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Britin (_alicesprings) wrote in qaf_recs,
@ 2009-06-10 16:09:00

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author: soundczech, fic

Fic Rec!
This is absolutely one of my favourite fics ever! It's a what if... Brian did move to New York in season 1, told from Justin's POV.

I have so much love for this fic.

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Do you love it too? Tell me why. I'll go first...

Her writing style is wonderful. She says so much about Justin's state of mind in just a few words. And she pegs Brian in just a few words too.

At the start she has Justin going through the motions of life. Fucking guys and not even remembering them afterwards. Justin actually has a lot in common with Brian I believe, and because this is such a departure from canon, I can buy this Justin.

Even though that huge milestone in the B/J relationship - the bashing - never happened, Justin is still somewhat shellshocked when we meet him here. Brian leaving him to move to New York gave him a sort of PTSD effect. And as their friendship grows Justin starts to come out of his fog. It's a beautiful thing.

I love the Ethan parts. Even in AU he's mostly insignifigant in the long run! I love B/J's moment on Deb's cold back porch.

I LOVE that they become best friends first. There's really no other fic I can think of where B/J are such good friends and it just seems so right.

I love their monthly visits to the movies that Brian insists on, even though we never find out why. Is it something he and Michael did as kids? They do visit that cinema in 120. Is it something Brian equates with friendship? It's heartening, and I love in hindsight realising their first trip to the movies was probably to mark the anniversary of Brian's yearly cancer checkup.

Speaking of, I adore how Brian tells Justin about the cancer.

I love how she describes huge events in just a line or two that heightens the impact instead of lessening it.

I fucking LOVE the ILY. It doesn't seem in any way implausible or OOC. It feels totally right at that moment.

I love the Debbie scenes, her voice is spot-on. I love Justin wishing he was back in her awful fantastic kitchen.

LOVE the ending, which is just the beginning.

*happy sigh*

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	fun_demented 2009-06-10 01:55 am UTC (link)
	There are a couple fics I love that don't follow canon and this is one of them. I adore it. (Reply to this) (Thread)

fun_demented
2009-06-10 02:00 am UTC (link)

I LOVE that they become best friends first

I love that too. I read it quite a while ago...so here goes: The writing was excellent. She had a very strong voice. And I LIKED these people and I felt like I believed where they came from and where they were going. Even though it was not canon it possessed enough key elements from canon, such as the chemistry between Brian and Justin, the strength of each of them alone and the strength they have as a unit. Also, it was just cool.

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	fun_demented 2009-06-10 02:01 am UTC (link)
	And intelligent. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_alicesprings 2009-06-11 07:22 pm UTC (link)
	Yes! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	_alicesprings 2009-06-11 07:23 pm UTC (link)
	Even though it was not canon it possessed enough key elements from canon, such as the chemistry between Brian and Justin, the strength of each of them alone and the strength they have as a unit. I agree. And it just proves that no matter what, no matter the circumstances, B/J were MFEO! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	circadia 2009-06-10 03:51 am UTC (link)
	This was new to me, and I really enjoyed it. I've been on a crack!fic spree of late, and this was a really pleasant change of pace. Even if it's way off canon, I really enjoyed the character development. And I also lovelovelove that they are best friends first, too. Thanks for the rec. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	_alicesprings 2009-06-11 07:22 pm UTC (link)
	I'm so jealous you got to read this for the first time! I'm so glad you enjoyed it! I love their friendship ... you're welcome! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	notreallyme10 2009-06-10 10:07 am UTC (link)
	I just read it again... I'm sure I've read this one a hundred times! It is just so perfect it kills me. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	_alicesprings 2009-06-11 07:21 pm UTC (link)
	ME TOO!!! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	ahaw9913 2009-06-11 07:31 am UTC (link)
	This was a wonderful reread for me! Thanks for reminding me how great it is! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	_alicesprings 2009-06-11 07:20 pm UTC (link)
	You're welcome! I love it a lot. (Reply to this) (Parent)