[Report This]Date: Aug 20, 2020 3:31 am Title: Chapter 1
I like this. I have often wished the hotel had been the venue for prop and Justin had gone with Brian. A very believable story.
Author's Response:
I'm thrilled you liked this story, and that you found it believable. :) Sadly, hate crimes like the bombing happen all too often in real life, but I wanted to explore that story arc going in a different direction. As Brian well knew, grease palms with enough money and apply the right kind of pressure, and the hotel's management was only too ready to rescind the cancelation.
I reckon the boys are still having a good time Down Under. :D I keep adding notes for a potential sequel, so maybe one of these days...
Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment, Cathy! It's greatly appreciated.
~ Karynn, aka eureka1
Date: Feb 03, 2019 9:32 pm Title: Chapter 1
Like it
Author's Response:
Thank you. :)
~ Karynn
Date: Oct 25, 2018 2:37 am Title: Chapter 1
Loved it l. You need to write more on this a multi chapter story please.
😰😰😰😰💦💦💦💦🌡🌡🌡🔥🔥🔥🌊🌊🌊
Author's Response:
Oh, wow! I'm thrilled that you liked this fix-it so much. :)
There may be another installment in the future - I actually made some notes for that shortly after posting this one-shot. I don't know when it will happen though; next summer at the rate I'm writing, lol.
Thanks for leaving a comment, Amy. :)
~ Karynn
Apologies for the delayed response. Real life has sucked. I haven't had Internet for ages and have had to rely on my cellphone's data plan. :(
Date: Sep 05, 2018 2:35 pm Title: Chapter 1
Loved it! so much better than the actual show's version! It was still Brian, but a new "grown up" Brian who knew what he wanted and worked to get it!
Author's Response:
I'm thrilled that you liked this fix-it, Kathy. :) And especially that you think it's better than what CowLip gave us. Season 5 was such an OOC mess.
Thanks for the lovely compliments. :)
~ Karynn
Apologies for the delayed reply. Real life has been a total PITA. I haven't had WiFi for ages and have to rely on my cellphone data plan. Ugh.
Date: Aug 04, 2018 5:54 pm Title: Chapter 1
Nice, nice, nice!!
Reading this hot, porny story was the perfect start to my weekend
Girl, you sure know how to write good stuff.
Really enjoyed it.
XOXO
Meriam
Author's Response:
Wow! I'm blushing at the lovely compliments. :)
Practice makes perfect, right? :P Therefore, I should write more porn... Skipping over to work on the latest chapter of Tricky Business. :D
Thanks so much for leaving a review, Meriam!
XOXO
~ Karynn
Date: Jul 28, 2018 5:54 pm Title: Chapter 1
You fixed it nicely! We should get you a job writing for the QAF reunion series.
Author's Response:
Oh, wow, what a compliment! :) Blushing and beaming. :)
I'm thrilled that you found the way I tweaked canon to be plausible. I wanted to change what happened just enough that there'd be room for growth from both Brian and Justin and, especially, so that they'd communicate and work out their relationship - separately from the bombing. I can understand why CowLip wanted to include a horrific event like the bombing in the final season, what with hateful, bigoted acts like that still happening. I would have preferred, however, that Brian and Justin sort out their relationship in an effective, lasting manner. (I also didn't want the girls to run off to Canada in such an ill-thought-out manner. Their support system was in Pittsburgh, and for all that Canada provided better legal rights for queers, there are homophobes there too.)
Since you liked this one-shot fix-it for season five, you might also like the other one I wrote, This is love. It's also available here on KD: http://www.kinnetikdreams.com/Adminftp/eFiction355/viewstory.php?sid=1127
Thanks for reviewing, Karla!
~ Karynn
[Report This]Date: Jul 26, 2018 9:28 am Title: Chapter 1
That was Absofuckinglutely Awesome ...i soooo wish this would have happened season 5 was a S*** according to me...*sigh* but now we can't do anything about it except writing / Reading about it ...thats why i love fanfics.
You did a *great* *work* and that was all alone except the Hot banner ...â¤â¤ðŸ˜šðŸ˜š
I loved it like always..u rock miss.karynn.
Thank u
Gratias ago
Shukariya
There i thanked u in more than one language 😉😉😀â¤
P.s - Banner is Fabulous..ðŸ˜ðŸ”¥ðŸ”¥ðŸ”¥ðŸ˜
Author's Response:
We have the same opinion of season five - I'd gladly toss it, and parts of season four, into the garbage can.
I'm thrilled that you like the way I tweaked canon. :) I tried to change the mess that CowLip gave up just enough that Brian could grow, and especially so that he and Justin could communicate effectively and work out their relationship.
That's one of my favorite 'Brian and Justin' pictures, and Brynn did an incredible job of manipulating it so that it really fits this fic. Scorching hot, indeed! :D
Ooh... three languages... aren't you a clever devil. :P Thanks for reviewing, Navneet!
~ Karynn
[Report This]Date: Jul 26, 2018 8:14 am Title: Chapter 1
i like it!!! No bombing and the men like a couple. Thank you for sharing your story. That makes all the difference
Author's Response:
I'm thrilled that you found the way I tweaked canon to be plausible. I really wanted Brian and Justin to be able to work out their problems without the bombing. (I also didn't want the girls to go running off to Canada, which was poorly thought out, IMO, and didn't solve anything.)
Thanks for leaving a review, Marie-france. :)
~ Karynn
Date: Jul 25, 2018 9:43 pm Title: Chapter 1
Wow see that was hot and sexy and very sweet all in one thank you
Author's Response:
Thanks for leaving a comment, Chris. :) I'm thrilled that you liked my fix-it.
~ Karynn
Date: Jul 25, 2018 9:03 am Title: Chapter 1
That picture is HOT and they are an amazing couple. I love the way you rewrite this part of their story; so much more logical and showing a more mature Brian. Great job!
Author's Response:
Brynn did such a fantastic job of manipulating that photo to fit this fic. :) You're right - it is steaming hot.
I'm thrilled that you like the changes I made. I wanted to tweak canon (the mess that is season five) just enough to bring Justin back into character and also for something small - Brian's talk with Ted - to give Brian the opportunity for growth, without it being so over the top as to be unbelievable.
Thanks for commenting, Claire!
~ Karynn
[Report This]Date: Jul 25, 2018 3:29 am Title: Chapter 1
Fantastic - this would have been a great road for the show to have gone down. The bombing definitely created heaps of angst but it also led to that horrible on/off wedding and the almost inevitable split that brought us all down at the end, and left us all crying for another season to right all the wrongs! Much better to have Brian and Justin being together and continuing to do what they do best lol.
Author's Response:
As I've said in response to a couple of other reviews, I can understand why CowLip wanted to include a horrific event like the bombing in the final season. Hateful, bigoted acts like that are all too common, thirteen years after the show ended. :( I would have preferred, however, that Brian and Justin sort out their relationship separately, and do so in an effective, lasting manner. (I also didn't like the way the bombing led to Lindsay and Melanie fleeing the country with Gus and JR; you can't flee from hate. Canada provided more legal rights for queers, but homophobia existed - still exists - there too. Lindsay and Melanie might have panicked and been frightened at first, yes; after that, though, they should have thought things through more rationally.)
Whatever do you mean by Brian and Justin continuing to do what they do best? :P
Thanks for leaving a review, nickknack. :)
~ Karynn
[Report This]Date: Jul 24, 2018 2:09 am Title: Chapter 1
Very good and it took care of a meriad if errors in the series. No bombing.
Author's Response:
I'm thrilled you liked this, Phyllis. :)
As I told Kim (Enohvee) in response to her review, I can understand the reason CowLip wanted to include the bombing, or something similar, in the last season. Hateful, bigoted acts like that are all too common, thirteen years after the show ended. :( I would have preferred, though, that it happen separately from Brian regretting what he'd lost - and doing something about it.
I wanted to tweak canon (the mess that is season five) just enough to bring Justin back into character and also for something small - Brian's talk with Ted - to give Brian the opportunity for growth, without it being so over the top as to be unbelievable.
Thanks for commenting!
Date: Jul 24, 2018 1:45 am Title: Chapter 1
Loved it. Ty for sharing.
Author's Response:
Thanks so much for leaving a comment. :) I'm thrilled that you like it. It's a lot of work to be come up with an alternate canon that still adheres to the mess that CowLip gave us.
Since you liked this season five fix-it, you might also like the first one I wrote: http://www.kinnetikdreams.com/Adminftp/eFiction355/viewstory.php?sid=1127
~ Karynn
Date: Jul 24, 2018 1:38 am Title: Chapter 1
I simply loved your story. No bombing, just the guys having a great time after Brian decided to come to his senses. BTW, that picture of B&J is my favorite. Great job.
Author's Response:
Thank you, Kim! Your comments have me doing a happy (spastic, lol) dance. :D
Season five is such a mess, IMO. First Justin goes way out of character, and then Brian. I tried to tweak what CowLip gave us just enough that it could believably fit within canon and be in character (or, in Justin's case, back in character).
I really wanted something small - Brian's conversation with Ted - to serve as the catalyst for Brian to make some changes. That the changes are successful is required, of course. :D
I can understand the reason CowLip wanted to include the bombing, or something similar, in the last season. Hateful, bigoted acts like that are all too common, thirteen years after the show ended. :( I would have preferred, though, that it happen separately from Brian regretting what he'd lost - and doing something about it.
I love that photo (cropped from the larger one) from the October 2003 edition of Vanity Fair. I wish I had my own copy! Brynn did an amazing job of manipulating the picture - replaced the bit of the person on the other side of Brian with chain link fence, moved Justin's hand, added the bouquet, etc. :)
~ Karynn
Date: Jul 24, 2018 1:28 am Title: Chapter 1
Nicely done! If only this is what the writers actually wrote. Would have loved to seen that plane sex scene!
Author's Response:
Thank you for commenting, Glo! :)
Season five gives me fits. It's such an OOC mess - first Justin, and then Brian. I wanted something small - Brian's conversation with Ted - to serve as a catalyst for him to think things through. The moment, post-bombing, when Brian declares his love for Justin is touching (really, who doesn't like that moment?), but I wanted a way for Brian to express his love without saying those words and, especially for Justin to 'feel' that love.
I tried to keep it canon compliant, within what CowLip gave us. I hope I succeeded.
~ Karynn
Date: Jul 23, 2018 10:48 pm Title: Chapter 1
Great story. So much better than the series. Of course, I am so fond of happy endings for our boys.
Author's Response:
Thank you for commenting, Marilynne. :)
Season five is such a mess. * sigh * I tried to tweak things just enough to bring Justin back into character and to allow Brian room for growth without the need for the bombing. I wanted something small - the conversation with Ted - to serve as a catalyst for Brian. And for Justin to recognize how much he is loved, without the need to hear those three words. (This is not to say that I don't see the importance of including the bombing, or something similar, in the last season. We all know that hateful, bigoted acts like this still happen in the U.S. as well as in other countries.)
Since you liked this one-shot fix-it for season five, you might also like the other one I wrote, This is love. It's also available here on KD: http://www.kinnetikdreams.com/Adminftp/eFiction355/viewstory.php?sid=1127.
~ Karynn
Date: Jul 23, 2018 10:14 pm Title: Chapter 1
That was wonderful just the way it should have happened..... thanks for sharing
Author's Response:
Thank you for the lovely comment, Sharon. :)
Season five is such a mess. First, Justin's way OOC; then, after the bombing and his declaration of love, it's Brian's turn. Yikes! I tried to tweak things just enough to bring Justin back into character and to allow Brian to grow, without the need for the bombing.
~ Karynn