I really do have the best dad in the entire world.

I know a lot of kids say that -- and they give their dads coffee mugs and t-shirts and dorky-looking ties that say it -- but I feel like for me, it really is true.

My dad kicks more ass than any other dad I know, even though he hasn’t used his legs in almost thirteen years.

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As Gus prepares for his high school graduation, he reflects back on his life so far, and his relationship with Brian.

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This story fits into the "Changed" verse. Thanks to SandiD for the banner!

Justin comes back from Vermont and finds Brian fucking a trick on 'their' bed, a punishment from the older man- who was hurt when he came to an empty loft, when he wanted to celebrate his partnership with the one he cared the most.

But Justin didn't see that, hasn't been able to read Brian since the bashing. He only sees a man that doesn't care enough about him and decides to leave him.

Will Brian be able to get his head out of his ass to win Justin back? Or will it be too late?

No fiddler, in this story Justin never cheated.

Brian and Justin meet when Brian is having to undergo chemotherapy for cancer in the very same hospital in Pittsburgh that Justin Taylor works. Justin falls for Brian almost immediately, but what does Brian make of the situation? Will they become friends or perhaps a lot more?

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It's that age old Brian and Justin story only with a few twists and turns, dribbles and nutmegs. Brian is our much loved ad exec and Justin is a 17 year old semi-pro soccer player trying to find his way in a world that doesn't always accept his sexuality.