Fate's Given Grace: Chapter 1 (Brian/Justin; PG-13)

[etharei]

Title: Fate’s Given Grace, Act I - Chapter 1
Author: Etharei
Fandom: Queer as Folk (US)
Timeline: post-513 (future)
Rating: PG-13
Betas: Many grateful smooches to shadownyc and beathen.
Disclaimer: Queer as Folk and all the characters and situations featured therein are the property of Showtime, Cowlip Productions and their affiliates. I’m only borrowing them for

Comments

[erynlinia]

*tackles & glomps!!*

That was fantastic! I am hooked on this already! I can just imagine the look on Grace's face when she saw that drawing of Brian...*drools*

Looking forward to the next update!

**huggles & smoochies**

[etharei]

Thank you very much, sweetie! ♥

Teehee, I started drooling just at the thought of the drawing ^_^ I'm so glad that you liked this, and of course I'd love it if you continue to like and enjoy the story. *crosses fingers*

*MWAH*

[penguin_dodger]

His voice grew quieter. “It’s always been you.”

Brian suspected that that was what had scared him the most. His eyes drifted up to a ceiling beam. “And look where that got you.”

“Yes.” Justin’s voice was gentler, but no less firm. “New York, with success and fame, every artist’s lifelong dream, within my reach. Something I probably would never have gotten if it were up to my parents. But that’s not the point. Don’t you get it now, Mr. Kinney?”

♥!! Love this. :D

[nblanchard70]

I love your Grace voice, and like I said before I already know that I'm going to be avidly follow this fic. I so like how you can take someone else's perspective (similar to the fantastic christmas challenge fic --- Family Festivities) to write about B/J...can't wait until the next chapter. *smiles*

Nicole

[etharei]

Thank you very much!!! OCs are always a risk, especially when they're used right at the beginning as I have with this story, so it's a huge relief when the reader connects with them :-) Your kind words have made me a very happy writer.

I can only hope that you'll continue to like this story *hugs* Thanks again!

[etharei]

*grins like a fool*

Thank you!!! ♥

[justinlovesart]

Like everyone else I am loving the B/J in this story, Justin's voice, Brian's voice as it comes through at the end of this chapter, the Grace/Justin friendship and, most of all, the language you use to describe Justin's reactions to NY as an artist. I look forward to reading the new chapters and hope you will update soon.

But let me say say something about Jasper and, please, don't be offended if this is not what you were aiming for: I hate him fiercely. It combines the worst of S1 Brian and S3 Ethan. It's not even the fact that he referred to Grace as a "groupie", but that he added "Run along now, babe! I'll wee you tonight". What a patronising and arrogant shit! And gloating about the contract: even Ethan had at least five minutes of consciousness about his contract offer. I don't know why Grace stays with him. I'm guessing he's good in bed.

[etharei]

*feels overwhelmed* Thank you so much, sweets! Having started writing fanfic in the LOTR fandom, sometimes my language can be a bit outdated for an urban-based universe like QAF, so it's always comforting to hear that it still works.

Oooh YAY, don't worry, I was totally aiming for the reader to dislike my OMC (it's Jared, btw *winks*). I was going for the 'Ethan effect', but then cranked it up by adding some Brian-esque characteristics. And Grace actually knows that he's a shit, but it's one of those things (that has no relevance whatsoever to any real life situations I may have found myself in before, ahem). I think you'll hate him even more in Act II, though at the moment I don't even have him physically appearing in it.

[etharei]

Thank you very much :-) And as much as I'd like to enlighten you, I'm afraid you'll have to wait. In all fairness, there are some aspects of it that are still cloudy to me, but it is fun to discover things along the process of writing.

I appreciate you letting me know about the flashbacks. The conventional approach to differentiating flashbacks is to italicize them, but to me that feels a bit disruptive to the flow of the narrative, so I'm trying to come up with a way to set the text apart without changing the appearance of the text.

*hugs*

[herewego15]

Ohhh....I love this already! Very good start and I'm patiently waiting for more. Thank you

[etharei]

Thank you very much! I hope it continues to meet your approval :-) I'm aiming to post the next one by early next week.