What if, after overhearing the doctor leaving a message on Brian's machine, Justin had confronted Brian, instead of going to Michael? How would things have been different?
Canon divergence begins midway through episode 408. Plot bunny by Deb. Thanks to Sandi for being my beta.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Justin Taylor
Tags: Cancer, Canon Divergence, Established Relationship, Real Life Issues, Responsible Justin, Season 4, Vulnerable Brian, What if...
Genres: Angst, Angst w/ Happy Ending, Canon Divergence, Could be Canon, Gap-Filler, Hurt/Comfort
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 14 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 61412 Read Count: 22019
Post 5-13. Brian ends all contact with Justin from one day to the other and Justin has no idea why. After five years in New York he returns to Pittsburgh and goes looking for answers that are long overdue. His whole life will be changed forever when he finally gets the answers he has been looking for.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Blake Wyzecki, Brian Kinney, Carl Horvath, Cynthia, Daphne Chanders, Debbie Novotny, Emmett Honeycutt, Gus Marcus-Peterson, Jennifer Taylor, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Ted Schmidt
Tags: 100k+ Word Count, Anti-Lindsay, Anti-Melanie, Anti-Michael, MPreg (Yup! Went THERE!), Post-series, Real Life Issues
Genres: Alternate Universe, Angst, Angst w/ Happy Ending, Drama
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: Back for Good Universe
Chapters: 34 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 110685 Read Count: 114471
“All I’m saying is, someone should have called Justin.”
The blond young man standing outside the door to the diner was surprised to hear his name in a conversation coming from inside.
“Brian told me not to. What was I supposed to do, go against his wishes and do it anyway?” Justin recognized this voice -- Michael.
“I know he told you not to. I was there.” Ben. “I said it then, and I’ll say it again now: It’s disrespectful to Justin to not tell him, or at least warn him ahead of time. Can you imagine what it’s going to be like Justin walks in and sees him?”
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Justin Taylor
Tags: Established Relationship, Mental Health Issues, Post-series, Real Life Issues, Tearjerker, Vulnerable Brian
Genres: Angst, Angst w/ Happy Ending, Hurt/Comfort
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: The Changed Series, Stories from the "Changed" Verse
Chapters: 12 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 75333 Read Count: 22230
Two years after Justin leaves, Brian decides that living apart isn't what he wants. He makes his move to be together. What if that happens along with an offer from a friend to have a baby.
Lorie thank you for doing what you do for me as my beta, the readers probably thank you too.
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, Original Female Character, Original Male Character, Other Cast Regulars, Ted Schmidt, Tucker
Tags: Post-series, What if...
Genres: Angst, Canon, Drama, Humor
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Debbie/Carl, Melanie/Lindsay, Michael/Ben, Ted/Blake
Series: None
Chapters: 41 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 96359 Read Count: 296680
Brian and Justin live in different worlds. Brian is still based out of Pittsburgh, while Justin is in New York. Yet, they still have a great deal in common. Both are successful...both are respected in their fields...both are wealthy...both feel like they should feel on top the world….and...both feel like there is something missing in their life. It’s been five years since they have seen each other. Will a chance meeting bring them together, or will they remain as far apart as ever?
Categories: QAF US
Characters: None
Tags: None
Genres: Angst, Could be Canon
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 14 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 31605 Read Count: 46545
Sequel to "Simple and Straightforward"
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Counting down the days until Brian’s final radiation treatment was like counting down to normalcy -- at least, as normal as their life together ever had been or could be. At the very least, it would be an end to the runaway roller coaster ride of the last six weeks. Life had been speeding through a shitload of twists and turns, dragging a breathless Justin and Brian along for the white-knuckled ride as they both struggled to make sense of the scenery flying by.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Justin Taylor
Tags: Cancer, Established Relationship, One-Shot, Season 4, Vulnerable Brian
Genres: Angst, Angst w/ Happy Ending, Canon, Could be Canon, Hurt/Comfort
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: Walking the Tightrope
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 3018 Read Count: 887
This was the same, only different.
This time, his filters were firmly in place, because Justin knew that kicking, punching, and destroying wasn’t going to fix this. It wasn’t going to take away the fact that his lover had cancer.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Justin Taylor
Tags: Cancer, One-Shot, Real Life Issues, Responsible Justin, Season 4, Vulnerable Brian
Genres: Angst, Canon, Could be Canon, Gap-Filler, Hurt/Comfort
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: Walking the Tightrope
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 3133 Read Count: 928
This was why he didn’t do boyfriends. He didn’t do love. He didn’t do commitment. Because when you do boyfriends...love...commitment...you let yourself get attached. When you do boyfriends, you hope and pray they won’t ever leave you. Because if they do, you’ll feel like your soul has been torn out and you have nothing left to live for.
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This is a song fic based on Lifehouse's "Flight." It takes place shortly after the series finale.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Justin Taylor, Michael Novotny
Tags: Addiction/Alcoholism, Mental Health Issues, One-Shot, Post-series, Vulnerable Brian
Genres: Angst, Angst w/ Happy Ending, Canon, Could be Canon, Hurt/Comfort, Song Fic
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 3653 Read Count: 1188
He could tell Michael that he loved him. Always had, always will. Brian wasn’t sure why saying “I love you” to Michael was so easy -- why it was different. Why the words flowed off his tongue with Michael but felt stuck in his throat with Justin.
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This is a song fic inspired by Lifehouse's song "Yesterday's Son." It's gap filler, and a peek inside Brian Kinney's head through several key story arcs in the course of the show's five seasons.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Justin Taylor, Michael Novotny
Tags: Babylon Bombing, Bashing, Cancer, Vulnerable Brian
Genres: Angst, Angst w/ Happy Ending, Canon, Could be Canon, Gap-Filler, Song Fic
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 4860 Read Count: 1271
Brian is gone. What will happen to Justin in the aftermath? how will he cope?
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Justin Taylor
Tags: Canon Divergence
Genres: Angst
Pairings: Justin/Other
Series: Down Under Series
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 17120 Read Count: 1488
Justin is never found in New York, when Brian kicked him out.
This does contain Mpreg.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Blake Wyzecki, Brian Kinney, Claire Kinney, Craig Taylor, Cynthia, Daphne Chanders, Debbie Novotny, Emmett Honeycutt, Gus Marcus-Peterson, Jennifer Taylor, Joan Kinney, Justin Taylor, Leda, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Molly Taylor, Original Character, Original Female Character, Original Male Character, Ted Schmidt
Tags: Anti-Debbie, Anti-Lindsay, Anti-Michael, Family, MPreg (Yup! Went THERE!)
Genres: Alternate Universe, Angst, Drama, Humor, Romance
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Emmett/Other, Ted/Blake
Series: None
Chapters: 30 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 68606 Read Count: 290879
Justin and Gus have been friends all their lives. Would their friendship survive when Gus finds out that Justin is dating his best friend's father?
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Ben Bruckner, Brian Kinney, Chris Hobbs, Craig Taylor, Cynthia, Daphne Chanders, Debbie Novotny, Emmett Honeycutt, Gus Marcus-Peterson, Jennifer Taylor, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Molly Taylor, Ted Schmidt
Tags: 10k+ Word Count, Anal Sex (Lots of it!), Coming Out, Dirty Talk, Family, First Time (Sex), Fluff, Friendship, Homophobia, Language, M/M, Mentor/Protégé, One-Shot, Underage Sex
Genres: Alternate Universe, Angst, Drama, Humor, Hurt/Comfort, Porny, Romance
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Justin/Other
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 27415 Read Count: 2430
It's been a year, a year full of pain and sorrow. A year in which nothing meant anything for Brian. After losing Justin at the bombing in Babylon everything was white and black.
However... what will happen if one day suddenly everything changed? What if he had never really met Justin? Then why does he remember everything they had gone through while the rest of the gang doesn't even know who Justin is?
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Chris Hobbs, Craig Taylor, Cynthia, Daphne Chanders, David Cameron, Debbie Novotny, Emmett Honeycutt, Gus Marcus-Peterson, James 'Hunter' Montgomery, Jennifer Taylor, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Molly Taylor, Mysterious Marilyn, Original Character, Ted Schmidt
Tags: Anti-Debbie, Anti-Michael, Death, F/F, Family, M/M
Genres: Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Magical/Supernatural
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Emmett/Drew, Emmett/George, Melanie/Lindsay, Ted/Blake, Vic/Rodney
Series: None
Chapters: 25 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 42273 Read Count: 74055
Sometimes love comes into your life when you least expect it.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Debbie Novotny, Gus Marcus-Peterson, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus
Tags: Unsafe Sex
Genres: Angst, Hurt/Comfort
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 4 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 5893 Read Count: 4952
Debbie finds out it's never too late to say goodbye
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Debbie Novotny
Tags: Death
Genres: Angst, Hurt/Comfort
Pairings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 786 Read Count: 588
Moving forward from the disastrous conclusion of Season 5. Life goes on, and so must Brian and Justin, only not, perhaps, as either intended.
Categories: QAF US, Reader's Choice Award
Characters: Ben Bruckner, Blake Wyzecki, Brandon, Brian Kinney, Carl Horvath, Chris Hobbs, Claire Kinney, Craig Taylor, Cynthia, Daphne Chanders, Debbie Novotny, Drew Boyd, Emmett Honeycutt, Ethan Gold, Gus Marcus-Peterson, James 'Hunter' Montgomery, James Stockwell, Jennifer Taylor, Jenny Rebecca Marcus-Peterson, Joan Kinney, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Original Character, Original Female Character, Original Male Character, Other Cast Regulars, Ted Schmidt, Tucker, Vic Grassi
Tags: 100k+ Word Count, Anal Sex (Lots of it!), Anti-Melanie, Anti-Ted, Brian/Other, Drug Use - Recreational, Homophobia, Justin/Other, Post-series, Tearjerker, Violence
Genres: Angst, Could be Canon, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Suspense/Thriller
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Brian/Other, Emmett/Drew, Justin/Other, Michael/Ben, Ted/Blake
Series: None
Chapters: 61 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 794737 Read Count: 137915
SUMMARY: It's hard coming to grips with the loss of someone you love. It's harder still when you feel a weight of guilt for their death. And sometimes it's just the bigger picture you're afraid of facing.
Non-canon compliant.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Debbie Novotny, Gus Marcus-Peterson, Justin Taylor, Michael Novotny, Original Female Character, Original Male Character, Other Cast Regulars
Tags: Death, M/M, Minor Character Death, Real Life Issues, Responsible Justin
Genres: Alternate Universe, Angst, Angst w/ Happy Ending, Canon Divergence, Drama, Hurt/Comfort
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 4973 Read Count: 1635
Did you ever wish you could go back in time and change just one thing you’d done - just one - thinking that you could change your whole life for the better? Well, Brian Kinney did. He was sure that all his problems stemmed from that first time he broke his first rule about sex - never let a trick stay the whole night. If he had never let Justin Taylor insinuate himself into his life, he would still be the top Stud of Liberty Avenue, free from the heartache and headaches of a relationship, with his friendships and family intact. At least that was what Brian was thinking the night after Justin left him and went to live with the stepford fags, Michael & Ben. But, every action has some direct or indirect consequence and Brian may not necessarily like the results that he gets when he wishes he could go back in time and change his life. This story begins after Episode 5.07 but flashes back to episode 1.02 & 1.03.
Categories: QAF US, Reader's Choice Award
Characters: Brian Kinney, Justin Taylor
Tags: 10k+ Word Count, Out of Character, Violence
Genres: Alternate Universe, Angst, Magical/Supernatural, Romance, Science Fiction
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 21 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 91141 Read Count: 86401
After the summer comes the fall.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Justin Taylor
Tags: One-Shot
Genres: Angst
Pairings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 830 Read Count: 779
A ‘what-if' of a sort. I recently re-read ‘Decision/Reaction', an AIDS/HIV one-shot by Simon. This ficlet is set as an interlude in Simon's ‘Decision/Reaction' ‘verse. (Link to Simon's story is in the Story Notes.)
This would be set around 2010. Brian would be around 38 and Justin would be around 26.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Justin Taylor
Tags: One-Shot, Real Life Issues, What if...
Genres: Alternate Canon, Angst
Pairings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 1486 Read Count: 2081
A drabble from Brian's POV set during the Ethan arc.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Justin Taylor
Tags: Drabble
Genres: Angst, Could be Canon
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 98 Read Count: 497
All they could do was give each other the very last thing they needed.
MAJOR CHARACTER DEATH. Future Fic.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Justin Taylor
Tags: Death, Major Character Death, Post-series
Genres: Angst, Hurt/Comfort
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 1899 Read Count: 2269
Following a tragedy on Liberty Avenue, Carl decides to open a shelter for gay youths with some help from good friends and the community.
This story is set in charming1 and Lorie's "Bittersweet Universe" and is a prequel to Bittersweet Promise. However, this can be read as a stand-alone story.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Carl Horvath, Cynthia, Debbie Novotny, Drew Boyd, Emmett Honeycutt, Ethan Gold, Justin Taylor, Kiki, Michael Novotny, Molly Taylor, Original Character, Original Female Character, Original Male Character, Ted Schmidt
Tags: 10k+ Word Count, Abduction, Anal Sex (Lots of it!), Anniversary, Anti-Ethan, Anti-Michael, Death, Established Relationship, Family, Friendship, Hatred, Jealousy, Language, M/M, Minor Violence, Oral Sex, Other Character Death, Post-series, Prostitution, Raw Sex, Violence
Genres: Angst, Angst w/ Happy Ending, Crime/Detective, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Mystery, Suspense/Thriller
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Debbie/Carl, Emmett/Drew, Ted/Blake
Series: Bittersweet Universe
Chapters: 8 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 20889 Read Count: 25330
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: 209539
A pivotal scene between Justin and Brian early in season five plays out differently, changing their relationship.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Justin Taylor
Tags: Anal Sex (Lots of it!), Established Relationship, M/M, One-Shot, Oral Sex, What if...
Genres: Alternate Canon, Angst, Canon Divergence, Drama, Fix-it, Hurt/Comfort, Porny, Romance
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 3407 Read Count: 2447