TOWJWAGABI, The REAL Part 6

[myrna1_2_3]

Oh my GOD, I'm an idiot! I neglected to include a whole final part to this entry!

The additional part starts after Brian strolls out of the coffee shop.

DOH!

Comments

[nightsister]

He was in that murky age range-somewhere in his 30's, mid- to late" (Myrna's description...hardly the old man that Brian constantly refers to in a nasty tone...actually only a couple of years older than Brian himself).

Yep, most of the "old man" cracks are made by Brian, who really isn't *that* much older, lol. And I can hardly see where Debbie can comment, given how much older Dr. Dave was to Michael...

Hm. Dave ultimately wasn't good for Michael. It took Deb a while to realize that Ben was good for Michael. Ben is older than Michael, and thus older than Brian, and so Ben's probably only a year or two younger than Dan...

It's great when you have to really think about different characters and their POVs, and whether those POVs are reliable or not. Even if I don't agree with the character's assessment of a situation, this is amazing writing.

Brian, as written, seems to be a pretty shallow fellow, driven to get Justin back in the fold because of petty jealousy.

I think it's worse: Brian is envious. He not only wants what Dan has, he doesn't want Dan to have it. One of the 7 deadly sins, and all that. :)

And yeah, maybe Brian brings out the fire in Justin, but I spent three years in an awesomely passionate, gut-wrenching relationship with a man who swore he'd love me more that anyone else ever could. Thank GOD I didn't stay with that loser. It took a while, but I grew up.

Someone in another fandom wrote a wonderful fanfic and said something to the effect that love lies in the silences. This is Dan to me, not Brian...

Not yet anyway. I'm confident that Myrna won't let me down.

No pressure, Myrna! ;D

[myrna1_2_3]

I think it's worse: Brian is envious.

Exactly. Brian bitches about those things he thinks he has over Dan--he's younger, less inhibitied, more out--but it's the things that Dan has over him that he can't tolerate--Dan's kindness, his gentle affection for Justin, his easy acceptance of how he feels about Justin...

[nightsister]

it's the things that Dan has over him that he can't tolerate--Dan's kindness, his gentle affection for Justin, his easy acceptance of how he feels about Justin...

So it's time for Brian to take a long, hard look at *himself* and figure out what has to change, is that it?

Myrna, I think I love you. :)

[myrna1_2_3]

So it's time for Brian to take a long, hard look at *himself* and figure out what has to change, is that it?

EXACTLY! Of course, In MyrnaWorld, it's always time for Brian to take along, hard look at himself!