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A Fourth of July party hosted by the Novotny-Bruckner's, numerous pitchers of margaritas, and a bonfire -- the perfect ingredients for an unforgettable night between longtime friends
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Ben Bruckner, Brian Kinney, Emmett Honeycutt, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Ted Schmidt
Tags: 4th of July, Established Relationship, F/F, Friendship, Language, M/M, One-Shot, Post-series
Genres: Canon, Could be Canon, Humor
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Emmett/Drew, Melanie/Lindsay, Michael/Ben, Ted/Blake
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 3334 Read Count: 964
Brian, Justin, and their extended family continues to go through life. There are ups and downs but there is nothing they can't do when they do it together.
Warning: Chapter 20 does have the death of a child in it but it is not a core character and the rest of the story does not contain anything like that.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Original Character
Tags: 100k+ Word Count
Genres: Canon
Pairings: None
Series: Can't Do Life Without You
Chapters: 24 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 281637 Read Count: 26458
Gus’ lips rolled inward, a carbon copy of Brian’s signature contemplative look. “I just like…” he sighed again, more heavily this time. “I just wish I could forget about this for, like, an hour or something.”
Brian made a small noise of realization that made Justin look toward him, and as soon as he registered the intention on his husband’s face, he moved closer to Brian and hissed, “No. Brian, you can’t.”
Brian gave Justin his most charming smile and said, “Oh, but I can!”
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A heartbroken Gus spends a weekend in New York with Brian and Justin. In an effort to help his son, Brian turns to a tried-and-true method.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Gus Marcus-Peterson, Justin Taylor
Tags: 10k+ Word Count, Drug Use - Recreational, Established Relationship, Family, M/M, One-Shot, Post-series
Genres: Angst, Angst w/ Happy Ending, Canon, Could be Canon, Hurt/Comfort
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: Fatherhood
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 17410 Read Count: 1209
Leaning back against the leather headrest, Brian let out a shaky breath, already feeling sweaty and a little disoriented. He realized he had two choices here, both potentially impacting his dignity in a major way. As much as he wanted to try to tough it out the additional half hour, to endure whatever happened next in the comfort of a Four Seasons Hotel suite, the reality of the situation was that Lindsay and Melanie’s neighborhood was much closer. And it was absolutely inevitable that Brian's body was going to revolt sooner than later.
Well, fuck.
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Brian's planned trip to Toronto to spend time with Gus is interrupted by a very-much-unplanned illness, which gives him a lot of time to think, and leads to some unexpected revelations.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Gus Marcus-Peterson, Jenny Rebecca Marcus-Peterson, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus
Tags: Anal Sex (Lots of it!), Established Relationship, F/F, Family, Fluff, Friendship, M/M, One-Shot, Post-series, Vulnerable Brian
Genres: Canon, Could be Canon, Drama, Hurt/Comfort
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Melanie/Lindsay
Series: Fatherhood
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 22462 Read Count: 1253
New take on Episode 301. What would have possibly happened if Justin had been the one to punch Michael instead of Brian? Thank you Deb Tanner for the idea involving Justin hearing Michael's rant at the Anniversary Party!
Categories: QAF US, Plot Bunnies
Characters: Ben Bruckner, Brian Kinney, Debbie Novotny, Emmett Honeycutt, Ethan Gold, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Original Character, Original Female Character, Original Male Character, Ted Schmidt
Tags: 10k+ Word Count, Anti-Ethan, Anti-Michael, Canon Divergence, Season 3, What if...
Genres: Alternate Canon, Alternate Universe, Angst, Canon, Drama, Romance
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Justin/Ethan
Series: None
Chapters: 4 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 25140 Read Count: 14169
“Sonny Boy--” Brian began, intentionally ignoring Justin’s question.
“--You had no idea why she sent me down,” Gus interrupted, his words more of a statement.
Brian shook his head. “Your mother neglected to inform me of her intentions.”
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Lindsay has ulterior motives when she sends Gus for an unscheduled weekend visit with Brian and Justin.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Gus Marcus-Peterson, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson
Tags: 10k+ Word Count, Bottom Brian, Established Relationship, Family, Fluff, M/M, One-Shot, Post-series, Raw Sex
Genres: Angst, Canon, Humor
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: Fatherhood
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 11391 Read Count: 1509
Brian asked Justin a very important question when the "Changed" series concluded. What will his answer be? Where will they go from here?
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Justin Taylor
Tags: Bashing, Established Relationship, Friendship, Mental Health Issues, Post-series, PTSD, Real Life Issues, Tearjerker, Vulnerable Brian, Vulnerable Justin
Genres: Angst, Canon, Could be Canon, Drama, Hurt/Comfort
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: The Changed Series, Stories from the "Changed" Verse
Chapters: 30 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 263228 Read Count: 48533
Summary: I know this arc has been written hundreds of times, but I've never read anything like what I’ve come up with. I've changed a few timelines in order to make this my story. So join me as we find out what happened after the infamous Anniversary party.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Ben Bruckner, Brian Kinney, Debbie Novotny, Emmett Honeycutt, Ethan Gold, Justin Taylor, Michael Novotny, Ted Schmidt
Tags: Anti-Ethan, Anti-Michael, Canon Divergence, One-Shot, Season 3, What if...
Genres: Alternate Canon, Canon, Canon Divergence, Could be Canon
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 4221 Read Count: 5160
One shot. Standalone fic. Introspective S4/S5 gap filler from Lindsay's point-of-view.
Written for the 2018 QaF Gift Exchange as a gift for TheaPink on LJ. Request was a story about the girls breaking up and getting back together in canon time, with the song "Just Hold On" as a prompt. The song immediately made me think of their S4/S5 breakup. This is a peek into Lindsay's thoughts during that time.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus
Tags: Established Relationship, F/F, F/M, Infidelity, One-Shot, Season 4, Season 5
Genres: Angst, Angst w/ Happy Ending, Canon, Could be Canon, Gap-Filler
Pairings: Brian/Lindsay, Melanie/Lindsay, Other Cast Pairing
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 2112 Read Count: 533
One shot. Standalone fic. Post-513.
Justin comes home for the holidays. For good.
Plot bunny by BritinManor.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Justin Taylor
Tags: Christmas, Christmas Eve, Established Relationship, One-Shot, Post-series
Genres: Angst w/ Happy Ending, Canon, Could be Canon
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 4303 Read Count: 1643
One shot. Set 25 years post-series. Standalone fic.
How do you feel your way through the darkness once the sun has gone out?
Brian's journey into the light.
Major character death. You'll want some tissues.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Justin Taylor
Tags: Death, Established Relationship, Major Character Death, One-Shot, Post-series, Tearjerker, Vulnerable Brian, Vulnerable Justin
Genres: Angst, Canon, Could be Canon, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Tragedy
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 4552 Read Count: 1248
Sickfic without plot. Justin gets sick. Brian takes care of him.
One-shot.
Set late season 4, post-cancer, pre-Liberty Ride.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Justin Taylor
Tags: Allergies , Established Relationship, Fluff, One-Shot, Real Life Issues, Season 4, Vulnerable Justin
Genres: Canon, Could be Canon, Hurt/Comfort
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 3610 Read Count: 1043
An account of the three days Michael and Brian spent at the hospital, after Justin was bashed. Takes place right at the end of episode 122 and moves forward from there.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Justin Taylor, Michael Novotny
Tags: 10k+ Word Count, Bashing, Friendship, Homophobia, Non-Consent, One-Shot, PTSD, Real Life Issues, Season 1, Tearjerker, Vulnerable Brian
Genres: Angst, Canon, Could be Canon, Gap-Filler, Hurt/Comfort
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 11622 Read Count: 637
The first time Debbie Novotny heard about Brian Kinney, Michael was in the eighth grade. It was just after spring break. He’d come home from school chattering away excitedly about the new boy in his class who’d just moved to Pittsburgh from some town she couldn’t remember. All through dinner it was Brian this, and Brian that. Michael was clearly enamored with this Brian kid.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Debbie Novotny, Michael Novotny
Tags: Abuse/Child Abuse, Friendship, One-Shot, Pre-series, Tearjerker, Vulnerable Brian
Genres: Canon, Could be Canon, Hurt/Comfort
Pairings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 9353 Read Count: 357
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: 294870
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: 880
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: 921
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: 1178
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: 1263
It has been 2 years since Justin left Pittsburgh to become a successful artist in NYC. What will Brian do once he succeeds?
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Ben Bruckner, Blake Wyzecki, Brandon, Brian Kinney, Carl Horvath, Craig Taylor, Cynthia, Daphne Chanders, Debbie Novotny, Drew Boyd, Emmett Honeycutt, Father Tom Butterfield, Gus Marcus-Peterson, James 'Hunter' Montgomery, Jennifer Taylor, Jenny Rebecca Marcus-Peterson, Joan Kinney, Justin Taylor, Kiki, Leo Brown, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Molly Taylor, Original Character, Original Female Character, Original Male Character, Other Cast Regulars, Ted Schmidt, Todd (Backroom), Tucker, Vic Grassi
Tags: 10k+ Word Count, Allergies , Anal Beads, Anal Sex (Lots of it!), Anniversary, Anti-Michael, Bottom Brian, Celebratory Fuck, Dirty Talk, Established Relationship, Friendship, Jealousy, Language, M/M, Oral Sex, Out of Character, Post-series, Raw Sex, Responsible Justin, Sex Toys, Toppy Justin, Vacation, Voyeurism, Wedding, What if...
Genres: Alternate Canon, Angst w/ Happy Ending, Canon, Canon Divergence, Could be Canon, Drama, Fairy Tale, Fantasy, Fix-it, Humor, Romance
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Debbie/Carl, Emmett/Drew, Emmett/Other, Melanie/Lindsay, Michael/Ben, Michael/Other, Other Cast Pairing, Ted/Blake, Ted/Other
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 299 Read Count: 1564
Daphne catches Brian on one of his nights playing vigil at Justin's hospital door. Feelings are revealed.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Daphne Chanders, Justin Taylor
Tags: One-Shot, PTSD, Season 1, Tearjerker
Genres: Canon, Gap-Filler, Hurt/Comfort
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 1388 Read Count: 1430
Can Michael top Ben? Ben hints to Michael that he would like Michael to top him occasionally. Michael, who has only topped once years ago and it wasn’t great, panics and turns to Brian for help, but Brian tells him to talk to Justin.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Ben Bruckner, Brian Kinney, Justin Taylor, Michael Novotny
Tags: Bottom Brian, Established Relationship, M/M, One-Shot, Post-series, Toppy Justin
Genres: Canon, Could be Canon, Romance
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Michael/Ben
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 3249 Read Count: 1387
Using the excuse of new accounts, Brian pays Justin a surprise visit on Valentine's Day. Romance is not dead and Brian shows Justin he is capable of romantic gestures.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Jennifer Taylor
Tags: Established Relationship, Fluff, M/M, One-Shot, Post-series, Valentine's Day
Genres: Canon, Romance
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 3394 Read Count: 1443
Set during Season 3, after Brian and Justin’s reunion but before Brian is fired from Vanguard. Brian takes Justin on a trip to make amends.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Justin Taylor
Tags: Established Relationship, Responsible Justin, Season 3
Genres: Canon, Hurt/Comfort
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 5536 Read Count: 1295
The story of Ep. 209
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Joan Kinney, Justin Taylor
Tags: M/M, Season 2
Genres: Canon, Gap-Filler
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 3517 Read Count: 923