A series of vignettes based on prompts given to me by my betas (and others if they so choose) for our Wednesday Hump Day challenge. Each Wednesday we have decided to challenge each other with a set of prompts to make the week flow faster.

This time last year I stumbled onto Midnight Whispers and this site became my new addiction. At first I just lurked, then I found the courage to review, and back in July I posted a story of my own. So what better way to celebrate the end of 2016 than submitting a new fic?  Happy 2017!

According to public opinion, Brian and Justin became acquainted beneath a lamp post in front of Babylon. But the truth is, and as quiet as it's kept, they were in and out of each other's lives on numerous occasions long before that fateful night. Enjoy!

Shout out to Kim (Predec2) for the absolutely amazing banner she created for me.  Thanks, Kim...you're the best!

A new friend (thanks, Giotto!) pointed out that there are still people interested in Queer as Folk. I have 600 pages of this story typed up, the rest is still a manuscript - as in, handwritten. Actual pen, actual paper. The story itself is finished, it just needs typing and proof-reading. I think I'll have about 1,000 pages when I'm done.

I recently lost a lot of stuff due to a computer crash; so I decided to finally put this here, where it will hopefully be safe for a while. (I once did have the whole thing typed up. I'll do it one more time, but I really don't want to do that again after that!)

So. This story is my take on what happens when Justin returns from New York. Some places in Pittsburgh are my invention, others actually do exist, or rather, they existed at the time I wrote this. I used a lot of the characters we saw in the series, and I created a few more.

I'm not giving any warnings - if you watched QaF, you know what to expect. (I don't write explicit f/f, or f/m - the explicit m/m scenes all have Brian in them.) Hope you enjoy!

Banner by Janet - so beautiful, thank you!

A few glimpses over the seasons and how Justin met Brian's cleaning lady. Li Jing is my original character.

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When Justin is rendered hopelessly comatose after yet another life-altering accident, doctors are forced to employ the sole useful treatment option they have. Only thing is: Brian doesn’t exactly think that vampirism counts as a “life saving measure.” With his lover’s damaged memory, strange new social circle, and downright bizarre biological changes to contend with, will Brian be able to bring Justin back to what they once had? Will Justin even want it?

A story about love, loss, knowing what you want and exactly how far you'll go to get it.

AU. Brian and Justin meet at Babylon for the first time, but inside. Brian owns Kinnetik and Babylon, all the characters are the same, and Justin goes to PIFA. Justin doesn't know any of them and didn't go to Liberty when he was in high school. Emmett is the manager of Babylon (cause I want him to be), and has an idea for a masquerade ball, inspired by Phantom of the Opera, which he and George saw in New York when they were dating. Brian and Justin may appear OOC, but given different circumstances, they would behave, act and feel differently. (Brief mentions of Justin/Other, but only plot).

Thanks to the brilliant Jackie Mag for her amazing banner! She always creates exactly what I picture in my head with little description. I had found the pic of the two men entwined some time ago, and once inspiration for this story hit, I had to incorporate this picture somehow.

A/N: Apparently there were some font issues (don't know if it's MW or my computer), but I think they're all fixed. Sorry about that :)

This is a post 513 story. Brian is coping with Justin going away to New York. In his remaning days alone, he's trying to prove everyone that was the best decision for the pair of them.

But the news travelling from New York would soon make him doubt everything. In a game of power and control, can a pure heart find its way?