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: 1639
Banner by Galehot on LJ
Christmas Eve at Britin Manor, where the eggnog is killer strong!
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Ben Bruckner, Blake Wyzecki, Brian Kinney, Debbie Novotny, Emmett Honeycutt, Gus Marcus-Peterson, Jenny Rebecca Marcus-Peterson, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Ted Schmidt
Tags: None
Genres: Alternate Canon, Drama, Humor, Romance
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Melanie/Lindsay, Michael/Ben, Ted/Blake
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 1929 Read Count: 974
It's a different twist on how B/J met and the differences that follow. It's interesting how just one little change impacts the rest... -samcdee
On that fateful night when Justin stood under the lamppost and Brian took him home, what would have happened to them if events had not unfolded the way they did on the show?
Categories: QAF US, Admin Pick
Characters: Brian Kinney, Chris Hobbs, Craig Taylor, Cynthia, Daphne Chanders, Debbie Novotny, Emmett Honeycutt, Gus Marcus-Peterson, Jennifer Taylor, Justin Taylor, Kip Thomas, Lindsay Peterson, Marty Ryder, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Ted Schmidt
Tags: 10k+ Word Count, Anal Sex (Lots of it!), Celebratory Fuck, Family, First Time (Sex), M/M, Oral Sex, Slow Burn, What if...
Genres: Alternate Universe, Drama
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 25 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 64271 Read Count: 111266
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: 69468
Justin and Brian have been together for over twenty years. They have a large family, with all the good and bad it involves. One morning their world is thrown into turmoil. Got the idea from Safe Passage, good movie but changing quite a bit.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Blake Wyzecki, Brian Kinney, Carl Horvath, Chris Hobbs, Daphne Chanders, Debbie Novotny, Emmett Honeycutt, Ethan Gold, Gus Marcus-Peterson, Jennifer Taylor, Jenny Rebecca Marcus-Peterson, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Molly Taylor, Original Female Character, Original Male Character, Ted Schmidt, Tucker
Tags: Anti-Ethan, Post-series
Genres: Drama
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 28 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 65815 Read Count: 80626
Even though they have their ups and downs, Brian and Justin always find their way back to each other. They are ready to take on the world! -mamaduck
Sequel to Time's Up Volume I: It's Only Time
After ten years, Brian and Justin are still meeting in secret. Now one is ready to make things permanent while the other...Hmm- not so much. It will ultimately come down to hard choices, sacrifices and what's more important: everlasting love or freedom? And how will secret and not-so-secret enemies affect their decision?
***COMPLETE*** ENJOY!!
Categories: QAF US, Admin Pick
Characters: Ben Bruckner, Blake Wyzecki, Brian Kinney, Carl Horvath, Chris Hobbs, Craig Taylor, Cynthia, Daphne Chanders, Debbie Novotny, Drew Boyd, Emmett Honeycutt, Ethan Gold, Gardner Vance, Gus Marcus-Peterson, James Stockwell, Jennifer Taylor, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Original Character, Other Cast Regulars, Ted Schmidt, Tucker
Tags: 100k+ Word Count
Genres: Alternate Universe, Angst w/ Happy Ending, Could be Canon, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Romance, Suspense/Thriller
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Brian/Justin/Other, Debbie/Carl, Emmett/Drew, Melanie/Lindsay, Michael/Ben, Other Cast Pairing, Ted/Blake
Series: TIME'S UP
Chapters: 50 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 295205 Read Count: 196571
What if 217 had played out differently. Just think of all the heartache that could have been avoided.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: None
Tags: Established Relationship, M/M, One-Shot, Valentine's Day, What if...
Genres: Alternate Universe, Angst w/ Happy Ending, Drama, Porny, Romance
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 1376 Read Count: 2041
Brian dreams of Justin…
Categories: QAF US
Characters: None
Tags: Drabble, Established Relationship, M/M, One-Shot, What if...
Genres: Alternate Universe, Drama, Porny, Romance
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 236 Read Count: 1039
Daphne talks with Brian, finally seeing things from his perspective…
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Daphne Chanders
Tags: What if...
Genres: Alternate Universe, Drama
Pairings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 509 Read Count: 1055
Justin’s Halloween costume surprises everyone, including himself…
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Michael Novotny
Tags: Halloween, Kink, M/M, One-Shot, Role Play
Genres: Alternate Universe, Drama, Romance
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 912 Read Count: 1037
There’s something very mysterious about the big house in the country that Brian just purchased . . .
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Justin Taylor, Other Cast Regulars
Tags: Abuse/Child Abuse, Anal Sex (Lots of it!), First Time (Sex), M/M, Mental Health Issues
Genres: Alternate Universe, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Mystery
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 26 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 111348 Read Count: 58810
Mystic is a small village near the ocean, which makes it the perfect romantic getaway. Justin takes Brian on a holiday where they have an appointment with a couple therapist to rekindle the fire. Brian is all against it. Justin is at the end of his patience. Their marriage is in shambles. Their therapist does his best to salvage their relationship and remind them all the reasons they fell in love with each other.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Ethan Gold, Justin Taylor
Tags: Bottom Brian, Canon Divergence, Established Relationship, Language, M/M, Post-series, Responsible Justin, Slow Burn, Toppy Justin, Unsafe Sex, What if...
Genres: Alternate Canon, Angst w/ Happy Ending, Could be Canon, Drama, Fix-it, Hurt/Comfort, Romance
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 7 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 13864 Read Count: 9366
Justin and his family are heading to London for his first show in England.
Story #41 in the Sunshine Files
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Justin Taylor, Original Character, Other Cast Regulars
Tags: Family
Genres: Alternate Canon, Drama
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: The Sunshine Files
Chapters: 19 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 52512 Read Count: 20699
Justin doesn't survive the bashing. One version of what might have happened.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Daphne Chanders, Debbie Novotny, Jennifer Taylor, Michael Novotny, Original Female Character, Original Male Character
Tags: 10k+ Word Count, Bashing, Brian/Other, Death, Family, Major Character Death, Out of Character
Genres: Angst w/ Happy Ending, Canon Divergence, Drama, Hurt/Comfort
Pairings: Brian/Other, Michael/Ben
Series: None
Chapters: 10 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 30655 Read Count: 14250
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: 25454
Several cottages have come into the lives of the Sunshine Family.
Story #40 in the Sunshine Files
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Justin Taylor, Original Character, Other Cast Regulars
Tags: Family
Genres: Could be Canon, Drama
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: The Sunshine Files
Chapters: 16 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 44263 Read Count: 17945
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
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: 2453
AU/Crossover: QaF/NCIS! Pairings: Brian/Justin and Gibbs/Tony
Story is filled with both, canon and fictional events. Tony, who's in love with Gibbs, sees Gibbs with another man. The other man is secretly in love with a young man named Justin. Will Tony have a chance to win Gibbs' heart? And will the other man - Brian - win Justin's?
Our beta was loahisi
Categories: QAF US, Other Fandoms
Characters: Ben Bruckner, Blake Wyzecki, Brian Kinney, Debbie Novotny, Emmett Honeycutt, Gus Marcus-Peterson, James 'Hunter' Montgomery, Jenny Rebecca Marcus-Peterson, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Original Male Character, Other Cast Regulars, Ted Schmidt
Tags: 10k+ Word Count, Anal Sex (Lots of it!), Anti-Debbie, Anti-Lindsay, Anti-Michael, Babylon Bombing, Bashing, Brian/Other, Family, Friendship, Homophobia, Jealousy, Justin/Other, Minor Character Death, Other Character Death, Out of Character, Real Life Issues, Violence, Vulnerable Brian
Genres: Alternate Universe, Angst w/ Happy Ending, Cross-Over, Drama
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Brian/Other, Debbie/Carl, Emmett/Drew, Justin/Other, Melanie/Lindsay, Michael/Ben, Ted/Blake
Series: None
Chapters: 12 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 15154 Read Count: 18948
Some changes are in store for our Sunshine Family.
Story #39 in the Sunshine Files
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Justin Taylor, Original Character, Other Cast Regulars
Tags: Family
Genres: Alternate Canon, Drama
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: The Sunshine Files
Chapters: 18 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 51668 Read Count: 23988
Justin and Brian meet on a vacation. They continue to see each other until Justin gets tired of being a secret and begins to resent the barrier that Brian keeps between them.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Cynthia, Debbie Novotny, Emmett Honeycutt, Gus Marcus-Peterson, Jennifer Taylor, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Molly Taylor, Original Character, Original Female Character, Original Male Character, Ted Schmidt, Vic Grassi
Tags: Anti-Michael, Out of Character, Possessive
Genres: Alternate Universe, Angst w/ Happy Ending, Drama, Romance
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Melanie/Lindsay, Ted/Blake
Series: None
Chapters: 25 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 52271 Read Count: 198486
I chose this story because it is not your typical Brian and Justin story. Also it deals with a subject that is very important to me. I lost a friend due to the lack of a donor -Lorie
Life has always been a constant struggle for eighteen year-old Justin Taylor, until one fateful day at the diner when he meets the man known as the Stud of Liberty Avenue, Brian Kinney. Both of their lives are changed forever in a way that neither of them ever anticipated.
Categories: QAF US, Admin Pick
Characters: Brian Kinney, Craig Taylor, Daphne Chanders, Debbie Novotny, Emmett Honeycutt, Jennifer Taylor, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Original Character, Original Female Character, Ted Schmidt, Vic Grassi
Tags: Anal Sex (Lots of it!), Anti-Michael, Coming Out, Language, M/M, Real Life Issues
Genres: Alternate Universe, Angst, Angst w/ Happy Ending, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Porny, Romance
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 28 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 61594 Read Count: 154000
Several people from the past reappear in the Sunshine Family's lives.
Story #38 in the Sunshine Files
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Justin Taylor, Original Character, Other Cast Regulars
Tags: Family
Genres: Alternate Canon, Drama
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: The Sunshine Files
Chapters: 16 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 39646 Read Count: 23006
Brian takes the family he made to New York to save them from the family they once believed in. Justin lives in New York and meets Brian in the park.
This was plot bunny from DramaQueen who wanted to see if I could help bring it to life
Lorie as always you are the greatest beta I could have ever asked for.
Categories: QAF US, Reader's Choice Award
Characters: Brian Kinney, Carl Horvath, Claire Kinney, Craig Taylor, Cynthia, Daphne Chanders, Debbie Novotny, Emmett Honeycutt, Ethan Gold, Gus Marcus-Peterson, Jack Kinney, Jennifer Taylor, Joan Kinney, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Molly Taylor, Original Character, Original Female Character, Original Male Character, Ted Schmidt
Tags: Abuse/Child Abuse, Anti-Debbie, Anti-Ethan, Anti-Lindsay, Anti-Melanie, Anti-Michael, Family, Friendship, Jealousy, Mental Health Issues, Minor Character Death, MPreg (Yup! Went THERE!), Out of Character, Possessive, Suicide
Genres: Alternate Universe, Angst w/ Happy Ending, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Romance
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Melanie/Lindsay
Series: None
Chapters: 35 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 77973 Read Count: 350472
Justin embarks on a new art project that threatens to unhinge his husband.
Story #37 in the The Sunshine Files
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Justin Taylor, Original Character, Other Cast Regulars
Tags: Family
Genres: Alternate Canon, Drama
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: The Sunshine Files
Chapters: 15 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 39727 Read Count: 22148