Second in the Live Twice Series. After seeing his dead best friend's doppelganger Brian is intent to find out more about him. Justin is getting tired of always being compared to his dead uncle. What will he think when he finds out the gorgeous man he just met is trying to pretend that he is that uncle?

Brian and Justin were childhood best friends. When tragedy strikes, Brian shuts himself off. That is until years later he meets another blond who bears a striking resemblance to his childhood friend who died a long time ago. A death that Brian feels extreme guilt over.

Justin and Daphne are working as servers for the summer before their senior year of college.  One night Justin is given a table of business men to serve. He never expected to get the best Tip of his life.

Alternative ending to Season 5

From a plot bunny I saw years ago

Brian and Justin got married in the ceremony they had planned. They loved their rings. There had been many times as Justin worked on an art piece he felt Brian’s heartbeat as he worked at his desk. Many times they felt their heart beats sync and they both would feel the connection. They still went out to Babylon and on certain nights agreed to party with others but only if they were together and only if both of them agreed.  Most times they talked about a night like that they still went home together. There was a little flirting and a kiss or two but neither of them had broken the rules they had set for their marriage. Being able to feel the beat in the band made them feel more connected than ever.

Categories: QAF-U.S. FICTION Characters: Brian, Gus, Jennifer Taylor, Justin, Lindsay, Molly Taylor, Ted
Series: None
Chapters: 15 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 92352 Read Count: 98935

I wrote this for National Coming Out day. It's how I would have liked Joan's reaction to Brian in Season Two. 

Brian attempts to win back his big account, but settles for something a little more licentious…

Justin gets a new teacher his senior year. Things take a dark turn when he starts a relationship with the man.

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Synopsis: After Rage party. Ethan never happened. It seems to be the theme with my stories so just run with it. Justin walked away when he saw Brian with Rage. 

The title of this story is based on my all-time favorite song from QAF It’s called Underworld by Sola Sistim. 

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Our fourth and final (I think) in the Man I Hate? the series has begun.  Brian and Justin along with their boys, Aiden and Gus, along with Ted and Victor with their new ward, JR are heading home from the cabin. The boys will be heading back to school in a couple days.  Ted and Victor are going to build their own cabin near Brian and Justin's and they are thrilled to be able to help with JR.  They had always wanted a family and now they had one.   

Justin's ex is threatening to take Aiden away and while Brian and Justin fear they may lose one of their sons, Ted and Victor may be adding one.  

(Child abuse will be mentioned in a past memory at the beginning of this story.)

This story is set in the fictional world of Gilead (from the Handmaid's Tale). Don't worry if you don't know anything about that world, I will explain before the first chapter. 

Five years after Justin has fled Gilead he receives an unexpected call that will change his life forever. test

In this story Justin is with Ethan (I know, don't kill me! I promise it won't be like that forever and I promise that Ethan is not the bad guy here!). They didn't meet in season 2, in this story they only met after Justin had fled Gilead.

This story is finished and will be updated once a week! 

A post 5x13 fic.  Blake has been living with Ted quite happily for just over a year.  On a special night, everything is going exceedingly well - until a knock at the door changes everything.

AU / Post-513 Justin and Brian meet one another flying back and forth from Pittsburgh to New York.  Otherwise, canon.

Brian made it to the end of the Liberty Ride.  He had ridden all day with a broken clavicle.  When Justin saw him come around the corner his first instinct was to run to him but he had come this far and Brian NEEDED to finish, not for anyone but himself. After trying to talk Brian into getting checked out at the hospital, Justin took him to the loft and stayed with him for the night. 

Atlanta prepare!  Brian Kinney and Justin Taylor will be bringing their boys to see their grandfather.  They will be making a splash in Atlanta’s high society.  Justin’s artwork will take off making a lot of money for Kevin’s shelter.  Brian will meet the ‘girls’ Kevin considers family, and they will bond as a family.

While the Kinney-Tayler-Cain family become a strong unit, Britin will be well taken care of with the family that stayed up there.  Dante and Ronni will be building their house while Em and James debate how they should create a family that includes children.

And what will happen with Nate and Tom when Nate begins to live her life as Natalia.  Will they go their own way or will Tom’s love for Natalia win out over his love for the church.

I sigh and tip my chair back so I can rest my back against the wall, mostly because I want to fidget. Because I’m sitting alone in an exam room in the NewYork-Presbyterian emergency room, waiting for someone to wheel Gus back in -- and for someone to tell me what the fuck’s going on.

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Gus is admitted to the hospital. Brian and Justin clash over the best ways to be there for him.

Life With a Mini-Sunshine. Like Father, Like Daughter

A 12-year-old Brian visits the hospital with his mother because his aunt just gave birth to his cousin.

Categories: QAF-U.S. FICTION Characters: None
Series: Family Issues Series
Chapters: 12 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 79510 Read Count: 102737

It's my story and I'm writing whatever I want. Unsuccessful and poor Justin dies in New York few months after leaving. Brian can't stand it and he commits suicide. But...he doesn't die. Brian Kinney gets a second chance. He wakes up in the past so he can fix all the mistakes he made in the previous life. Brian is determined. In this life he wants only one thing. Happiness for him and Justin. Together. Because now...he believes in love.

I was looking through one of my flash drives labled WIP and found this that was written around 2013.  Hope you enjoy it.

Brian is betrayed by Michael, so he heads off to New York.

Mel is Married to Ted and Michael is Married to Lindsey. Lindsey and Michael are both homophobic.

Brian has a crush on the new bartender at Babylon.

Eighteen year old Justin Taylor had just started his new job and now he was going out to delivery a pizza to the middle of nowhere.  This was the first night of the rest of his life!

This story is the result of my entry in the July fanfic contest on TQL.  Brian wants to give his son a special gift for his fifth birthday so he chooses an up-and-coming artist named Justin Taylor to paint a portrait of Gus.  He gets more than he bargained for when he meets the budding young artist.  Many thanks to Pat for her beta skills and the fabulous Eka for the perfect banner.  I love you girls so much. 

It has been five years since Brian and Justin had reunited at their Montana cabin.  Little Aiden is just completing kindergarten.  Although he would always have his health issues, they were well controlled as long as he stayed on his medication.  Gus was the son they are worried about.  He is 15 and completing his sophomore year.  He had gotten in with the wrong crowd.  He’d been living with his moms more and more who were too wrapped up in their own problems that they lost track of what Gus was up to.

Now it is up to Brian and Justin to try and get their kind and caring son back before it is too late.

SEQUEL TO INTERSECT: After a horrific tragedy, Brian and his family must mourn and adjust to their new reality.

Brian has had a bad day at work and plans on unwinding by going to Woody’s and Babylon with his friends and his Sunshine, only to have his plans dashed when he comes home to find quite the surprise. 

Brian comes back early from a business trip in NYC with a present for Justin. This is pure fluff, friends. 

Sequel to “It’s Good to Have Friends in High Places.” Please read that one before this one. This is the next morning at the diner.

It's a normal night at Babylon when Justin sees Ted trying to pick up a trick. Justin decides to help.

Justin regrets leaving Brian the moment he turned his back. He had this wild notion that Brian would come after him. He deluded himself into thinking that Ethan loved him. All Justin wanted was to feel loved. But shortly after he moved in with Ethan, he started changing. He knew it was happening, but he couldn't get himself out of it. He fell down a rabbit hole of depression, fear and humiliation. How does he get away from Ethan?

A day after the rehearsal dinner Brian and Justin are not sure whether they did the right thing by calling off the wedding.

Justin moves into the red brick house with his boyfriend Ethan and the guy who lives upstairs is not just an asshole but also really weird.

A night out at Babylon. Brian is being very Brian, hooking up with numerous other men and Justin’s being very Justin, endlessly chasing after him.

A season 1 story.

In Season 1 episode 10 Brian and the gang drive to NYC to retrieve Justin. While they are on the road  Brian recalls the summer he ran away to live in New York and formed a special bond with an ex-resident of Pittsburg.

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Five years ago today, I jumped on the Midnight Whispers bandwagon. To commemorate that auspicious event, I decided to submit a short story that I wrote some notes for nearly four years ago. This story is not a WIP and I will upload weekly. Enjoy

Kim...Predec2...thanks a bunch for the awesome banner you created just for me!

We are returning to the Universe of a Father’s Hate.  Everyone had been told Justin had died from the bashing and Craig had hid him away for two years. Brian and Molly, working together, found and rescued him. Justin and Brian are now married and living in Britin with Gus and Aaron. Aaron is their adopted son who is actually Justin’s half brother.  Along with the help of Ronni, and her son James, along with Emmet, they have built a busy but rewarding household. But then Justin gets a phone call that will upend the peaceful home they have built.

Sequel to "Can I Come Back Home to You?"  The epilogue left you guys with a lot of questions. Who's dead? Who killed someone? What's this big emergency? Well, you'll get all those answers. But first, we left Brian and Justin as they were going on their honeymoon. Enjoy, everyone!

Justin needs a new car.  Fluff and Fun

“Can you really think of a reason that Peter would suddenly turn on how he feels about you?” Justin asked, trying to begin the conversation pragmatically. “He knows how your sister is, and she knows, at least to some extent, that the two of you are acquainted now. Don’t you think she’d have tried every weapon she had if she was running a smear campaign against you?”

“I don’t know,” Brian said tiredly, rubbing his eyes. “I wouldn’t put anything past her.” 

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When Brian's nephew Peter and his girlfriend Alexis come to spend Christmas in New York, things are off to a great start -- until they're not. Soon, it becomes apparent to everyone that old Kinney family scars run deep.

It's a new year folks and this is the first of many stories that I've written in the past year and are going to post so I hope you enjoy this.  It's complete and I can't tell everything cause it'll spoil it.

I guess the fitting summary is JR and Gus bond with Justin over music.  I wrote this for a friend who was feeling low and the great Kim ediited for me.

Justin is feeling down. Brian wants to help.

When Justin and Ethan end up unexpectedly working the same event at a New York City art gallery nearly two decades after their break-up, Brian insists he can handle it. But sometimes, the past can be a cruel mistress...

At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Justin felt like being stuck at home alone with Brian had been a blissful blessing in disguise. 

Several months into it? Not so much.

Wanting to change certain aspects of QAF led me to write this.  Maybe THIS TIME things go better.  Hope you enjoy these changes.  I plan to post every Sunday.

Brian and Justin's marriage was short-lived.  After three years of being a couple and one year of marriage, Justin left and ended up in Seattle.  Now, three years later when Justin arrives two days early they end up up sharing it for a couple days.  Can they work out their differences or will they both find the resolution they needed to live their own lives?

Justin wakes up in a hospital after suffering a head injury.

THIS STORY IS NOW COMPLETE

No one:
Absolutely no one:
Absolutely no one who has ever lived:Me:
What if I rewrite the entire series but give Justin cystic fibrosis?

Brian and Justin have come to the agreement that they are not boyfriends but Justin is the man he wants to wake up with more than once.   When Daphne asks Justin to join her in NYC investigating the apartment James Dean lived in, he joined her. There were rumors the place was haunted and they were getting a chance to work with a team that had a TV show. 

Brian thinks it is silly and tries to get Justin to stay and isn’t happy when Justin chooses time with Daphne over a weekend with him and two other guys he lined up.

I hope you enjoy this short story that moves from Pittsburgh to NYC and back again in a handful of chapters.

As the title says: This is it! The Wedding :)

This one will be a lot shorter than the previous fics in this universe and there will be a lot less angst. As the title says, this is about their wedding and I think we can all agree that they deserve a happy, angst-free wedding, right?!?

Justin's 10-Year High School Reunion

Brian and Justin have come a long way.  They met back on the streets of NYC.  They had a family and made lifelong friends.  They lived and nearly died together more than once but overall it was a long happy life.  The final chapter of Can’t Do Life Without You has our favorite couple enjoying their senior years with their family in their favorite place, the vineyard. (Don’t worry, Brian and Justin will be happy and healthy at the end of the story.Ch. 16)  If you choose to read the epilogue there will be a death of a Major Charactoer.

As Justin makes his way through the crowd in Herald Square, he sees a man who is almost a stranger to him now.

What if Brian had taken the job in New York in season 1? After three years in New York, Brian returns home to Pittsburgh to find that things and more importantly people have changed. 

This was one of my first attempts at fan fiction and I am not 100% happy with it. Still I decided that some people might like and appreciate it anyway. 

Here are the latest details regarding several things happening with Whispers.

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This was a plot bunny that was posted several months ago by Tatiana Rita Rampin.  I am sure it wasn’t exactly what she had in mind but it is what my imagination created after thinking about it.

This story is an alternative storyline for what happened after Chris Hobbs bashed Justin during prom at the end of Season 1 and what happens when Craig Taylor gets involved.

This is the final story in the Double Trouble Trilogy.  It picks up about 6 years after 'Graduation' ends.  JR is happily married to husband Noah and pregnant with her first child... the first Grandchild for Brian and Justin.  Gus is also happily married to husband Jason.  This couple wants nothing more than to also make Brian and Justin Grandparents, but it has not been as easy for them.  Then, out of nowhere, someone from Gus and JR's Canadian past comes back into their lives and may be the solution that Gus and Jason have been praying for.  

I wish to thank once again the lovely Nikki for her wonderful banner, and my dear friend, Judy, for her terrific beta skills.

AU. Brian takes his children out to dinner and meets someone who changes his life forever. Turns out the person needs someone just like Brian too. 

Molly Taylor doesn't expect to fall into bed with Hunter Novotny-Bruckner, but when it does happen, she expects it to be a one time thing. With 2,500 miles between them and completely separate lives, the odds are stacked against them. Yet here they are, still talking and trying to make this work. They should have tied this up on New Year's Eve, at the absolute latest, even though it makes Molly's chest hurt to even think that. It would have been better for both of them. They could have avoided all of this pining.

Don’t people just love neighbors? Especially those loud, obnoxious, annoying, way too confident, hot as hell wall bangers, or more like floor bangers in this story. Doesn’t this sound just like a dream? Or maybe, your nightmare?

THIS STORY IS NOW COMPLETE! 

There’s a new member in the Kinney-Taylor household who is constantly getting in the way of all things in Brian’s life. I will let the banner speak for itself.

Categories: QAF-U.S. FICTION Characters: None
Series: Can't Do Life Without You
Chapters: 17 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 131931 Read Count: 122569

AU Brian is 21 and Justin is 18, they become roommates in New York. There are lots of familiar faces and fun by all. It's pretty lighthearted, rated because of cussing and pretty non graphic sex scenes.

After a promise to Mikey, Brian and the gang goes to camp. Brian could think of many things to do for a week better than going to an adult summer camp.

Justin Taylor graduated from art school with a graphic design degree.  While his partner Steven finished school, he was working for a small advertising firm.  He had applied for the city's biggest advertising company, Kinnetik, but after meetint the owner decided he prefered to make less money at the small agency than work with the arrogent prick, Brian Kinney.

But sometimes fate has a mind of its own.

This is kind of a “what if” slash gap-filler that takes place towards the end of Justin’s relationship with Ethan but before the rat bastard cheated on him. In season two we saw that Justin wanted it all, a monogamous relationship, love, romance and commitment. At first, he got all those from Ethan but what if it still didn’t meet his expectations which lead then to more disappointment?

At first, no one knew what to do, and it seemed like we changed direction every few hours. Could we still go to work, as long as we kept our distance, or should we stay home? Should we stay three feet apart, or six? Should we wear masks, or were we okay to go without them?

Now, we’ve gone for almost a month hardly ever leaving the apartment, and the last time we went out for more than a quick errand was the day we helped Gus pack his things and move out of his dorm at NYU mid-semester. And I’m still not sure anyone truly knows what to do. But we’re all doing the best we can. For right now, that’s all we can do.

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Brian, Justin, and Gus quarantine together in New York, trying to stay grounded amid the chaos and uncertainty.

These are the works from Intersect Interactive, a Tumblr that will have one-shots, drabbles, deleted scenes, and answers to questions and requests pertaining to the Intersect Universe. Stories written will not give spoilers on future chapters or sequels to Intersect or its sequels. See story notes for more details.

Brian and Justin’s relationship has taken many twists and turns along the way, but they both want to find a way to move forward together. Will they be able to work things out, and accept each other’s needs, or will they go their separate ways?

After a distressing phone call from Michael with the most terrifying news, Brian and Justin decide to revisit their rules and lifestyle.

Brian wants to give Gus an amazing Christmas with a great adventure. Writing their Santa letters creates strong emotions. 

This is a sequel to Back for Good. Three years after Justin has forgiven Brian for keeping their son Luke a secret from him and Brian and Justin gave their relationship another try they are happy with their relationship and their children Gus and Luke. Or aren't they? What does fate have in store for them now?

This story is finished and will be updated regularly!

Passion knows no bounds to time or place, it just is.

Brian and Justin slipped away for a much needed rest after Brian and his Great Nephew finished their courtcase.  It had been far to long since Brian and Justin got away but it isn't the get away they hoped for.  While they are at the villa in Ibiza, Brinn is struggling with her pregnancy and Gus is just struggling.  

Gus has put Shelby through a lot in the past.  Will he push her too far this time?

Set about a year after 5x13.  Ted finally asks Blake something he’s wanted to ask him for days, and a late night, long overdue conversation ensues. 

One-Shot Influenced by Current Events. Brian reflects upon how tactile he is.

How do Brian and Justin survive the quarantine? Do they drive each other crazy? Do they do what they know best? Who snaps first?

The Pandemic has hit Pittsburgh and Brian and Justin decide to help.

*Blue Ribbon placed by developer, will return when story is completed. ~bob

Justin and Brian have just announced their pregnancy to the family, much to the joy of many, and the aggravation of a few. Celebrate their ups and downs, their joys and sorrows and surprises, as they make their way through the last five months of pregnancy and their first days of being fathers.

The saga of Brian and Justin Taylor Kinney continues.  Their children are grown and life is good.  Brinn hopes to marry Zach soon but a few issues seem to be keeping them from setting a date.  While Brinn and Zach try to work through it, Dan and Marcus are fighting to keep their daughter. After a court case will they get to keep the little girl they had raised for five years or will she be taken away?

This family will do anything for each other, and I do mean anything.

***Disclaimer:  Chapter 13 has a rape scene.  There are no graphic details but is brought up in the plot throughout the remainder of the story.  I don't want anyone to be surprised if they are sensitive to this.***

When you're married to Brian Kinney, you learn to expect surprises.

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Brian surprises Justin with an anniversary gift that far exceeds expectations.

A series of vignettes based on prompts given to me by my betas (and others if they so choose) for our Wednesday Hump Day challenge. Each Wednesday we have decided to challenge each other with a set of prompts to make the week flow faster.

Valentine's Day One-Shot

Everything was perfect.

Brian and I were finally together in New York, making both of our dreams come true. I was working from a spacious, comfortable studio in SoHo, and the first show of my return to the city was scheduled for the following weekend. Brian was out with a real estate broker, looking at potential office spaces for the soon-to-be New York expansion of Kinnetik. We had wedding rings on our fingers, having finally tied the knot a few years before, in front of all of our family and friends in Pittsburgh.

Our lives were full of new and exciting opportunities, both professionally and personally. I felt like everything was falling into place in a nice, neat, orderly fashion, one piece after another.

Then, I had the misfortune of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. And the puzzle that was my life -- so carefully and painstakingly assembled over the years -- was picked up and thrown to the ground, scattering the pieces everywhere.

And everything wasn’t so perfect anymore.

Happy Valentine's to one and all of our beloved QAF family.  I was listening to some of my favorite old rock & roll songs a few weeks ago and when the Sam Cooke song, 'Cupid' came on, this story was suddenly born in my head.  I hope you will enjoy this little trip into a fantasy world as Cupid tells the assembled gods and goddesses of Mount Olympus all about his greatest challenge while doing his job.  I owe a great deal of gratitude to my darling granddaughter, Marika, for the lovely banner and my talented beta, Judy, for her terrific skills.  Hope you all have nothing but love on Valentine's Day and all year round.

Justin didn't think that this day could get any worse; and then Pipp (Lindsay) walked in with her entourage and proved him wrong. But at least there was eye candy to ogle. Alternate Universe - Coffee Shop. 

Brian contemplated what he wanted to say next; how personal he wanted to get. He still wasn’t sure whether or not Joan would hear a word of what he said -- she hadn’t reacted to anything thus far -- so maybe it was better to lay it all on the line. His lifelong mantra creeped back into his brain, and he scooted his chair a little closer to the bed. No apologies, no regrets.

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Against his original plans (and, perhaps, better judgment), Brian makes his way back to Pittsburgh to see his mother one final time.

QAF gift Exchange.  Secret Santa fun. 

For Justin, it was all about the ass. A series of College AU vignettes. What started out as what was supposed to be only one vignette for my Wednesday Hump Day challenge spiraled into a drabble collection of it's own.

As 18-year-old Gus leaves Pittsburgh to go out of state for college, he leaves behind some unresolved issues concerning his dad's failed relationship. After a chance encounter at a café in Brooklyn, Gus decides to take action and help the people he cares about.

Brian and Justin are spending Christmas brunch at Mother Taylor's. Brian finds himself being the wingman when Justin finds out about Jennifer's recent engagement with Tucker.

After years of no word from Brian, Justin receives a phone call that brings him back to his lover who needs his support more than ever. 

Brian and Justin made plans.  They were going to travel for the first six months of the year ending up celebrating Brian's 60th birthday in Australia.  While they are away, the family continues to grow and expand.  Nothing can bring down the Taylor- Kinney empire, can it?

Brian's thoughts as he rides in the Liberty ride.

Banner by Jackie Mag and beta by Quinn6765

“I’m sorry,” Brian repeated, his tone serious and deliberate. “For a lot of things over the last two days. I… I didn’t know what to do with what happened before I left Pittsburgh, and I wasn’t ready to talk.” He paused, sighing. “And I don’t know how to lie to you. I haven’t for a long time, and you know that. So sometimes, it’s easier to piss you off, so you’ll leave me alone until I find enough of my remaining ball to face you -- as irrational as I know that sounds.”

“Or,” Justin said, a small smile playing on his lips, “you could say, ‘Hey Justin, I’ve got something on my mind that I’m not ready to talk about, and I need a little space.’” He gave his husband a meaningful look before continuing. “Brian, I know what you’re doing when you do it now… But what I don’t understand is why, almost two decades into our relationship, you still think the solution to anything is to push me away -- if for no reason other than it won’t fucking work.”

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Brian gets some unexpected and difficult news and turns to his usual coping strategies. Justin knows better.

“Baking cookies shouldn’t take that long if we both do it,” Justin countered. “Or you can stand there all night, holding the things I need, because then we’ll both be fucked, and--”

“--not in a positive, life-affirming way,” Brian finished in a deadpan, then sighed and brought the bags to the counter. “Fine. What do I do?”

***

A semi-forced Christmas assignment gives Brian a little more satisfaction than he originally imagined...

The funny flipside of Brian's Season 4 line, "Of all the times we've fucked -- and by now it has to be well into the quadruple digits -- that has to rank in the top five." Five times when things didn't quite go as planned...

Standalone one-shot. PWP.

Justin and Brian surprise the family with big news on Christmas Eve.

Justin tries to come up with some last-minute New Year Resolutions which he thinks he’s going to keep this time.

An enigmatic, mysterious man unexpectedly appears before Justin two days before Christmas.  What will happen? 

No one had been more shocked than Brian when Melanie, of all people, had suggested that, since she didn't really celebrate Christmas, but J.R. was heading to Pittsburgh to be with her dads, perhaps Brian and Justin would rather come to Toronto to have a more subdued celebration with Lindsay and Gus.

"Lindsay never really gets to enjoy the decorations she puts up, since we're rushing around and then traveling during this time," Mel had explained. "I just thought it would be nice if you and Justin wanted to come to our place instead… You know, let Linds and Gus go all out, and then have a nice quiet holiday at home." 

"Quiet" was all Brian needed to hear before he agreed. 

***

Brian and Justin travel to Toronto to spend Christmas with a small part of their chosen family.

Happy Holidays everyone.  I have an early Christmas gift for you, and I hope you will enjoy it.  This story is set a little over ten years after Justin headed off for New York City, leaving Pittsburgh behind.  It seems that his plan didn't last long, and a decade later he is happily married to Brian.  The only fly in the ointment of their happiness is how much Brian misses seeing his son, Gus far more often than the occasional visits back and forth to Canada.  Justin's dearest wish is to arrange for Brian to receive the best Christmas gift ever, and he is willing to do whatever he can to make that happen.  

A catch all for all the scenes, situations and shenanigans that don't fit into Britin: A Day in the Life or any of the currently being written or planned for stories in the Sunbeam Chronicles. Will include one-shots or scenes starting from the end of season five and onward; mainly focusing on the time before the start of 25 Days of Smutmas.

It's easy to add a new book, chapters, media items, and do editing. The trick is knowing how to find the locations for the right webpages in the dashboard. Brief, simple instructions are in the chapter.

Brian’s thoughts, and emotions during the greatest unification since Germany. Imagine the song Cha Cha is playing in the background.

Brian and Justin find themselves in the hospital trying to explain that things aren’t, as they seem.

Justin has a new allergic reaction. It’s probably not what you think.

Justin returns from working on Rage in LA and becomes depressed and must also face his largely untreated PTSD from the bashing. AU from 501. This series follows Justin and Brian as they navigate mental health diagnoses and treatment. Alternating first person POV with the focus always on Brian and Justin's relationship and their evolving dynamics - both as individuals and as a couple - as they navigate learning to manage chronic mental illness. Angst and Emotional Hurt/Comfort with themes of hope while challenging stigma around mental health.

Never in my life will I forget your presence. You found me torn apart and you took me back full and complete.
-Frida Kahlo

NOW COMPLETE!

The Taylor-Kinney clan continues to grow.  Along with growth comes pain. Join them on their journey of love and challenges as they expand through Growing Pains.

It’s funny how life works sometimes -- in cycles, repeating the same themes in different ways with different situations. Leaving it up to us to recognize a familiar situation and call on our past experience to get through it. But sometimes you can’t see the forest for the trees.

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Justin decides to make a huge transition in his career, but things are not always what they seem.

Just a fun little Halloween story inspired by a plot bunny by Tuneesha Regu.  She wrote"So, Brian is a wittle spooked by Justin's Halloween look. Is it just a Halloween makeover or his ray of Sunshine is possessed *evil grin*

This is what I came up with.

Brian’s lost in a downward spiral since Justin’s bashing left him in a coma. But they share a love that refuses to die. Now they just need to find their way back to one another.

A little one shot Halloween fic set in the Christmas Presents Universe…

Hello, my dear readers.  Today, I have something brand new for you.  Before anything else, I want to dedicate this story to one of my dearest readers and friend, Vicki, for entrusting me with her plot bunny for this story.  I couldn't have done it without her support.  Also a big thank you to Judy, my fantastic beta, and Marika, my talented banner maker.

Now, as to this story, this is for all you animal lovers out there.  What happens when Brian becomes the 'somewhat' reluctant (yet willing) rescuer of a pair of brutally abandoned dogs?  How will this one act of kindness change his life and that of his beloved husband and son?

P.S.  I've chosen Irish Setters in this case as a tribute to Vicki, a proud Irish lassie.

Life in the Taylor- Kinney family continues.  Brinn is going away to school while Brian accompanies Justin on his European tour.  The whole extended family finds there way back to Brian and Justin as the family grows and expands.

Brian and Justin are at it again, but this time in the middle of Babylon’s dance floor.

This story was written for the  QAF Season One Song Challenge

“You can choose any song you want. You can sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star if you want to. Come on, sing me something. A crappy love song or sappy country song, I don’t care, sing.”

This story was written for the  QAF Season One Song Challenge

Well hello, folks.  I know that this story is super late, but a lot of things, many of which were beyond my control, caused the delay.  I hope you will still find it worth waiting for.  This is my entry into the 5 (6) word challenge we were given months ago.  In this story, Justin is still living in NYC, but not so happily.  Not only does he miss Brian, but he is not thrilled with his living situation.  Then one careless accident changes everything.  I owe a huge debt of gratitude to my beta, Judy, for her skills.  Another huge thanks to my granddaughter, Marika, for the evocative banner.  Hugs, Grammy

“Let’s play ‘Never Have I Ever,’” Emmett exclaimed, clapping his hands excitedly. “We’re all drunk enough to be brutally honest.” 

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A Fourth of July party hosted by the Novotny-Bruckner's, numerous pitchers of margaritas, and a bonfire -- the perfect ingredients for an unforgettable night between longtime friends

Brian told Justin to get some friends his age – what if the kiss Michael saw was misconstrued? What if miscommunication was only the start of it all? Just how far does the butterfly effect go? 

I know what Brian is doing -- he’s being protective of me, the same way he always has been. That’s just his nature; he’ll do anything for his friends, and he never wants to see anyone he cares about get hurt, physically or otherwise. But I’m a big girl, and I can take care of myself.

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Cynthia and Brian are more than just co-workers; they're friends. Family, really. But how will they support one another when push comes to shove?

This story fits into the "Changed" verse.

Continuation of Independence Day. Brian is grown and very happy with his life, thank you very much. He does not like change.