OCD-ish Brian

[charming-nancy.livejournal.com]

I'm trying to remember where the story I'm thinking about is posted. It may be on Midnight Whispers, but I cannot remember the title or the author. It is a post 5.13 story where after Justin moves to NYC, Brian becomes depressed and very obsessed in controlling his diet. He loses weight and sleeps very little. The story begins when he crashes the Corvette while driving home from work one night because he's so tired and malnourished. Justin is called and is shocked at what Brian has become after getting back home, and he's angry at Brian for not telling him how bad things had gotten since he left.

Does this sound familiar to anyone? I'm hoping that I'm not combining elements of two different stories, because I also remember a plot line where Brian's cancer returns after Justin leaves, but I don't remember what else happened with that one besides Jennifer helping Justin take care of Brian while he recovers.

Update: It was "Temptation of Snakes" by sapphire_3. Thank you kmboatright for the quick answer!

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[kmboatright.livejournal.com]

That's called Temptation of Snakes, by sapphire. Find it on Sapphire's journal:
http://sapphire-3.livejournal.com

[charming-nancy.livejournal.com]

Thanks for replying so soon! Was that also the one where the cancer returns, or am I thinking of another story?

[kmboatright.livejournal.com]

Temptation of Snakes is where Brian has an eating disorder that develops after 513. It does not involve Brian's cancer recurring. Sapphire's a really great writer, check out the rest of the stories in the index.

[charming-nancy.livejournal.com]

Okay, thanks. I know I read the "Snakes" story around the same time last year when I was reading a lot of different stories one after another. I think at the time I was specifically looking for post 5.13 stories, so I read several within that timeline.

[sapphire-3.livejournal.com]

Hey there! Here's a direct link to the story, for the sake of simplicity: The Temptation of Snakes (http://sapphire-3.livejournal.com/17193.html#cutid1).

As for the cancer story, I don't have one where Brian's cancer returns, but I do have a fic series where Justin gets testicular cancer in the first story ('White and the Colour Within), which metastasizes into prostate cancer in the second ('Abide With Me'). As this series isn't post-513, this likely is not the cancer story you're looking for, but here's the link if you're interested: Justin and Cancer series (http://www.livejournal.com/tools/memories.bml?user=sapphire_3&keyword=Justin%20and%20Cancer%20Series&filter=all)

[charming-nancy.livejournal.com]

I actually read the Snakes story for the first time on Whispers when it was the Story of the Month last year. I added it to my favorites last night. I think I've read most of the stories you have posted there, including your Justin Cancer stories. I enjoyed them all! :D

[sapphire-3.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'm so thrilled you enjoyed them, and thanks so much for adding 'Snakes' to your favorites ;-) For the record, I do have a handful of stories that are posted on my LJ but not on Midnight Whispers, including the current series that I'm working on. Just in case you ever run out of things to read over there :-)