This is a sequel to No One Knows, Justin and Brian take Gus and Jenny to see Justin's Grandparents in Canada who he hasn't seen in years because of his dad. 

After talking about it for year Brian and Justin finally are going on their dream vacation.  They were spending three weeks in Milan and Ibiza.  Come along and join then on the streets of Milan and the beaches in Ibiza as they make memories for a lifetime. 

Season 3: Brian, Justin and two other men from VanGard are returning from a business trip to Philadelphia. You probably already know our boys can’t keep their relationship a secret.

How will Justin and Brian spend their time on Valentine's Day?

Justin and Brian are coming up on the 10th anniversary of the day they met.  Justin plans an art show at Lindsey's gallery. Brian runs into a female lover from 20 years earlier. Brian remembers this love as he plans a surprise for their anniversary.

Justin and Brian are enjoying their time in New York City.  How will Brian deal with Justin being on a tour for six months.  

When two men who belong together are forced to be apart there is trouble everywhere.

Justin and Brian had gone their own way but neither were happy.  They belonged together and Brian would go anywhere Justin wanted to be.

Imagine if S1 E9 had gone a little differently.

Craig Taylor leaves his son a letter explaining his cruel actions during his life. It's up to Justin if can ever forgive him for the way he was treated.

Brian and Justin are finally living together at Britin as Justin moved back from New York. They have a moment filled with some angst, love and happy bantering.

Although Brian has had little to nothing to do with his mother or sister in well over a decade, his life is changed forever following a surprising call about them from an unexpected source.  Thankfully, he will have his husband, Justin, to help him deal with what is coming.

I owe a huge debt of gratitude to my wonderful beta, Judy, for her skills in tidying up my work, and my beloved granddaughter, Marika, for her evocative banner.  I love you girls.

I would also like to add one special note for this story.  I have been under the mistaken impression for years that Brian was Joan's firstborn.  Thankfully, many of you have straightened me out on this point.  However, it is integral to this story that Brian is the firstborn, so please indulge my twist on this one canon issue.  Thank you.

Sort of gap filler/alternative ending for episode 306. After Justin finds out Ethan’s a scumbag and is sitting alone at Woody’s, Brian comes up to say hello.

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You know that feeling when you love someone so much that sometimes you just can’t help but act a little stupid?

AU End of season 2. At the Rage party, instead of leaving with Ethan, Justin left both Ethan, and a shocked Brian. He also never cheated with Ethan. This is nothing like season 2. It's just how I would have liked it to go.

This is really not part of my "Together Forever" series.

This was written for the story challenge.

Justin is late. Brian worries.  What plans does he have for the two of them?

An annoyed Brian is a good Brian.

Michael gets on Brian's bad side, but is he the only one to blame for?

My take on the title 'The Photo'.

It's present-day in NYC.  What has become of Molly, and her relationship with her brother?  

Justin forms an attachment to Queen and Brian’s not really happy about it.

Brian and Justin have been together for seventeen years, well, more or less: seventeen years have passed since the night of their meeting, the one in which Gus, the son of Brian and his friend Lindsey, was born and since then they have been on and off regularly.

Gus, however, is willing to do anything for his relationship to be as smooth as silk, but he has just moved to Pitsburgh and the only thing he is sure of is that life is a mess and this, in essence, is the only thing on which father and son agree.

Brian e Justin stanno assieme da diciassette anni, beh, più o meno: sono passati diciassette anni dalla notte del loro incontro, quella in cui è nato Gus, il figlio di Brian e della sua amica Lindsey, e da allora si sono presi e lasciati più o meno regolarmente. 
Gus, invece, è disposto a tutto perché la sua relazione fili liscia come l'olio, ma si è appena trasferito a Pitsburgh e l'unica cosa di cui è certo è che la vita è un gran casino e questo, in sostanza, è l'unica cosa su cui padre e figlio sono d'accordo.

Brian and Justin attend a high school/boarding school for young criminals. This generally means everyone there did something to piss off their parents and got their butts thrown into this school. 17-year-old Brian’s a new student, 16-year-old Justin’s been attending for a while now. How will they ever survive?

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I apologize for the delay in getting my holiday story to you, but I hope you will still enjoy it.  It seems that Brian has a problem being around for Justin whenever a big holiday comes up.  They've been living together for several years, and this year is the straw that broke the camel's back.  Brian again misses every holiday for the last few months of the year, so Justin decides it is time to do something about it.  

Many thanks to my wonderful beta, Judy, for her skills, and my dear Granddaughter, Marika, for the lovely banner.

Set during the Stockwell period when Brian lost all his furnishings.  Does he decide his cup is half-empty or half-full?

Last Christmas I gave you my heart, but the very next day you gave it away. Inspired by the song Last Christmas from Wham, also I wrote this after watching Call Me By Your Name.

Brian and Justin are considering monogamy. What determined them to go down this road? Can their relationship survive with monotony?

This fic is set about 12 years after the end of S5 and is part of the Gus/Dani Homecoming!future. Short version - Justin came back to Pittsburgh and he and Brian have been together through all that time, living in a house on the river that they bought after selling Britin. This one follows directly on from Leaving Home.

This fic is set about 12 years after the end of S5 and is part of the Gus/Dani Homecoming!future. Short version - Justin came back to Pittsburgh and he and Brian have been together through all that time, living in a house on the river that they bought after selling Britin. With thanks to SandiD - who put up with my pernickityness and complete inability to explain what I meant and did a wonderful image; if I stuffed it up at the end, then that's my clumsiness.

A Halloween fic set in the Gus/ Dani Homecoming!future 'verse. Gus has just turned sixteen. Danika (short version - Justin and Daphne's daughter) is about to turn three.  Gus wants to hang with his mates on Halloween but Dani really, really wants to go Trick or Treating with her big brother.

Written for the qaf_giftxhchnge 2018 on LJ.

The request was from sfscarlet and was for:
Fic angst, AU, canon-compliant, hurt/comfort, humor Brian/ Justin- / Gus- Gus is an adult- time could be holiday or family reunion or just visiting B/J- writer's choice. Gus reminiscing about growing up with B/J- Funny stories, harrowing tales, first times, tales about trips they made- anything the writer chooses. Would love at least 2-3 stories ( tales) that Gus shares. B/J could disagree with his memories and they could tell their version- if writer chooses. ( not necessary- just choice of writer)

This is the result. It's set in 2029. I think of this as being loosely Homecoming future, but all that anyone needs to know is that Brian and Justin have been living together in Pittsburgh in a riverside house since Justin's return from New York. Justin and Daphne have a daughter – Dani. Brian, Justin, and Daphne are co-parents, an arrangement which works well for them all. Dani is 16, Gus is 29.


WARNING:A little snarky about Mikey and the Munchers.

Written for qaf_giftxchnge 2018 on LJ, although this one is not, per se, a Christmas story.

The request was for:

Fic fluff/schmoop, hurt/comfort, sexy fun times Brian/Justin sexy domestic fluff or a health scare that prompts a relaxing vacation


So here it is.  It's set maybe 2 years post 513.  Justin returned from New York about 12 months ago, but they sold Britin and have been living at the loft.  Justin rents studio space.

WARNING: Very mild (for me, at least) snark about Michael.

What if Justin didn't go back after Brian kicked him out -  Cancer Arc

One shot. Standalone fic. Introspective S4/S5 gap filler from Lindsay's point-of-view.

Written for the 2018 QaF Gift Exchange as a gift for TheaPink on LJ. Request was a story about the girls breaking up and getting back together in canon time, with the song "Just Hold On" as a prompt. The song immediately made me think of their S4/S5 breakup. This is a peek into Lindsay's thoughts during that time.

Brian and Justin make a bet against each other. Which one will fold first? 

Our Sunshine is sick and his husband is away for business but Brian still manages to take care of his beloved.

A short little fic. About five years post-show. Brian decides to browse the internet with interesting results. 

On December 31th, Brian Kinney, a successful ad man, and his artist partner, Justin Taylor, stay at their country house to ring in the New Year with the entire 'gang' of friends and extended family. On New Year's morning, they all realize they can’t return to the city due to heavy snow.  During that time Brian, Justin, and their friends and family all learn more about their past than they could ever have imagined.

A fic with random moments in the series where Justin wants to show Brian that being all "couple-like" doesn't have to be so bad.
And in all secrecy: Brian likes it, even if he doesn't show it.

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One revolutionary Christmas Justin's entire world falls apart; and even though he doesn’t realize it, he stops living. As the next Christmas approaches and introduces an equally damaged man; together, will they learn that living is better than just existing?

Beta: Karen, Banner: Nickie

Historical AU from the same verse as "Once Upon A Time."  Some surprises await the household as the manor prepares for Christmas Festivities. *THIS STORY IS NOW COMPLETE!*

Several months after Justin leaves with Ethan, he happens to run into Brian in Chicago and they inevitably fall into bed together. After that, neither can resist and these trysts start to become a regular thing. Everything is going great - they don't have the gang giving them unwanted advice and nobody but them knows what's going on. Until, eventually, Brian gets tired of being the 'other man' and wants more . . . Based on T**'s plot bunny.

One shot. Standalone fic. Post-513.

Justin comes home for the holidays. For good.

Plot bunny by BritinManor.

20 year old Justin Taylor is a college student bullied for over a year by his homophobic classmate Chris Hobbs. Mockeries, insults and humiliations are his daily life.

25 year old Brian Kinney is an ad exec during the day and an advisor at the gay helpline "Keep holding on" by night, since a drama changed his life 9 years ago.

Little does Justin know that one call, one night, would maybe change his life...

Story will be updated once a week

The story is complete and will be updated weekly.

Thank you Kim... Predec 2...for creating this lovely banner for me.  

While Justin is in Hollywood working on Rage the Movie, he meets someone who will rock his and Brian's world.

It's Christmas, and Brian and Justin have very different views about their Christmas Tree.

This was written for the "37 Days of Gusmas" challenge. This was a fund-raising challenge to raise money for the Ali Forley Center which provides shelter for homeless GLBT kids.

In the Gusmas challenges there are 37 prompts - some words or phrases, some images - covering the days from Thanksgiving to New Year's Eve. The challenge is to write one or more drabbles based on the prompts.

I've cobbled together a story based on drabbles for each of the 37 prompts.

Another little Christmas offering, written while I've been travelling. It's unbeta'd and I haven't even really done a full read through but hopefully there aren't too many errors.

It's set in the Homecoming!future 'verse. Gus is thirteen and Dani is just a few weeks old.

Anyway, here it is.

This was written for the Moonshadow Tribe's Christmas Challenge - the theme was "worst holiday ever".

Warning I have to admit that I took the opportunity to torture Mikey and the others a little. *g*

Gift Request: Brian/Justin gets custody of Gus, don't particularly care how. If you want to go the Lesbian!hate route, that's fine by me.
Summary: Post S5 in an AU where there is no JR (just purely because it simplified the plot). Something has happened in Toronto and Brian gets a phone call that sends him into action.

Brian hates spending Christmas with his family and so does Justin. What happens when their parents live right next to each other but they have never met and neither are feeling the Christmas spirit.

A tragedy strikes and Justin has to learn to live a new kind of normal.

This story picks up right where 'Aftermath' ends.  This is the third and final installment in the 'After' series of stories about the aftereffects of Justin's bashing by the despicable Chris Hobbs.  This story centers primarily on those closest to Justin and how they deal with what has happened.  It's my interpretation of what could have been going on in between scenes during the first episode of Season 2.  I hope you will enjoy it.  

My eternal gratitude to the remarkable Judy for her beta skills, and my beautiful granddaughter, Marika, for the evocative banner.  I love you both dearly.

Justin and a reluctant Brian celebrate the holidays; Brian makes a surprising decision.

One shot. Set 25 years post-series. Standalone fic.

How do you feel your way through the darkness once the sun has gone out?

Brian's journey into the light.

Major character death. You'll want some tissues.

One shot standalone fic.

There's more than meets the eye when it comes to Brian's ever-present food rule, "no carbs after seven."

Plot bunny by Sally. Thanks to SandiD for beta reading.

When is enough, enough for Justin and Brian? 

It seems like it’s one thing after another for Brian and Justin.

After the attack they receive news that will change their lives, but will it be for the better? Are they strong enough, not only individually, but together to battle the latest fight? 

Follow their story to see. 

A glimpse of our "boys" on just another weekend in the Pitts... or is it???

Justin just doesn’t like it that Brian works evenings too.

Brian reflects following the massacre at Pulse Nightclub on June 12, 2016.

This one-shot is set in 2016. It is separate from the EXPOSURE ‘verse and is post-series. Brian and Justin are together and have been. What happened after Justin left for NYC and how they ended up where they are now is not important to this story.

This is a sequel to The Stripper and A Man's Gotta Know When To Ask For Help.  As promised, Brian and Justin think about a family.  Banner by Marny. Thank you so much.

Continuing the story of Brian & Justin's life together that started in "Sickness & Health, Good Times & Bad

Thank you Marny for this beautiful banner, you are an artist!!!

This is the story of what happened in Pittsburgh during the five years that Justin spent in New York working on his career. What was life like for Brian, the Liberty Avenue family and Gus and Luke?

This story does NOT need to be read to understand Back for Good! Each story can be read on its own!

Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author.  The author is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any media franchise.  No copyright infringement is intended.

On a Thanksgiving gathering at Debbie's house, Brian seems to display signs of a midlife crisis.  Is it just that, or is it because he misses a certain someone? B/J One-Shot

Three Days before Thanksgiving Claire Kinney looks back on her life as things go downhill fast for her. She reluctantly arrives at her childhood home to join her mother Joan Kinney for Thanksgiving dinner.  Two unexpected guests who come to dinner change everything for Claire and the rest of the family.

Another story were Brian and Justin meet totally randomly.

Michael seems to find that something is wrong with his best friend. But what if what was wrong was something right?

Brian goes to extreme measures at Halloween to try and win Justin back. S3 reunion crack fic.

In Aftershock, we see how Justin's bashing at the end of Season One affected Brian. It ended without revealing how the bashing affected everyone else who loved and cared about Justin. The series skipped from that iconic scene of Brian sitting in the hospital right after Justin was admitted, to a month later at the beginning of Season Two, so we have to use our imagination about what went on at the hospital after Michael joined Brian. I hope you will find my perspective interesting.

Many thanks to my beta, Judy, for her help and my darling Granddaughter, Marika, for her evocative banner. And also thanks to those who asked me 'what about the others' when they read 'Aftershock'. Their questions led to this sequel.

Sequel to "Once Upon A Time." 

It's been a year since Justin Taylor, a young under butler arrived at Britin manner in Pennsylvania. While Justin slowly adjusts to his new status as Master Kinney's close companion and lover, Brian learns to trust and love again.

An unexpected guest appears in Britin on one October day and puts all of Brian and Justin's love and trust to the test.  Who will prevail? *STORY IS NOW COMPLETE!*

Sickfic without plot. Justin gets sick. Brian takes care of him.

One-shot.

Set late season 4, post-cancer, pre-Liberty Ride.

A Halloween fic of sorts. It's about Brian and Justin but they really only guest star. The main character is Melissande - better known to most of you as Mysterious Marilyn.

Chloe and Lucifer face a tragedy, but there is happiness in the end. Sorry can't tell much more it'll give it away. This is a future fic.

Brian Kinney is a professional escort with a clients list that includes most of Pittsburgh's gay, wealthy men.

Justin Taylor is a wealthy, young, handsome gallery owner from NYC who hires Brian for a one night stand at his hotel room while on a business trip to Pittsburgh.

Where will they both go from here? *STORY IS NOW COMPLETE!*

Justin is found with his high school lover and is sent away to boarding school. What happens when more buttfucking actually does go on in boarding school than in the backroom of Babylon?

Brian and Justin spend their last night together before Justin heads for New York. What were their thoughts during that time?  Ep. 513 Gap Filler.

An account of the three days Michael and Brian spent at the hospital, after Justin was bashed. Takes place right at the end of episode 122 and moves forward from there.

The first time Debbie Novotny heard about Brian Kinney, Michael was in the eighth grade. It was just after spring break. He’d come home from school chattering away excitedly about the new boy in his class who’d just moved to Pittsburgh from some town she couldn’t remember. All through dinner it was Brian this, and Brian that. Michael was clearly enamored with this Brian kid.

A QAF fanfic reader made a request for stories that involved the immediate aftermath of that tragic bashing of our beloved Justin and how Brian responded to it.  I believe it inspired a lot of our writers, including myself.  I do hope you will find this story interesting, although I can't say it will be a lot of fun, considering the subject matter.  Please keep in mind how things did turn out for the couple later on as you reach the end of this story, and don't be too sad. 

I want to thank Gloria Hernon for her brilliant suggestion.  I also wish to thank my beloved Judy for her beta skills and my beloved granddaughter, Marika, for her amazing banner.

What if, after overhearing the doctor leaving a message on Brian's machine, Justin had confronted Brian, instead of going to Michael? How would things have been different?

Canon divergence begins midway through episode 408. Plot bunny by Deb. Thanks to Sandi for being my beta.

What if someone at Vanguard found out about Rage?

Some information to make logging in easier, and an invitation to join us on Facebook!

25-year-old Brian sees 21-year-old Justin and really wants to get to know him.

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Mysterious forces give Brian and Justin what they never knew they wanted.

Brian Kinney’s life wasn’t supposed to end so soon, but on that fateful night, everything changed in a split second.

*** STORY NOW COMPLETE ***

Post 5-13. Brian ends all contact with Justin from one day to the other and Justin has no idea why. After five years in New York he returns to Pittsburgh and goes looking for answers that are long overdue. His whole life will be changed forever when he finally gets the answers he has been looking for. 

Justin Taylor is a young under butler at Master Brian Kinney's estate in the late 1880's in Pennsylvania. Brian keeps  a painful, dark secret from his past. Could a chance encounter between the master and the under butler on a cold, October night lead to a brighter future?

Post series. Brian and Justin are living in different cities and it has started to take it's toll on them. How do they and especially Brian cope with the situation?

Justin’s new client is an arrogant prick, but he’s rich and has great taste. So who’s he to turn down the huge commission for his interior design?

Brian gets into a bar fight.

Justin returns to Pittsburgh for Christmas after his first year spent away from Brian in New York, and discovers that Brian has been keeping something from him.

It was over. Voldemort was dead. In the aftermath everyone needs to learn to cope, move on, and live their lives in the light again.

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Begins 2 years after 513.  Justin has moved back to the Pittsburgh area, and he and Brian are established partners. Life is full of changes. There will be multiple chapters and additional characters.  Banner by Marny

Brian Kinney, a successful ad executive, met Justin Taylor, a young, talented, graphic designer to discuss a potential campaign.  Brian had no idea this first encounter would introduce him to the fascinating culture of fierce drag queens, intense insights, and true love.  **THIS STORY IS NOW COMPLETE!**

Emmett’s got a new boyfriend, first Sunday dinner at Debbie’s, you know how it goes.

The devastating illness and untimely passing of the family matriarch effects the gang in a profound way.

Special thanks to Kim (predec2) for the beautiful banner.

The lives of the the Liberty Avenue gang and their families.

Milestones are easier to pass with someone dear around. A surprise makes Brian's forty-fifth birthday the happiest day he's had in a decade.

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AU: Set around season five, only the bombing never happened. Lindsay & Melanie still live in the Pitts with the kids, and Justin never existed...until now. In this AU story which is completely sci-fi, Justin is an alien who has come to Earth, and Brian is the human he intends to be with.

Thank you, Kim, again, for providing me with a fantastic banner!

A hidden secret is about to tear the family apart.

This story is complete and will be updated when possible.

This is the first year of life for the Taylor-Kinney sextuplets.

This story is a WIP and will be updated when possible.

He was thought to be dead. Brian's discovery will change everything.

This story is complete and will be updated when possible.

Brian is a career man who doesn’t have time for any kind of socializing. That includes going to clubs and tricking. He has devoted his life to his work and only work. But one day he’s forced to go to his boss’s and his wife’s fortieth anniversary party with a date. Yes, the date will be Justin, that’s a given. Their boss is a hopeless romantic and thinks Brian and Justin are very much in love. But Justin can’t stand Brian and Brian is a very cold person who doesn’t care about other people’s feelings.

This story is now finished!

Brian and Justin have been dating long distance when they learn they are to become parents.

Sequel to Stitch by Stitch. Nobody has seen or heard from Michael in years... until now.

Gale is seated, anxiously waiting to see Angels in America for the first time. He knows it won't be the only time.

Brian and Justin have a past that none of the gang know about.

The way things should have gone. Correcting Cowslip’s mistakes once again…

Justin has returned from NY. He and Brian are ready to start their own family.

Pride Month is celebrated by the gang.  *STORY IS NOW COMPLETE!*

This story is complete, and will be updated every few days. Hope you enjoy it! 

I was watching the ladies of 'The View' last week, and they were discussing another trend besides sexting called video sexing.  Like the naughty old lady I am, the first thought that popped into my head was that I could clearly see Brian and Justin indulging, especially after being separated at the end of the series.  Of course I had to put my own spin on it too.  So I now offer you my vision of what might happen a couple of months after Justin left for NYC.  

This is a special gift for our dear friend, Kim.  It's my way of thanking her for all her help in the past and her continuing support despite my long absence from writing.

I also want to thank my fantastic beta, Judy, for once again being there for me.  A special thank you for my beloved Granddaughter,, Marika, for creating another banner for me despite her own busy  life.    Enjoy!

***Featured Story for July 2018***

Brian considers that he should thank his mother for dying since, if not for that, Justin wouldn’t have come back after having been gone for eleven years. Although, he is pretty sure she would die a second time if she knew her death had allowed them to reconnect.

Justin Taylor is a handsome, single young artist who accompanies his best friend Daphne to Kinnetik  Wedding Planners'  office to plan her pending wedding to her fiancé, Glen.

Brian Kinney is a successful, wealthy, dashing wedding planner with a client list that includes half of gay (and straight) Pittsburgh. The one thing he himself never thought he would plan is his own wedding, simply because he was never in a 'relationship.’

A chain reaction of subsequent events is sparked.  Neither of them intended to be involved, but couldn't resist.   Who knows what fortune they have in store after that?...  *THIS STORY IS NOW COMPLETELY POSTED!*

Brian receives an unexpected gift from a client and he and Justin are not sure what to do with it. Letting it back into the wild doesn’t seem like a good choice.

Justin Taylor is a very rich, spoiled drama queen who runs away. Mother Taylor is worried about her baby boy so much that he hires Brian Kinney to bring her son back, the best help in finding people. Brian thought it would be an easy job and that he would find Justin from the nearest hotel but this time he really might have to work for the money he’s getting from the gig.

This story is complete.

Brian's perspective of saying goodbye to Justin.

Spoiler warning for ALL of Queer as Folk US right up to the very end.

Based on the photograph taken by Sami Drasin for Entertainment Weekly.  One-shot. The gang all gets together to celebrate Debbie's 75th birthday.

Justin knows that keeping a man like Brian is hard work and he will never get everything he wants but at least he got something which is better than nothing at all.

Justin wants Brian to take him to see the stars.

Another quadruple drabble.

***Featured Story for June 2018***

Brian and Justin try to cope with life apart - with the marriage that did not happen and the love that would not die

Luke and Noah's story continued after Noah's move to L.A.

Brian and Justin went their separate ways 13 years ago.  They have both adjusted and moved on.  What happens when they run into each other?  Could it really be only time?

A boring Tuesday night forces our boys to stay in and find creative ways to spend their night.

NOW WITH A SEQUEL!

A little 308 gap filler about what happened after the ending of the episode.

Justin multitasks during sex but so does Brian. Sort of.

Short one-shot sequel to "NADA!"