Excellent chapter...wonderful way to end it. Praise from La Kinney is always earned indeed!

So, Turnage is thinking that Brian will be his masterpiece...that may end up being true...but it's doubtful the mona lisa gave DaVinci as much shit as Brian is going to give Turnage.

I was bothered by Justin's absence until you mentioned where he was, and I was immediately suspicious because it was such a poor excuse...looking forward to that. I'm sure he also needs to make sure his family is safe as well.

I like the addition of Lindsay's father into the mix, and since you are being much more sympathetic to Lindsay than I usually feel, it's good to give her an additional ally. Believable dynamice between them too.

The gang in Brian's room...sigh...you ripped a scene right out of the serie's book. Behaving badly with little regard to who overhears things was always a pet peeve of mine. Not only because they were told Brian was no longer in a coma which means he could be listening to what was being said around him, but just the petty meaness in general.

You made a good point in an earlier response that even to the serie's end, so many "friends" had to gloat a little at Brian's expense.

Cynthia is the perfect POA and it makes total sense that he would trust her so implicitly. She was the most constant presence in his life when you think about it, and she has no hidden agenda in making these decisions for him.

Thought-provoking as always...thanks for writing this lovely fic.