The whole fathers/sons aspect of Brian and Justin's characters is so compelling to me and always will be. I was so drawn to this graphic because of that and I like the way you put it all together and even added Gus.
My favorite lines: I wondered if he'd ever sat shivering on a hard bench, watching Justin in a too-big football jersey and a shiny blue helmet. If he'd held Justin in his lap, amazed when he started speaking in complete sentences. I wondered what he thought the first time he saw one of Justin's drawings, if he told Justin they were amazing.
Because there's some reason Justin still falls for it, for me buying Gus a Christmas present, for Gus racing up to me when we run into each other in public, Gus calling on the phone and asking to talk to "Daddy." He gets that big sloppy smile, and I silently swear at his sentimentality while I'm waiting for Gus to get to the point of the call – if there is one – but when I finally hang up, I never say anything about it.
Brian wouldn't even contemplate those things without Gus and I'm so glad for that, because Justin *needs* Brian there for him when Craig comes around.