Reviewer: Jane (Anonymous) · Date: August 25, 2015 12:40 AM · On: A Sexual Obsession
Do you have plans on finishing this story. I really, really want to read it but I only read completed work.
Reviewer: Michelle Kinney (Signed) · Date: May 27, 2015 08:44 PM · On: A Sexual Obsession
Hi I love the update. I feel for Brian in this story because he went through the trauma with Justin and no one not even Justin is going to take that in account for Brian's actions.
I believe that Brian loves Justin more the than anyone knows and will alwayd get the short end here. I don't know how I feel about Jennfier. I'm not looking for to Ethan at all.
I feel like Brian will struggle more than Justin. Justin will never understand how deep Brian's emotions go for him.
Please more soon.
Author's Response: Yes, definitely. I'm just finishing up a sequel to "Life Goes On" and then I'll be getting back to this story.
I agree with you about Justin never being able to truly understand how deep Brian's feelings for him are. That's mostly Brian's fault though, because he's so lousy at communicating :-/ But, yeah, I think Brian is capble of feeling things very deeply, and I think it scares him and makes him feel too vulnerable for comfort.
Reviewer: YumYumPM (Signed) · Date: May 10, 2015 10:37 AM · On: A Sexual Obsession
Indeed what has she done? What would have happen if she didn't go along. Looking forward to more.
Author's Response: I'm in the midst of posting another story, but I'll be getting back to this one soon. It's actually going to be quite a long story. Hope you're up for a long ride :)
Reviewer: CFC (Anonymous) · Date: May 07, 2015 03:27 AM · On: Western Psychiatric Institute
Thank you for posting a glimmer of hope.
Author's Response: You're welcome. There is more hope coming :)
Reviewer: YumYumPM (Signed) · Date: May 07, 2015 03:13 AM · On: Western Psychiatric Institute
Poor Justin. Hopefully things work out.
Author's Response: As we know from canon, they do . . . eventually ;)
Reviewer: CFC (Anonymous) · Date: May 04, 2015 04:43 AM · On: Revelation!
this is an interesting way of telling your story. I am enjoying it.
Author's Response: I'm glad! I'm heading out on a three-week trip this afternoon, but I'm going to post the next chapter before I go :)
Reviewer: YumYumPM (Signed) · Date: May 04, 2015 02:22 AM · On: Revelation!
Well, if Justin can't be an artist, he can make a living at writing. Not many people can imagine things this well.
Author's Response: I've always thought Justin is a creative person in more ways than one. I think he'd be a good actor, too.
Reviewer: YumYumPM (Signed) · Date: May 04, 2015 02:05 AM · On: Justin's Funeral
Well done. I even learned that Justin's parents had a shotgun wedding. Justin writes rather well for someone contemplating ending it all.
Author's Response: I always thought that Justin (like Brian interestingly) was necessarily planned given the gap in ages between him and Molly. Fortunately for Justin, in his case he was wanted and loved.
Reviewer: YumYumPM (Signed) · Date: May 04, 2015 01:46 AM · On: Justin (literally) Tries His Hand at Iambic Pentameter
That was perfect. It said everything that Justin was going through and rhymed. Something I can't do. lol.
Author's Response: My first love is poetry - I got a (completely useless) degree in it - so this was a lot of fun to write. Although, I couldn't stop thinking in rhymes for several hours afterward. LOL!
Reviewer: YumYumPM (Signed) · Date: May 04, 2015 01:42 AM · On: Sent, Unsent and Unsendable Letters
Boy, you really managed to get into Justin's head. I wish that both Brian and his mom get a chance to read his letters. The Dr. is going to have a lot to talk about in their next visit.
Author's Response: Justin is a pretty passionate kid! He's keeping his therapist busy, that's for sure :)
Reviewer: Alnwick (Signed) · Date: May 03, 2015 10:00 AM · On: Revelation!
I'd go "bat poop" crazy if I were a therapist and had to deal with this mother-son dynamic. I want to bean both of them.
Nice representation of the disfunctional relationship between the two.
Author's Response: LOL! I think family and couple therapy must be very trying to say the least, espcially between a teenager and his mom!
I'm glad you're enjoying this - I'm going to post another chapter this afternoon.
Reviewer: Alnwick (Signed) · Date: May 03, 2015 09:14 AM · On: Sent, Unsent and Unsendable Letters
What an angry letter to Brian! It's interesting to read the negative side of what he secretly feels about Brian's treatment of him and those around him. I am reasonably certain that the PTSD is exacerbating and magnifying those feelings. I can't decide if the greeting "sweetheart" and the closing of "love and forever yours" is sarcasm or if it portrays his frame of mind at the moment where he desperately loves Brian but is so very angry with him.
I always wondered if in a little corner of Justin's brain, he blamed Brian, even slightly, for the bashing. I'm sure he had the thought in passing but most likely denied it as Justin was the one who asked him to come in the first place. BTW what kid asks their 30 year old boyfriend to prom and is serious about it?! Let's put aside that they are gay. NO ONE WOULD. The only explanation I can think of is that he never thought he would agree. In that vein, I wonder if Justin somewhat blames himself for the bashing because he asked Brian.
Author's Response: Deepest apologies for not replying sooner - I've been taveling pretty much continuously since the 24th of April.
The whole storyline about Brian visiting Justin is dealt with way too cursorarily - heck, the whole post-basing storyline is sort of brushed over in broad strokes. I'm hoping to fill in a few of the blanks with this story. I can't imagine that Justin wasn't hurt and very angry while he was in the hospital waiting EVERY DOGGONE DAY for Brian to show up and at least show that he cares even a little bit. The "sweetheart" and "love and forever yours" is actually not sarcasm (well, it is a little bit) but mostly it's Justin pouring out his heart. He's torn between desperate love and real anger.
As for Justin blaming Brian for the bashing even just a teeny-tiny bit . . . hhhmmm, I honestly have never considered the possibility. I'm going to say "no" - at least not at the time. Did the thought cross his mind later Season Two when he starts to get so down on Brian and disillusioned with him? Maybe. But, yeah, who asks they're 30 year-old boyfriend to his prom? I've always thought that perhaps it was more about wanting to give the finger to his classmates than actually wanting Brian to be there. I don't know, but it's interesting to think about.
Reviewer: Alnwick (Signed) · Date: May 03, 2015 08:09 AM · On: Popsicle Stick Confessions
Justin is so raw! Red and jagged angry wounds.
Author's Response: I thought the show's writers didn't pay enough attention to Justin's bashing and the resulting PTSD. It was probably a truly terrifying, painful time for him! I'm trying to fill in some of the blanks with this story.
Reviewer: Michelle Kinney (Signed) · Date: April 27, 2015 05:20 AM · On: Justin's Funeral
Okay I love the this story so far, but I have to question if Justin thought of how Brian felt. I'm not starting ethan cause I don't want Ethan anywhere near Justin. Is Justin really going to end back with Brian becaue hmm it doesn't feel like it.
Author's Response: I'm glad you're enjoying it so far! My apologies for taking so long to reply - I've been off traveling the world :) But I'll be updating this story soon. It's canon, so we know eventually Brian and Justin are reunited :)
Reviewer: CFC (Anonymous) · Date: April 25, 2015 07:14 AM · On: Justin's Funeral
Are you into happy endings?
Author's Response: LOL! This is a canon gap-filler, but it's a pretty big gap (beginning of Season 2 to Brian & Justin's reunion in Season 3). So, you already know the answer to your question ;)
As for this particular time-period . . . we know Jennifer goes to Brian at some point and tells him to "take her son" . . . . . (hint: that might be what is happening at the very moment the doc is writing this memo)
I have actually never written a story (that isn't a canon gap-filler with a bummer of an ending) that's not *at least* hopeful. We already got our difficult, painful ending with the show - I don't want to inflict any more on you guys. But, yeah, I don't write AU endings, so whether or not a story ends happily depends on what time period I'm writing about. Blame the show's writers ;)
Reviewer: LegendaryBritinKinlor (Signed) · Date: April 25, 2015 02:09 AM · On: Justin (literally) Tries His Hand at Iambic Pentameter
Well I'd say this sums it all up fairly well. Really there is nothing else to say abut Brian and Justin post-bashing. Looking forward to more my friend.
Well done!!
:)
Author's Response: Thank you! I had great fun writing this. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Afterward, it took me several hours to stop compulsively coming up with rhymes :)
Reviewer: LegendaryBritinKinlor (Signed) · Date: April 25, 2015 02:06 AM · On: Sent, Unsent and Unsendable Letters
Wow. Intense chapter intense feelings from Justin about everything. Especially Brian and well I can't blame him at all. I'd likely be far worse in the same situation. I am really enjoying reading this as it is very intriguing. This period in canon always felt unfinished to me. As a parent I understand Jen's reasons for wanting Brian gone and I know if it was one of my kids that was hurt that way I would be no better. But I also don't like Jen's actions in canon, first chasing Brian off and then giving Justin back to him? Cofusing much I'd say. Anyway looking forward to the rest of this.
Author's Response: Hey there!! Sorry for taking so terribly long to reply. As you know, I've been trotting around the globe recently, most of the time not near a computer (which was kind of nice in a way - we all should take brief breaks from technology now and then).
Jennifer is really all over the map, isn't she? Weirdly, I've always understood why she wanted Brian out of the picture, but I've never really understood why she "gives her son" to him. The wording is bizarre to say the least. Of course, Brian's logical conclusion is that she wants him to have sex with Justin, which is kind of an odd conversation to have with one's boyfriend's mother.
I'm in the process of writing the last chapter of a new story ("Strength"), but as soon as I finish, I'll be back with this story. It's going to be a lloonngg one since I'm planning to take it through the middle of season three when Brian & Justin reunite.
Reviewer: LegendaryBritinKinlor (Signed) · Date: April 25, 2015 01:48 AM · On: Popsicle Stick Confessions
Well now I can't say I am surprised that Justin's first therapy session went like that. I am though very curious to see where you go with this. I'm very glad you asked me to read this. But then again you know I love any Justin centered story! Even better that it's a gap filler because these periods of the show have far too many gaps for me! Off to read your other chapters now.
Well done!
:)
Author's Response: I feel like the show did us, the viewers and Justin as a charcater a great disservice by not delving more into the after effects of the bashing on both Brian and Justin, so I'm trying to fill in the gap. It's a pretty big one! From the research I've been doing on PTSD, it's very complicated and difficult to live with. In our Brian discussion, we've talked about Justin having lost his copy of the Brian Kinney Manual during season 2 and speculated it had something to do with the bashing. I agree, and I'm trying to flesh that out with this story. I'm glad you're giving it a try and that you like it so far :)
Reviewer: Astrid (Signed) · Date: April 24, 2015 09:58 AM · On: Justin (literally) Tries His Hand at Iambic Pentameter
The first two chapters were so so sad, I cannot imagine Justin NOT seeing Brian for so many weeks, especially in this situation. The poem was beautiful. Keep writing!
Author's Response: The beginning of Season Two is quite painful - Brian and Justin have that brief reunion before they're torn apart again. It gets better, though.
I'm glad you enjoyed the poem :)
Reviewer: CFC (Anonymous) · Date: April 24, 2015 08:33 AM · On: Justin (literally) Tries His Hand at Iambic Pentameter
Interesting take on that part of the show.
Author's Response: Thank you! I always thought that the show didn't do a very good job with Justin's PTSD, and I wanted to fill in some of the details.
Reviewer: YumYumPM (Signed) · Date: April 22, 2015 07:08 AM · On: Popsicle Stick Confessions
Love this. You have it down perfect. The idea of the popcicle sticks is brilliant. The doctor's letter was illuminating. Now he knows his parents are divorcing. Would be nice if he knew that Brian was there every night. The doc's in for some fun reading.
Author's Response: Ideed! And Justin keeps it coming. There won't be a dull moment for Rochelle while working with him :)
I'm so pleased that you liked this first chapter. I hope you continue enjoying the story. It's totally different from my usual stuff, which makes it a super fun challenge.
I agree with you that it would've been nice if Justin knew Brian was there every night . . . . . maybe, I'll have to remedy that ;)
Justin learned about his parents divorcing in the previous season when he told his mom about getting into PIFA - that was one of the reasons he toyed with the idea of going to Dartmouth ("I've caused my parents enough pain.") Thankfully, Brian smacked him out of it :)
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