BYBR Discussion - Embark

[plumsuede]

Last week's post: BYBR Discussion - Framed

Hi, everyone! Happy Easter! This weeks discussion thread focuses on Embark, an installment that can function as a stand alone but that I see as a prequel to Framed and BYBR. A big thank you to everyone who participated so far. I'm doing this reread for personal reasons, but it is very nice not to have it

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[dlsocmed]

You made me cry so many times through this whole work that I am revengefully glad you “suffered” too. You completely nailed Brian’s inner life the way I always felt it through the show, narcissism, strength, vulnerability, sexuality, and all. I always identify with the anti-hero in fiction and Brian embodies all the contradictory messiness we experience as jealous, selfish, loving, selfless, greedy, generous, people. I love Brian at his most vulnerable. And I love him at the peak of his strength. I can’t wait to hear your thoughts on Justin as we proceed as he is more of an enigma to me at this moment and his motivations less clear. And the journey begins...

[plumsuede]

LOL about the crying. I cry constantly when I write about Brian & Justin, so I get what you mean 100%. That's part of the reason I can't stop writing about them, I guess. And Brian is a truly beautiful contradiction which makes him an eternally interesting subject.

[vlredreign]

First, HI, PLUM!!!!! I've missed you! Life's keeping me busy.

I need to re-read Embark again, but as you know, it's part of my favorite trilogy. I'll come back after reading, and keep an eye out for the discussions to come.

[plumsuede]

Hello! So good to see you! It’s hard to know who’s still trapped in this world and who has moved on after so many years. I look forward to your thoughts!

[rulisteningbj]

I could see how you cried writing this, I cried again rereading it. My heart aches for Brian. I love his boyfriend replacement purchase. My favorite passages: "Oh my god, I’m such a lesbian; I don’t want to go to bed without you… I miss you. Bye." The car drove tighter than Justin the first time you fucked him, smoother than the porcelain skin of his ass, the V8 engine exuberant yet responsive, a deferent spirit that felt all too familiar.

Dee Dee

[plumsuede]

I love the lesbian line too because it shows Justin’s sense of humor and the extent to which it’s been influenced by Brian. You can feel Brian inside that new car trying to suck as much pleasure out of the experience as he can. Thanks for participating!

[mb0902]

So I reread this 3 times and it made me cry and laugh and love Brian Kinney so so much. How much has he grown and matured that he can allow himself to feel the grief of Justin leaving without having to drown himself in alcohol or drugs or sex! And then he wakes up the next day and promptly goes and spends an obscene amount of money on boyfriend replacement therapy!!! Haha. So typical Brian.

Some of your lines are pure poetry:

“The adoration you’d spent resurfacing as a debt to be repaid.”

“That night, when you went back to bed, you knew you were going to spend the next six hours fucking a memory.”

Such feeling evoked in just a sentence.

And then “What am I? Lord of the rings?” is just so Brian Kinney.

Sorry it takes me so long to write a comment. I read these fics and know that I love them but find it hard to find the words to describe why I love them. Thank you for your great writing. Looking forward to starting BYBR in earnest.

[plumsuede]

hi, thanks so much for your feedback! It's a good feeling to see and feel Brian start to mature, to grow into the man that he is without losing those qualities that make him who he is. It's refreshing that he knows he needs an expensive new car to take his mind off of Justin. He knows himself. That's progress!