Straight On 'Til Morning by Brifan (PG)

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Fandom:  Queer as Folk: US
Pairing: Brian/Michael, Jenny
Author on LJ: n/a
Author Website: n/a
Why this must be read:

Michael reads “Peter Pan” to Jenny and finds it all to easy to see the parallels between the story and his own life.

His Neverland though, was a bizarre swirl of the story book tale and his own life. Brian was there, alighting at his bedroom window, whisking him away on so many adventures. Mrs. Darling was his mother, always trying to pull him in, keep him tied to reality, and trying to soothe Brian’s wild ways, but Brian could not be tamed. His loft became the fairy nest in the trees, where so many lost boys came to play but, were soon forgotten. There were so many of them after all. Soon Michael tired of their adventures, choosing to grow up. To become a man. Brian promised to never forget him, but his visits became less frequent until they didn’t occur at all. Many a night, Michael would lie awake, his husband sleeping peacefully at his side and he would strain to hear a crowing in the distance, some sign that he would return but, alas it never was. He was left, staring out the window reminiscing about a magic time that seemed so long ago that he wondered if it ever was…

Straight On 'Til Morning