I'm going to attempt to pull myself together here to write some feedback (because the ending and the second chapter with Brian buying Justin the Land Rover made me cry) so here goes....

First of all, I seriously want to kick myself repeatedly for not reading this sooner. That was clearly a stupid stupid mistake. This fic was amazing. Everyone's voice is so perfectly on point. I LOVE your Justin and I really enjoyed seeing Melanie's perspective, which is an unusual viewpoint to include. Everything in this worked for me from the snarkiness of Mel, to the kid’s scenes, to Brian being a giant woobie especially when it comes to Gus... I guess what I'm trying to say is that I could completely see your interpretation of B/J post-513 as the true future for these two. Excellent job and I just wish that I didn't have a crazy amount of reading due tomorrow so I could move on to Decisions. Look out for feedback on your sequels over the holiday though!