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Subject Line: Once and Again by jenn (PG-13)
Fandom: QUEER AS FOLK USA
Pairing: Justin, Michael
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
seperis
Author Website: Indulgence
Why this must be read: jenn says "Conversation in early morning, well before coffee." This is one of the first fics jenn wrote after being seduced into this fandom. The atmosphere, quality and attention to detail are hallmarks of her work. So is the sideways look at characters we thought we knew well, and then find that she knows them so much better.
...Michael knows that Justin's just a kid, and that he's not, really. Justin knows Michael loves Brian...
It's like kicking a puppy, and he wishes he hadn't turned around, hadn't looked up, hadn't seen the way Justin's face paled, the step backward that's a precursor to another famous Justin habit, run for safety. He's a kid, Michael tells himself, but he doesn't believe it.
"You never liked me."
"You're right about that." And there's never been a good reason to. First impressions are a bitch and Michael's never been friendly with Brian's tricks, so why should Justin have been different?
That's the thing. He *was* different, and Michael's still picking up the echoes of why.
"I really don't like you either."
And that's a shocker...or it should be, but Michael's not rocked and the world doesn't change. Maybe saying it has made it easier, somehow, made this a little more concrete. A little more real than two men who pretend that being in love with the same man is enough to build a friendship on.
"But I love Brian. That should be enough for you."
It should be. It's not. "What do you want?"
Once and Again
Pairing: Justin, Michael
Author on LJ:
seperisAuthor Website: Indulgence
Why this must be read: jenn says "Conversation in early morning, well before coffee." This is one of the first fics jenn wrote after being seduced into this fandom. The atmosphere, quality and attention to detail are hallmarks of her work. So is the sideways look at characters we thought we knew well, and then find that she knows them so much better.
...Michael knows that Justin's just a kid, and that he's not, really. Justin knows Michael loves Brian...
It's like kicking a puppy, and he wishes he hadn't turned around, hadn't looked up, hadn't seen the way Justin's face paled, the step backward that's a precursor to another famous Justin habit, run for safety. He's a kid, Michael tells himself, but he doesn't believe it.
"You never liked me."
"You're right about that." And there's never been a good reason to. First impressions are a bitch and Michael's never been friendly with Brian's tricks, so why should Justin have been different?
That's the thing. He *was* different, and Michael's still picking up the echoes of why.
"I really don't like you either."
And that's a shocker...or it should be, but Michael's not rocked and the world doesn't change. Maybe saying it has made it easier, somehow, made this a little more concrete. A little more real than two men who pretend that being in love with the same man is enough to build a friendship on.
"But I love Brian. That should be enough for you."
It should be. It's not. "What do you want?"
Once and Again
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