Summary:

Sometimes Hunter felt like he was dead, sent to some version of Hell for stealing, for tricking, for ditching school, or for just being born. But his heart beating in his chest, sometimes at a slow and steady beat, sometimes at a rapid and panicked pace...It was that alone that made him realize he wasn't in Hell after all. This city, as shitty as it was to him, was his reality.

Categories: QAF US
Characters: Ben Bruckner, Brian Kinney, Callie Leeson, Debbie Novotny, James 'Hunter' Montgomery, Justin Taylor, Michael Novotny, Original Character, Original Female Character, Original Male Character
Tags: Abuse/Child Abuse, Addiction/Alcoholism, Bisexual, Dubious Consent, F/M, Family, Hetero Sex, HIV/Aids, M/M, Overdose, Post-series, Pre-series, Prostitution, PTSD, Rape, Real Life Issues, Season 3, Season 4, Season 5, Substance Abuse, Underage Sex, Unsafe Sex, What if...
Genres: Angst, Angst w/ Happy Ending, Could be Canon, Drama, Hurt/Comfort
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Michael/Ben, Other Cast Pairing
Completed: No