website: n/a

Summary:
He keeps his eyes closed after he wakes, breathing deep, getting his bearings. At last, when he’s sure his voice will work, he asks “What’s my name?”

Review:
Despite loosing his memory, Patrick Jane is still very much himself, analyzing everyone around him and trying to figure out who he is, besides someone that everyone he's ever met would suspect of faking amnesia. The scenes where he meets the team again are lots of fun, and we see them through his eyes, and see what Jane would be like without the weight of his past.

Jane is attracted to Cho, who attempts to help him by taking him to familiar places, but doesn't seem to return the attraction. What follows is a perfectly in-character reason for Jane to regain his memories and Cho helps him deal with the aftermath.

A fun story that, similar to the show it's based on, straddles the line between light humor and dark pathos. My only complaint was that it didn't last longer.

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Starts Again