The Elusive Gale Harold

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I am season 1 Justin Taylor. There's a good chance that the Brian will similarly trample on my heart and mind... but for now, I'm holding out hope for a different ending. 

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Everyone complains about how Brian's hair looks in season 5, but why not talk about how incredible and toned his body looks in the same season? Gale had a great body from the start, but god years of working out did wonders for his chest in the last season. For that, and various other reasons, season 5 Brian is probably the most beautiful of all to me. 

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I haven't had the time to think about Gale in a while and then I suddenly get hit with a massive urge to stare at his face. What is happening? 

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The second gif is me every time I look at anything Gale related. Fortunately for my sanity, that has been rare of late. 

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I don't think much of Michael but sometimes I have unexpected bursts of sympathy for his season 1 self. Was just reading this fic to recharge before a long night, and instead of getting all hot and bothered by the B/J scenes, I just felt slightly nauseated by how painful it must have been for Michael to see this at that point in the series (pre-Ben, besotted-with-Brian era). Justin, this young, painfully beautiful and privileged teenager comes along and gets everything Michael has always dreamt of- Brian's body and (even if said Brian never admits it) Brian's heart. It must feel like a punch to the gut. 

Why am I depressing myself like this before going out? Urgh, time to put on some music and change. QAF, you are bad for my health. 

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I can't decide if this scene makes everything feel better or worse. I just know that I'll love it to death. 

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Brian and Justin | Season 4

“As for the times when you’re not around, I wouldn’t particularly mind it if you were.”

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I think I'm starting to love season 4. 

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4x08: On Brian Kinney

So many things to say about Brian. I love the cancer arc because it pushes him to his limits and shows how he would react in the face of his own mortality. I want to coddle hurt!Brian all the time and I understood his very acute fear of abandonment. But all that aside, his treatment of Justin is borderline unforgivable at some points. When he literally manhandles Justin at the end of the episode and pushes him out of the door, I rage inside. 

In many ways, I'm grateful that I watched almost all of QAF before I was into Gale. During my first few viewings, I saw that Brian was hot, but only in a way someone would objectively recognize that any person was beautiful. Not a gushy oh-god-he's-the-most-gorgeous-man-ever type of way. It helped me to be much more critical of some aspects of Brian from the beginning. Don't get me wrong- I love Brian and think he's a fascinating and very complex character. I just never got into the habit of apologizing for everything he did and don't plan to start. 

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I thought I read all the decent B/J death fics out there, and then I stumble upon this little fic. It's not a happy read. Imagine the worst possible post-prom scenario, then make that a hundred times sadder and more devastating.  The story is only 900 words or so, but it says more than so many other 100k+ stories I've read. If you're the sort that can stomach this sort of fic, read it- it'll only take five minutes or so. It won't leave you feeling good, but it'll make you more grateful than ever that things turned out the way they did in season 2. 

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4x04

I am gaining a newfound appreciation for the Pink Posse arc. It's messed up and there's no question that Justin shows seriously poor judgment when it comes to Cody,  but with time I’ve come to realize that he’s always been a somewhat mercurial character (and I love him for it). And god, bossy, domineering Justin is insanely hot. 2 episodes in a row of Justin being a power bottom is like Christmas come early.

Plus, say what you will about the gun-crotch rubbing scene, but Justin’s shy little ‘maybe’ in response to Cody asking him whether he's hard is adorable. Only Justin Taylor could look and sound like a baby kitten when he's a skinhead. 

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sangrientaluna asked for: the chair sex [britin] 403

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Power bottom Justin is hot as hell. 

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I really should be watching season 5 since that's where I left off, but I love cancer-era Brian so much that I'm back to season 4 all over again. Hurt Brian breaks my heart almost as much as hurt Justin does, and that's saying a lot. 

Also, I will be eternally grateful for the Pink Posse story-arc, if only because it produced that hot topping-from-the-bottom chairsex scene. Aggressive toppy Justin + belt around Brian's neck= the ultimate eyegasm. 

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I need this in my gym now. 

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Urgh 5x09, I hate you. 

1) That last scene where Brian imagines seeing Michael at Babylon killed me.  I've never been a Brian apologist but I die a little inside whenever I see how sad and alone he is now. 2) And Brian, why are you wasting your time trying to make amends with Michael when you should be running after Justin? The only interaction between Brian and Justin in this episode is a snarky 30 second conversation which features Brian stalking off in search of new prey. The one saving grace of that scene is the little smile Justin makes when Brian compliments his painting.  3) I love Justin. I always have and always will love Justin. Justin was my hands-down favorite character when I started watching the show and for a long time, I loved Justin so much it made liking Brian very challenging because of the way he acted towards Justin. But why, why, why is Justin behaving like a whiny princess in this episode? He's so mature and intelligent in one episode and then a completely different person in another. Can we please have a consistent Justin?  4) Everyone but Brian and Justin- seriously, everyone- Michael and Ben, Linds and Mel, Ted and Jewish-Mixer Guy, Emmett and Drew- gets either extended, explicit sex scenes or foreplay scenes. I wish I could wax lyrical about how it was a refreshing change and how the other characters deserve their naked screen time but I was mostly bored. Remember what Justin said in season 4? No one buys Rage to see Zephyr get laid. Remember that writers! 

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I liked Chicago enough after going down Randolph Street, Harrison Street and Mies van der Rohe Way over the past few weeks. And then, completely unexpectedly, I went past a W Gale Street. It's official- This place is awesome. 

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I will never stop loving season 1.