Re: teacher.fic Why would Brian seeing "Justin can be so much more than he is" be canonical? In canon, it's the opposite, really.
How about after the bashing? It is Brian who consistently pushes Justin to get better, trying to reinact the prom and the bashing, getting him used to crowds, keeping him from dropping out of school. Brian is consistently supportive of Justin throughout their relationship, right up to the point where he pushes him out of the nest and forces him to learn to fly. "Be the best homosexual you can be."
In fact, their relationship overall is generally mutually supportive, excepting a small blip called Ethan Gold. FanSee