Date: Aug 11, 2020 5:27 am Title: Chapter 5
Justin really must have changed... TAG
Author's Response:
Unfortunately, he did :(
Date: Aug 10, 2020 6:14 pm Title: Chapter 3
Poor Justin. TAG
Author's Response:
I know, right? The things I put them through in my stories... :(
Date: Aug 10, 2020 5:55 pm Title: Chapter 2
That's ominous... TAG
Date: Aug 10, 2020 5:45 pm Title: Chapter 1
Great start. TAG
Author's Response:
I am glad that you liked it and are giving this story a go :)
[Report This]Date: Aug 10, 2020 12:17 pm Title: Chapter 11
I like Brian's idea, but I think he needs help with what he plans. He doesn't know what he's getting into.
Author's Response:
Yes, he will need help and it will be interesting to see who will be the one to help in the end ;)
Thanks for your comment. More will be up soon :)
Date: Aug 07, 2020 5:29 am Title: Chapter 10
Hi again! Thanks for another great chapter! That was very brave of Brian to go back there in spite of everything! Jeez, even if I won't miss Danny very much, I wonder what impact his death will have on Justin ... It seems as if Danny kind of protected him …
“Friends”??? - I can understand that Justin reacts to this with sadness and doubt. Jeez, I could have understood if he had reacted completely differently or with anger. Were they really friends? And if they were friends, how could Brian leave him behind like that? He broke off all contact with him and even prohibited his "friends" from even mentioning Justin's name. I am curious and also sure that you will bring up this topic again and I’m curious what Justin thinks about having been friends with Brian in the past... Warmest regards!
Author's Response:
Very brave or very foolish? ;) Better nor let Michael find out what Brian did...
His death will have an impact on Justin - how could it not? And we'll find out more about Justin's relationship with Danny and what it was really like later on in the story. Things aren't always what they seem.
Yep, friends. The question is: Does Brian really believe that they were ever or can ever be friends? Or is he just fooling himself as he has done so many times before when it came to Justin, his feelings, etc. We'll see...
At least for now Justin and Brian are on their own in a safe place. Will that give them time to finally talk? Will Brian finally get a chance to get through to Justin?
We'll find out soon :)
Thanks as usual for your comment. More will be up soon!
[Report This]Date: Aug 03, 2020 12:07 am Title: Chapter 10
At least Justin is with Brian. Shame that Brian went with let's be friends, I'm sure Justin was expecting more.
Author's Response:
We'll see where things will go from here. Hopefully in the right direction :)
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Date: Aug 01, 2020 5:38 am Title: Chapter 9
Hi again! Thanks for another chapter! I'm glad Brian didn't get any more worse injuries. A lovely idea that Justin helped Brian with an anonymous call to Michael. Yes, it's not only obvious that Justin still has feelings for Brian, but also viceversa. You keep it still exciting, I thought in this context we would find out what Justin did to Michael. Waiting for the next chapter, I send you my greetings!
Author's Response:
Justin could have never left Brian hurt like that. He would always do what he could to try and keep him safe. Just as Brian would with Justin... They are so made for each other. If only Brian would realise it as well and get the stick out of his arse. We can only hope!
Unfortunately, we won't find out about what happened between Michael and Justin for quite a while. There are some exciting chapters coming up (my favourite chapters, in fact), but they won't feature Michael much. Happy days ;) But we will find out, I promise! And hopefully the wait will be worth it.
Thanks for your comment. More will be up soon :) Stay safe!
Date: Jul 27, 2020 11:14 am Title: Chapter 9
poor Justin
Author's Response:
I know, right? Hopefully I will stop torturing him soon...
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[Report This]Date: Jul 27, 2020 1:56 am Title: Chapter 9
I still think that Michael isn't telling him something he needs to know.
Author's Response:
Well, we know that Michael still hasn't shared with Brian what happened between him and Justin, so there's that...
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[Report This]Date: Jul 27, 2020 1:24 am Title: Chapter 8
Brian should never have gone alone.
Author's Response:
No, he shouldn't have. But we know he doesn't always think clearly when it comes to Justin...
Thanks for your comment :)
[Report This]Date: Jul 26, 2020 8:28 pm Title: Chapter 9
Oh please.ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ this is so heartbreaking and also soooo good.
Author's Response:
Awwww, thanks! I am glad you like the story!
More will be up soon :)
Date: Jul 23, 2020 6:56 am Title: Chapter 8
Hi again! What a cliffhanger! That was really an exciting chapter... Oh, Brian... I was really astonished! That he took this high risk to go looking for Justin... He really cares... That is really so much more what you would do for someone you've just known... for someone who was just a fuckbuddy... And I'm soo glad that there is also something left in Justin... Now I just can hope that Brian will be alright and also Justin... I think it's time for a little break and a little positive stuff??? :-) Warmest regards!
Author's Response:
Yes, poor Brian... And yes, he cares, but as usual he'll be the last one to realise how much he really cares and has cared all along and it will take him time to accept it :( Only Michael might have a harder time accepting that Brian cares for Justin ;)
As for Justin, we can only hope that the link between him and Brian will be enough to pull him back from the path that he is on.
Hopefully Brian and Justin will both be alright after this little episode. I promise that things will get better, but I can't promise that it will be in the next chapter or the one after ;)
Thanks for your comment! More will be up soon :)
Date: Jul 22, 2020 4:05 pm Title: Chapter 1
Well, this may not be anti-Michael but I will still enjoy reading it!!
Thanks,
Deb L.
Author's Response:
Haha, thanks for reading it anyway :)
Date: Jul 17, 2020 7:47 am Title: Chapter 7
Thank you for another great chapter, even if it was very emotional and heartbreaking… The mention of the red dots really made one realize how bad Justin really is and how deeply he's involved in his addiction. I'm glad ... that Justin took Brian's offer ... that Justin really looked for Brian's help (or something to eat) and didn't take advantage of Brian's offer ... he really could have stolen from him or whatever ... I'm very much curious how it will go on. There surely is a long and painful way ahead of Justin and probably also ahead of Brian… Warmest regards!
Author's Response:
I am glad that you liked the chapter :)
Yes, poor Justin is really caught in his addiction... And even though Brian has heard stories, it was important for him to see the extent of Justin's addiction himself.
We can only hope that Justin accepting Brian's help and really taking him up on his offer was a first step in the right direction. He could have stolen from Brian, but as far as we know he didn't and hopefully that is a good sign!
I am glad that you also mentioned Brian when talking about the long and painful road ahead because yes, the next chapters will be especially painful for him :/ I am really putting them both through a lot again :(
Stay safe!
[Report This]Date: Jul 14, 2020 12:15 am Title: Chapter 7
I'm very interested in finding out what went on with Michael and Justin. Mikey seems to be clingy again.
Author's Response:
We will find out the truth about what happened between Michael and Justin later in the story... Until then, everyone feel free to guess what might have happened ;)
Michael has always been clingy and always will be - it's just who he is. Overstepping boundaries wherever he goes...
Thanks for your comment. More will be up soon :)
Date: Jul 13, 2020 10:21 pm Title: Chapter 7
Michael needs to learn Brian isn't his husband and doesn't need to know everything Brian is doing. Can't he learn from Brian's example that if there's something Michael doesn't want to discuss Brian drops it.
When Michael asked what Brian was working on Brian should have come back with nothing that Michael could help him with. Least of all helping with Justin. I don't blame Justin for running off. Michael always had a way of screwing those two over. Maybe Brian would have gotten some answers.
When will he see Justin again? Whose knows? When will Michael live his own life and not Brian's? Unfortunately never.
Author's Response:
I think healthy boundaries have always been Michael's problem where Brian is concerned. While this is not an Anti-Michael story, he will still have some of his more annoying character traits because to me that is just who he is. Annoying as hell and overstepping all the time...
We can only hope that Justin hasn't left for good and that Brian's attempt to gain his trust will still work.
We will see Justin again soon and as for Michael... sadly I agree :(
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[Report This]Date: Jul 13, 2020 2:04 am Title: Chapter 7
Mmmm, curiouser and curiouser! I bet Michael had a serious hand in Justin's downfall and somehow pushed him over the edge. He never liked him and was always jealous of Justin. That would explain why he's acting so cagey.
Can't wait for next installment!
Thanks
Deb L
Author's Response:
Hi Deb, thanks for your comment :)
This is not an Anti-Michael story. Yes, he's still annoying as hell because that's just who he is, but he is and was not in any way or form involved in Justin's descent into drugs. For once Michael is not the bad guy and that downfall was based on decisions made by Justin.
More will be up soon :)
Date: Jul 10, 2020 10:20 am Title: Chapter 6
Hi! Thanks for another great chapter! It's so heartbreaking that Justin has to steal fruits to get something to eat. Makes me so sad! And I really think Brian's absolutely done the right thing, buying him something to eat, giving him his card and letting him know he can come to him any time he wants or needs to without pressuring Justin. And I'm really curious if or when Justin will go to Brian and how this will turn out! Stay safe and warmest regards!
Author's Response:
Yes, Justin has really hit rock bottom :(
We will find out soon if Brian made the right decision when he gave Justin his address. Hopefully it won't turn out to be a big mistake. Hopefully Justin will be able to accept the help that Brian is offering him.
The answer will be in the next chapter ;)
Thanks for your comment. I really appreciate it. More will be up soon!
Date: Jul 07, 2020 11:13 am Title: Chapter 6
One way to begin a friendship, but will Justin allow it?
How brave to give Justin his address. This Justin he doesn't know any longer, is there some of the old Justin left inside that Brian is willing to risk Justin not sharing his address with his new friends and boyfriend?
Author's Response:
We'll find out soon if it was a smart move on Brian's part to give Justin his address or an incredibly stupid move... Hopefully Brian made the right decision!
Thanks for your comment. More will be up soon!
[Report This]Date: Jul 06, 2020 12:34 am Title: Chapter 6
This is probably as close to Justin as anybody has gotten. It's taming of the wild Justin time. Will it work?
Author's Response:
I think at this point we're all hoping that Justin will accept Brian's offer for help :)
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Date: Jun 30, 2020 1:45 pm Title: Chapter 5
Hi again! Thanks for another great chapter. Oh, Justin ... but honestly ... What did Brian expect after he never got in contact with Justin again and dumped him so heartlessly and in such a cruel and cold way. It was pretty clear that Justin wouldn't receiving him with open arms, being happy seeing him again and asking how he was the last years ... I'm a little worried that Justin could go so far as to rob Brian, steal from him. Hopefully Brian don't get hurt. Well, we'll see what else you've got in store for those two...
I came into contact with alcoholism early on. My father drank, but luckily he was never violent, and actually did it. He has been „dry" for about 30 years. He can be really proud of that. A good friend of mine unfortunately didn't have this strength. She died a few of years ago. You can‘t really help an addict, The will and strength must come from the person himself. My friend's son was just 8 or 9 years old at the time and not even he could give her the strength to overcome the addiction. So, yes, I hope that Justin will refind his old strength in your story and that Brian's love may help him a little. Warmest regards!
Author's Response:
I think Brian is still struggling with the acceptance stage and was hoping that maybe everyone has been exaggerating how badly Justin was really doing :( And yes, that also means facing his own part in how Justin's life turned out, facing his own guilt over his behaviour three years ago. Not easy on Brian :(
As for Brian and Justin... There will be a lot more interaction coming up soon, hopefully not too dramatic, but well... I like drama, so... And we all know that I end my drama with a happy ending, so there is definitely hope for Justin! And I like a good, strong Justin, so fingers crossed that we'll see him again before long.
I am sorry to hear about your experiences with alcoholism and drug use and I am so glad that your father was able to fight it and move on from it. That's indeed something to be proud of :) As for your friend, I am really sorry :( But you're right, you can't help someone who doesn't want the help. In my family there have been some experiences with depression and suicide and at the end, it comes down to the same thing: You can't force someone to accept help. That won't work, no matter how much you want it to work. The person needs to be willing to accept the help themselves and needs to be willing to work at getting better themselves. You can't do it for them...
Thanks for your comment! Stay safe :)
Date: Jun 29, 2020 12:51 pm Title: Chapter 5
I need to know what happened between Michael and Justin.
Brian needed to learn for himself what Justin is now like, No amount of Michael sounding like a jealous lover was going to stop Brian. No matter what Brian had to try.
I can't picture Em starting his life in the Pitts on Larimer St., not at all. And this Danny guy, what the fuck is up with him? Calling Em a fag like it was something dirty yet Danny being Justin's boyfriend would make him one too. Maybe he's afraid that if Justin could see things how they really are he'd leave Danny for better things. Just like Justin probably will.
Boy Justin is really angry at Brian but I feel his question to Em was more about Justin not wanting Brian to see how far his sunk instead of Brian's safety.
I have a feeling Justin has a lot to say to Brian. Can't wait for that tete a tete.
Where is Brian Kinney? This Brian seems to lacking confidence and a backbone. Must have left all of that in NY.
Author's Response:
We will find out what happened between Michael and Justin later in the story - I promise!
As for Emmett - in my mind, he arrived in Pittsburgh from Hazlehurst without any money, coming from what was basically white trash background, so out of all the characters, he seemed the most likely to have started his life in Pittsburgh in a bad neighbourhood, working his way out of that neighbourhood when he found friends on Liberty Avenue.
As for Danny calling Emmett a fag: Emmett would be a lot more effeminate than Danny which according to Danny makes him a different kind of gay. Unfortunately, there is a lot of prejudice to effeminate gay men even in the gay community itself and that's why Danny wouldn't consider himself a fag, but Emmett :(
You might be on to something with Justin's real feelings here ;)
Brian is still reeling from the news that something like this has happened to Justin and seeing him like that was just another shock on top of a whole lot of shocks in a short time. Don't worry, Brian will work through that and the real Brian Kinney will make an appearance soon!
Thanks for your comment. More will be up soon :)