Reviewer: coleamber (Signed) · Date: May 03, 2021 08:08 PM · On: Gift Exchange
poor Brian, hope his parents rut in hell
Reviewer: coleamber (Signed) · Date: May 03, 2021 08:07 PM · On: Gift Exchange
poor Brian, hope his parents rut in hell
Reviewer: SunshineSally (Signed) · Date: May 11, 2015 04:08 AM · On: Gift Exchange
Not OOC at all and Justin is not too perfect, Justin is perfect, perfect for Brian. He gets him, and I love how Brian has let him in. Honestly, this is perfection. You truly are tres amazeballs x
Reviewer: turtlegirl922 (Anonymous) · Date: February 17, 2010 03:00 PM · On: Gift Exchange
I loved these two lines...
"There really aren’t words for how I’m feeling about him. Justin says there is; he calls it love. And I guess that’s true. But a word only lasts a second; I want to tell him longer."
"Crying with Brian was…the most intense thing we’ve ever done together."
This was a great chapter...
Author's Response: I LOVE your quote choices -- a couple of my favorites from the whole story... Thanks SO much!!!! **so happy to have you as a new reviewer!*
Reviewer: JTSecrets (Signed) · Date: October 24, 2009 08:44 PM · On: Gift Exchange
Don't doubt your plot which is excellent. Justin's perfect as you write him. My only regret's not starting your story sooner. Conjunctions would make the reading better but that's a minor thing in technique. The plot's fabulous!
Author's Response: I'm glad the plot is strong, because sometimes it just seems endless to me!! :) Thank you for your thoughts!
Reviewer: Kitty_Ballou (Signed) · Date: August 23, 2009 06:32 AM · On: Gift Exchange
NO!! Justin's not definitely "too perfect"! He's a wonderful partner, a loveable friend, he's gorgeous and sweet + never ever "too perfect". He's the one, he's the person Brian needs most! And that's why Justin would never ever be too perfect to believable!
My point of view... And did I ever tell you how much I love "your" Justin & Brian? I didn't??
Okay, now I do... ;-)
Author's Response: Thanks! I love your description of Justin!
I'm so glad you love my Justin; I find him a lot harder to write than Brian. And as for my Brian, I needed everyone to love him as much as I do. Soo.. I guess my job here is done! :)
Reviewer: bksbracelet (Anonymous) · Date: August 13, 2009 08:12 PM · On: Gift Exchange
Is Justin becoming "too perfect" to be believable?
No! you are trying to demonstrate what true love is and especially in Brian and Justin. Brian is essentially a loner because of his massive trust issues, and Justin loves Brian so completely that Brian's pain is his pain.
Reviewer: Tiffany (Anonymous) · Date: August 13, 2009 09:25 AM · On: Gift Exchange
I've just caught up on this story and it is amazzzzzing!!!!! Justin is perfect and I want to give Brian a big hug. Can't wait for more.
Author's Response: Thank you so much!! I'm so happy that you're enjoying the story!
Reviewer: scrub13 (Signed) · Date: August 13, 2009 08:08 AM · On: Gift Exchange
Another great chapter. And they do keep getting better. I don't think this story is really all that OOC for Brian. It's in line with where Brian was after the bombing. The floods gates another poster mentioned began to open then and I think this is just a continuation of that night. Brian has unconditional love for the very first time and that's tough to accept.
His dad was probably abused as well and incapable of forming loving relationships(where Brian could have ended up had Gus and Justin not come into his life). His mom would have SAID she loved him if he'd been straight and been a dutiful Christian. But Justin loves Brian no matter what. And so does Gus Accepting those facts will be a big part in Brian's "process to recovery".
Once again my thoughts went off on a tangent while reading this. The lack of the "family" in the story seemed to highlight just how unhealthy and messed up Brian's foster family was in his life. Even with Debbie who proclaimed she "loved him like a son", he was regularly called "the asshole" and whenever anything went wrong Brian was usually guilty til proven innocent. Certainly Debbie didn't abuse Brian, but it'd be a stretch to say he had unconditional love from her or his friends.
Author's Response: Thanks so much!! You know, I've thought the same thing about Debbie. I mean, I think she pretty much does love him like a son. But when it comes right down to it, she's pretty critical of him and quick to assume the worst. In upcoming chatpers, I think the issue of Brian's expectations of how he'll be treated by others is going to be addressed and this will probably come into play then.
I doubt anything could have really replaced having a real family at home...though he would have been worse off without Deb and Mikey. Hmmm...maybe I should do something with Vic. I thought about it a while back...might work......
Thanks as always for your thoughts!!
Reviewer: Sake (Anonymous) · Date: August 13, 2009 06:25 AM · On: Gift Exchange
I don't think you have gone OOC with the sentimentality. I think you have elevated the character of both Brian and Justin to a level that the fans of these two can understand and appreciate. We all have our ideas on what we would like to see happen after the cameras stopped rolling at the end of season 5. Some of the points in your plot are so good, that I'm shocked after reading that I can't believe the people who created this show didn't think of them. But, I guess they stopped telling their story before Brian and Justin got to this point huh? Sorry for the long comment.
Author's Response: Thank you so much!! I would have loved to see this all planned out on screen! Your comments are far too generous!
And what did I tell you about not apologizing for long comments? ;)
Thanks so much.......
Reviewer: Anonymous (Anonymous) · Date: August 12, 2009 11:05 PM · On: Gift Exchange
I was like "WOW" when you wrote:
"All I could think about was when my father rammed Brian with his car. When Brian was there on the couch, hurt. But not really that angry. Not wanting anyone to do anything."
It was amazing that you thought to bring this up in this chapter. It must be a real brain exercise for you when you watched QAF with your pyschology background. Brian certainly has one of the most complicated personality I've seen on TV.
Yes. The Brian in this story is a little OOC. It seems that Brian is more accepting Justin's involvement than I would imagine. But for Brian to really have a future with Justin in the long run, he has to overcome this at some point. So, I view this Brian as the more matured one. I mean his behavior in 513 was a bit OOC. But yet, if you think about it, it also shows that he has grown up a little. Justin is really perfect. But I can see that if you love someone that much, you would do anything for him/her. But as you said, noone is 100% perfect. I do expect to see him showing his weakness/flaw at some point.
Author's Response: You're right, the show always keeps me on my toes. In fact, I have a few little fanfics written of Brian's POV through key episodes that sort of interpret his thoughts and actions (i.e. in 122, I consider the possibility that his scarfing was a genuine suicde attempt). I may post them someday...
I think that character complexity is the main reason I like the show, and particularly a large part of why I love Brian (but there are so many, many reasons for that!!). I hardly even watch TV most of the time...
I think you have a really good point...definitely this story could never have been like "oh, mid-Season 3" or something. That would be totally out of the question. But post-bombing Brian is a little different; that experience altered his perspective on things somewhat. And you are also right -- it is even a year post-513. So it's not as OOC as it otherwise would be.
I can't tell you how much I like that analysis of it!! :)
Justin will be making a mistake...haven't totally decided what yet...
Thank you so much for reading!
Reviewer: Gina Marie (Signed) · Date: August 12, 2009 10:31 PM · On: Gift Exchange
As a writer, I know exactly how you feel. The chapters I think will get the least responses, always gets the most, and the chapters I like the most, gets the least responses! We see our own work differently.
Having said that, though I totally LOVED this chapter. It created a connection between B/J that's going to be needed for the upcoming sessions, Traumatized is still my favorite chapter to date. maybe it's because it focus's on Brian and his angst. And it was the first time Brian actually 'got' it. As in it, I mean the reasons why he needs help and has issues.
This chapter was emotional. It showed Brian opening up to Justin in a loving, non 'scary' way which totally worked. Like I said, it set them up for the angst I'm sure will come!
Great job on this story as a whole! I always look forward to your updates and I totally enjoy each and every chapter.
Author's Response: Yeah, I am always just flabbergasted by that response phenomenon. I'll be thinking "this will really get to people, I'm sure" and then no one says anything. Other parts that I don't pay much mind too cause the most responses. It is very strange.
I'm anticipating / hoping for lots of responses for chapter 15 because it's my first attempt at a cliffhanger, but we'll see how that goes tomorrow I guess!! :)
It was a big chapter -- I think once Brain realized that he was giving Justin something -- that Justin was gaining, was happy, from his sharing, it made a huge difference for Brian.
Thank you so much for your encouraging feedback!!
Reviewer: Cait (Anonymous) · Date: August 12, 2009 10:05 PM · On: Gift Exchange
I am literally obsessed with this story. Obsessed. It is amazing. I am ever refreshing midnight whispers in hopes of an update. Love!!!! This chapter was awesome, but you've had me hooked from the start. Looking forward to seeing how therapy progresses :)
Author's Response: *big smile*! I know how that is; I'm that way checking on a few fics myself. I'm delighted that you're enjoying the story so much!! The next chapter is a therapy session one. I hope you'll enjoy it.
Thank you so much for reviewing; I hope you'll review again sometime!
Reviewer: BluvsJ (Anonymous) · Date: August 12, 2009 08:23 PM · On: Gift Exchange
I love this chapter.... I am thrilled that Brian took the Dr's suggestion and opened up to Justin about his nightmares... in doing that he and Justin finally expressed their deepest feelings about what they wanted and needed from each other... Brian finally realized that they are in this together... for better or worse....
Author's Response: I think you have a really good point...in a way Justin was trying to say that he needed to be the one who was this close to Brian, that he needed their relationship to be a special one in that way.
Thanks so much for your thoughts! I'm so glad that you enjoyed the chapter!
Reviewer: Sunny (Anonymous) · Date: August 12, 2009 07:10 PM · On: Gift Exchange
I love how trusting and open they are with each other.telling Justin his innermost fears and feelings is such a big steo for Brian but I don´t think it´s too OOC. They are so good for and with each other. I´m sure brian will heel with time and with Justin by his side.
Wonderful chapter, Sunny
Author's Response: Thanks so much! I think the trust is beginning to build to a whole new level. I am so glad that it's not too OOC. It's tough to write since I do want Brian to be "making changes" so to speak, undergo growth, but he's still Brian. So I'm glad the balance is okay for now!
Thanks again for your thoughts!
Reviewer: MissMoe (Anonymous) · Date: August 12, 2009 07:05 PM · On: Gift Exchange
“I love you, Brian. I love you. When you love someone… you want to be with them no matter what. You want to help them. You want them not to feel alone…..I want to be with you. To feel with you. I want to understand better what you’ve been through and how you feel now. I want to keep you from being alone. If I could do that,” here my voice broke with emotion, “if I could do that… I would be happy.”
....I totally teared up with Brian. Excellent chapter. Once again so heartfelt and Justin is so NOT being too perfect. He's going throug this difficult process with Brian and you've shown that. Your story is flowing so very well. I'm once again, excited for the next chapter. Oh and I agree with you...this may just be my favorite just yet as well.
Author's Response: I think that is the moment, that and the "you're giving me something" line, where Brian really understands that he is fulfilling Justin by sharing these memories. I think it's when he realizes that, and realizes that it will make Justin happy, that he knows it will be worthwhile to open up.
I'm glad you liked the chapter so much. I think the reason I liked it is because of what I was just talking about -- Brian realizing that this whole process isn't a hindrance for Justin, isn't a burden for him. When Brian realizes that he's really giving Justin a gift, and clearly Justin's giving him a gift.... *sigh*
The next chapter is one at the doc's office, to be posted around my usual time. Hope you'll like it!
Reviewer: joe (Anonymous) · Date: August 12, 2009 06:37 PM · On: Gift Exchange
he, for me it is a perfect chapter, but still believable! i love the 2 of them in this one, and i love that b can count on j in a way such a special way! no one could give him what j gives him! i love your story, keep the fantastic work coming ;)
Author's Response: Thanks so much!!! Yes, another new reviewer! :)
I think you're absolutely right when you say that no one could give Brian what Justin is. No one else in his life could do this for him, and that really shows how special that relationship is.
I'm glad it's believable, too. Sometimes I think I'm getting so unrealistic and I should be be writing something for Hallmark Movie Specials or something ;).
Thank you so much for reviewing! I hope you'll like the next chapter too.
Reviewer: edom (Signed) · Date: August 12, 2009 01:16 PM · On: Gift Exchange
Shit, where do I start; I'm glad Justin is finally getting through to Brian, making him believe that he really is loved, not just in the Mikey/Lindsay way, but with no strings attached-loved.
I can only imagine how heart breaking it is for Justin to hear all the things the Kinney's did to Brian, but Brian needs to share it, needs to excorcise some demons, and this is the best way to do that.
I don't think Justin is too good to be true, I think he is very human in his hate for Jack and Joan, and he knows that he has to tread carfully with Brian at this stage.
I can't wait for the next session with the good doctor.
Author's Response: That line of Justin's where he says he finally feels like someone special -- I think it was eye-opening for them both. I don't think Justin ever really let himself think about it too much, and Brian had never thought about it at all.
I think for Justin it was a sort of double-edged sword to hear about Brian's past. It hurt a lot, but it meant so much at the same time.
The next chapter is with the doc; I hope you'll like it!
Thanks so much for the comments!
Reviewer: sjmpets3 (Signed) · Date: August 12, 2009 01:05 PM · On: Gift Exchange
once the flood gates were opened there was no stopping and no stopping meant that he could finally trust justin with all his dirty secrets and still be loved. is it any wonder he had no nightmare that night?
Author's Response: I think you're right and I think that's what Brian wasn't anticipating -- that it would be a case where, once he told one nightmare, he'd be telling them all.
I sort of wanted to end the chapter with the "no nightmares" line but couldn't get anything to flow well when I did that. I'm glad it still caught your eye. :)
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