Classic fics

[ayslin.livejournal.com]

I'm still trying to get a feel for the Brian/Justin fandom, so I thought I'd ask - what fics should I be reading?  What are the fandom classics that everyone who even remotely is interested in the pairing should sink their teeth into? 
Thanks for the help.

ETA: Lots o' links in the comments. :D  Thanks everyone!

Comments

[lit-writergirl.livejournal.com]

OK, you must read everything by the following people, although I'm sure I'm forgetting a lot at the moment!

ragingpixie
bigboobedcanuck
plumsuede
severina2001
jane2005
rhihero_fic
myrna1_2_3


If you look at their user info you can find where the fic is. There are many more who are terrific in the fandom, but these are a few of my faves. :-)

[secretsolitaire.livejournal.com]

In addition to those wonderful folks, I'd also add:

soundczech (If nothing else, be sure to read Subject to Change)
jaded_optimism
mojokid
xie_xie_xie
sweetestdrain
sparkledark
knittedshadow
flashfly
suzvoy

Oh! And stuff by visitingagain, which can be found here (http://www.geocities.com/qafjv/justvisiting.html) (don't miss A Matter of Time) and here (http://philflam.livejournal.com/8393.html).

[retrogasm.livejournal.com]

I was just about to suggest soundczech, sparkledark and xie. Ooh and knittedshadow. They're some of my absolute favourites.

[secretsolitaire.livejournal.com]

D'oh! One more: burnitbackwards

[admiratio.livejournal.com]

You have to read The Abernathy Trilogy (http://deadfic.livejournal.com/tag/abernathy+trilogy), which for some reason my old link doesn't work, but on deadfic it is there. You have to go back in entries to the beginning, though.

[oh-amelia.livejournal.com]

OMG! I love you! I've been searching for this fic ever since I discovered that the link I had didn't work any more.

[oh-amelia.livejournal.com]

You should read How We Got Where We're Going by allie_quixotic. It is amazing!

Actually, all her fics are great.

[my2cats.livejournal.com]

If you go here,you will find the best of the best.

You have to join the community...

http://community.livejournal.com/qaf_retread/

[such-a-steph.livejournal.com]

except that community is no longer open to new members :(

[ringer04.livejournal.com]

They moved to another journal - insanejournal.
Here's the link: http://asylums.insanejournal.com/qaf_retread/

[such-a-steph.livejournal.com]

I am aware of that... but their memories here serve as a fantastic archive of fic that newbies won't be able to access.

[ringer04.livejournal.com]

Oh...I just figured they would be moving all of it eventually.

[princess2000204.livejournal.com]

Vamphil's fics are AWESOME! Vamphile Fic Index (http://vamphile.livejournal.com/138214.html)

Netlagd (http://www.bjfic.net/main/viewuser.php?uid=1651) in my opinion is one of the best authors out there!

Elyxer's Fics (http://www.elyxer.co.uk/elyxerfanficpage.html) are a must!

adirtylilsecret a.k.a Alex (http://midnight-whispers.com/efic/viewuser.php?uid=131)

Anything by Suzvoy (http://www.suzvoy.com/qaf/qaffic.html)

hsbfc a.k.a. Emily (http://midnight-whispers.com/efic/viewuser.php?uid=125)

[nola-nola.livejournal.com]

Myrna's "If You Needed Me" is here:
http://queerasfolk.wired-hub.net/home.html
Look for Myrna under fanfic authors.


Here is a WIP that isn't at the above site. "The One Where Justin is With Another Guy" Not finished, but it ends at a pretty good place.
http://myrna1-2-3.livejournal.com/11321.html#cutid1

[vlredreign.livejournal.com]

Aww, you beat me to it! lol

But there is awesome fic at Paddies' site. Worth going through.

[autumn-screams.livejournal.com]

just to add...Myrna's "Growing Up Kinney" is one of my favorites. I highly recommend it.

Enjoy the fandom =D

[pfodge.livejournal.com]

I just finished reading Myrna's "If You Needed Me" this morning, definately a must read.

[vlredreign.livejournal.com]

If You Needed Me (http://queerasfolk.wired-hub.net/iynm_01.html), by Myrna. The best of hurt/comfort fic.

[autumn-screams.livejournal.com]

I love Rhiannonhero's fic.

http://www.rhiannonhero.net/rhi/QaFMain.htm

[such-a-steph.livejournal.com]

Nobody does Brian & Justin voices better than xhaleslowly. He does short gapfillers & one shots mostly... but his voices are spot on IMO. It's totally his fault I'm here (I can not believe he hasn't been mentioned yet OMG!!)

[gaeln.livejournal.com]

so many of the rec'ed above are wonderful, xhaleslowly especially for me but if you go here http://community.livejournal.com/qaf_faves/ and join, these two ladies -- severina2001 and ayesakara -- are rec'ing their favs and their taste is fabulous.

[ellyrianna.livejournal.com]

Julad (http://yearningvoid.net/stories/julad/cat_qaf_us.html) is my all-time favorite. "The Importance of Being Brian", "Love of His Life", "The Sudden Stop" -- they're all so, so good.

[seanmegansean.livejournal.com]

Hi there :)

Strictly speaking, this post is a bit too general to fit our rules, but seeing as I was too late and now there's all those names and links up there, I'll leave it here. In general, I think a comm that would be good for questions like your one here is queerasfolkfans or babylonvip.

As to your question, most of the authors that are considered classic imo are the ones who started writing/wrote while the show was shot, so if I were you I'd start with all those who posted their stuff before 2005 (most of them are mentioned already). Added to those should be vamphile, xie-xie-xie, and darksylvia. If you want real in-character-fics, I'd go with the lists of authors the first two commenters here suggested. Just my two cents obviously, but not every good writer has a good understanding of Brian and Justin, too. Unfortunately.

[ayslin.livejournal.com]

Whoops. :] Sorry about that. Thanks for the advice, though. I'm looking forward to combing through the massive response.

[seanmegansean.livejournal.com]

Don't worry about it;) I'm sorry for having to tell you that in the first place, I don't like being a stickler for the rules to newbies :| Anyway, hope you enjoy your fic :D