getithere | (no subject)

Hi. I’m looking for two kinds of stories.

I’m just finishing season two again. And I wanted some gap-fillers for episodes 18-20, mainly about Ethan and Justin. But the other characters too. (Just not Mel and Lindsay, please. Not a fan of those two.)

My other request is probably more unusual, but here goes...

I’ve read a lot of AU’s where Justin’s a hustler and Brian saves him. Pretty much all of them end once Brian gets him off the streets, and they get together in a conventional or non-conventional way. I’d like to find a story that goes a little further.

Like them trying to build a relationship while Justin’s past and Brian’s messed up emotional issues get in the way.

Maybe someone from Justin’s past keeps coming back. Or I can just hear Mikey’s whining when he finds out, “Brian, he’s a hustler. How can you be dating a hustler...?”

And Brian saying something like, “Former hustler...and we’re not dating. I don’t do boyfriends.”

Is there an AU story remotely like this anywhere? I’ve read “Lost and Found” and “Rehab,” that’s not exactly what I’m looking for.

Thanks for any help.

Edit: Thank you to everyone who made suggestions. And thanks to revlisacat for "Mechanical Michelangelo." It's the closest one to what I was looking for. Links are in the comments.

I'm still looking for 218-220 gapfillers, so if anyone has any recs go ahead and add them.