The thing about your writing is how intense and visceral all the emotion is. The first scene in this part was just...guh. It was a sucker-punch to the gut, with all that desperation and desire swirling around. Not to mention, it was fucking HOT.
I really liked the image of Justin waking up to feel Brian lying on him. The idea that they just fell asleep in the middle of trying to be as close as was physically possible, and they didn't move an inch while they slept is a wonderful indication of their states of mind.
“I’ve spent most of my life, and I don’t regret that, doing what I wanted, fuck what anyone else thinks. Except that -- for a long time now -- I haven’t done that. I’ve done what everyone thinks I should do. I’ve lived up to being Brian Fucking Kinney.”
Yes! Precisely. That's exactly what season 5 felt like, with regard to Brian, for me. Because he was pulling the aging club boy routine for most of s5, and then in the final ep, it was all about the image of Brian Kinney - the myth, the reputation - instead of the character himself.
So, I kind of love the Brian in this story. A lot. A lot, a lot. And I love the way he's chosen to approach getting Justin back. He is going to be just as persistent as Justin ever was, and he is going to get what he wants.
Also, Justin's point about them always falling apart? If you flip that fact on its head, what it boils down to is that they always find their way back to each other, no matter how many times they fight and split apart. Of course, that's not going to happen this time. :)
You know, once you've finished the epilogue, I think I might have to go back to my QAF recs list and add this one.
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Date: 2008-03-20 02:52 pm (UTC)I really liked the image of Justin waking up to feel Brian lying on him. The idea that they just fell asleep in the middle of trying to be as close as was physically possible, and they didn't move an inch while they slept is a wonderful indication of their states of mind.
“I’ve spent most of my life, and I don’t regret that, doing what I wanted, fuck what anyone else thinks. Except that -- for a long time now -- I haven’t done that. I’ve done what everyone thinks I should do. I’ve lived up to being Brian Fucking Kinney.”
Yes! Precisely. That's exactly what season 5 felt like, with regard to Brian, for me. Because he was pulling the aging club boy routine for most of s5, and then in the final ep, it was all about the image of Brian Kinney - the myth, the reputation - instead of the character himself.
So, I kind of love the Brian in this story. A lot. A lot, a lot. And I love the way he's chosen to approach getting Justin back. He is going to be just as persistent as Justin ever was, and he is going to get what he wants.
Also, Justin's point about them always falling apart? If you flip that fact on its head, what it boils down to is that they always find their way back to each other, no matter how many times they fight and split apart. Of course, that's not going to happen this time. :)
You know, once you've finished the epilogue, I think I might have to go back to my QAF recs list and add this one.