[Report This]Date: Feb 01, 2025 2:12 pm Title: Chapter 17
There was kind of a situation like this where I live in the States. I believe if Michael showed up for Justin's court, he can speak on behalf of Justin, and tell the judge all the hard work Justin has done, and how he's cleaned himself up, and he'd like the court to let Justin off.
I was having a hard time with Mikey being too nice in this story... but to be that vindictive, even after Debbie, Vic, and Ben asked him not to, it's pretty low of him to do that after Vic passed. Why didn't the court ask Michael why he didn't come forth at the time it happened?
I had meant to say something early on... the First time Justin came to Brian's, and Michael called. Brian had said he was busy, yet Michael wasn't satisfied with that answer. Maybe it was as simple as Brian having a guy in his bed. Why hasn't that been mentioned? Is Brian on a sabbatical? :D
Hugs ~Cathy
Date: Sep 26, 2020 3:32 am Title: Chapter 17
My goodness! What a dramatic chapter! Very well written as always and one can feel Brian's despair at the end! One question because I didn't understand this quite well....Vic didn't die because of the incident with Justin? I just ask because you wrote that he died two weeks after the escalation.
Michael... I don't know what to say about him... You wrote he wouldn't be the bad guy in this story but I really don't like him (as always :-) ). Justin was just Brian's fuckbuddy and an acquaintance? Okay, I can somehow understand this statement when I think of the time when Brian left for NY, but at the latest when Michael noticed what Brian was doing for Justin, he should have told him about it. And why Michael thinks he should be the one teaching Justin a lesson when everyone else was against it (Deb, Ben and Vic), I don't understand either. Well, he's just as unsympathetic to me as almost always...
Very exciting right now and I'm curious how it goes on! Stay healthy and warmest regards!
Author's Response:
No, Vic didn't die because of the incident. He hurt his head in the incident, but died of a heart failure as he did in canon/on the show. Sorry, maybe I should have made that clearer. Both incidents were unrelated, but to Michael in his head and in his pain they might have been related. Or maybe in his pain over losing Vic, he just needed to lash out at someone and Justin was the best choice as he had hurt Vic just recently. But no, the accident and Vic hurting his head was not responsible for his death. My bad for not making that clearer!
Well, I am not a big fan of Michael either (no secret there!). His character was always the most annoying to me on the show, closely followed by Lindsay and Melanie. This story was not intended to be an anti-Michael story, but if people want to take it that way, I have absolutely no problems with that ;) I don't like the character and I guess whether I want to or not that always comes through in my stories ;)
I think the problem is that Michael hasn't really seen Justin and Brian together. All he has in his head are the images of them in the past before Brian left for New York and maybe his characterisation of their relationship would have been okay then. But as he hasn't seen the way Brian helped Justin, the way Justin leaned on Brian for support with his detox, etc... I don't think he really sees the depth of their new relationship (yet).
I agree, he should have told Brian. Then again, it's Michael, so... not surprised he wouldn't think it's his responsibility.
I also agree with you concerning teaching Justin a lesson. Vic himself, the person who was hurt, didn't want to press charges against Justin because he knew that wasn't really Justin and probably because he also knew that going to prison would not help him at all. We know that Debbie was really angry with Justin when the accident happened, but even she put her anger aside and is just happy that he's doing better now. Even she knows he would have never done anything like that when clean. I think in his head Michael thinks that once again he's the only one on the path of justice and that someone needs to keep fighting to get justice for Vic. Only that Vic never would have wanted this because he loved Justin and cared for him and everyone but Michael can see that...
As usual, thanks for your comment :) More will be up soon and hopefully the worst can be avoided and Justin won't have to go to jail!
Date: Sep 24, 2020 6:10 pm Title: Chapter 17
Vindictive Michael... TAG
Author's Response:
He certainly could have handled the situation better, that's for sure...
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[Report This]Date: Sep 22, 2020 12:39 am Title: Chapter 17
I'm surprised Justin remembers what he did. Mikey wanted to get Justin in trouble.
Author's Response:
We can only hope for the best now!
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Date: Sep 20, 2020 8:53 pm Title: Chapter 17
Too little, too late Michael! He really is am ass.
Author's Response:
I won't disagree with you!
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