Date: Aug 22, 2016 5:50 pm Title: Chapter 41 - Fireworks.
Jeeze, that was one hell of a chapter! Lindsay had to eat her words, courtesy of Justin and Daphne's sleuthing. I love it when Justin gets to rescue Brian behind the scenes. Justin's cum painting was of course beautiful. The synchronized challenge that night was great, with King Kinney leading the pack. Loved it!
Date: Jun 07, 2016 6:05 pm Title: Chapter 41 - Fireworks.
mhm. This is the biggest problem I have with this fandom. The way you guys make both Michael and Lindsay so out of character is really a bummer. It only makes Brian seem pathetic for having the most judgemental, small minded, manupulative, sniveling type of friends in existence...until he meets Justin...n it's soooo wrong!
I mean I don't understand these characterizations of Brian's best friends. *sigh*
Poor Lindz and Mikey...
They're both such great characters....they deserve better than to be a plot for discord.
Author's Response:
Sorry about using Michael as my comic foil in this story - I really just needed a figure for that role and Michael fit perfectly. I really have nothing against the character overall, but this is AU so I used him as I saw fit. Both Michael and Lindsey, in this story at least, are used as catalysts of a sort to help propel this Brian on to the next stage of his development and towards Justin. Nothing personal against them and I don't always used these characters this way. In fact, in most of my stories I somehow redeem even the characters I portray as not so nice. I hope you can overlook this characterization and keep on reading, since they really are only a background note in this particular story. Maybe sometime in the future I can come up with a plot that will let one or the other really shine, but that isn't THIS story, I'm afraid. TAG