Pimp This
The challenge this week at qaf_drabbles is... Gay-stastic? Seriously! Or, you know... not so seriously. Come by and write... and read. Drabble prompts change every Wednesday.

Marathon: 112!
Every Monday, qaf_marathons watches and discusses an episode. This week is 112... icons here from brianslave68 plus aramina's very funny 112 picspam here; discussion here.

Next week: 113! Not-hot!Kip Thomas! Hot-hot!Marianne! Silly!dancing!Justin! And Brian finally sticks his dick where it didn't belong.

Meta, Meta Everywhere
First: Visions of blowjobs. Next: Reflections on Brian's strength. Then how fanon and meta can mess up fic writing. Thoughts on luceononuro's "Fly" from givemetehlove; Rage's fatal weakness; Gale vs Brian from firehead30; thoughts on the Brian and Michael friendship.

Ongoing Happenings

Fic Updates
This newsletter posts fandom news, including news about fic, such as challenges. But we don't post fic updates -- those go at _love_qaf_fic.

Quiz This!
qaf_scavenger plays a weekly game matching quotes to episodes. Because they change themes on the same day this newsletter comes out, our news is always a week old -- but be sure to drop by and see what's new this week, and play!

Fanfic Reading Club
The new Fanfic Reading Club at qaf_coffeeclub will begin a new discussion on April 13: rhiannonhero's post-414 reunion fic, "Forever Changes Everything," led by singlewoman. The complete schedule is here.

Current Challenge
Sign up to make graphics (due April 11), write fic inspired by the graphics (due May 16), or both, in the "Challenge in Two Parts" at qaf_challenges! Sign-ups, rules, and more info here!

Icons in this issue by brianslave68 ("come hither" from 112); "It was love to me" by ohfreckle; Brian icon by LJ's lauradumb; Marianne icon by rebeccama; angsty Brian icon by LJ's furriboots; icon from "You Look So Fine" scene from LJ's no_apologies_86; Brian/Rage by testdog65; "Write This" icon by stephmck.

Great Videos
It's time for some Brian-centric vids, in honor of International Brian Kinney Week! And qafmaniac kicked things off with her new vid, Sexy Boy. plasticine_star recc'd schschu068's WOW, I repixed two Brian vids both set to Jewel's "Foolish Games," happier_bunny repixed sra_black's vid set to Snow Patrol's "Chasing Cars, and 4cupcakes rounded things out with another Brian vid, by IHeartJakeToo, set to Poe's "Walk the Walk."

Fic Recs:
qaf_retread recc'd the beautiful "All He Knows" by Ethan (xhaleslowly) as well as the angsty series "Hold On" by kimberleyqaf. This week's dose of crack starts with a favorite of mine, Out of Shadows", also by kimberleyqaf, then some really wrong MPREG (well, if it's MPREG it's wrong, duh) recc'd by 4cupcakes, and then a visit to the Gayboy Mansion followed by an introduction to Brian's Lost Sister. Last in the crack department is something you will have to see to believe... there are no words.

Contest!
Nominations are open in iconics' first contest -- with a King of Babylon wild card category. Voting begins April 7!

Icon Challenge!
The theme this week at qaf_icons was "Kissing," and new theme is "Toys!

More Icons

QAF quote icons by ohfreckle; Mel/Lindz icons by foreverbm; more Brian/Justin goodness through the seasons from youbetterwiseup; rinmonster's hilarious bad!fic icons; QAF icons from pfodge here. It's testdog65's first time: check out her virgin effort! Then brianslave68 gives us Brian's tongue plus more Brian; qafmaniac offers many Brian icons plus some dirty!feet!Brian ones, too!

More:
happier_bunny wants to see your favorite Brian icons; nerilka24 has a Brian colorbar, and so does foreverbm, in two versions, plus two Brian headers and a Justin colorbar; a Season Four picspam with some cracky commentary from happier_bunny;a Brian picspam from plasticine_star; a cheek-pinching vid clip and a hysterical "don't touch me" picspam from besamislabios; kata_ny's King of Babylon picspam with a Brian focus; another great QAF graphics tutorial, this one featuring Brian and his camera, from zaipixie; two count 'em two Brian!tongue picspams from rosy5000; an interview with Brian Kinney in the form of a picspam from plasticine_star; and a stunningly beautiful Season One green apple picspam from the bitchesofbritin.