Fools In Love by violette7

Summary:

Justin and Brian break up before Justin goes to NYC. What will Justin do when he hears that Brian is engaged to another man?

Thanks so much to pannkakan for the banner!

Rated: NC-18
Categories: QAF-U.S. FICTION, Brian/Justin, Brian/Other, Humor, Romance, What If Characters: None
Challenges: None
Series: None
Chapters: 33 Completed: No
Word count: 32174 Read: 159499
Published: November 16, 2008 Updated: March 26, 2010

Story Notes:

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.

Don't ask me what this is...I was watching The Awful Truth (with Cary Grant and Irene Dunne), and I thought, "Wouldn't it be cool if Justin and Brian were in this situation?" I ended up changing things quite a bit...now it's more like a combination of The Awful Truth and the Gift of the Magi. Be warned...it starts out so sad that you may feel like breaking things and/or strangling me (I kind of wanted to break things as I was writing it), but it gets better by the end of this part. This is going to become a romantic comedy (rather than a drama) in short order.

1. Choices by violette7 [Reviews - 12] (1159 words)

2. Coming Home by violette7 [Reviews - 5] (1685 words)

3. Naked in Every Sense of the Word by violette7 [Reviews - 3] (1712 words)

4. Don't Forget That You're Mine by violette7 [Reviews - 4] (1004 words)

5. Brian's Hot New Neighbor by violette7 [Reviews - 6] (617 words)
Sorry this took so long. I hope you enjoy it. The double date will definitely be in the next chapter

6. Not a Trick by violette7 [Reviews - 1] (1120 words)

7. The Balance Shifts by violette7 [Reviews - 6] (868 words)
This little tangent is for qaffan, lollies, and edom. I'll post the last part of the chapter soon.

8. Enter Roger...and Timothy? by violette7 [Reviews - 1] (1029 words)
Sorry this took so long. I guess I just didn't want B/J's alone time to end.

9. Jealousy Runs Rampant, and Someone Puts His Foot in His Mouth by violette7 [Reviews - 2] (1028 words)
There will be one more part (well, for this fortnight anyway). I'll post it in a few hours.

10. Dinner and a Little Dancing by violette7 [Reviews - 6] (734 words)

11. Heading toward Home by violette7 [Reviews - 4] (1200 words)

12. "I Love Only You" by violette7 [Reviews - 1] (998 words)
I hope this was worth the wait...(I actually think you might agree that it was...I'm very excited)

13. Lines Are Drawn by violette7 [Reviews - 2] (644 words)

14. Bittersweet Victory by violette7 [Reviews - 4] (1343 words)

15. Change of Venue by violette7 [Reviews - 2] (377 words)

16. Sparks Fly...and Fizzle by violette7 [Reviews - 2] (620 words)

17. Interlude by violette7 [Reviews - 0] (356 words)
Something unexpected and unpleasant happened, so I got halfway into this second part and had to stop...I'm going to finish it now, but I thought I'd post what I'd written so far.

18. Laughter, Innuendo, and a Serious Question by violette7 [Reviews - 2] (565 words)

19. All In, Part 1 by violette7 [Reviews - 1] (418 words)

20. All In, Part 2 by violette7 [Reviews - 4] (668 words)

21. Brian and Justin's First Time Revisited by violette7 [Reviews - 3] (747 words)
I hope this doesn't suck. It took forever to write, and I'm very nervous about it.

22. The Morning After, Part 1 by violette7 [Reviews - 6] (606 words)

23. The Morning After, Part 2 (aka, Let the Games Begin...Again) by violette7 [Reviews - 4] (1028 words)
As you read this, please remember that all of Brian's words and actions are sincere. He has the misguided belief that such sincerity and openness will drive Justin away, though, deep down, he hopes that they won't.

24. Marked by violette7 [Reviews - 2] (731 words)

25. A Little Daphne Craziness and an Announcement by violette7 [Reviews - 3] (1247 words)

I'd recommend listening to Bonnie Pointer's version of "Heaven Must Have Sent You" while reading the first part (there's a version close to the one I have posted on youtube (mine's 3:29 minutes; this one's 3:32 minutes), although it's a teensy bit static-y (the one on youtube).

Here's the link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SrO5tBEgGQ

26. A Little Snuggling, a Surprise Visitor, and a Party in the Works by violette7 [Reviews - 5] (1367 words)

27. Justin Blows Up by violette7 [Reviews - 4] (2141 words)

I'm sorry this took so long. I hope it doesn't suck.

28. A Second Double Date, Part 1 by violette7 [Reviews - 2] (556 words)

29. A Second Double Date, Part 2 by violette7 [Reviews - 3] (800 words)

30. A Second Double Date, Part 3 by violette7 [Reviews - 3] (1541 words)

31. A Second Double Date, Part 4 by violette7 [Reviews - 1] (1149 words)

32. Doubt by violette7 [Reviews - 1] (1132 words)

33. Fear and Jealousy by violette7 [Reviews - 6] (984 words)

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