Newer Fic, Justin and Brian Being Stronger Apart and Together, Character Bashing
I've been spending a lot of time looking through the community tags here as well as looking through other sites like Across The Pond, FanFiction.Net, etc. and I'm beginning to have serious trouble finding Brian/Justin stories I want to read either again or for the first time, so I was really hoping to get some help. First of all I should say that I prefer NC-17 fics that are completed or are still being regularly updated and are at least two thousand words long, although I prefer longer fic for the most part. Things I don't touch with a ten foot pole are stories with scat, watersports, permanent major character death (either Brian or Justin), infidelity (not necessarilly tricking, but cheating after becoming monogomous), unhappy endings, and AUs that are historical or where the boys' ages are reversed. Other than that I go for pretty much everything. Oh, and if the story is especially great, I don't mind a lower rating.
I know the rules state that there should be only three requests per post, so I'll start with that and make sure to read any stories you all rec me before making another post. Well, I may make a second right after this one just to get a good start, but I have no intention of putting up post after post because I know that would only be annoying and even I don't read that fast. So here are my first three requests:
1) I would like to read any B/J stories that fit my requirements that have been written within the last couple of years. I've been having a lot of trouble finding new stuff I haven't ever read at all. But while I do like Post 513 fics, my favorite time period is actually the first three seasons, and I'd honestly rather read fix-it fics for the way season 5 ended, because I absolutely hated what the people in charge of the show did there. It was beyond disappointing and even more than that, they had the nerve to make Brian appear to have regressed to the person he'd been before he ever met Justin, erasing all of his character development. Honestly, I don't know what the hell they were thinking. My guess is they wanted to be original - as if the show weren't original enough - and so decided to split the main couple up permanently instead of allowing them to finally be fully together. So please, think about fics written within the first 3 seasons or 513 fix it fics before reccing Post 513 fics, which I've noticed there seem to be a lot more of than other stories. But if the Post 513 fic you think of is really good, go ahead and rec it. I mainly just want to be sure I don't get ONLY Post 513 recs.
2) I love the boys the way they are on the show, but it has always bothered me that Justin lets Brian treat him like crap so often and just forgives him without making him work for that forgiveness. I truly believe that if Justin hadn't always just bent to Brian's whims so easily, their relationship would have been much stronger much sooner for it. So I'd like recs for stories in which Justin stands up for himself even if it hurts him because he loves Brian so much, refusing to take any more of the older man's shit and/or allow them to continue being together when they just keep going around in circles and hurting each other all of the time. I would like to read fic in which Justin's refusal to continue on the same way makes Brian open his eyes and, instead of continuing to pretend indifference, works hard to win Justin back and start a real relationship with him. I want to see them really communicate because they're both invested in making it work.
3) I really love stories in which certain characters are seriously bashed, even if they end up kind of OOC to make it work. My favorite characters to hate on are (in order) Lindsay, Ethan, and Michael, although I don't mind other characters being bashed too. The only characters I don't want to see bashed for any reason are Emmett, Ted, Vic, Daphne, and Cynthia. In fact, I'd like to see those characters really shine more than anything. Now, I've been all over the place reading Anti-Whoever fics, so this request is specifically for fics that aren't very well-known or that have been taken off the internet (but in that case somebody needs to have a copy or know where I can find one to download). I have looked at the links to download stuff that isn't on the net anymore, but they usually don't have summaries and I don't just want to download fic without being sure it is something I really want to read. So I'm hoping you all will point me in the right directions on this.
Okay, now normally I wouldn't ask for this, but since these requests are a bit vague I was hoping you guys would include a little information for each rec you give me. It doesn't need to be a full blown summary or anything, just an idea of what the fic is about. Thank you all for your help, I really don't know what I'd do without this community. Take care everyone!
