Summary: “I’m sorry,� Brian repeated, his tone serious and deliberate. “For a lot of things over the last two days. I… I didn’t know what to do with what happened before I left Pittsburgh, and I wasn’t ready to talk.� He paused, sighing. “And I don’t know how to lie to you. I haven’t for a long time, and you know that. So sometimes, it’s easier to piss you off, so you’ll leave me alone until I find enough of my remaining ball to face you -- as irrational as I know that sounds.�

“Or,� Justin said, a small smile playing on his lips, “you could say, ‘Hey Justin, I’ve got something on my mind that I’m not ready to talk about, and I need a little space.’� He gave his husband a meaningful look before continuing. “Brian, I know what you’re doing when you do it now… But what I don’t understand is why, almost two decades into our relationship, you still think the solution to anything is to push me away -- if for no reason other than it won’t fucking work.�

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Brian gets some unexpected and difficult news and turns to his usual coping strategies. Justin knows better.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Daphne Chanders, Joan Kinney, Justin Taylor
Tags: 10k+ Word Count, Cancer, Established Relationship, Family, M/M, One-Shot, Post-series, Real Life Issues, Tearjerker, Vulnerable Brian
Genres: Angst, Canon, Could be Canon, Drama, Hurt/Comfort
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Completed: Yes

Summary:

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
Completed: No

Summary:

 

Justin chooses to stay in Pittsburgh, instead of leaving to New York. Brian and Justin decide to have a few days for themselves at their new house. Their absence creates panic amongst their friends. One-shot.

Categories: QAF US
Characters: Ben Bruckner, Brian Kinney, Debbie Novotny, Emmett Honeycutt, Justin Taylor, Michael Novotny, Original Male Character, Ted Schmidt
Tags: Anal Sex (Lots of it!), Bottom Brian, M/M, One-Shot, Toppy Justin
Genres: Canon, Could be Canon, Porny, Romance
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Completed: Yes