Reviewer: YumYumPM Signed [Report This]
Date: Mar 22, 2021 3:48 pm Title: Chapter 8

Will Brian understand?  Will Justin figure out who he cares more for?  At least Gus has Brian back.

Author's Response:

I think we'll have to worry less about Brian understanding than about Justin figuring out his true feelings... We know that Brian will always want Justin to be happy and if he thinks he's happy with Ethan, that's all that will matter to Brian. 

Reviewer: aglaja5 Signed [Report This]
Date: Mar 03, 2021 5:13 pm Title: Chapter 8

Oh no, don't worry, you didn't make me feel odd or bad ... I'm happy for you that you have such a good relationship with your grandparents and parents and that you are able to talk to them about everything so openly and that your parents also took you to those events! That‘s great! I didn't had a bad childhood, but like I said, things like that weren't talked about much. For example, I coincidentally found out at the age of about 30 that my grandpa wasn't my real grandpa at all. My mom is very good at repressing or she just doesn't want to talk about things like that. Anyway, for me this man was my grandpa... (I think those familiy situations were quite normal because of World War II). I grew up in a more conservative house, my father was a police officer and I think he always voted for the CDU. but then there was this other side too. Do you know "Mary and Gordy"? My dad had two records of them and I listened to them a lot as a child maybe around 10. Funny, I understood that they were dressing up as women, but I had no idea about homosexuality. I was more influenced by my later school days and my friends at that time. I remember arguments with my father because I once skipped school to take part in a demonstration against the Republicans (in case any American is reading this, it‘s a German Party). But my father has changed a lot since then. For example, we can get upset about Trump together and nowadays we can also have normal conversations about German politic. I don‘t know, maybe in my case, it was growing up in Berlin, and also in a not very religious household, listening to punk and alternative music since I was 16... I think we‘re all not completely free from prejudice, but I try to go through life as openly as possible and to accept everyone for who he / she is. And I never gave it much thoughts if someone I know was gay or a lesbian. And I have two sons. If one of them is gay... so what... the most important thing is to be happy!

I totally forgot... I wanted to say something about Ethan. I also didn‘t hate him and I totally agree that this storyline was important for Justin‘s development. I didn't like this whole cheating story either and it always has such a bad aftertaste to me that Justin tried to be back with Brian so fast. Maybe it would have been good to be alone for a while... But, hej, it‘s a TV Show and I think we all wanted to see them back together as fast as possible. :-) For me the main focus was on the subject of "honesty" no matter if you have a monogamous or a non-monogamous relationship. You have to be honest so that both can decide what they want and if they could live with that.

So, this chapter! The truth is out and Justin's still good at running away... :-) Actually I don't feel like laughing at all. But, I'm glad that Justin told Brian the truth. Again, he's lucky to have such a good friend in Daphne. she's helping him and demanding honesty even in a difficult situation. But back to Brian. My heart is breaking for him and on the one hand I think it's not okay of Justin to run away and leave Brian alone with his questions, his pain, maybe also his anger... On the other hand it's maybe good to be alone after hearing this, to have the opportunity to think about it... But I feel so sorry for Brian, he's so alone at this moment... The way I judge Brian, he will be happy for Justin - even if it breaks his own heart - and won't blame him. So sad... And, I know it takes time, but Justin already instinctively knows the truth... "Like I was finally alive again" - Oh, I love this sentence! Very well written as always ;-) Looking forward to Sunday! Warmest regards and stay healthy!