The germ thing evolved as I wrote, but it stems from myself honestly. I’m not a full blown germaphobe but I’ve got OCD and an intense fear of touching a lot of things in public places. I cried once because I saw a guy sneeze into his hand  and then touch a bag of cheese in the supermarket, decide he didn’t want it and then left it there with the other cheeses as if he hadn’t just...you know, done that. I was fully prepared to just leave my groceries there in the cold section and go home to never leave the house again lol. Just so happens my mother was shopping with me that day. It’s really easy having a fear of germs or even a habit of cleanliness and keeping it hidden. I’ve had people that have known me for years, even family members who’ve known me since birth, be surprised that I carry my own sanitising wipes and that I physically can not touch a shopping trolley without needing to hold back tears. I admit that characteristic would fit Brian better, but I didn’t give it to him because we’ve seen him make faces and gross things in the show and we sort of know that he’s like that just by default, I guess? I sort of assumed it would be a given that if Justin’s got a germ thing then Brian is the best person for him to be with, because he hires a cleaning lady and always makes sure his life (to an extent) is in perfect working order. Also this part of the fic was meant to be about them going through a change, Brian with his drinking and Justin with his meds, and a great way to know if someone who has phobias is having problems with their meds is if said phobias come back ten times worse than they were before :) 

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:) Justin knows that, too. I’m trying to get out a chapter from Justin’s POV for this but I’ve been writing a lot of my own original characters so it’s hard to fall back into him. I hope you enjoyed and I hope you’ll enjoy what comes next :) thank you. 

It was kind of hard to remember that Justin was so young at this point. I've already got an idea on how I might proceed with this fic and it involves aging them both up a little from this point so I enjoyed being able to have Brian point out that Just was in a situation where putting anything on his shoulders would be a terrible thing to do. He's barely 18 and he's been to hell and back and the poor kid is love with a man that's got more problems than Justin could ever imagine having and Brian just...doesn't want to break him. I love their whole dynamic and their love and the way they are around each other. I really hope I'm able to do them even a little bit of justice with this fic. 

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I like the idea of Brian opening up to Justin. I really wish we saw more of it in the show. 

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I’m glad you liked it! I’m aleeady working on it ;) 

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It wasn't originally going to be a series but as I was posting this I got another idea that I thought would be fun to write so yeah. Maybe another chapter or two. Honestly Brian is just whipped.

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One of my favourite 'love theory' theories is that you're attracted to people based on therir immune system and how that effects their body odor. Basically: your perfect match is soemone with the complete opposite of what you have immune system wise and for some reason, you're attracted to their smell because of that. I know that's not the scientific way of explaining it but I'm hoping you get the point. This is fiction. We can change cold hard facts if we need to. 

Brian has an almost indestructable immune system while Justin's having allergic reactions to the change of the wind and he's probably catching colds every time he brushes up against someone from another part of town. So, take all that and put it into a fluffy work of fiction, and you have a weird little soulmates au I guess. 

Ethan, of course, doesn't have the same immune system as Justin but he doesn't find his smell attractive. They never would have worked out really. Just based on soulmate science. That's a thing. I just made it up.

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