I was in Atlanta when I first started noticing the strange, intermittent numbness and tingling in the fingers of my right hand. I was finishing up some paperwork, and I was having a hard time holding onto the pen, though at the time I thought it was just because I couldn't feel my fingers in the way that I was used to. I knew I'd been pushing myself too hard, spending too much time working on my laptop and not enough time doing yoga, so I thought it was probably just stress. I needed a break, although I wasn't sure when I was going to get one, because I was only scheduled to have two days at home before I had to leave again to travel to Dallas.
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Rob has a health scare that leads him to reevaluate his life. Brian helps support him along the way.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Original Male Character
Tags: 10k+ Word Count, Friendship, M/M, Post-series, Real Life Issues, Tearjerker
Genres: Angst, Drama, Hurt/Comfort
Pairings: None
Series: Stories from the "Changed" Verse
Chapters: 8 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 18720 Read Count: 9390
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!”
***
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: 1218
Justin's in his studio, working on a painting, when he gets an upsetting phone call from Brian.
This story fits into the "Changed" verse.
Thanks to SandiD and PrettyTheWorld for helping me make this story the best it could be, and SandiD for the banner!
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Justin Taylor, Original Character, Other Cast Regulars
Tags: Abuse/Child Abuse, Established Relationship, Friendship, M/M, Minor Character Death, Post-series
Genres: Angst, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Tragedy
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Michael/Ben, Other Cast Pairing
Series: Stories from the "Changed" Verse
Chapters: 12 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 29114 Read Count: 12399
Justin uses unorthodox methods to get Brian to enjoy winter. Written for Moonshadow's Winter Blues Challenge.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Gus Marcus-Peterson, Justin Taylor
Tags: Family
Genres: Could be Canon
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 319 Read Count: 458
Justin's been watching YouTube again.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Justin Taylor
Tags: Fluff
Genres: Could be Canon
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 395 Read Count: 608
A package for Ben is delivered by courier to Red Cape Comics. Michael brings the package with him to the family dinner.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Ben Bruckner, Brian Kinney, Carl Horvath, Debbie Novotny, Emmett Honeycutt, Justin Taylor, Michael Novotny, Ted Schmidt
Tags: None
Genres: Could be Canon, Humor
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Debbie/Carl, Michael/Ben
Series: Just a Little Scene
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 718 Read Count: 1152
Brian throws an underwear party at Babylon to raise money for the Vic Grassi Hospice House. The gang meets inside the club just before letting the crowd in for the party.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Ben Bruckner, Blake Wyzecki, Brian Kinney, Emmett Honeycutt, Justin Taylor, Michael Novotny, Ted Schmidt
Tags: None
Genres: Could be Canon, Humor
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Emmett/Drew, Michael/Ben, Ted/Blake
Series: Just a Little Scene
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 634 Read Count: 1033
Justin drives Gus home from New York, Brian is supposed to be there in a few days. Brian's worst nightmare happens.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Emmett Honeycutt, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Ted Schmidt
Tags: Anti-Lindsay, Post-series
Genres: Angst w/ Happy Ending, Science Fiction
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 4 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 10880 Read Count: 3650
This started out to be a one shot. It's not, it'll be only two chapters though. Brian and Justin on April Fool's day, it's doesn't go according to plan for either.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney
Tags: April Fools Day
Genres: Angst
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 2 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 6838 Read Count: 1350
When Justin came home from his studio and found Brian in the kitchen making dinner, he knew something was wrong.
Brian didn’t cook. Even after 15 years of knowing the man and spending most of them in a relationship with him, Justin could count the times Brian had made them dinner on one hand. Apparently, tonight he was adding one more to the tally.
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Fifteen-year-old Gus is spending the summer with Brian and Justin in New York. He decides to test the limits of Brian's relatively lenient parenting style, with unintended consequences.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Gus Marcus-Peterson, Justin Taylor
Tags: 10k+ Word Count, Abuse/Child Abuse, Established Relationship, Fluff, M/M, One-Shot, Post-series
Genres: Angst, Angst w/ Happy Ending, Could be Canon, Hurt/Comfort
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: Fatherhood
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 11576 Read Count: 2309
AU
Justin lost his virginity on a one night stand with Brian when he was 17 and left that experience with more than he planned although nothing he would ever regret, 15 years later they meet again and get to know each other again whilst facing all sorts of obstacles and challenges from Michael who is jealous of Brian's attention being placed elsewhere.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Ben Bruckner, Blake Wyzecki, Brian Kinney, Carl Horvath, Daphne Chanders, Debbie Novotny, Emmett Honeycutt, Gus Marcus-Peterson, James 'Hunter' Montgomery, Jennifer Taylor, Jenny Rebecca Marcus-Peterson, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Molly Taylor, Original Character, Other Cast Regulars, Ted Schmidt
Tags: Anti-Michael, Bottom Brian, Jealousy, Language, M/M, MPreg (Yup! Went THERE!)
Genres: Alternate Universe, Angst w/ Happy Ending, Drama
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 6 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 12061 Read Count: 26820
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Craig Taylor leaves his son a letter explaining his cruel actions during his life. It's up to Justin if can ever forgive him for the way he was treated.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Craig Taylor, Justin Taylor, Molly Taylor
Tags: Death, Family, Minor Character Death, Post-series, Redeemed Behavior
Genres: Could be Canon, Drama, Hurt/Comfort
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 2 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 3824 Read Count: 1435
When they were twenty Justin and Daphne made a Wedding Pact - If they were both unmarried by the time they were thirty, they would marry each other. Now, ten years later, Daphne has broken up with her latest loser boyfriend and has decided to enforce the pact...
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Daphne Chanders, Justin Taylor
Tags: None
Genres: Could be Canon, Humor
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 3395 Read Count: 1627
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: 537
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: 1649
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: 1258
The end of Season 2 party gets wild. What happens when Gale and Randy are alone?
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Gale, Randy
Tags: 10k+ Word Count, Anal Sex (Lots of it!), Dirty Talk, First Time (Sex), Kink, Oral Sex, Rimming, Spanking
Genres: Angst w/ Happy Ending, Hurt/Comfort, Porny, Romance
Pairings: Gale/Randy
Series: None
Chapters: 4 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 6151 Read Count: 4295
When is enough, enough for Justin and Brian?
It seems like it’s one thing after another for Brian and Justin.
After the attack they receive news that will change their lives, but will it be for the better? Are they strong enough, not only individually, but together to battle the latest fight?
Follow their story to see.
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, Original Male Character, Ted Schmidt, Vic Grassi
Tags: Cancer, Family, M/M, Minor Violence, Real Life Issues, Season 1, Tearjerker, Violence, What if...
Genres: Alternate Canon, Hurt/Comfort, Suspense/Thriller
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 5 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 11257 Read Count: 6124
Brian reflects following the massacre at Pulse Nightclub on June 12, 2016.
This one-shot is set in 2016. It is separate from the EXPOSURE ‘verse and is post-series. Brian and Justin are together and have been. What happened after Justin left for NYC and how they ended up where they are now is not important to this story.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Justin Taylor
Tags: Real Life Issues
Genres: Angst, PWP (Plot? What Plot?)
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 978 Read Count: 654
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: 1053
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: 649
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: 22065
Justin’s new client is an arrogant prick, but he’s rich and has great taste. So who’s he to turn down the huge commission for his interior design?
Categories: QAF US
Characters: None
Tags: Anti-Michael, M/M
Genres: Alternate Universe, Drama, Romance
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: My Rich, Arrogant...
Chapters: 10 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 30047 Read Count: 22734
Emmett introduces Justin to Lindsay and Michael. And Brian finally tells his two wanna-be-best-friends off.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Ben Bruckner, Blake Wyzecki, Brian Kinney, Carl Horvath, David Cameron, Debbie Novotny, Drew Boyd, Emmett Honeycutt, Gus Marcus-Peterson, James 'Hunter' Montgomery, Jenny Rebecca Marcus-Peterson, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Rodney, Ted Schmidt, Vic Grassi
Tags: Anti-Lindsay, Anti-Michael, Business Brian, Family, Friendship, Jealousy, M/M
Genres: Alternate Universe
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Debbie/Carl, Emmett/Drew, Melanie/Lindsay, Michael/Ben, Ted/Blake, Vic/Rodney
Series: Consequences
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 1672 Read Count: 5826
Brian and Justin talk about specific moments...
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Justin Taylor
Tags: Abduction, Anti-Ethan, Anti-Lindsay, Anti-Michael, Bashing, Cancer, Family, Friendship, Hatred, HIV/Aids, Infidelity, Jealousy, M/M, MPreg (Yup! Went THERE!), Real Life Issues
Genres: Alternate Universe
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: The Thorn Series
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 1493 Read Count: 2779