Wants versus Needs.... That's what Justin Taylor's life has come down to. Having traveled the world as a dancer, Justin now faces the choice between continuing his lucrative career or rebuilding the tumultuous life he'd left behind in Pittsburgh. Enter Brian Kinney with an offer he may not want to refuse.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brandon, Brian Kinney, Carl Horvath, Craig Taylor, Cynthia, Debbie Novotny, Emmett Honeycutt, Gus Marcus-Peterson, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Molly Taylor, Original Character, Sam Auerbach, Ted Schmidt, Vic Grassi
Tags: Anti-Lindsay, Anti-Michael, Non-Monogamous Pairings, Out of Character
Genres: Alternate Universe, Angst w/ Happy Ending, Drama, Hurt/Comfort
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 15 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 81495 Read Count: 55951
Present day, post-episode 5.13. Justin has returned to Pittsburgh to build a life and future with Brian. When Daphne asks Justin for a favor, he agrees without realizing the effect it will later have on him, Brian, and their entire family’s lives.
Categories: QAF US, Reader's Choice Award
Characters: Blake Wyzecki, Brian Kinney, Daphne Chanders, Debbie Novotny, Emmett Honeycutt, Gus Marcus-Peterson, Jennifer Taylor, Jenny Rebecca Marcus-Peterson, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Original Character, Original Female Character, Original Male Character, Ted Schmidt
Tags: 10k+ Word Count, Anal Sex (Lots of it!), Anniversary, Anti-Lindsay, Anti-Michael, Birthday, Bottom Brian, Death, Established Relationship, Family, Friendship, Hatred, Homophobia, Language, M/M, Masturbation , Minor Character Death, Oral Sex, Post-series, Raw Sex, Real Life Issues, Responsible Justin, Rimming, Sex Toys, Toppy Justin, Vacation, Wedding
Genres: Angst, Angst w/ Happy Ending, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Porny, Romance, Tragedy
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: Bittersweet Universe
Chapters: 32 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 98688 Read Count: 210139
After an accident that nearly kills him, Brian has a long road to recovery. While he knew deep down that it would be a rough road, he wasn't prepared for something like this.
Huge thanks to Annie_Eliza for my spiffy new banner :)
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Debbie Novotny, Emmett Honeycutt, Gus Marcus-Peterson, Joan Kinney, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Original Character, Original Male Character, Ted Schmidt
Tags: Abuse/Child Abuse, Anal Sex (Lots of it!), Bottom Brian, Brian/Other, Dirty Talk, Family, Justin/Other, M/M, Non-Consent, Oral Sex, Rape, Real Life Issues, Rimming, Toppy Justin, Underage Sex, Unsafe Sex, Violence
Genres: Alternate Universe, Angst w/ Happy Ending, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Romance
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Brian/Other, Justin/Ethan, Melanie/Lindsay
Series: None
Chapters: 16 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 87253 Read Count: 41326
Flip a coin... any coin! But what happens when two sides of the same coin meet? Brian Kinney and Justin Taylor are about to find out. And what happens when the two aloof men find themselves breaking all of their self-imposed rules? Guaranteed mayhem!
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Ben Bruckner, Blake Wyzecki, Brian Kinney, Claire Kinney, Craig Taylor, Cynthia, Daphne Chanders, Debbie Novotny, Emmett Honeycutt, Gardner Vance, Gus Marcus-Peterson, Jack Kinney, James 'Hunter' Montgomery, Jennifer Taylor, Joan Kinney, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Michael Novotny, Molly Taylor, Original Character, Ted Schmidt, Todd (Backroom), Tucker, Vic Grassi
Tags: Abuse/Child Abuse, Addiction/Alcoholism, Anal Sex (Lots of it!), Anti-Lindsay, Anti-Michael, BDSM, Bottom Brian, Brian/Other, Drug Use - Recreational, Homophobia, Justin/Other, Kink, Language, M/M, Mental Health Issues, Minor Character Death, Minor Violence, Non-Consent, Non-Monogamous Pairings, Orgy (plays well w/others), Out of Character, PTSD, Rape, Real Life Issues, Rimming, Role Play, Self-Harm, Substance Abuse, Threesomes, Toppy Justin, Voyeurism
Genres: Alternate Universe, Angst w/ Happy Ending, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Romance
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Brian/Justin/Other, Brian/Other, Debbie/Carl, Justin/Other, Melanie/Lindsay, Michael/Ben, Ted/Blake, Vic/Rodney
Series: None
Chapters: 17 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 98855 Read Count: 64947
Seasons 1& 2 Hybrid with emphasis on the bashing and the recovery from it as I think it could have/ should have happened.
Initial Plot Bunny from Deb Tanner: What if Michael had tried to stop Brian from going into the prom and had witnessed the attack?
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Ben Bruckner, Blake Wyzecki, Brian Kinney, Carl Horvath, Claire Kinney, Craig Taylor, Cynthia, Daphne Chanders, David Cameron, Debbie Novotny, Emmett Honeycutt, Ethan Gold, Father Tom Butterfield, Gardner Vance, George Shickel, Gus Marcus-Peterson, James 'Hunter' Montgomery, James Stockwell, Jennifer Taylor, Joan Kinney, Justin Taylor, Kenneth Reichart, Leda, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Molly Taylor, Original Character, Ted Schmidt, Vic Grassi
Tags: Abuse/Child Abuse, Anti-Lindsay, Anti-Michael, Bashing, Bottom Brian, Brian/Other, Drug Use - Recreational, Hatred, Homophobia, Justin/Other, Language, Mental Health Issues, Minor Character Death, Non-Consent, Non-Monogamous Pairings, Orgy (plays well w/others), Out of Character, Prostitution, PTSD, Rape, Real Life Issues, Self-Harm, Threesomes, Toppy Justin, Torture, Voyeurism
Genres: Alternate Canon, Angst, Angst w/ Happy Ending, Could be Canon, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Romance, Tragedy
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Brian/Justin/Other, Emmett/George, Justin/Other, Michael/David
Series: None
Chapters: 53 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 285328 Read Count: 212728
After eight years of marriage, The Taylor-Kinneys are about to find out they really DON'T KNOW each other at all. Danger, Intrigue and at the bottom of it all the TRUTH. Loosely based on Mr. and Mrs. Smith, WELCOME to Assassination Nation!
***THE STORY IS NOW COMPLETE***
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Ben Bruckner, Brian Kinney, Carl Horvath, Daphne Chanders, David Cameron, Debbie Novotny, Emmett Honeycutt, Jennifer Taylor, Justin Taylor, Michael Novotny, Ted Schmidt, Vic Grassi
Tags: Anti-Dave, Minor Character Death, Violence
Genres: Alternate Universe, Angst w/ Happy Ending, Drama, Humor, Romance
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 10 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 71074 Read Count: 24760
Justin has escaped a gilded cage mired in abuse. Having finally broken free, he is now looking to redefine himself as a man. When the offer to become the new Art Director for Kinnetik PA comes in, he jumps at the chance for freedom.
Brian hires Justin as the new Art Director for Kinnetik PA but Brian has secrets of his own. Can each of them teach the other to trust someone other than themselves?
THE STORY IS COMPLETE!!
HAPPY READING!!
~NICHELLE
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Ben Bruckner, Brandon, Brian Kinney, Carl Horvath, Craig Taylor, Cynthia, Daphne Chanders, Debbie Novotny, Emmett Honeycutt, Ethan Gold, Gardner Vance, Gus Marcus-Peterson, James Stockwell, Jennifer Taylor, Justin Taylor, Leda, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Molly Taylor, Mysterious Marilyn, Original Character, Ted Schmidt, Tucker, Vic Grassi
Tags: 100k+ Word Count
Genres: Alternate Universe, Angst, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Romance, Suspense/Thriller
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Melanie/Lindsay
Series: None
Chapters: 32 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 188278 Read Count: 99733
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Adage: People Who Live in Glass Houses, Should NOT Throw Stones!
Categories: QAF US, Plot Bunnies
Characters: Brian Kinney, Cynthia, Daphne Chanders, David Cameron, Debbie Novotny, Drew Boyd, Emmett Honeycutt, George Shickel, Gus Marcus-Peterson, Jennifer Taylor, Justin Taylor, Kiki, Leda, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Mysterious Marilyn, Original Character, Other Cast Regulars, Rodney, Ted Schmidt, Tracy, Vic Grassi
Tags: 10k+ Word Count
Genres: Alternate Canon, Alternate Universe, Angst w/ Happy Ending, Canon Divergence, Fix-it
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Emmett/Drew, Melanie/Lindsay
Series: LEARNING TO SLEEP IN THE BED YOU MADE
Chapters: 11 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 60050 Read Count: 31480
Brian and Justin’s journey of love…
Categories: QAF US
Characters: None
Tags: M/M, Post-series, PTSD, Real Life Issues
Genres: Alternate Universe, Angst, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Porny, Romance
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 28 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 65081 Read Count: 99470
AU after Brian breaks Justin's heart in episode 2. This is Mpreg, but I really like Mpreg. Craig marries Justin off to an abusive man after finding out Justin is pregnant.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Justin Taylor
Tags: Abuse/Child Abuse, Anti-Michael, Family, Justin/Other, Language, Minor Character Death, Minor Violence, MPreg (Yup! Went THERE!)
Genres: Alternate Universe, Angst
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 22 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 42144 Read Count: 95939
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney
Tags: None
Genres: None
Pairings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 7 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 8882 Read Count: 13240
Brian Kinney has rented a summer house on Fire Island for his first vacation in years. His plan is to spend the summer experiencing all the various delights - and men - this Gay Mecca has to offer. His first night there, though, he’s confronted by a hot little blond townie with an agenda who refuses to accept Brian’s rule that he doesn’t do repeats. The two men make a bet - If Justin can keep Brian amused and entertained all summer, then Brian will give him a job come fall. Little did Brian know just how determined and inventive Justin really was.
*****STORY IS NOW COMPLETE - ENJOY!*****
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Ethan Gold, Jennifer Taylor, Michael Novotny, Other Cast Regulars
Tags: 100k+ Word Count, Anal Sex (Lots of it!), Anti-Ethan, Anti-Lindsay, Anti-Michael, Bottom Brian, Non-Monogamous Pairings, Toppy Justin
Genres: Alternate Universe, Humor, Porny, Romance
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Brian/Justin/Other, Brian/Other, Justin/Other
Series: None
Chapters: 53 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 286044 Read Count: 198355
Alternate Universe, Hustler!Justin, John!Brian
"Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck." - Dalai Lama
Because sometimes you get exactly what you never knew you needed.
Thanks to Cheryl for editing.
Categories: QAF US, Reader's Choice Award
Characters: Brian Kinney, Justin Taylor, Other Cast Regulars
Tags: Prostitution
Genres: Alternate Universe, Hurt/Comfort, Romance
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 15 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 76984 Read Count: 69008
Based on the 2012 remake of classic romance film, 'The Blue Lagoon'. A stormy night on a party boat in Trinidad results in strangers Brian Kinney and Justin Taylor being alone and stranded on a deserted island. While their loved ones desperately search for them, the boys must rely on each other to survive and discover that this may just be the best thing that has ever happened to them...
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney
Tags: None
Genres: Alternate Universe
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 20 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 68482 Read Count: 92425
Several months after Brian and Justin part ways, a private airing of their dirty laundry results in a night of passion that neither one can forget or stop. But what happens when Brian is tired of playing second 'fiddle' to the fiddler? And how the hell do they keep the Gurus of Gossip aka the 'family' from finding out about their affair?
Based on the plot bunny from TAG!
Categories: QAF US, Plot Bunnies
Characters: Brian Kinney, Cynthia, Daphne Chanders, Emmett Honeycutt, Ethan Gold, Jennifer Taylor, Justin Taylor, Molly Taylor, Original Character, Other Cast Regulars, Vic Grassi
Tags: Anti-Ethan, Anti-Lindsay, Anti-Michael, Bashing, Bottom Brian, Brain Bleach Recommended, Hatred, Jealousy, M/M, PTSD, Real Life Issues, Season 3, Toppy Justin, Voyeurism, What if...
Genres: Alternate Canon, Alternate Universe, Angst w/ Happy Ending, Drama, Humor, Porny, Romance
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Justin/Ethan
Series: None
Chapters: 53 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 294162 Read Count: 239436
Before Justin and Brian met, they both wanted something else: Justin wanted to be older and Brian wanted to be younger. They both get their wish, sort of. Brian wakes up in Justin's body and Justin wakes up in Brian's body.
This story was adopted by charming1. Original plot and Chapter 1 by SLHR.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Chris Hobbs, Craig Taylor, Daphne Chanders, Debbie Novotny, Emmett Honeycutt, Jennifer Taylor, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Molly Taylor, Mysterious Marilyn, Other Cast Regulars, Ted Schmidt, Vic Grassi
Tags: Anal Sex (Lots of it!), Anti-Lindsay, Anti-Melanie, Anti-Michael, Bottom Brian, Coming Out, First Time (Sex), Hatred, Language, M/M, Masturbation , Oral Sex, Rimming, Toppy Justin
Genres: Alternate Universe, Angst w/ Happy Ending, Drama, Fantasy, Humor, Magical/Supernatural, Romance, Science Fiction
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 18 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 41022 Read Count: 69469
A series of drabbles about coming of age, and dealing with real life issues…
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Gus Marcus-Peterson
Tags: Drabble, HIV/Aids, One-Shot, Real Life Issues
Genres: Alternate Universe, Angst, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Tragedy
Pairings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 11 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 10630 Read Count: 258092
Justin surprises Brian for Christmas, or does Brian Surprise Justin…
Categories: QAF US
Characters: None
Tags: Anal Sex (Lots of it!), Anti-Lindsay, Anti-Michael, Christmas, M/M, Minor Character Death, MPreg (Yup! Went THERE!), Real Life Issues
Genres: Alternate Universe, Drama, Porny, Romance
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 28 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 118113 Read Count: 117602
Brian and Justin want to raise their family without help.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: None
Tags: Anti-Lindsay, Anti-Michael, Post-series
Genres: Angst w/ Happy Ending, Canon, Drama, Humor
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Debbie/Carl, Emmett/Other, Melanie/Lindsay, Ted/Blake
Series: None
Chapters: 28 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 62336 Read Count: 288642
Just a reporters view of the gang.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Ben Bruckner, Blake Wyzecki, Brian Kinney, Carl Horvath, Cynthia, Daphne Chanders, Debbie Novotny, Drew Boyd, Emmett Honeycutt, Gus Marcus-Peterson, James 'Hunter' Montgomery, Jennifer Taylor, Jenny Rebecca Marcus-Peterson, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Original Character, Ted Schmidt, Tucker
Tags: Post-series
Genres: Canon, Humor
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Debbie/Carl, Emmett/Drew, Melanie/Lindsay, Michael/Ben, Ted/Blake
Series: None
Chapters: 19 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 31202 Read Count: 56587
After successfully taking down Stockwell, Brian fails to bring his dream business, Kinnetik, to life. Instead, he has to come to terms with failure and rely on his partner. Can his renewed relationship with Justin handle the change? How will he handle hitting rock bottom?
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Justin Taylor
Tags: None
Genres: Angst w/ Happy Ending, Drama, Romance
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Brian/Other
Series: None
Chapters: 11 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 68396 Read Count: 32139
Justin is moving back to Pittsburgh with his son. This one is completely AU and MPreg.
Categories: QAF US, Reader's Choice Award
Characters: Ben Bruckner, Blake Wyzecki, Brian Kinney, Carl Horvath, Craig Taylor, Cynthia, Daphne Chanders, Debbie Novotny, Emmett Honeycutt, Jennifer Taylor, Jenny Rebecca Marcus-Peterson, Justin Taylor, Leda, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Molly Taylor, Original Character, Original Female Character, Original Male Character, Other Cast Regulars, Sam Auerbach, Ted Schmidt
Tags: Anti-Lindsay, Anti-Michael, MPreg (Yup! Went THERE!)
Genres: Alternate Universe, Angst w/ Happy Ending, Drama, Hurt/Comfort
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Michael/Ben, Other Cast Pairing, Ted/Blake
Series: None
Chapters: 29 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 61773 Read Count: 343921
AU. I love Mrs Winterbourne and No Man of Her Own. So I took a lot from the beginning of Mrs. Winterbourne. After the first chapter they will not be very alike though. Justin gets into a trainwreck with Brian's twin and his husband. Mistaken Idenity.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brandon, Brian Kinney, Debbie Novotny, Emmett Honeycutt, Ethan Gold, Joan Kinney, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Ted Schmidt, Vic Grassi
Tags: Anti-Ethan, Family, Language, M/M, MPreg (Yup! Went THERE!), Other Character Death, Prostitution, Unsafe Sex
Genres: Alternate Universe, Angst w/ Happy Ending, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Mystery, Romance
Pairings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 12 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 23884 Read Count: 24906
Justin has been living in New York for almost 5 years. This is the story of what happened during that time and how the boys find their way back to each other.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Daphne Chanders, Debbie Novotny, Drew Boyd, Emmett Honeycutt, Gus Marcus-Peterson, Jennifer Taylor, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Molly Taylor, Original Female Character, Other Cast Regulars, Ted Schmidt
Tags: Anti-Lindsay, Anti-Michael
Genres: Angst w/ Happy Ending, Could be Canon
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Debbie/Carl, Emmett/Drew, Melanie/Lindsay, Michael/Ben, Ted/Blake
Series: None
Chapters: 9 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 31729 Read Count: 25556
How Michael's machinations finally left him all alone.
Categories: QAF US, Reader's Choice Award
Characters: Ben Bruckner, Blake Wyzecki, Brian Kinney, Carl Horvath, Debbie Novotny, Drew Boyd, Emmett Honeycutt, Gus Marcus-Peterson, James 'Hunter' Montgomery, Jennifer Taylor, Jenny Rebecca Marcus-Peterson, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Original Character, Ted Schmidt
Tags: Anti-Michael
Genres: Angst w/ Happy Ending, Hurt/Comfort
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Emmett/Drew, Melanie/Lindsay, Michael/Ben, Ted/Blake
Series: Waking with Enemies
Chapters: 17 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 119405 Read Count: 164590