QaF: Forbidden
Title: Forbidden
Author: Tena
Fandom: QaF
Pairing: Brian/Justin
Rating: G
Word Count: 702
Author’s note: Written for tamingthemuse. picture prompt 138.
Part of the Private Lessons Universe Here
The night was a complete success, just like Brian knew it would be. The Britin Gallery had been packed with patrons who were all fawning over Justin. The latest collection of paintings he had worked on over the past six months was inspiring. Many of the paintings were of Brian and Justin’s latest muse, their granddaughter Emma, although no one would know that unless they were family.
Brian made his way through the crowd and handed Justin a glass of champagne. “Congratulations, Sunshine,” he said as he kissed his cheek. “I’ll be back.”
Justin smiled and nodded as Brian walked away. Being the manager of the gallery, Brian realized he rarely looked at the other artwork that was displayed there, always too busy with the business side of things. Besides, he trusted Justin and Lindsay to handle the artistic part. He walked into another room where photography was being displayed. Looking around, he remembered Justin and Lindsay raving about this particular photographer. Walking past several of the pictures, Brian shrugged; he really couldn’t see what all the fuss was about.
Most were photos of ordinary things, a tree, a sunset, an old man on a park bench, but then one caught his eye. It was a photo of a hand sneaking up from under a table grabbing an apple from a bowl of fruit. He wondered what the artist was thinking when he took the photo.
It reminded him of Gus sneaking cookies off the table when he was little. Brian grinned at the memory. His son never could resist anything sweet; he was a lot like his old man that way.
To Brian the photo represented something forbidden. That seemed to be the story of Brian’s life; everything he did seemed to be forbidden. The anonymous sex, the booze, the drugs, fucking to seal the deal were all things that were forbidden, but not to Brian Kinney.
Then one day a scared and scarred young man came into his life, but he too was forbidden. He was Brian’s student and should have been hands off, but like the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden, Brian couldn’t resist him. It should never have happened, should never have worked, but here they were more than 20 years later happier than Brian ever thought he could be.
Little arms around his leg brought Brian out of his musings. Looking down he smiled seeing his granddaughter’s sleepy face looking up at him. “Up B-pa,” she said, reaching for him.
“Hey, Angelface,” Brian said, lifting her up and kissing her head. “Where’s your daddy?”
She pointed over his shoulder. “Don’t want to go home.” She pouted. Brian turned to see Gus and Luke coming their way. “Want to stay with you and J-pa.” Emma hugged him and buried her head in his neck.
“Come on, Emma, its way past your bedtime,” Gus said, reaching for his daughter.
Tightening her grip on Brian’s neck, she shook her head. “No, stay with B-pa.” Gus sighed.
Brian grinned. “Angelface, I think you need to go home with your daddies. J-pa and I are going to be here for a while.” She shook her head again. “I tell you what, you go home now and then you and your daddies can come to our house for lunch tomorrow. Then you can spend the night with me and J-pa. How does that sound?”
She lifted her sleepy head and smiled. “Okay, B-pa.” She kissed his cheek and reached for her daddy.
As they left the room Justin intercepted them and kissed Emma good night. Brian watched the most important people in his life, thankful that pure happiness was not forbidden to him. Justin approached him smiling. “So we’re having a sleep over tomorrow?”
“Yeah,” They kissed. “Maybe we can take her to the zoo.”
“Sounds like a plan.” Justin looked at the photos. “Which one caught your eye?”
Brian shrugged. “For some reason this one did.” He pointed to the picture of the fruit.
“Do you want to buy it?”
“No,” Brian said and wrapped his arm around Justin’s shoulder. “I have all the forbidden fruit I need, right here.” He kissed Justin and led back into the main room.
The End
by elflover59
Author: Tena
Fandom: QaF
Pairing: Brian/Justin
Rating: G
Word Count: 702
Author’s note: Written for tamingthemuse. picture prompt 138.
Part of the Private Lessons Universe Here
The night was a complete success, just like Brian knew it would be. The Britin Gallery had been packed with patrons who were all fawning over Justin. The latest collection of paintings he had worked on over the past six months was inspiring. Many of the paintings were of Brian and Justin’s latest muse, their granddaughter Emma, although no one would know that unless they were family.
Brian made his way through the crowd and handed Justin a glass of champagne. “Congratulations, Sunshine,” he said as he kissed his cheek. “I’ll be back.”
Justin smiled and nodded as Brian walked away. Being the manager of the gallery, Brian realized he rarely looked at the other artwork that was displayed there, always too busy with the business side of things. Besides, he trusted Justin and Lindsay to handle the artistic part. He walked into another room where photography was being displayed. Looking around, he remembered Justin and Lindsay raving about this particular photographer. Walking past several of the pictures, Brian shrugged; he really couldn’t see what all the fuss was about.
Most were photos of ordinary things, a tree, a sunset, an old man on a park bench, but then one caught his eye. It was a photo of a hand sneaking up from under a table grabbing an apple from a bowl of fruit. He wondered what the artist was thinking when he took the photo.
It reminded him of Gus sneaking cookies off the table when he was little. Brian grinned at the memory. His son never could resist anything sweet; he was a lot like his old man that way.
To Brian the photo represented something forbidden. That seemed to be the story of Brian’s life; everything he did seemed to be forbidden. The anonymous sex, the booze, the drugs, fucking to seal the deal were all things that were forbidden, but not to Brian Kinney.
Then one day a scared and scarred young man came into his life, but he too was forbidden. He was Brian’s student and should have been hands off, but like the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden, Brian couldn’t resist him. It should never have happened, should never have worked, but here they were more than 20 years later happier than Brian ever thought he could be.
Little arms around his leg brought Brian out of his musings. Looking down he smiled seeing his granddaughter’s sleepy face looking up at him. “Up B-pa,” she said, reaching for him.
“Hey, Angelface,” Brian said, lifting her up and kissing her head. “Where’s your daddy?”
She pointed over his shoulder. “Don’t want to go home.” She pouted. Brian turned to see Gus and Luke coming their way. “Want to stay with you and J-pa.” Emma hugged him and buried her head in his neck.
“Come on, Emma, its way past your bedtime,” Gus said, reaching for his daughter.
Tightening her grip on Brian’s neck, she shook her head. “No, stay with B-pa.” Gus sighed.
Brian grinned. “Angelface, I think you need to go home with your daddies. J-pa and I are going to be here for a while.” She shook her head again. “I tell you what, you go home now and then you and your daddies can come to our house for lunch tomorrow. Then you can spend the night with me and J-pa. How does that sound?”
She lifted her sleepy head and smiled. “Okay, B-pa.” She kissed his cheek and reached for her daddy.
As they left the room Justin intercepted them and kissed Emma good night. Brian watched the most important people in his life, thankful that pure happiness was not forbidden to him. Justin approached him smiling. “So we’re having a sleep over tomorrow?”
“Yeah,” They kissed. “Maybe we can take her to the zoo.”
“Sounds like a plan.” Justin looked at the photos. “Which one caught your eye?”
Brian shrugged. “For some reason this one did.” He pointed to the picture of the fruit.
“Do you want to buy it?”
“No,” Brian said and wrapped his arm around Justin’s shoulder. “I have all the forbidden fruit I need, right here.” He kissed Justin and led back into the main room.
The End
by elflover59