Sympathetic to Brian

[colormecrazy-9.livejournal.com]

***RECS*** pretty please with Strawberries on top (Cherry's make me gag)

I want some good stories (preferably longer ones) that are more sympathetic to Brian. I don't want Justin bashing, and fully understand that Brian could be pretty crappy to him. But the majority of the stories I read blame Brian for everything, like he is just a huge a**hole who doesn't care what happens to those around him, and then when reading a story and the author makes Brian do something jerky (and lets face it, it's kind of a requirement for a QaF story) all the comments are all "Oh poor Justin, such a saint for putting up with that A**hole!) I some how always want to smack them and say "HEY! What about Brian, they're are generally good reasons for the A**holishness."

Oh, and I'm all for stories that have Justin defending Brian, or understanding why he does what he does (because he's "on to him")

Thanks a bunches

Comments

[vlredreign.livejournal.com]

I saw in a comment that you said it was frustrating when people said you were reading the wrong thing. That's because we're wanting to know where you've been getting your recs.

You want strong Brian without much character bashing of others? Read the following authors, whose fics are either on LJ, or a website other than BJFic:

bigboobedcanuck, ragingpixie, vamphile, xie_xie_xie, burnitbackwards, jane2005, rhiannonhero...okay, that's a good start. Doesn't matter which stories you read, all are in character, all tend to write long stories (there are several series here) and all of these writers are among the most respected. And there are more, many more.

Check out the Queer Eyes link on the side, click the B/J Fics link, and start at A.

[simplystars.livejournal.com]

Check out the Queer Eyes link on the side, click the B/J Fics link, and start at A.

God, yes. I haven't been in QAF long, butI looked there pretty much from the first (well, crack_van too, and rec50) and I can't think of a single fic there that isn't amazing. o_O

[colormecrazy-9.livejournal.com]

I don't mind a little character bashing and giving Brian a little hell, but the show categorized him as the protagonist and sometimes he feels more like an antagonist.

And most of the stories I have read have just been of my own browsing of the fandom

[court1429.livejournal.com]

In addition to the specific authors rec'd to you here, and qaf_faves, and Queer Eyes, which are linked on the Sidebar, check out qaf_retread (also linked on the Sidebar); it's a comm of fandom classics. I'd also recommend all of severina2001's and suzvoy's fics. There is a lot of well-written fic in this fandom; you have lots to look forward to!