An AU story about what happens with Brian and Justin in between seasons 2 and 3.
Let's jump ahead about a year - fast-forward to Fall 2003.
Final installment in the Pre-Season Three series.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Claire Kinney, Debbie Novotny, Emmett Honeycutt, Gus Marcus-Peterson, Jennifer Taylor, Joan Kinney, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Original Male Character, Ted Schmidt
Tags: Anal Sex (Lots of it!), Anti-Michael, Birthday, Established Relationship, Family, Oral Sex
Genres: Alternate Universe, Angst, Drama
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Brian/Other
Completed: Yes
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
Completed: Yes
An AU story about what happens with Brian and Justin in between seasons 2 and 3.
References characters mentioned in the Prequels series.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Ben Bruckner, Brian Kinney, Cynthia, Debbie Novotny, Emmett Honeycutt, Gardner Vance, Jennifer Taylor, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Original Male Character, Ted Schmidt, Vic Grassi
Tags: Anal Sex (Lots of it!), Anti-Michael, M/M, Oral Sex
Genres: Alternate Universe, Romance
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Completed: Yes
"I looked up to you. You said you were going to be the greatest gay man who ever lived! You were my hero! What happened to you?" Brian is locked in a hetero suburban hell of his own choosing... AU. Slash. Brian/Justin
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson
Tags: What if...
Genres: Alternate Universe
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Completed: Yes
What if Justin didn't run off to New York after Brian's loft got burgled? What happens when he decides to face the situation like an adult? Join us on the journey to find out.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Ben Bruckner, Brian Kinney, Carl Horvath, Cynthia, Daphne Chanders, David Cameron, Debbie Novotny, Emmett Honeycutt, Jennifer Taylor, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Molly Taylor, Other Cast Regulars, Ted Schmidt, Vic Grassi
Tags: 500k+ Word Count, Anal Sex (Lots of it!), Anti-Michael, Bottom Brian, Family, Getting Back Together, Jealousy, Oral Sex, Responsible Justin, Rimming, Slow Burn, Toppy Justin, What if...
Genres: Alternate Universe, Angst, Canon Divergence, Drama, Humor, Hurt/Comfort, Porny, Romance
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Debbie/Carl, Melanie/Lindsay, Michael/David, Ted/Ben
Completed: No
A Justin - Gus ficlet. On Christmas Day, Justin rationalizes his feelings for Brian's son.
Merry Christmas, everyone!
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Gus Marcus-Peterson, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus
Tags: Christmas, Established Relationship, Family, One-Shot
Genres: Could be Canon
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Melanie/Lindsay
Completed: Yes
An AU story about what happens with Brian and Justin in between seasons 2 and 3.
References characters mentioned in the Prequels series.
This story begins where "What I Want" from The Prisoner of Tremont Street series left off.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Cynthia, Debbie Novotny, Emmett Honeycutt, Gardner Vance, Gus Marcus-Peterson, Jennifer Taylor, Joan Kinney, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Original Male Character, Ted Schmidt
Tags: Anal Sex (Lots of it!), Anti-Michael, Justin/Other, M/M, Oral Sex, Season 2, Season 3
Genres: Alternate Universe, Angst w/ Happy Ending, Hurt/Comfort
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Justin/Other, Melanie/Lindsay
Completed: Yes
An AU story about what happens with Brian and Justin in between seasons 2 and 3.
References characters mentioned in the Prequels series.
This story follows on from Intermission
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Ben Bruckner, Brian Kinney, Carl Horvath, Cynthia, Debbie Novotny, Emmett Honeycutt, Gardner Vance, Gus Marcus-Peterson, Jennifer Taylor, Joan Kinney, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Original Male Character, Ted Schmidt
Tags: Anti-Michael, Rage, Season 2, Season 3
Genres: Alternate Universe, Angst, Drama, Hurt/Comfort
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Brian/Other, Justin/Other
Completed: Yes
Two years after Justin leaves, Brian decides that living apart isn't what he wants. He makes his move to be together. What if that happens along with an offer from a friend to have a baby.
Lorie thank you for doing what you do for me as my beta, the readers probably thank you too.
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, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Original Character, Original Female Character, Original Male Character, Other Cast Regulars, Ted Schmidt, Tucker
Tags: Post-series, What if...
Genres: Angst, Canon, Drama, Humor
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Debbie/Carl, Melanie/Lindsay, Michael/Ben, Ted/Blake
Completed: Yes
An AU story about what happens with Brian and Justin in between seasons 2 and 3.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Cynthia, Debbie Novotny, Ethan Gold, Gus Marcus-Peterson, Jennifer Taylor, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Original Male Character, Ted Schmidt, Vic Grassi
Tags: Anal Sex (Lots of it!), Anti-Michael, Brian/Other, Drug Use - Recreational, Justin/Other, M/M, Oral Sex, Rage, Real Life Issues, Season 2, Season 3
Genres: Alternate Universe, Angst, Drama, Hurt/Comfort
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Justin/Ethan
Completed: Yes
Justin is in New York, Lindsey and Gus are in Canada, and nobody's lives are what they expected. Can Brian take all their broken dreams and make them happy again, or is it too late to go back?
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson
Tags: Mental Health Issues, Post-series
Genres: Angst
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Justin/Other
Completed: Yes
The Year is 2010. Justin comes home to Pittsburgh for a special occasion. Justin's POV.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Ben Bruckner, Brian Kinney, Debbie Novotny, Emmett Honeycutt, Gus Marcus-Peterson, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Ted Schmidt, Vic Grassi
Tags: Birthday, Family, M/M, One-Shot, Post-series
Genres: Alternate Universe, Romance
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Completed: Yes

This is the story of Justin's journey. Time frame fluctuates between three distinct time periods in his life: his childhood, his years in New York City, and the present.
This story is now complete.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Gus Marcus-Peterson, Jennifer Taylor, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Molly Taylor
Tags: M/M
Genres: Alternate Canon, Could be Canon, Drama, Romance
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Completed: Yes
Brian knows that romantic bullshit is for straights and lesbians, and he's sure that Justin agrees with him. Gap-Filler for Episode 2-16.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Ben Bruckner, Brian Kinney, Ethan Gold, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny
Tags: Birthday, One-Shot, Season 2, Threesomes
Genres: Could be Canon, Gap-Filler
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Completed: Yes
Brian realizes he wants more than a reputation. He meets an artist in New York and finds what he was looking for.
Justin didn't grow up in Pittsburgh but New York, where he meets Brian.
None of the events in cannon that involve Justin happened to him.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Ben Bruckner, Blake Wyzecki, Brandon, Brian Kinney, Cynthia, Daphne Chanders, Debbie Novotny, Drew Boyd, 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: Anti-Lindsay, Anti-Melanie, Anti-Michael, What if...
Genres: Alternate Universe, Angst w/ Happy Ending
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Debbie/Carl, Emmett/Other, Melanie/Lindsay, Michael/Ben, Other Cast Pairing, Ted/Blake
Completed: Yes
Justin's willing to go after what he wants, but how does he feel when he gets it? Gap-Filler for Episode 2-13.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Gus Marcus-Peterson, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Sap aka Gary Saperstein
Tags: One-Shot, Rimming, Season 2, Spanking
Genres: Could be Canon, Gap-Filler, Hurt/Comfort
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Completed: Yes
Brian's glad that Justin is learning to get what he wants. Isn't he? Gap-Filler for Episode 2-11.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Debbie Novotny, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Vic Grassi
Tags: Drug Use - Recreational, Family, One-Shot, Season 2, White Party
Genres: Could be Canon, Gap-Filler
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Melanie/Lindsay
Completed: Yes
Brian and Justin add to their family, while Justin struggles to resurrect the Rage movie.
Story #12 of The Sunshine Files
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Ben Bruckner, Blake Wyzecki, Brian Kinney, Carl Horvath, Claire Kinney, Cynthia, Daphne Chanders, Debbie Novotny, Drew Boyd, Emmett Honeycutt, Gus Marcus-Peterson, James 'Hunter' Montgomery, Jennifer Taylor, Jenny Rebecca Marcus-Peterson, Joan Kinney, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Molly Taylor, Original Character, Other Cast Regulars, Ted Schmidt, Vic Grassi
Tags: Anal Sex (Lots of it!), Established Relationship, Family, M/M, Oral Sex, Real Life Issues
Genres: Alternate Universe, Drama, Romance
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Debbie/Carl, Emmett/Drew, Melanie/Lindsay, Michael/Ben, Ted/Blake
Completed: Yes
Michael and Lindsay are as usual up to no good, and end up in therapy. Somehow so do the rest of the Gang.
Thank you Lorie for helping me turn this into more than an idea when I wanted to delete it.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Ben Bruckner, Blake Wyzecki, Brian Kinney, Carl Horvath, Debbie Novotny, Drew Boyd, Emmett Honeycutt, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Original Character, Other Cast Regulars, Ted Schmidt
Tags: Anti-Lindsay, Anti-Michael
Genres: Alternate Universe, CrackFic, Humor, PWP (Plot? What Plot?)
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Debbie/Carl, Emmett/Drew, Ted/Blake
Completed: Yes
Brian and Justin begin their married life together with the help and interference of the family.
Story #11 of The Sunshine Files
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Ben Bruckner, Blake Wyzecki, Brian Kinney, Carl Horvath, Claire Kinney, Cynthia, Daphne Chanders, Debbie Novotny, Drew Boyd, Emmett Honeycutt, Gus Marcus-Peterson, James 'Hunter' Montgomery, Jennifer Taylor, Jenny Rebecca Marcus-Peterson, Joan Kinney, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Original Character, Ted Schmidt, Vic Grassi
Tags: Anal Sex (Lots of it!), Christmas, Established Relationship, Family, M/M, New Year's Eve, Oral Sex
Genres: Alternate Universe
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Debbie/Carl, Emmett/Drew, Melanie/Lindsay, Michael/Ben, Ted/Blake
Completed: Yes
A new branch office for Kinnetik, Brian, and Justin prepare for their wedding and for their new life together as a committed couple.
Story #10 of The Sunshine Files
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Ben Bruckner, Brian Kinney, Carl Horvath, Claire Kinney, Cynthia, Daphne Chanders, Debbie Novotny, Drew Boyd, Emmett Honeycutt, Gus Marcus-Peterson, James 'Hunter' Montgomery, Jennifer Taylor, Jenny Rebecca Marcus-Peterson, Joan Kinney, Justin Taylor, Kip Thomas, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Molly Taylor, Original Character, Ted Schmidt, Vic Grassi
Tags: Established Relationship, M/M
Genres: Alternate Universe, Drama, Romance
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Debbie/Carl, Emmett/Drew, Melanie/Lindsay, Michael/Ben
Completed: Yes
Brian helps Justin enjoy his first Pride Parade. Gap-filler for Episode 2-04.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Chris Hobbs, Debbie Novotny, Emmett Honeycutt, Gus Marcus-Peterson, Jennifer Taylor, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Ted Schmidt
Tags: First Time (Other), One-Shot, Pride, Real Life Issues, Season 2
Genres: Could be Canon, Gap-Filler
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Completed: No
Happy Thanksgiving to all my readers who are celebrating the holiday. For those who don't, I still hope you have a wonderful week full of things and people to be thankful for.
For this year's annual Thanksgiving story, we move forward in time to the second year after Justin has moved to New York City. He and Brian see each other as often as they can, but it is far too seldom for either of them. When Justin is invited to spend his second Thanksgiving away from Pittsburgh with Mel, Linds, and Gus in Canada he is happy to go thinking he'll see Brian there. Brian himself crushes that dream. But will Justin find himself having more to be thankful for than he thought he would? Read on to find out. Many thanks to Judy for her beta skills and Marika for the lovely banner.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Gus Marcus-Peterson, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus
Tags: Thanksgiving
Genres: None
Pairings: Brian/Justin
Completed: Yes
Continuation of the year in the lives of the Kinney-Andersons and their friends.
Story #9 of The Sunshine Files
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Ben Bruckner, Blake Wyzecki, Brian Kinney, Claire Kinney, Cynthia, Daphne Chanders, Debbie Novotny, Drew Boyd, Emmett Honeycutt, Gus Marcus-Peterson, Jack Kinney, James 'Hunter' Montgomery, Jennifer Taylor, Jenny Rebecca Marcus-Peterson, Joan Kinney, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus, Michael Novotny, Original Character, Ted Schmidt, Vic Grassi
Tags: Anal Sex (Lots of it!), Family, HIV/Aids, M/M
Genres: Alternate Universe, Drama
Pairings: Brian/Justin, Debbie/Carl, Emmett/Drew, Melanie/Lindsay, Michael/Ben
Completed: Yes
With Brian's help, Justin struggles to regain his lost memories. Gap-filler for Episode 2-02.
Categories: QAF US
Characters: Brian Kinney, Cynthia, Daphne Chanders, Gus Marcus-Peterson, Jennifer Taylor, Justin Taylor, Lindsay Peterson, Melanie Marcus
Tags: Anal Sex (Lots of it!), Bashing, Family, M/M, Real Life Issues, Season 2
Genres: Angst w/ Happy Ending, Could be Canon, Gap-Filler, Hurt/Comfort
Pairings: None
Completed: Yes