Gaedhal's fics

[nightvision55.livejournal.com]

Mods, I apologise if this is an inappropriate post: please delete it if I'm stepping over any lines.

I've been following Gaedhal's latest QT stream, Coup de Foudre, only guess what? It looks like it may not be completed because of all the hostile comments the author's been getting because - get this - people don't like it being a B/J story! They're all sick of Justin, apparently, and Gaedhal's beginning to wonder if it's worth going on in the fandom if tastes have now swung so far that nobody wants to read anything B/J centred.

I don't want to kick off any Brian v Justin arguments, only to say that if you've enjoyed Gaedhal's wonderful fics then perhaps you could express your appreciation before we lose another great author from the fandom.

Sorry again if I shouldn't have commented on this here.

Comments

[sandraj60.livejournal.com]

When I watched the QAF DVD's, I sped through any part that did not include Brian and Justin. I may prefer one over the other but it doesn’t diminish my enjoyment of seeing or reading the two of them together.

There are stories I don’t care to read for one reason or another. Gaedhal is an excellent writer. His Angel Stream is one of my favorites. I have not been following Coup de Foudre because I thought it wasn’t B/J centered enough. It just goes to show that you cannot please everyone; therefore, you should write for yourself.

I cannot understand hate mail. If you don’t like -- don’t read or better yet, write your own. I’ve seen hateful comments on some of the best fics out there. There doesn’t seem to be a way of avoiding it. In the meantime, I’ll have to take a look at the story again. Maybe I didn’t give it a chance.

Thank you for bringing up this issue. In my opinion, if we lose Brian with Justin, we don’t have a reason for the fandom.

Sandra :) 

[nightvision55.livejournal.com]

Amen, hon!

[charming-nancy.livejournal.com]

Justin is my second favorite character, after Brian, of course, but I still love him. The story I am currently writing on Whispers is in Justin's POV, actually. I could never write a story where Justin wasn't a vital character and didn't end up happily with Brian in the end (as they should). A Brian without his Justin is like a Romeo without his Juliet... a Harry without his Sally... a Tramp without his Lady... you get the picture.