getithere | Looking for long, scrupulously & painstakingly in-character, angsty, realistic, post 5-13 fics

Looking for long, scrupulously & painstakingly in-character, angsty, realistic, post 5-13 fics

(Confession alert!) I'm having trouble finding the "right" post-series fic. I've started several that seemed quite promising at first but then later went off the reservation character-wise. It's a bummer to start a multi-chaptered fic only to have it wander off into the tangled wilderness of OoC land. I'm not particularly a fan of fluff (especially Fluffy!Brian) or nothing but sex-sex-sex 24/7. I'm looking for something gritty and real and angsty, and the longer, the better. I want something that is going to totally engross me and satisfy my bottomless need for The Feels.

Thanks ahead of time!

ETA: Wow! Thank you all for the response! Some great suggestions in the comments!

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Have you read

xie_xie_xie's Only Time series?

http://xie-xie-xie.insanejournal.com/51270.html

Edited 2013-01-29 00:18 (UTC)

I would suggest

Beyonf the Yellow Brick Road http://bjfic.livejournal.com/tag/plumsuede%20-%20beyond%20the%20yellow%20brick%20road (Just go back to find the first chap)
Justin has lived in New Yourk for 6 years before coming back to the Pitts. Pretty angsty even if they are back together, loads of New characters. There's also a Prequel: "Framed" http://bjfic.livejournal.com/132191.html
and a prologue to the prequel "Embark" http://bjfic.livejournal.com/369081.html#cutid1

Right now I can't think of anything else but it's 1.20 a.m. here so must be the sleepiness... I'll see if I can think of something tomorrow.

What about Queer Theories? http://www.fortruthis.net/gaelmcgear/fanfictionpage.html by

gaedhal ~ Yvonne xx

Randall as one of my favorite Post 513 fics. It wrapped up the show well for me. Silence and Tears (http://rand-alt.livejournal.com/?skip=20). It's complete. There were a lot of great writers that came at the end of the series like

suzvoy. Trying to think of some specific fics. I'll be back if I can think of any.

For me, the post 513 fic that resonates as the truest to the show and the most in character B/J is xie_xie_xie's Only Time.
(http://xie-xie-xie.insanejournal.com/51270.html)
She just nails the characters, and her writing is flawless.

However, I've always found 5th season to be a bit random. It seems to me that the show's writers had trouble keeping B/J in character!!!

If you feel at all that way, you might want to read Wren's rewrite of season 5, and her WIP season 6 and 7 (She is not the fastest updater, but the fic is worth the wait, unless you are a fan of Mikey and/or the girls, because they are not presented in a very good light.)
(http://www.mags-nificent.com/MSW/WF/Reverb.htm)

Try Kachelofen's Follwo Me, Follow You and the sequel A Step Too Far.

http://kachelofen.livejournal.com/817.html#cutid1

Simply the best.

I really like Severina's "Gold and Silver Shines." I'm not sure it's angsty enough to meet your requirements, but BJ are in character, it's very long, very well written, and truly enjoyable.

http://severina2001.livejournal.com/151625.html

I didn't see you say you've read Myrna's longer series, "If You Needed Me" and "Growing Up Kinney." In my opinion, Myrna's stories are the pinnacle of QAF fanfic, angsty, moving, funny and just amazing.

I don't have a link, but anyone here can provide it!

I'm not sure if it's quite as crazy angsty as you're looking for, but since I was going to rec it to you anyway (part of my top ten), I have to shout-out Choices by

england13. Probably my favorite, most believable alternate S5/could-have-been S6 :)

Choices (http://england13.livejournal.com/?skip=40&tag=choices)
(Scroll down to first chapter!)

Check out Miss Miko's stories. The link is in the tag section here. She wrote a long, angsty fic covering B/J for a long time into the future.

If you don't mind wips my tic tenebrosity will definitely make you feel and kleenex Isa definite must. You can find it here http://www.livejournal.com/tools/memories.bml?user=rhapsody_series&keyword=Rhapsody%20Series%3A%20Numerical%20Reading%20Order&filter=all

my computer broke so I have no way to post or write but it will be completed and ends in a decent place now

one of my fav angst fics is definitel

ayesakara' Psycho Fic (http://www.livejournal.com/tools/memories.bml?user=laylafic&keyword=Psycho+Fic&filter=all)

I see someone rec'd

vamphile;'s Keeping series. There's more angst than you can shake a stick at. It's also funny as hell, has lots of sex, and it's LONG. The first part, Brother's Keeper, starts with the premise of Justin having a long-lost brother. Before you go 'no way', think about this. Craig cheating on Jenniefer is canon. It's entirely possible that he fathered a child out of wedlock. Justin finds out when the kid (16) shows up at his door in NYC. And he's gay.

Trust me, it gets even better after that opening scene.

There are 5 parts; if you go to her LJ (all her fic is unlocked), she has the series in order.

And I can't leave without rec'ing

plumsuede's Beyond The Yellow Brick Road. It does veer off in the middle for a bit, but there's a reason for it. think of it as outside perspective. Also, her original characters are frigging hysterical. It's post-513 by 6 years. She does take you back to tell you what happened during that time, and it's interesting to see how, even when they weren't together, their lives overlapped. She's not done with the fic yet, she says there's an epilogue to come. But where it ends right now is fine, no cliffhangers to speak of. And the angst is...jfc.

One more, and I'm done. Check out allie_quixotic's How We Got Where We're Going (http://www.mediafire.com/?8sz5vz2dx5p0z). It's post-513 by like...12 years or something. And it's very Gus-centric. Basically, Brian and Justin live in NYC, Gus comes to live with them post-graduation. The angst is mostly on Gus's part, but what it does to Brian and Justin is...please read this. Trust me. It will give you chills, it's so good. She deleted her LJ, but the link will take you to the mediafire file where you can download the fic.

bdeviled season 6 and 7:

A Love That Will Never Grow Old ~ complete

starts here: http://bdeviled.livejournal.com/988.html

and the sequel
Into the Sunset ~ complete

starts here: http://bdeviled.livejournal.com/5898.html

Hi there! I'd like to recommend "Timeless" by Cynical21. http://www.midnightwhispers.ca/viewstory.php?sid=1081&ageconsent=ok&warning=3 (I'm sorry, I'm really bad with the html thing and making pretty links).

This is most certainly the longest, in character, well-written Brian/Justin I've ever read. It is post-series. I finished reading it recently and I have to say that I'm amazed. It's all the things I wanted in a fic - long, good plot, in character, basically the same as you. You should definitely read it.

Also - angst. There's plenty of it.

Edited 2013-01-29 08:48 (UTC)

Self plug here, but my Stories Pain Management and Guilt Management are angsty and post 513. Pain Management is 40 chapters and Guilt Management is 28. They can be found at

http://www.midnightwhispers.ca/viewstory.php?sid=126

There is also a Prequel- Falling Off The Cliff.

while perhaps not perfect in the totally and painstakingly in-character, there are the eons long fics by Riabeau - 100,000 words plus

That Happy Feeling

Songs in the Key of Love:
1) Signed
2) Sealed
3) Delivered

Talk about angsty kleenex wadding fics...

ETA: Oops - it would help to include a link: http://qaf-fic.com/atp/viewuser.php?uid=348

Edited 2013-01-30 02:57 (UTC)

As one of those social outcasts who tend to throw up over cute kid scenarios and romantic BS, and since 'fluffy' Brian gives me indigestion, I'll plug Subject to Change by soundczech. It's not really post series, but takes a different course after Brian moved to New York in season One. It's not exactly long, either, but it's a great read.

- http://themagichour.livejournal.com/4605.html

My favorite Post513 FF (which kicks off with the end of the series) is the "You and Me Series by great Soulmatejunkee. The perfect sequel to the series and the reason why I stayed QAF fan.

http://soulmatejunkee.livejournal.com/tag/you%20%26%20me%20series

I especially love the "Finding Utopia Series" by the wonderful Sapphire. It begins one year after the series end.

http://sapphire-3.livejournal.com/tag/atavisim

Please update your post, hon :) Hope you're enjoying your recs!

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