Hi! Yes, that's what I meant. It affects not only gay children but also the children of homosexual parents. Oh, this is all so superfluous. Pete Buttigieg. Yes, he said that so well. It was only recently, after reading the bullshit Trump spouted again, that I thought about who the Democrats might pick in the next election if Biden doesn't do it again. It's about time Kamila Harris came out a little more positively. Well... who knows what else will happen in this crazy world until then. These are really horrible times right now. :-(

Thanks for another beautiful chapter! And wonderfully written, as always. It's good to see this slow approach and one can see how Luke's anger is slowly diminishing! Stay healthy and safe and warmest regards!

Hi again! "I haven't lost my mind" ;-) Yeah, that's what I thought or hoped! This term "Freedom Day" is really just ridiculous. If we have no other problems then I really don't understand people and the world anymore. As I think I've told once before, I'm working at a hospital and so there was never staying at and working from home for me. But I have to admit I got used to the not so crowded public transportations. ;-)

I read a brief report in "Der Spiegel" today that Trump's "closeness" to Putin (or the fact that he called him a genius) might prevent him from standing again in the next elections. Let's hope so! The only Republican I've noticed so far in a somehow positive way is Adam Kinzinger, but I have to admit that I don't know that much about American politics.

So, this chapter! Again, a great chapter written so well. And as I wrote before, Luke is slowly working through is anger and getting rid of it! I'm curious how his conversation with Jenny will go and maybe he will also meet Debbie on this occasion... Stay healthy and safe and warmest regards!

Hi! Yes, in the end you are right. It would probably be consistent if people like Kinzinger then simply left this party. Well, this two-party system in America doesn't allow much in-between. And yes, here in Europe it's not better in some cases, we have Duda, Orban etc. :-( And Alice Weidel is a topic in itself - how can a lesbian woman who is married to a woman be in this party who, if they came to power, maybe not first, but pretty quickly would abolish marriage for everyone???? The world is crazy. And I didn't notice anything about this episode of "Die Sendung mit der Maus" and this idiot Julian Reichelt, but I've followed it a little now. The guy is just ridiculous. Fortunately, most people and also politicians in Germany are a bit further along.

And thanks again for another great chapter. Luke's photo wall description was beautiful. And yes, he continues to make small steps in the right direction. It must be hard for Justin and Brian to watch their son struggle so much. And they can't to anything about it except being patient, showing him love and acceptance of his anger and his opinion. Warmest regards and stay healthy!

Hi! I already thought that you would post later because of Easter. Then I hope, that you had definitely a great time with your family! I have to admit that I'm not very enthusiastic about these festivals like Christmas and Easter.

Thanks for another great chapter. Luke continues to be on the right track and I think it's about time... Gus is a wonderful big brother and yes he's right,  "In the end we all need to decide what's important to us"... reminds me a little bit of Gandalf ;-) "We just have to decide what we want to do with the time that's been given to us" I always loved this saying. Looking forward to Sunday! Warmest regards!

Hello again! Oh no, I hope you you are well again and got through the last week well. I now know so many who have become infected, but fortunately (perhaps also through the vaccination) they have all survived well so far and mostly without long-Covid consequences.

Well, the meeting with both Craig and Joan went as I expected. I think I've written that before... I like fanfics in which the two "see the light" and come to their senses. I know that unfortunately there are too many people in the world who still think like those two... just totally incomprehensible to me, but what am I telling you. I'm sure you follow developments in the USA. Awful. A law is being tightened or changed instead of more education and prevention being carried out and energy being put into that. But back to your story. Well written, if sad chapter. But as I wrote before, I really hope by now Luke will come to his senses and appreciate that not only did Brian manage to change his life, but that both of his fathers faced their problems and got through them together.

Hi! Well, I'll definitely watch season four some day and put up with Elizabeth Moss. Because I totally agree, it is a well done series, moving and frightening, I just never understood that people thought Elizabeth Moss was so incredibly good - I didn't think she was that good.

This chapter: Oh gosh, I really didn't expect that and I felt like Justin: "And here I thought things would finally be quiet down and we could go back to normal" :-) - And even if I could really really do without Michael, Jenni will have to have her own experiences similar to Luke. But the outcome will be so different and that makes me very sad for Jenni. While Luke has found out that he actually has two wonderful parents, Jenni will find out that her parents are anything but wonderful... I mean, what the fuck... Mel doesn't seem to have even the slightest interest in her anymore. That's very sad and pathetic.

Looking forward to Sunday! Warmest regards!

Hi again! Yes, I think we have a similar view of Michael. Of course, one must not forget that it was only a TV series and the possibilities are limited, but it often annoyed me so much that so many storylines were not completed or remained open. Maybe that was intentional, I don't know. And so yes, I was also really really annoyed that Brian apologized to Michael after he hit him and it annoyed me that no one else knew what it was all about. Why did they let Brian apologize to Michael and then nobody ever talked about it anymore???

This chapter. I have a really bad feeling with Michael's initial reaction, which seems so nice and normal. Especially since I know how you feel about Michael. It would be really terrible for Jenny if Michael just used her to get to Brian through her. Well, I'll have to wait until Sunday... Warmest regards!

Hi! Thanks for another chapter! No, Michael probably wouldn't have changed much if the series would have continued. I have to say that I generally like anti-Michael stories (and anti-Linds stories - think she is just as bad as Michael), although I'm also open to stories where the author just makes Michael a real best friend. Similar to Joan and Craig, if it's well written I'm open to anything. But if a writer leaves Michael's character as we encountered it on the show, I think realistically it can only be an anti-Michael-story. ;-) I'm curious to see what they're up to. Do they want to adopt Jenny? Is that even possible? Anyway, I'll have to wait until Sunday! Warmest regards!

Hey! That's great that you could see your family and spend some time with them. I've never been to a "Schützenfest". But I also don't think that would be something for me. I'm glad that we hardly ever celebrate carnival here in Berlin or have a meadow festival like in Munich. It's not really my thing.

Gosh, it's really scary what's happening in America right now. I read that this Clarence Thomas would like to abolish other rights... it was about contraception and about same sex marriage. It's so horrible because it is just about the arbitrariness of these judges and not about what the majority of the people wants. It's so scary.

So now to your story. Thanks for another story in your wonderful saga! As always, very well written! I find it very, very sad how Mel acted (I've wrote it before that I actually liked her - a lot more, a thousand times more than Michael and Lindsay anyway) but ultimately, as you write, it's her loss because she is the one who is alone while Jenny has so many loving people around her, who care of her and love her. You mentioned that you're writing for a different fandom at the moment. I wish you lots of fun and success there, but I also hope that we will read something from you again sometime! All the best for you, stay healthy and hopefully we hear or read from you in the future! Warmest regards!

Hi again! So, I was not sure, if I should read this, because, yeah, I'm a sucker for Brian and Justin. I normally don't read stories where Brian has serious feelings for another man. Just doesn't fit into my picture, what I have of Brian, because if Brian loves then he loves really and then there can be tricks, but no other man. Ridiculous maybe, but well. But it would be foolish not to suspect that there might have been someone important in his past who influenced him. I don't think I would have wanted to read their story in the present, but you brought the past into the present. So, amazing first chapter. Very well written. And it fits into my picture I have of Brian an it explains so much about his philosophy of life. At what point in the series does this happen? and I've just got two questions... two things I haven't understood. Ah, well, when I wanted to ask you exactly these two things, I get it. When Brian gets out of the car, he picks up the bracelet back ... I so so love the end of this chapter and the reference:  "At first it reminded me of eternity and later it reminded me to be wary of permanence" - "A sign of permanence? Perhaps" And maybe that's the important difference... "We'll share it"

Hi! Again very well written and one can well imagine that this was Brian's past and the experiences with John and then the ones you describe here have made him the man we get to know in S1. "no promises, no expectations, no regrets...no responsibilities" - I love this protective side of Brian: "Back off! He's taken" The detailed sex scenes with Brian and other men are, as I said, not really for me, but here it just fits well to explain Brian's past. I have a question about the White Party story. Justin doesn't appear there at all?

Wow, no I didn't get this! That's ridiculous romantic :-) No, seriously, I love this thought! It's beautiful!

Regarding my question to The White Party - Yeah, I know that Justin stayed at home, but you put Ben into it and that's why I asked myself if it's AU (because I think that was a few years back). And as I said, it's just not for me and Brian and Ben, no thanks ;-)

Wow! Great story! Again - great writing style! Thanks for sharing it with us. So, can your separated stories be seen together as one? I mean, if you end up with "I opened my heart to no one until..." do you mean John? Short answer to your answer to my review of "Party boy". I absolutely agree with you. I've also never seen such a complicated but also interesting, tragic but also endearing fictional character as Brian. Your comparison with the onion is so apt. And even if I am a Brian- and Justin-person in equal parts, I agree with you, that Brian is the character one can discuss end explore more regarding his past and his life before QAF. I only discovered QAF about 5 years ago, but it moved me so much. I'm a straight woman, but for me there is no film couple like Brian and Justin and believe me, I've always been comparing them ever since. The chemistry between those two... incredible and unique (thanks to Gale and Randy). Much like the picture of the onion applies to Brian's character, I think that this image can also be applied to their relationship. Unfortunately, in my opinion, the authors of QAF screwed up this whole interesting and complicated relationship in S5 and I don't mean the marriage that didn't take place (I've written that so often before... in my opinion it wouldn't have suited them at this moment in their life). I think your portrayal of Brian and his life prior to "QAF" fit very well with this whole portrayal of Brian. Brian, who actually is able to love, who has let himself into it at least twice and has been so disappointed each time that he built those walls and developed his philosophy of life out of protection. Justin who then comes and tears down this walls step by step. When Justin goes to LA, Brian unfortunately rebuilds these walls. And Justin is a completely disoriented person in S5 who first wants a career in LA, then Brian again, then a husband, a house and children, then Brian again, then a career in New York. What a pity. What I absolutely loved about your story - and you made me smile after this rather sad ending with it, is your post-script "whose ass is so much finer than Lee's ever was" - it's good that you always write these past stories from Brian's point of view at a time when Justin already exists. I noticed something else, but maybe it was more of a coincidence ... Was it a coincidence that Lee is blonde and that Lee's first words to Brian were "How's it going"? Warmest regards!