A ‘what-if' of a sort. I recently re-read ‘Decision/Reaction', an AIDS/HIV one-shot by Simon. This ficlet is set as an interlude in Simon's ‘Decision/Reaction' ‘verse. (Link to Simon's story is in the Story Notes.)
This would be set around 2010. Brian would be around 38 and Justin would be around 26.
Rated: E
Categories: QAF US Characters: Brian Kinney, Justin Taylor
Tags: One-Shot, Real Life Issues, What if...
Genres: Alternate Canon, Angst
Pairings: None
Challenges: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Completed: Yes
Word count: 1486 Read: 2075
ePub Downloads: 7 Published: Oct 11, 2017 Updated: Oct 11, 2017
If you haven't read "Decision/Reaction" by Simon (‘though I doubt there are many who've been in the fandom for any length of time who haven't read everything by Simon), please do so. This ficlet won't make much sense without that background. However, I make the recommendation with a very large caveat. Simon's story is NOT happily ever after in any manner. It's a macabre and hauntingly sad story of isolation and death on the Kinney Cliffs. But it is a well-done twist on an old meme. Heartbreakingly angsty.
As I was re-reading it however, something kept bothering me... The selfishness of Brian as Martyr. This is my response to what I see as the wrongful romanticizing of a martyr.
Very angsty.
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