Summary:
Life is not always what it seems and people are never what they appear to be.
An AU hybrid S1/S3-ish romance. Brian & Justin. Of course.
Rated: NC-18
Categories: QAF-U.S. FICTION,
Alternate Universe Characters: Justin
Challenges: None
Series: None
Chapters: 25
Completed: Yes
Word count: 76989
Read: 81235
Published: April 24, 2011
Updated: July 30, 2013
Story Notes:
Once again, a HUGE thank you to Xrifree. The world's best beta. Ever.
1. Prologue/Chapter 1 by Lupin111 [Reviews - 0] (1687 words)
2. Chapter 2 by Lupin111 [Reviews - 6] (2772 words)
A/N: A big thank you to everyone who has read and/or, reviewed this story on their alert list. It's always so encouraging to receive support :)
And as usual, a big pitcher of buttermilk beer for my beta, Xrifree, for not only helping me with this story, but for putting up with me in general.
3. Chapter 3 by Lupin111 [Reviews - 6] (3272 words)
A/N: Thanks a million to everyone reading or reviewing this story. RL absolutely sucks right now, and your reviews and notifications makes me happy happy happy!
To my ever-dependable beta, Xrifree, you're awesome :)
4. Chapter 4 by Lupin111 [Reviews - 2] (2604 words)
As always, a million thanks to my beta, Xrifree.
5. Chapter 5 by Lupin111 [Reviews - 2] (4233 words)
A/N: Thank you my lovelies for all those wonderful reviews. Since this chapter is kind of long, I hope you'll forgive me when the next one takes a while before it's published.
My beta, Xrifree, was particularly awesome in this chapter. Thank you! :)
6. Chapter 6 by Lupin111 [Reviews - 1] (3617 words)
It's been a rainy, mostly miserable, exam-filled week spent for the better part in an utterly useless hick town that I promise to write about in my next story (yes, while everyone crams last minute for exams, I dream about plot lines for new fanfics). But I digress. Here's the post-kiss chapter, and I hope it will keep all of you satisfied until June.
Wait. Did I thank my fabulous beta? No? Well then. Xrifree, you're awesome! Thanks to the world's best beta! :)
7. Chapter 7 by Lupin111 [Reviews - 4] (2801 words)
I'm baaaaaaaack! Thanks to everyone who is reading/reviewing so far, and everyone who patiently waited for the update.
I know, this a fairly boring chapter, and it's short, but hey, it's still an update! (*makes doe eyes*)
And my wonderful beta, Xrifree, thank you so much!
8. Chapter 8 by Lupin111 [Reviews - 2] (3526 words)
And we're back with a new chapter. Needless to say, a massive thanks to everyone who is reading/reviewing this story. Thank you all sooooo much!
And my beta, Xrifree, thank you for being an awesome beta! :)
9. Chapter 9 by Lupin111 [Reviews - 3] (3622 words)
In how many different ways can I apologize to all my readers for this absolutely unforgivably long gap between updates? Let me know and I shall comply :) . I am so very sorry about taking a month of Sundays to update; RL kept getting in the way, and then I was hit by a minor case of writer's block (which also explains the paltry quality of the chapter). But I'm back, and hopefully the next chapter will be much better, and updated sooner.
And my beta, Xrifree. Thanks a bunch for being the awesomest beta ever :)
10. Chapter 10 by Lupin111 [Reviews - 2] (5331 words)
Thanks for the lovely reviews and alerts :) As a reward, here's an update that didn't take weeks and weeks :)
Xrifree, thank you soooo much for all your help with this chapter. That twerp was getting particularly annoying ;)
11. Chapter 11 by Lupin111 [Reviews - 2] (4534 words)
This absurd delay is unforgivable, I know. But I'm one of those people suffering this extreme heat wave that has us dying in our homes in Canada and the US. It's just not possible to write when the humidex is at 48 degrees and your room feels like it 55. :( I'm sorry!
Thanks for all the reviews, alerts and PMs. They make my day, truly!
And my beta, Xrifree. You're fab! :)
12. Chapter 12 by Lupin111 [Reviews - 2] (3607 words)
Thanks, as always, to everyone who is reading and/or reviewing and /or putting on their alerts/fav listing. Believe me when I say this - it is much appreciated! I am profusely sorry for not responding to so many of you, but life has been absurdly hectic.
I'm going to stop promising updates by a certain date, because I'm just no longer able to stick to deadlines of any manner or form. Plus, the story is getting more and more difficult to write. However, rest assured that this story will NOT be abandoned, and even if it takes 2 weeks or so, I will most definitely keep updating and the story will (eventually) draw to a close.
And my beta, Xrifree - thanks for your awesome work!
13. Chapter 13 by Lupin111 [Reviews - 2] (3572 words)
Hello everyone! I'm back (finally) with another chapter, and I hope you're all enjoying the last days of summer. For everyone that's still following this story, THANK YOU :)
And lots and lots of thanks to my beta, Xrifree. I KNOW you're enjoying your summer :P
14. Chapter 14 by Lupin111 [Reviews - 3] (4638 words)
I know, I know, it has been waaaay too long. I'm so sorry! Real life and other people's weddings just kept getting in the way for better things (like writing fanfics). Anyway, thanks to whoever is still around, keeping track of this story. I promise that it will not be abandoned.
Also, thanks to my awesome beta, Xrifree.
15. Chapter 15 by Lupin111 [Reviews - 5] (2199 words)
Yes, so, um...it's been a while, no? :P I hope everyone is keeping well and are limiting the curses towards authors who have no sense of time.
I know it's a short update, but, I figure something's better than nothing. RL sucks but I've already started work on the next chapter! Thanks a million for the reviews :)
And where would I be without my beta? Still scratching my head in front of the laptop, I presume. Thanks Xrifree!
16. Chapter 16 by Lupin111 [Reviews - 1] (2792 words)
So this updating on time business has become so insanely difficult that it has ceased to be amusing. I am literally chopping my chapters in half so that I have something to post, instead of making everyone wait months for an update. So, please don't hate me too much, ok?
And yes, I lurrrrve reviews ;)
Thanks Xrifree, for all your help!
17. Chapter 17 by Lupin111 [Reviews - 3] (4161 words)
You all know that I'm sorry about the retarded gaps between updates, yes? No? :o Well then, I'm SORRY! I really am. RL sucks. It's Sunday today and I had to work 5 hours. So. RL sucks.
For all those asking about Watercooler: no, it isn't abandoned. My co-author Xrifree and I have decided not to update until we have a sizable amount of chapters written, so as to avoid exactly what is happening with this story. Sorry again! (But it will eventually be updated as well as finished, so please don't lose hope!)
Finally, thanks a million to Xrifree, who is an awesome beta; especially with chapters as miserable as this one.
And to all those Torontonians reading this: YES! We saved our province from those miserable conservatives, again. Let's all pat ourselves on the back.
18. Chapter 18 by Lupin111 [Reviews - 2] (2769 words)
Yes, so, obviously I've been a lousy author. Worry not, Santa punished me adequately by not getting me a damn thing for Christmas.
Truly though, my heartfelt apologies to all my loyal readers. I will try my best to pull up my socks and do you all justice.
19. Chapter 19 by Lupin111 [Reviews - 9] (1632 words)
Summary: Life is not always what it seems and people are never what they appear to be. An AU hybrid S1/S3-ish romance. Brian & Justin. Of course.
Categories: B/J, Supernatural
DISCLAIMER: I don't own QAF, the characters…blah blah blah. You know the drill. If I had any right over these characters, the finale would have never have happened.
20. Chapter 20 by Lupin111 [Reviews - 2] (2733 words)
So, to make up for the tardiness of the past several endless months, here is another chapter. Also, because the last chapter was super short, and this one is also pretty crappy, you guys deserve to have them both back to back.
I hope everyone has a great week.
And, my awesome beta Xrifree, thank you.
21. Chapter 21 by Lupin111 [Reviews - 7] (4148 words)
A/N: Ok, so, I'm trying to make up for way-too-long absence in updating story, and also, for the last two chapters that were mostly fluff.
The next update will have to wait until the weekend however, because I have the world's worst job to do during the week.
I hope you guys are having a good week, and, thanks a MILLION for the reviews. Truly truly, it's the reviews that are giving me reason to smile, and that pushes me to keep writing.
And, again, I would be nowhere without my beta, Xrifree.
22. Chapter 22 by Lupin111 [Reviews - 8] (2248 words)
A/N: Thanks to everyone who is reading and reviewing. To my beta, Xrifree, who is fabulous, and thank you for helping me think through these pretty difficult chapters and making sense of them and my ideas.
I have mentioned before that my personal life is pretty damn awful right now, and this past week was brutal. I just wanted to say that all your reviews - they were the highlight of my days. Nothing else made me smile, or made me feel as good about myself as those comments did. At one point, I looked out the 3rd floor window at my office and considered the drop, and, while I'd never actually do that, I felt that awful. And I came back home to find these amazing, amazing reviews from these wonderful people (you guys) that make up this QAF community.
You are all truly special, and I hope you all know that you kept a strange girl out there going, and you were all her very bright, very awesome, silver lining.
23. Chapter 23 by Lupin111 [Reviews - 6] (2364 words)
A/N: So sorry that I could not update over the weekend, but my (not-so) wonderful job made me come into work, including on a public holiday. Le sigh.
Thanks a million for reading, and for your wonderful, wonderful reviews. Really, they are the awesomest part of my day :)
And a HUGE thank you to my beta, Xrifree, who, not only puts up with all my rants, but really helped shape this chapter up into something reasonably decent.
24. Chapter 24 by Lupin111 [Reviews - 2] (1574 words)
A/N: So, life was tremendously terrible in the last few months. I cannot begin to tell you how awful it was, and I cut myself off from pretty much the whole world.For about 3 weeks, I was very close to actually committing suicide. This has been the darkest period of my life, and I am not sure that I am still out of that space. But...I am trying.
And, things are slightly better now, and, in any event, I finally finished writing. Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!
Thank you to my dear, dear readers who have stuck by me and the story, and for all the lovely PMs that made me smile and feel worthwhile during a spectacularly awful time.
And last but not the least, a HUGE thank you to my amazing beta, Xrifree, who amazingly stayed with me and made this story much better than it has any right to me.
25. Chapter 25 by Lupin111 [Reviews - 9] (553 words)