Anyone up for some AJ/Brian?

[bubbleforest.livejournal.com]

I would absolutely adore a ficlet with my darling OTP, AJ/Brian, inspired by the picture in the icon I'm posting with. (or the original pic, if that's better.) Go as nuts as you want to with it - if you want a couple of prompts, I'm a sucker for any kind of angst and/or UST you can come up with. And, well, forehead-touching, obviously. :) my not-so-secret kink!

Thank you so much in advance. This community is wonderful. <3

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[epicflailer.livejournal.com]

AJ grins as he grabs Brian backstage, both of them dressed in their ridiculous costumes that weigh too much for scrap metal. "Five minutes till you're on," the stage manager yells at them, before he's off chasing Nick.

"Hey," AJ says, grinning as he presses his forehead to Brian's.

Brian smiles back, letting AJ slip his hand down his shirt. "You look hot."

"I look like shit," AJ laughs, and Brian can feel it, like the rough quality of AJ's five o'clock shadow against his cheek. "Wanna stop by my room tonight?"

Offering AJ a smile, Brian leans in to kiss him quick, before anyone can drag them away from each other. "Stupid question."

"Mmm," AJ agrees, into Brian's mouth. And Brian's knees may be going weak, but no one else needs to know that. It's almost enough to keep him from saying, after AJ pulls away, "you've been drinking a lot lately."

AJ's smile falters. But before he can reply, the stagehands are leading them towards the curtains. "Get your asses onstage!"


Brian throws himself onto the bed, spread eagle. "I am exhausted. This tour was crazy. Remind me to quit this job once I make enough money."

AJ makes a noncommittal noise, heading straight for the minibar. He pulls out the vodka, and pours himself a glass.

"Hey," Brian says before he can stop himself, and he sits up. "Man, come here. Forget the drinks. We don't need them tonight."

Downing the glass in one swallow, AJ raises an eyebrow as he turns to Brian. "Who're you kidding, Rok? It's the last day of the tour! Live a little."

Brian doesn't lie down again, and he frowns as AJ downs another shot. "Aje, you really shouldn't--"

But then AJ's mouth slides over his own, the strong tang of alcohol and all, and Brian doesn't have the heart to protest anymore.


AJ sighs as Brian takes the liquor from him. "Rok--"

"Come on, man, it's late. We should get back to the hotel." Brian glances at AJ, and hopes AJ can tell he's worried.

"Go ahead," AJ says, waving him off dismissively. "I'll be back in a few."

Brian rubs his temples. "Okay, but the alcohol's gotta stop, man. You're--this is--it's too much, Aje."

AJ looks up at Brian, his eyes half-glazed, and he says, "fuck off, Bri." But he leans over and kisses Brian, still smiling, a little, like he thinks Brian's an idiot, and he reaches drunkenly for the bottle.

"AJ." Brian shakes his head. "No. You're drunk. Come on, you're drinking too much, man."

"What the fuck do you know about too much?" AJ stands, suddenly, his chair scraping backwards noisily. "What the fuck do you know, Brian?"

Brian takes a step back, suddenly unsure. He doesn't know this AJ, and he's not sure what to do. "Alex," he tries, and retreats again when AJ swipes at his hand.

"I'm done, man." AJ shakes his head, anger dissipating as he throws a couple of hundred dollar bills on the bartop. "I'm done here."


"Fuck it, Brian! I'm not doing this with you again!"

Brian flinches as AJ slams the door shut behind him. He looks at the shot glasses AJ left on the table, then turns away. It's too much. All of this. He doesn't know how to deal with it alone.

He inhales, sharply, before reaching out for the phone and punching the numbers in. "Kev? I think AJ needs help."


AJ's eyes are dark when he approaches Brian. "So that's it?"

Brian tries not to notice the fact that AJ's fists are clenched by his side, that he's holding his body taut, like the time he punched Kevin for telling Nick that he could abso-fucking-lutely not date Justin Timberlake, because their careers were too important.

"You can't do it anymore, so I get sent into *rehab*?"

Brian tries to reach for AJ, but AJ pulls back, sharp, and glares. Brian pauses, and his eyes aren't stinging with tears, and the effort it's taking to hold them back. "I love you," Brian says, quietly.

"But not enough." AJ laughs, bitterly, "yeah, I got it."

There's nothing Brian can say to that. He doesn't know the answer.

[bubbleforest.livejournal.com]

Oh God. Just ... yes. A THOUSAND times yes! That was beautiful and just ... perfect. Brian trying so hard to help and AJ not letting him. Oh, the angst, it's gorgeous.

Brian tries to reach for AJ, but AJ pulls back, sharp, and glares. Brian pauses, and his eyes aren't stinging with tears, and the effort it's taking to hold them back. "I love you," Brian says, quietly.

"But not enough." AJ laughs, bitterly, "yeah, I got it."

That part was my favorite. SO BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN OMG. I'm flailing at the utter unfairness of it all! It'll be okay, boys, it will! *clings*

Thank you SO much for this. Oh, this was amazing. The love for my OTP is soaring! <3 <3

[epicflailer.livejournal.com]

oh i am so relieved you like. really. just, so relieved. i adore aj, and breaking him like that was painful. and then i worried i'd gotten him and brian all wrong, or too melodramatic, or SOMETHING.

thank you so much. you've just put the biggest smile on my face. because brian/aj? so need the love. lots and lots of it. *pets the boys*

i don't think i've ever been so unsure of my work, before. thank you for liking.

[bubbleforest.livejournal.com]

Oh no no, don't worry, it was SO well-written. So bloody perfect. I know the feeling, though. Because, dude, you're writing for someone ELSE and it's totally nerve-wrecking until you get some kind of recognition that they like it. Eep!



Oh, I liked. I loved. If this is work you're unsure of, I wanna see the stuff you actually like.

[epicflailer.livejournal.com]

you totally took the words out of my mouth. (*g* i'm reading my fic! how much do you ROCK?!)

this was my first attempt and i'm already tempted to try again. mutual!sapage! aj's just so breakable. in that sort of i-can-make-you-feel-SO-much-pain kind of way.

hee! *twirls you* this is my ego-boosting week or something. thank you!

my icon says why the hell are we waiting?! it also starts making out with yours. what can i say? aj's impatient.

[nothingscripted.livejournal.com]

ok i'm replying right here because the thought of your two icons making out is just making me all kinds of hott right now...

secondly, i really enjoy your arokness and i can only hope you write more. i'm a sucker for the cuddly a-rok as well as the angsty a-rok (mette knows what i'm talking about lol).

but yes, keep up the fantastic work! :D

[epicflailer.livejournal.com]

bwahaha, dude, we need 'my icon is hot' icons. because yes.

and thank you so much for the feedback. :) it is muchly appreciated. muchly. the boys need all the love they can get.

and i will most certainly try.

[applecede.livejournal.com]

Followed a link from _bubbleforest, and I'm really glad I did.

Wow. Wow. I don't read much BSB slash, but this - this fitted. How you wrote AJ's slide into alcohol - guh. I love how this was so short but encompassed so much.

[epicflailer.livejournal.com]

Wow. I don't read much BSB slash, but this - this fitted.

that's always one of the best things to hear. when people who don't usually enjoy the fandom like your work. i'm glad it worked for you. thank you for reading, and for your wonderful feedback.

[ephemera-pop.livejournal.com]

*ouch*

and I'm all out of braincells to try and get into why this is so well crafted,buut damnit - you made me feel this.

[epicflailer.livejournal.com]

thank you. reading feedback always makes my day. :)

and i really should thank you again for kickstarting this community when it was slowing down. it's been awesome.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_crumbledstar/]

This probably isn't very good. But I tried. :/

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"Goddammit, Brian!" AJ pushed a chair roughly out of his way, storming through the dressing room.

Brian didn't even look up from his magazine. "Alex, please don't curse at me. I haven't done anything."

The nonchalant tone infuriated AJ. "That's exactly it! You've done NOTHING! You haven't yelled at me, you haven't cried, you haven't gotten annoyed... you just haven't done anything." He stood, huffing and puffing, hands on hips, in front of Brian. "I don't understand how you can just sit there, quietly, while our private life is being destroyed in the press. They're spreading lies Bri, lies about us, and when you act like this, it makes me think you believe it all. And that kills me." His hands slid from his hips, fatigue showing in his lean body.

Still blue eyes gazed over the top of the magazine into AJ's desperate brown ones. Brian then lowered the magazine and spoke slowly, his voice portraying more emotion than he would have liked. "Jay, you know I only believe what I know. And I only know what you tell me." He paused, gaining control before he really showed too much emotion. "Now, if you choose to leave out details, or conveniently forget to tell me something, and make me look like an absolute idiot, well, that's your deal."

"I wouldn't ev-"

"Yeah, I know. So don't worry about it. I don't know why you read that junk, anyways." He opened his magazine again, hiding his face in between the pages.

AJ watched as the air conditioner blew through a few curls at the top of Brian's head. He wondered if Brian was using his own citrus-y shampoo yet, or if he was still using whatever it was that AJ had in his room. He didn't think it really mattered, as he plopped down on the couch. Tearing his eyes away from the delicious jaw line in front of him, he teased, "Oh, and like Sports Illustrated is truly intellectually stimulating." He smiled as Brian shot him a look. He shifted, to sit more closely to the blonde, but his efforts only resulted in greater discomfort. "How in the hell are you sitting down in this stupid thing we have to wear?"

Brian's eyes once again left the pages in front of him. He gazed over the rubber-clad upper half of his boyfriend, and a million dangerous thoughts entered his mind. "I wouldn't say they're stupid, exactly, Alex." He resisted licking his lips, his eyes still wandering up and down AJ's body. Abruptly, he turned his back to AJ, and tried to focus on his reading material again. "Besides, mine's not zipped all the way yet. D'ya mind?"

"Do I have to?" AJ was apparently experiencing many of the same enticing thoughts.

A stage hand, or Kevin more likely, screamed "Fifteen minutes!" from the hallway.

"I guess so," AJ sighed. He zipped the costume, and couldn't help running his fingers through curls at the base of Brian's neck. He grinned as Brian leaned back against him. "C'mon, Rok. As much as I would like to stay right here..."

"Yeah, yeah. Let's go." The two men stood, each rather reluctantly. Brian turned to face AJ, thoroughly enjoying the fact that AJ's hands were still holding onto him.

AJ's face sobered as he pulled Brian closer, their foreheads touching gently. "So, are we okay?"

"If you tell me we are." Brian leaned in, brushing his lips against AJ's nervous mouth. Brian kissed him again, feeling any worries [that he might not have told AJ about] melt away.

"Why," AJ whispered, his forehead leaning against Brian's, "why, how do you always -"

"I have faith in you, Alex. In us. That’s how."

[bubbleforest.livejournal.com]

Awww. Oh, ow. Dude, this was amazing. Poor boys. The outside world just doesn't understand. *clings*

"Jay, you know I only believe what I know. And I only know what you tell me." He paused, gaining control before he really showed too much emotion. "Now, if you choose to leave out details, or conveniently forget to tell me something, and make me look like an absolute idiot, well, that's your deal."

That would be one hell of a clever philosophy. If he actually followed it. ;) You can totally feel how insecure he is, even if he tries to hide it. Argh, it's gorgeous.

"Why," AJ whispered, his forehead leaning against Brian's, "why, how do you always -"

I love that line SO MUCH OMG. It's just ... argh, it's so perfectly put. I am SUCH a sucker for incoherency. Oh, man, THANK you so, so much. I absolutely adore it. I'm gonna re-read it now. Whoo!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_crumbledstar/]

Total *squee*age going on now.

You have no idea how excited I am that you liked it!!!!

*dances around*

Hooray! :D