"Classics" search/Newbie recommendations?

[scarhead_ferret]

Hello all!

I'm rather new to QAF fanfiction and eager to read lots of stories.  That being said, I don't really know where to start!

So if anyone has any "Must read!"/Classic/newbie recommendations to get the ball rolling, I would be so grateful!  As far as pairings go, I really like Brian/Justin, however I'm open to other possibilities as well.  (

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[shopinchickcas]

Here are some of my favs... some of them may not necessarily be considered "classics" but I they're fics I read over and over and still never tire of reading:

Inescapable by Suzvoy: Brian and Justin don't meet until the bombing in 510 where Justin saves Mikey

After the End by bloodyrose82: Post 513. Justin lives in NY and comes home for Debs birthday party. Extremely angsty. Second person POV. Excellent writing. Keeps in character 100% of the time and in the same style as the show (with prologues and epilogues in each chapter like Mikey's intros in some episodes)

Truth in Advertising by scoobygang8: B/J meet when Justin gets an internship at Kinnetik. They start out their friendship with a sort of prank war which is totally hilarious

Subject to Change by soundczech: AU where Brian moved to NY in season 1. It's 5 years later and he and Justin haven't spoken in 3 years when they run into each other at a club and become close friends.

Something More by branknewloser87 AKA Carly: HS AU (My favorite kind of AU!) where B/J have been best friends since they were kids. They're now fuck buddies and Justin is in love with Brian who has no idea.

Kondo by inner_justin and ryosato: Justin returns to Pittsburgh 10 years after he left for NY. He returns after Debbie dies and he sees Brian and a 15 year old Gus at Debbie's grave.
Alternates chapters between Brian's and Justin's POV. Also, don't miss all the sequels... the most recent one is a WIP that is pretty regularly updated (or at least was last time I checked... I have a bad habit of falling behind on WIPs so it's been awhile since I checked)

That should keep you going for a while, but if you need more HERE is a link to my QaF bookmarks

Enjoy :)

[scarhead_ferret]

THANKS!!!! this is awesome!!