While going through a list of "Brian raising Gus" fics, I found and read Moonshadow Woman's
Finding My Way to You. In this AU, Brian and Justin never met, but after Justin is bashed, he starts dreaming about an alternate reality--better known to us as canon. He paints his dream man (Brian) which causes a chain of events that bring them together. Meanwhile, Brian is raising Gus in the wake of his moms dying in a plane crash, and needing a change of scenery, ends up in the Seattle suburb where Justin lives. Emmett, Brian's old friend and owner of a local art gallery, plays matchmaker--as do Gus and his new cat, Burt.
The story is labelled "complete", but definitely feels unfinished. It even ends with a cliffhanger, Justin about to speak to Craig for the first time in years. Is there a sequel that picks up where this one leaves off? I tried looking through her list of stories on MidnightWhispers, but she has so many that it's hard to find a sequel that may or may not exist.
PS--Mods, I like the new pink, yellow, sage color scheme.
Update:
backroomvisitor once asked Moonshadow Woman about this; there is no sequel at this time.