Brian and Justin in character (for Queer As Folk purists everywhere)

[fictionbycereza]

(I tried to find a similar post but there is no such tag. The closest thing was somebody asking if some specific fanfics are in character and this is what actually gave me the idea to file such request

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[lanbeo]

Fics by ragingpixie and myrna1-2-3 pop out of my head whenever I think of In Character fics.

[fictionbycereza]

Seconded! Even when Myrna herself admitted that she's not a fan of a canon Brian, she did manage to write him in character... Just a little less destructive and hateful. And I enjoyed Raginpixie's stuff immensely.

Thank you!

[lanbeo]

Yeah, the fact that she didn't like Brian (or even Justin) is really funny but I think her Brian is what Brian should be after 3-4 years on air. I'm so tired of that over-hill-club-boy image CowLip built for him.

[fictionbycereza]

The best thing is, that Myrna's Justin and Brian are still fucking around and hitting clubs but they are seemingly more mature. They don't have to call themselves boyfriends, buy flowers or say I love you every five minutes - and yet, you just know how much they care about each other.

She really managed to write them totally in character and better at the same time :) In my head canon - where there are only three seasons, mind you - Brian and Justin grow to people resembling those from Myrna's stories :)

[chloris01]

If you want strict charaterization then bdeviled wrote the perfect 6th season, Brian and Justin are very much IC. The same for the others characters, because the story gives many POV. One of my favorite of all times !
http://bdeviled.livejournal.com/988.html

[fictionbycereza]

I actually haven't read that one! Thank you :)

[chloris01]

I remember another story IC and canon (between 208-215) : Hey, Jealous lover, by kinwad. Wonderfully written.
http://kinfic2.livejournal.com/38536.html#cutid1

[fictionbycereza]

I love stories that take place in the earlier parts of the show! :)

[chloris01]

The break Up, by moonbrightnites It's a post 513 story, with Gus's POV. Brian and Justin's relationship is writting in very realistic way. Brian is prfectly IC, and the ending makes sense. : http://moonbrightnites.livejournal.com/7407.html

And you can choose all kachelofen stories. It's amazing how she manages to put Brian and Justin in any kind of AU, and stays ALWAYS IC ! It's brilliant.

[swallow79]

LOVE the Break Up!

[fictionbycereza]

Thank you! And I'm very happy that we're getting some AUs, as well. I always thought it's so much fun to read about the very same characters in totally different setting and with different story lines :) And it takes real talent to pull something like that off! (Off to read! :)

[swallow79]

Great idea. I like to read stuff that is canon based and in character too. I'm not a big fan of anti-Michael fics, even when he's annoying he serves a purpose. That being said, anti-Ethan fics can be fun sometimes since he did turn out to be a dick. I think Xie's Only Time series is really great for being in character, I'm really looking forward to it being finished.

[fictionbycereza]

I'm so glad to see that people get involved in making such a list :) Somebody made a similar post, compiling all Other Character POV fics - which are one of my biggest kinks - in a neat list with links and all, and it was extremely helpful. I think that in character fics deserve something similar

[rinmonsterer]

Re: Ethan. Have you read Sesto's Aria? I usualy assume that if it's on queereyes, everyone knows it, but there. It's a great Ethan POV post-308 story that's sympathetic without being apologist.

Also, a fic with awesome Justin characterization, where Ethan leaves on a world tour and Justin stays behind, but doesn't want to run straight back to Brian: So we'll go no more a roving. I don't even know who the author is! All I have is this link and a fondness in my heart.

[fictionbycereza]

Sesto's Aria i certainly one of my favourites! And I don't know about reading everything that's on Queer Eyes, I think I might have skipped some stories if the summary didn't caught my eye or something, so one should never assume! :)

I've never heard of the second fic, though. Off to read, thanks! :D

[sandraj60]

"There's Brian - nice and affectionate, not afraid of commitment, even becoming monogamous."

I don't get it. Isn't that what Brian became when he asked Justin to marry him and when he turned down the bachelor party favor? Is it that you don't want any fic that deals with the last season 3 (not sure how many) episodes?

[fictionbycereza]

No, no, sorry, I must have phrased it wrong. It's about the way he's sometimes written, that I don't buy. (Two much season 1 and 2 fluff, I guess :) And in the end, Justin does say that Brian kinda wasn't himself...? Still, I don't want to argue, I really would like everyone to rec what they feel is in character for, well, the characters. Um, don't mind my own preferences, I'm one of those readers who live for angst ;)

[michele659]

That was one of my problems with the ending. The writers went way OTT because they were mocking the fans desire to see Brian and Justin end up together. And Judtin saying in the end that Brian wasn't himself was just another way to make Justin seem like he didn't know what he wanted(something the writers did from the time Justin and Brian reunited in S3)and keep Brian the single club boy he was in the beginning. The fact is they could've shown the two of them committing without all the OTT stuff and it would've been a much more satisfying ending.
I like justinlovesart's stories because she does show them in character,with both characters growing and Justin not EVER being the "damsel in distress" that he often is in other stories(,or a doormat or someone who worships Brian and comes to think everything Brian says is right). You can find her stories on bjfic. I'm not sure where else they're located.

[fictionbycereza]

The fact is they could've shown the two of them committing without all the OTT stuff and it would've been a much more satisfying ending.

I totally agree. Thankfully, there's fanfiction and so many times it gets this right.

And thanks for the rec and the directions. I do hate the doormat!Justin, too. He was such a stubborn, wilful little shit and I always appreciated that side of him :)