Date: Feb 04, 2022 9:54 pm Title: Chapter 21
Hi again! Yes, I also had mixed feelings about the Queen film. I also don't understand why they had to dramatize things with this band and this man. And if something calls itself biographical, I think it should only show true facts. No, Linkin Park haven't done anything as a band since Chester's death. I'd say Linkin Park was Chester and Mike Shinoda, but I just don't think Chester can be replaced. I've read that there are plans to continue with a new singer, but I haven't heard anything yet and I'm glad about it. I don't think it would work, but maybe I should be more open about that. I have to say the last album already shocked me. They often changed their style a bit, but that was... And then this concert... Because of the last album, the audience was partly completely different, everyone was standing there with their mobile phones in the air, I was speechless... Then a month later the news of Chester's death... It was all very strange, makes me still so sad...
Ah, I'm glad Gus is reacting that way. He needed his own time and certainly the conversation with Justin, but ultimately he has a pretty reasonable view of things. "What's the point in getting angry now about something that doesn't really have an effect on my life anymore?" But he's older, he's past puberty and basically people react differently. It's weird, part of me says Luke shouldn't act like that, that it's something between Brian and Justin and it's actually none of his business. The other part, however, still knows too well what and how I felt about things that I found out about my parents and also experienced. Parent-child relationships are really something very complicated! Stay healthy and warmest regards!
Author's Response:
Too bad about Linkin Park - I really liked their music back in the day :(
I actually finished a new story yesterday. Actually, two stories that belong together. Not for Queer as Folk, but for the first time ever I wrote a White Collar story. That show has been my happy place during the last year and I felt really tempted to try something in that fandom. I wrote 200 pages in the last two weeks - my muse hasn't been on fire like that in months. It actually felt really good once the last word was typed :) That doesn't mean that I will abandon Brian/Justin stories, but it made for a nice change of pace to try and write new characters that are completely different from Brian and Justin.
Yeah, Gus is definitely more rational and grown up about everything, though like you said: It makes sense that Luke would react that way... And we shouldn't forget that unlike Gus, he was affected directly as it lost him five years with Justin. Not that he would have remembered much from such a young age, but the fact remains that he grew up without Justin in his life for the first five years of his life because of Brian's lie. And in my opinion he has a right to be angry about that...
As you know, my stories always have a happy ending, so he will come around eventually and won't stay mad at Brian and Justin forever. Like you said, parent-child relationships are complicated on the best of days, especially when you're a teenager and with Luke being in the midst of puberty, where you are very righteous and black and white in your thinking a lot of the times anyway...it was like a perfect storm :(
He'll have some more conversations which will make him question his current reaction. I promise!
As always, thanks for your comment :) More will be up tomorrow! Stay safe and