Entries tagged with author: shadownyc

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Desperately seeking story

My PC crashed a week ago and I lost the story I was reading and for the life of me can't remember who wrote it or the full title. The only things I remember of the story:

Justin went to NY to pursue his art studies. I think he was gone 4 or 6 mths. He kept talking about having red eyes and even painted himself with red eyes and had a successful art showing. Brian came to visit him in NY to celebrate and he wanted to propose to Brian but Michael called him to say that his comic shop burned down. Ben was also sick with a bad cough but didn't want to tell Michael about his problem. I can't remember who the author is but I think the title has something to do with "end justifies the means" or something, though I may be wrong about that too. It's got 18 or so chapters.

I would be so grateful if someone could point me in the right direction.

Edit: Was shown the way. Thank you shadownyc
http://www.livejournal.com/tools/memories.bml?user=shadowofadeed&keyword=The%20ends%20justify%20the%20means&filter=all

B/J Wed by Rev Tom in Babylon/Post 513 - B Pissed @ Michael About Gus/Mentally Healthy Anti-Lindsay

First, I have to say thank you to the Mods and Members for such an fabulous QAF Community on LJ!! I've been lurking for well over a month just wallowing in the beauty of the Tags Page. And to think... I thought I'd nearly run out of fics to read! Now if someone will put even HALF as much effort into the LJ Search Communities for BTVS, Numb3rs, NCIS and Criminal Minds!!

Anyway... on to my requests:

1. This is a specific fic. No idea of author, title or site. I just remember our boys get married on the Babylon dance floor by Reverend Tom. The whole family is there but they have no idea it's happening until it's already done. **FOUND!!! This is "Tenebrosity"**

2. Another specific fic. Same lack of author, title or site. It's definitely post series because Michael has gone to Toronto and told Gus he should call him Dad and to forget about Brian because Brian isn't a "real Dad." I'm fairly sure Brian attacks Michael at Deb's family dinner when he gets back from his own trip to Canada. **FOUND!!! This is "The Keeping Series!!"**

3. Last request is for a fic type. (I've added a "spoiler block thingy" in this one because my request, while not intentionally, kind of ends up as character bashing. I'm pretty sure that's not allowed here but I really feel strongly about the subject. Please, if that is likely to offend you, don't open that section. You'll still get the general idea.) Anyway...

I'd like to read fics in which Lindsay's manipulation, self-centeredness, general greed and bitchiness is not explained away by some variation of mental disorder or just a need for therapy. I'll admit that she did appear more than a little bi-polar during Season 5 but, when combined with her actions prior to that, I just don't buy it. And let's face it, therapy only works for someone willing to admit to being wrong and compromise... neither of which describe the Lindsay I saw in canon.

My problem with the majority of anti-Lindsay fics are too many authors using the excuse of mental health issues. I just feel like it's a cop-out that is really overused... although my opinion on this is LARGELY colored by the real life mental health issues that plague my family every day. Canon-Lindsay isn't Bi-Polar, Depressed or suffering from low self-esteem. Canon-Lindsay, IN MY OPINION, is a self-centered, spoiled, manipulative princess who can't handle being told "no."

That's the Lindsay I'd like to see taken down a few pegs in a few fics!! I've read everything by Julesmonster and Wren who both do a really good job in their fics. **Recs made in comments! More are, of course, welcome!!**

Umm... do you mind if I request one last thing? It goes fairly well with #3 above. I'd love to read some fics in which Justin gets to really lay in to Lindsay for the previously mentioned "character flaws." :P I'm not sure I've EVER read one where he just finally lets her have a piece of his mind (like he did with poor little Mikey in Rizabeau's "That Happy Feeling" and Wren's "Reverberations.") He comes close several times (usually it ends up as almost a gentle, but firm scolding). I want to see her floored after getting verbally flayed alive.

So...thanks in advance!

MrsHippyFreak (aka Sandra D)

Crying Brian

Hi all,

I'm looking for stories where Brian cries in front of Justin. I don't want him to be too OOC and am thinking about stories like Myrna's If you Needed Me where although he is super strong, at some point Brian just breaks down a bit and there is a little crying.

thanks!

Thanks for the many great suggestions in the comments - and also for pointing out that there is a crying Brian tag (so good to know that I'm not alone in my obsessions)!

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Gus Diaries

Hi all. I'm hoping that GusDiaries is posted somewhere other than the moonshadow tribe site. I'm living in the Middle East and they've just blocked the site. Literally right now. I was reading chapter 49 tried to go to chapter 50 and tge site was blocked. Damn censorship. Any help would be appreciated. Was really enjoying the fic!

Found on lj. Link in comments. Thanks so much guys!

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Gus attends St. James

Hi everyone,

I read this story a long time ago, and can only remember one scene. I've searched through the Gus tags, but can't find anything. Hopefully someone here will remember the story.

What I remember is that Justin and Brian are together (though I'm not sure if it's from the start, or just later on in the story). I'm not sure if Gus is living with them, or just lives with his mothers. Gus is searching for prospective schools to attend, but it comes down to St. James being the best school around. At first everyone is upset, and he says he won't go. But then more information comes out, and it turns out that after Justin left, the school completely changed. There is an LGBT group in the school, and the bullying policies are way stricter; and I think the school even has some sort of mention about Justin in there. At the end of the day, it is decided that Gus will in fact go to St. James.

I think it was a long story, and it might have been hosted in a website that had a sort of pinkish background ... but I might be confusing this. I'm not entirely sure if I even finished reading the story, to be honest.

Does this sound familiar to anyone?

Thanks,
- Silvia

Found! Link in comment :).

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Looking for long multi-chaptered non-angsty fics.

I know some people will cringe about this request, but I just found a long multi-chaptered fic called "Fireside Chats" by Dale. It will take me all year but, I'm already reading "The Sunshine FIles" and "The Gus Diaries" and have added this to the list. The angst is minimal and usually everyone gets along. These are great to listen to on my e-reader while driving or having to clean the house. I don't mind that the characters are OOC and in "Fireside Chats", "honey" and "baby" are used as terms of endearment. I was wondering if there any more stories out there like these.

UPDATE: I want to thank everyone for their help. I compiled a list of the stories found. See comments.

Long stories with Teenage/Adult Gus as main character

Hi there!

I am looking for long stories with Gus as one of the main characters. It can be Gus POV stories as well. He can be a teenager or an adult (if he turns out to be gay that's a definite plus!)

I have already read the following awesome stories: "how we got where we are going" by allie-quixotic, "Healing" by Sydney Alexis, the "Karma" series by mickiebg, the story where Gus is dating Brandon and "Gus diaries". I have been looking at the tags "Gus gay or bi" and "gus teenager" and "gus adult". I am just wondering if any NEW (or old but lost) long stories have been written with Gus in them.

Thank you very much!!

Seren

FOUND ABOUT 15 STORIES!! Thank you so so much! You are amazing! If you find more, don't hesitate to add:)

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stalker

heiya it's me again :)

I read this fic about a year ago or so, Justin has an ex fuck buddy who stalk him, I remember he's just fuck buddy coz Justin ditches him because he, in the end confesses that he is in love with Justin, even Justin makes it clear that won't be any feeling involved. The ex fuck buddy / the stalker knows Brian and he even calls / meets Brian and tells Brian that Justin and him (the stalker) are meant together. And he asks Brian to break up with Justin too. Another scene that I remember is Ted and Blake's wed, but Brian doesn't come, and Justin hears a gossip from Emmet that Brian will sell The House, which makes Justin furious.

FOUND, link in comment :)

Looking for two kinds of fics: Vampire!Justin & Justin-Michael friendship

I'm looking for two kinds of fics.

1. I'd love to read fics where Justin is a vampire. I've read lost of fics where Brian is a vampire but in this moment I'd like to see Justin as a vampire. I've already read msjudi's The Night Walks With Us and El-Gilliath's The Day They Met & Rush of the Past. I've checked b/j vampire tag many times and I haven't found any vampire!Justin fics there.

2. I'm sick of anti-Michael fics because I've read too many of them. Now I'd like to read fics where Justin and Michael are friends. I mean like Jasper's Left Behind or Lizzy121202's Misguided Affection or Slave_o_Spike's Through A Mirror, Darkly where Michael is also Justin's friend and helps him when he needs a help.

I'd be so happy for help searching those kinds of fics! :)

(This is also my first time to post here, so if something is wrong, please let me hear of it so I can fix it.)

//Some fics found (links in comments) but I'd be happy to find some more, so searching will continue! =)

Fic Similar to Sunshine Files by Thyme and Sabina

hi.. i just finished reading the Sunshine Files. I really enjoyed the long series (it's still ongoing) about Justin and Brian's life through the years..... they discovered new friends, got married, had a family... all that stuff. I wonder if there are similar looonnnggg series chronicling their life post series (oh in this case, Sunshine files is post S4 i think).... I've read vamphile's keeping series.... hope there are some more...

thanks!

Current Mood: excited

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Looking for good active WiPs

Just like the subject line reads: I'm looking for good active WiPs. I love reading fics as they are being written!

Is anyone reading anything good at the moment. Preferably something that is being updated one a regular basis and where it at least seems like the author is gonna finish?

As long as the story is well written and has an interesting plot, I'm usually game. MPreg ain't my thing though... And I tend to get annoyed by anti-Mikey/Linds stories...

Hoping for some nice recs!

Cheers,
A

ETA: Wow! You guys are amazing! Loads of recs for good active WiPs in the comments! Thanks everyone!

Current Mood: hopeful

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Post-Series Fiction, In Character, Written before 2007

The cable company is going to be cutting in and out our internet over the next couple of days cause they're putting up new wires in the neighborhood. *grumbles* So I am trying to compile some fic that I hopefully haven't read yet and put it on my kindle for when 'times get tough'.

The only stories I can think I haven't read that I'd like to read are fics like this: I'm looking for any post-513 stories written before 2007 ish. They can be one-shots or long fics. I think I've read all that I've seen posted since then. Before that, I didn't read much post-series fiction.

I'm not sure when these authors published theirs exactly, but I have read all of Xie's, Vamphile's, Severina's & Plum's fics. I'm looking for some other hidden gems that are written with the same kind of character strengths as these. Only completed series please, but any size one-shot is fine with me.

If there are any fictions written in the last 6 months that fit the description above please rec those too.

P.S. YES, I've searched the tags and have found nothing I haven't read.

Thank you,

Rory

Justin has surgery

I've been searching for over a week for this story but to no avail. Justin and Brian are together, post 513 and Justin has to have surgery either on his hand or brain for his motor control issues I believe. Gus is older and his dad's reaction seem to throw him.

I'm sure this is the worst summary ever, but I've read and reread stories this week that I've not read in over a year and while the trips and rereads were fabulous, I'm still stuck on this story. Any help would be appreciated. THANKS

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teenage gus

hey i am looking for stories that has gus gay in them i know a little but can you help me please

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Brian/Justin and Gus fics

Hi,
I would love to get some suggestions on fanfics that has Brian and Justin have custody of Gus for what ever the reason. I recently read Changing Family Dynamics by Kaite and I loved it. So please recommend some fics.
Take care
Itzy68

Thanxs for all the great recommendations, they are all great stories. For links check out the comments.

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Children of Debbie and Vic's Homophobic Sister

I was just wondering if there are any stories out there in which we meet Debbie and Vic's homophobic sister and/or her children. Stories in which we meet her children would be especially welcome. Bonus points if one of them is gay!

Update: Two recs so far (thanks,

nryabenko and

xanthippe1963) but looking for more!

Current Mood: curious
Current Location: my desk, in NY

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20 years post 513 fics...

Does anyone know of any good far into the future post 513 fics, say where Brian and the gang are in their 50's or so? I was hoping for fics that include the entire cast; showing how they have all grown/changed; mentions of Gus, Jenny R and Hunter all grown up would be a plus!

EDIT: Thank You!!
Lots of great ideas found in comments, but keep them coming!

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Teenage Gus

Looking for fic that has a teenage Gus, with all the teenage angst that goes with it. I've read

sydneyalexis's Healing,

shadownyc's Gus Diaries and Myrna's Growing up Kinney. Three of my favorites. Can anyone rec some more.

ETA: A few good rec's in comments, but I'm going to be greedy and ask for more. So keep them coming.

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Brian reclaiming custody of Gus.

Hey, I'm looking for some long fics where Brian reclaims custody of Gus or fics where Mel never filed the papers or there was something wrong with the papers.
The longer and angstier (is that even a word?) the better! Any and all recs appreciated though seeing as I've read most of the fics rec'ed in the tags.
Thank you!

Current Mood: bored

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Gay Gus...

HI,

I just got reading a story from Shadows called The Gus Diaries http://www.livejournal.com/tools/memories.bml?user=shadowofadeed&keyword=the+gus+diaries&filter=all and it got me in the mood for some gay gus stories, is there anyore stories about gus being a teen and falling in love with another boy (or man). I hope there is some more out there.

Thanks

Ash

Some stories found...links in comments. Thanks for the help!