"Classics" search/Newbie recommendations?

[scarhead-ferret.livejournal.com]

Hello all!

I'm rather new to QAF fanfiction and eager to read lots of stories.  That being said, I don't really know where to start!  

So if anyone has any "Must read!"/Classic/newbie recommendations to get the ball rolling, I would be so grateful!  As far as pairings go, I really like Brian/Justin, however I'm open to other possibilities as well.  (Although please no extreme rape fics or hardcore bdsm, etc.)  

Thank you very much!!!

(If this type of post breaks any rules or this question has already been asked a lot, please tell me and I'll delete this straight away. thanks)

EDIT:  Thanks to everyone for the recommendations!!  I have plenty enough for now.  If you really want to send me more recs, you can send me a private message, but I think I have enough for now to keep me quite busy :] Thanks again.

Comments

[sodoesrachael.livejournal.com]

Check the tags, there are all sorts of yummy things there. :) But to get you started:

http://community.livejournal.com/getithere/tag/recs:%20personal%20rec%20lists

The tag list for all the previous requests like yours. :)

Also try amelialourdes' rec list:

http://amelialourdes.livejournal.com/321795.html

and part two: http://amelialourdes.livejournal.com/347122.html

If you come across anything by Myrna, READ IT. That's my rec to you: Myrna. Everything she's ever written is amazing, most notably her tumor!fic. You'll find it. ;)

Happy reading!! :D

[edom56.livejournal.com]

This is my rec list:

http://delicious.com/Edom56/Brian%2FJustin

Everything is marked so you can see if there is something in it you don't want to read :)

[shopinchickcas.livejournal.com]

Here are some of my favs... some of them may not necessarily be considered "classics" but I they're fics I read over and over and still never tire of reading:

Inescapable by Suzvoy (http://www.suzvoy.com/qaf/inescapable.html): Brian and Justin don't meet until the bombing in 510 where Justin saves Mikey

After the End (http://qafvault.com/514.htm) by bloodyrose82: Post 513. Justin lives in NY and comes home for Debs birthday party. Extremely angsty. Second person POV. Excellent writing. Keeps in character 100% of the time and in the same style as the show (with prologues and epilogues in each chapter like Mikey's intros in some episodes)

Truth in Advertising (http://scoobygang8.livejournal.com/tag/truth%20in%20advertising) by scoobygang8: B/J meet when Justin gets an internship at Kinnetik. They start out their friendship with a sort of prank war which is totally hilarious

Subject to Change (http://soundczech.livejournal.com/59991.html) by soundczech: AU where Brian moved to NY in season 1. It's 5 years later and he and Justin haven't spoken in 3 years when they run into each other at a club and become close friends.

Something More by branknewloser87 AKA Carly (http://www.mags-nificent.com/MSW/CF/SM.htm): HS AU (My favorite kind of AU!) where B/J have been best friends since they were kids. They're now fuck buddies and Justin is in love with Brian who has no idea.

Kondo (http://ryosato.livejournal.com/768378.html) by inner_justin and ryosato: Justin returns to Pittsburgh 10 years after he left for NY. He returns after Debbie dies and he sees Brian and a 15 year old Gus at Debbie's grave.
Alternates chapters between Brian's and Justin's POV. Also, don't miss all the sequels... the most recent one is a WIP that is pretty regularly updated (or at least was last time I checked... I have a bad habit of falling behind on WIPs so it's been awhile since I checked)

That should keep you going for a while, but if you need more HERE (http://delicious.com/shopinchickcas/QaF:Complete) is a link to my QaF bookmarks

Enjoy :)

[kiddoditto.livejournal.com]

just recomended this to a friend.
i think this two are classics, both are from the same author

if you needed me
http://www.queereyes.net/iynm_01.html

growing up kinney
http://www.queereyes.net/guk_01.html

[vlredreign.livejournal.com]

You want classic, in character stories?

Here you go! (http://asylums.insanejournal.com/qaf_retread)

You don't have to have an Insane Journal account (but you should!!!) to read these. There was a mirror comm here on LJ, but it's not updated anymore. All of the must-read fic in fandom from way back to right now gets rec'd there. Start at the top and work your way through. If you come across any links that are broken, let me know, and I'll either get you an alternate link, or let Bunny (the mod) know so that she can fix it.

Enjoy! And welcome! Any questions about this comm or any fics, whatever, feel free to drop me a PM!

[yennifaire.livejournal.com]

just read everything on www.queereyes.net ))

clasic rec

[anyusa0030.livejournal.com]

i loved everything from this rec,try it ,it as some of the clashttp://freakish-ct.livejournal.com/85950.htmlic .

[ahoct117.livejournal.com]

Absolutely everything by Discothequey! I specifically suggest the Getting There Series. A bunch of her fics are WIP (But fabulous and she's super reliable about updates!) so just check her livejournal which is here... http://discothequey.livejournal.com/ and also check http://community.livejournal.com/bjfic/ for new chapters of her and many authors fics. And you can read discothequey's fics here... http://archiveofourown.org/users/discothequey/works

[vlredreign.livejournal.com]

Okay, now I have to do the mod-ly thing and ask you to update your post. Just edit it to state that you have lots of recs, and if you want more, say you'll take more. *g*

[memphisgreen.livejournal.com]

This is one of the most hilarious stories of QAF Fanfic past:

One Ring To Rule Your Ass (http://www.valerielewis.net/bj/ring.html) by Valerie Lewis