Following a tragedy on Liberty Avenue, Carl decides to open a shelter for gay youths with some help from good friends and the community.
This story is set in charming1 and Lorie's "Bittersweet Universe" and is a prequel to Bittersweet Promise. However, this can be read as a stand-alone story.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Carl Horvath, Cynthia, Debbie Novotny, Drew Boyd, Emmett Honeycutt, Ethan Gold, Justin Taylor, Kiki, Michael Novotny, Molly Taylor, Original Character, Original Female Character, Original Male Character, Ted Schmidt
Tags: 10k+ Word Count, Abduction, Anal Sex (Lots of it!), Anniversary, Anti-Ethan, Anti-Michael, Death, Established Relationship, Family, Friendship, Hatred, Jealousy, Language, M/M, Minor Violence, Oral Sex, Other Character Death, Post-series, Prostitution, Raw Sex, Violence
Genres: Angst, Angst w/ Happy Ending, Crime/Detective, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Mystery, Suspense/Thriller
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Debbie/Carl, Emmett/Drew, Ted/Blake
Series: Bittersweet Universe
Chapters: 8 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 20889 Read Count: 27594
Present day, post-episode 5.13. Justin has returned to Pittsburgh to build a life and future with Brian. When Daphne asks Justin for a favor, he agrees without realizing the effect it will later have on him, Brian, and their entire family’s lives.
Categories: QAF US, Reader's Choice Award
Characters: Blake Wyzecki, Brian Kinney, Daphne Chanders, Debbie Novotny, Emmett Honeycutt, Gus Marcus-Peterson, Jennifer Taylor, Jenny Rebecca Marcus-Peterson, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Original Character, Original Female Character, Original Male Character, Ted Schmidt
Tags: 10k+ Word Count, Anal Sex (Lots of it!), Anniversary, Anti-Lindsay, Anti-Michael, Birthday, Bottom Brian, Death, Established Relationship, Family, Friendship, Hatred, Homophobia, Language, M/M, Masturbation , Minor Character Death, Oral Sex, Post-series, Raw Sex, Real Life Issues, Responsible Justin, Rimming, Sex Toys, Toppy Justin, Vacation, Wedding
Genres: Angst, Angst w/ Happy Ending, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Porny, Romance, Tragedy
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: Bittersweet Universe
Chapters: 32 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 98688 Read Count: 245132
AU/Crossover: QaF/NCIS! Pairings: Brian/Justin and Gibbs/Tony
Story is filled with both, canon and fictional events. Tony, who's in love with Gibbs, sees Gibbs with another man. The other man is secretly in love with a young man named Justin. Will Tony have a chance to win Gibbs' heart? And will the other man - Brian - win Justin's?
Our beta was loahisi
Categories: QAF US, Other Fandoms
Characters: Ben Bruckner, Blake Wyzecki, Brian Kinney, Debbie Novotny, Emmett Honeycutt, Gus Marcus-Peterson, James 'Hunter' Montgomery, Jenny Rebecca Marcus-Peterson, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Original Male Character, Other Cast Regulars, Ted Schmidt
Tags: 10k+ Word Count, Anal Sex (Lots of it!), Anti-Debbie, Anti-Lindsay, Anti-Michael, Babylon Bombing, Bashing, Brian/Other, Family, Friendship, Homophobia, Jealousy, Justin/Other, Minor Character Death, Other Character Death, Out of Character, Real Life Issues, Violence, Vulnerable Brian
Genres: Alternate Universe, Angst w/ Happy Ending, Cross-Over, Drama
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Brian/Other, Debbie/Carl, Emmett/Drew, Justin/Other, Melanie/Lindsay, Michael/Ben, Ted/Blake
Series: None
Chapters: 12 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 15154 Read Count: 21160
Justin and Brian meet on a vacation. They continue to see each other until Justin gets tired of being a secret and begins to resent the barrier that Brian keeps between them.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Cynthia, Debbie Novotny, Emmett Honeycutt, Gus Marcus-Peterson, Jennifer Taylor, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Molly Taylor, Original Character, Original Female Character, Original Male Character, Ted Schmidt, Vic Grassi
Tags: Anti-Michael, Out of Character, Possessive
Genres: Alternate Universe, Angst w/ Happy Ending, Drama, Romance
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Melanie/Lindsay, Ted/Blake
Series: None
Chapters: 25 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 52271 Read Count: 214662
Well, I couldn't leave out Ted now could I?
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Justin Taylor, Michael Novotny, Ted Schmidt
Tags: None
Genres: Could be Canon, Humor
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: Just a Little Scene
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 173 Read Count: 1535
I chose this story because it is not your typical Brian and Justin story. Also it deals with a subject that is very important to me. I lost a friend due to the lack of a donor -Lorie
Life has always been a constant struggle for eighteen year-old Justin Taylor, until one fateful day at the diner when he meets the man known as the Stud of Liberty Avenue, Brian Kinney. Both of their lives are changed forever in a way that neither of them ever anticipated.
Categories: QAF US, Admin Pick
Characters: Brian Kinney, Craig Taylor, Daphne Chanders, Debbie Novotny, Emmett Honeycutt, Jennifer Taylor, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Original Character, Original Female Character, Ted Schmidt, Vic Grassi
Tags: Anal Sex (Lots of it!), Anti-Michael, Coming Out, Language, M/M, Real Life Issues
Genres: Alternate Universe, Angst, Angst w/ Happy Ending, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Porny, Romance
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 28 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 61594 Read Count: 170775
When a stray five year old named Gus shows up on Brian Kinney's doorstep one night, the Stud of Liberty Avenue is thrown unprepared into the scary and uncharted realms of parenthood. Luckily he happens upon a hot little blond with a parenting story of his own.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Carl Horvath, Daphne Chanders, Emmett Honeycutt, Gus Marcus-Peterson, Justin Taylor, Molly Taylor, Other Cast Regulars, Ted Schmidt
Tags: 100k+ Word Count, Anal Sex (Lots of it!), Bottom Brian, Family, Friendship, Language, M/M, Out of Character, Real Life Issues, Toppy Justin
Genres: Alternate Universe, Humor, Romance
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Debbie/Carl, Michael/David
Series: None
Chapters: 24 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 112323 Read Count: 119414
Brian takes the family he made to New York to save them from the family they once believed in. Justin lives in New York and meets Brian in the park.
This was plot bunny from DramaQueen who wanted to see if I could help bring it to life
Lorie as always you are the greatest beta I could have ever asked for.
Categories: QAF US, Reader's Choice Award
Characters: Brian Kinney, Carl Horvath, Claire Kinney, Craig Taylor, Cynthia, Daphne Chanders, Debbie Novotny, Emmett Honeycutt, Ethan Gold, Gus Marcus-Peterson, Jack Kinney, Jennifer Taylor, Joan Kinney, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Molly Taylor, Original Character, Original Female Character, Original Male Character, Ted Schmidt
Tags: Abuse/Child Abuse, Anti-Debbie, Anti-Ethan, Anti-Lindsay, Anti-Melanie, Anti-Michael, Family, Friendship, Jealousy, Mental Health Issues, Minor Character Death, MPreg (Yup! Went THERE!), Out of Character, Possessive, Suicide
Genres: Alternate Universe, Angst w/ Happy Ending, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Romance
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Melanie/Lindsay
Series: None
Chapters: 35 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 77973 Read Count: 376380
Yes, another what happened after Justin left for New York tale.
How does Brian deal with being alone again? Our boys have gone their separate ways, do things continue for better...or worse. Things are not going good for Brian since Justin, and the girls left the Pitts. The cancer is back, and his apartment burns down and that isn't even the worst!
Big thanks to Starfire64 and loahisi for being wonderful betas
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Ben Bruckner, Blake Wyzecki, Brian Kinney, Cynthia, Daphne Chanders, Debbie Novotny, Emmett Honeycutt, Gus Marcus-Peterson, James 'Hunter' Montgomery, Jennifer Taylor, Jenny Rebecca Marcus-Peterson, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Mysterious Marilyn, Ted Schmidt
Tags: None
Genres: Angst w/ Happy Ending
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Melanie/Lindsay, Michael/Ben
Series: None
Chapters: 15 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 34508 Read Count: 32580
Ted's a bona fide financial wizard, but what other talents is he hiding? Brian and Justin are about to find out just what lengths he'll go to, to get them back together...
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Ben Bruckner, Blake Wyzecki, Brian Kinney, Cynthia, Debbie Novotny, Drew Boyd, Emmett Honeycutt, Justin Taylor, Leo Brown, Michael Novotny, Original Male Character, Other Cast Regulars, Ted Schmidt
Tags: 10k+ Word Count, Anal Sex (Lots of it!), Anniversary, Established Relationship, Family, Friendship, M/M, Post-series
Genres: Could be Canon, Drama, Humor, Romance
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Emmett/Drew, Ted/Blake
Series: None
Chapters: 4 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 19506 Read Count: 5980
This is a oneshot. Justin goes to Wonderland.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Ben Bruckner, Blake Wyzecki, Brian Kinney, Carl Horvath, Craig Taylor, Daphne Chanders, Debbie Novotny, Emmett Honeycutt, Ethan Gold, Gus Marcus-Peterson, Jennifer Taylor, Jenny Rebecca Marcus-Peterson, Justin Taylor, Kip Thomas, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Ted Schmidt
Tags: One-Shot
Genres: Humor
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 3416 Read Count: 938
When Brian Kinney was fired from Ryder's advertising agency after being accused of sexual harassment, he never would have imagined becoming an escort. However, learning that his son was seriously sick wasn't part of his plans either.
One year later, he meets Justin Taylor, an artist who was attacked at his prom and suffered serious injuries. What happens when their worlds collide?
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Ben Bruckner, Brandon, Brian Kinney, Daphne Chanders, Debbie Novotny, Emmett Honeycutt, Ethan Gold, Gus Marcus-Peterson, Jennifer Taylor, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Molly Taylor, Original Male Character, Ted Schmidt
Tags: Anal Sex (Lots of it!), Bashing, Brian/Other, First Time (Sex), M/M, Out of Character, PTSD
Genres: Alternate Canon, Alternate Universe, Drama, Humor, Romance
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Brian/Other
Series: None
Chapters: 25 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 111591 Read Count: 63040
Justin and Daphne are on the brink of becoming parents when Brian enters the picture. An angst-free little AU, comprised of equal parts canon and non-canon. How many twists can you spot, accounting for the title?
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Daphne Chanders, Debbie Novotny, Emmett Honeycutt, Jennifer Taylor, Justin Taylor, Michael Novotny, Molly Taylor, Ted Schmidt
Tags: Anal Sex (Lots of it!), Established Relationship, First Time (Sex), Kink, M/M, Oral Sex, Raw Sex, Responsible Justin, Rimming, Toppy Justin, Wedding
Genres: Alternate Canon
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 8 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 43454 Read Count: 56095
Justin is moving back to Pittsburgh with his son. This one is completely AU and MPreg.
Categories: QAF US, Reader's Choice Award
Characters: Ben Bruckner, Blake Wyzecki, Brian Kinney, Carl Horvath, Craig Taylor, Cynthia, Daphne Chanders, Debbie Novotny, Emmett Honeycutt, Jennifer Taylor, Jenny Rebecca Marcus-Peterson, Justin Taylor, Leda, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Molly Taylor, Original Character, Original Female Character, Original Male Character, Other Cast Regulars, Sam Auerbach, Ted Schmidt
Tags: Anti-Lindsay, Anti-Michael, MPreg (Yup! Went THERE!)
Genres: Alternate Universe, Angst w/ Happy Ending, Drama, Hurt/Comfort
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Michael/Ben, Other Cast Pairing, Ted/Blake
Series: None
Chapters: 29 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 61773 Read Count: 363868
Now that Brian has a way to contact Justin, he'll do whatever it takes to win his Sunshine back.
But what happens when our favorite teenager tries to move on from the stud of Liberty Avenue?
Will Brian be able to win him over in time?
Or lose him forever?
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Ben Bruckner, Brian Kinney, Cynthia, Daphne Chanders, Debbie Novotny, Emmett Honeycutt, Ethan Gold, Gus Marcus-Peterson, Jennifer Taylor, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Ted Schmidt
Tags: Cancer, Jealousy, Justin/Other, M/M, Possessive, Responsible Justin, Season 2
Genres: Angst
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Melanie/Lindsay, Michael/Ben
Series: Don't take my Sunshine away
Chapters: 11 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 6658 Read Count: 32638
Six years Post-Series. Justin comes home for good.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Ben Bruckner, Blake Wyzecki, Brian Kinney, Carl Horvath, Cynthia, Daphne Chanders, Debbie Novotny, Drew Boyd, Emmett Honeycutt, Gus Marcus-Peterson, James 'Hunter' Montgomery, Jennifer Taylor, Jenny Rebecca Marcus-Peterson, Justin Taylor, Kiki, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Molly Taylor, Original Character, Original Female Character, Original Male Character, Other Cast Regulars, Ted Schmidt, Tucker
Tags: Established Relationship, Family, Out of Character, Post-series
Genres: Canon, Humor, Romance
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Debbie/Carl, Emmett/Drew, Melanie/Lindsay, Michael/Ben, Ted/Blake
Series: None
Chapters: 39 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 75632 Read Count: 239498
This is five months later after the end of Impossible.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brandon, Brian Kinney, Carl Horvath, Cynthia, Daphne Chanders, Debbie Novotny, Emmett Honeycutt, Gus Marcus-Peterson, Jennifer Taylor, Justin Taylor, Leda, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Molly Taylor, Original Character, Original Female Character, Original Male Character, Ted Schmidt, Tucker
Tags: Anti-Lindsay, Anti-Michael, Established Relationship, Family, Mental Health Issues, MPreg (Yup! Went THERE!), Out of Character, Possessive
Genres: Alternate Canon, Angst w/ Happy Ending, Humor
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Debbie/Carl, Emmett/Other, Ted/Other
Series: Impossible
Chapters: 21 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 41819 Read Count: 183722
I choose this story because it has drama, intrigue, humor, sex... all the things which allow me to settle and suspend my reality for a good long while. Anytime I'm ready to bite folks for disturbing me while reading... well you KNOW that's a great read! -Nichelle Wellesley
Sequel to The Buzz of the Wasp.
Luther gathers enemies of Brian, Justin, and Zee... yes, including those two... to seek revenge for his humiliation. He thinks he's got game, he is so very wrong!
Categories: QAF US, Admin Pick
Characters: Ben Bruckner, Blake Wyzecki, Brian Kinney, Carl Horvath, Craig Taylor, Cynthia, Daphne Chanders, David Cameron, Debbie Novotny, Drew Boyd, Emmett Honeycutt, Gus Marcus-Peterson, James 'Hunter' Montgomery, Jennifer Taylor, Jenny Rebecca Marcus-Peterson, Justin Taylor, Kiki, Leda, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Molly Taylor, Original Character, Original Female Character, Original Male Character, Other Cast Regulars, Ted Schmidt
Tags: 100k+ Word Count, Anal Sex (Lots of it!), Anniversary, Anti-Lindsay, Anti-Michael, Bottom Brian, Brain Bleach Recommended, Christmas, Established Relationship, Family, Hatred, Homophobia, Post-series, Raw Sex, Rimming, Toppy Justin
Genres: Angst w/ Happy Ending, Humor, Hurt/Comfort, Porny, Romance
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Debbie/Carl, Emmett/Drew, Ted/Blake
Series: Waking with Enemies
Chapters: 77 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 256975 Read Count: 423704
How Brian is seen by his family
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Ben Bruckner, Brian Kinney, Debbie Novotny, Emmett Honeycutt, Gus Marcus-Peterson, Justin Taylor, Michael Novotny, Ted Schmidt
Tags: Established Relationship
Genres: Could be Canon
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 2636 Read Count: 1599
Brian is called to work with the Music Industry's hottest singer. Only the singer takes off, and leaves Brian trying to figure out who the client really is and what he is doing when he disappears.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Ben Bruckner, Brian Kinney, Cynthia, Daphne Chanders, Debbie Novotny, Emmett Honeycutt, Gus Marcus-Peterson, Jennifer Taylor, Jenny Rebecca Marcus-Peterson, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Original Character, Original Female Character, Original Male Character, Ted Schmidt
Tags: Out of Character, Possessive, What if...
Genres: Alternate Universe, Humor, Hurt/Comfort, Romance
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Melanie/Lindsay, Michael/Ben
Series: None
Chapters: 21 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 43297 Read Count: 81572
This PB was suggested by the lovely TAGSIT.
What happens after Michael and Lindsay try to kill Justin but fail. There will be flashbacks in this story from all the family's POV.
Thanks as usual to the wonderfulness that are my betas...The Muskababes!
Disclaimer: I do not own anything, this is owned by Showtime and Cowlip. Absolutely no copyright infringement is intended.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Ben Bruckner, Blake Wyzecki, Brandon, Brian Kinney, Carl Horvath, Debbie Novotny, Emmett Honeycutt, Ethan Gold, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Original Female Character, Original Male Character, Ted Schmidt
Tags: 10k+ Word Count
Genres: Alternate Canon, Alternate Universe, Angst w/ Happy Ending, Hurt/Comfort, Porny, Romance
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Debbie/Carl, Emmett/Drew, Ted/Blake
Series: None
Chapters: 11 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 34068 Read Count: 92898
Justin and Brian meet when Brian leaves Pittsburgh for a campaign.
Lorie thanks for always being a great beta and the person I depend on to keep me straight when I throw new stories at you.
DISCLAIMER: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. The author is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any media franchise. No copyright infringement is intended.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Ben Bruckner, Blake Wyzecki, Brian Kinney, Craig Taylor, Cynthia, Debbie Novotny, Emmett Honeycutt, Gus Marcus-Peterson, Jennifer Taylor, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Molly Taylor, Original Character, Original Female Character, Original Male Character, Other Cast Regulars, Rodney, Ted Schmidt, Vic Grassi
Tags: Anti-Michael, Out of Character, Toppy Justin
Genres: Alternate Canon, Alternate Universe, Humor
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Melanie/Lindsay, Vic/Rodney
Series: None
Chapters: 17 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 33211 Read Count: 127097
This is after a few years and Brian and Justin are now fathers.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Blake Wyzecki, Brian Kinney, Carl Horvath, Claire Kinney, Cynthia, Daphne Chanders, David Cameron, Debbie Novotny, Emmett Honeycutt, Gus Marcus-Peterson, Jennifer Taylor, Jenny Rebecca Marcus-Peterson, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Molly Taylor, Original Character, Original Female Character, Original Male Character, Other Cast Regulars, Ted Schmidt
Tags: Established Relationship, Family, Out of Character
Genres: Alternate Universe
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Debbie/Carl, Emmett/Other, Melanie/Lindsay, Ted/Blake
Series: Stay With Me
Chapters: 16 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 27846 Read Count: 96688
Love this long and angsty series. It's a great post-513 read from an author that deserves a lot more attention - Tagsit
Brian uses his pain management techniques, but do they still work?
Categories: QAF US, Admin Pick
Characters: Ben Bruckner, Brian Kinney, Cynthia, Daphne Chanders, Emmett Honeycutt, Gus Marcus-Peterson, Jennifer Taylor, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Ted Schmidt, Vic Grassi
Tags: Post-series
Genres: Angst w/ Happy Ending
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: Pain Management
Chapters: 40 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 119599 Read Count: 224013
No porn in this one, just lots of cocks. A crack fic inspired by a FB picture and being grateful to be alive.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Carl Horvath, Daphne Chanders, Debbie Novotny, Emmett Honeycutt, Jennifer Taylor, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Molly Taylor, Original Female Character, Original Male Character, Ted Schmidt, Tucker
Tags: Kink, One-Shot, Post-series, Sex Toys
Genres: CrackFic, Humor
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 6118 Read Count: 2134