Oh my god. Words cannot express how much I love this, but damnit, I'm gonna try!

paddies recced this to me, and I'm so glad she did.

Absolutely gorgeous. Well paced (I loved the flash backs to visits before), lovely progression, development, flow. It all felt so right, every bit of it. Your characterisation is flawless - they are so Brian, so Justin, so MELANIE. I love that you used Melanie in such a perfect way, too, and the reinforced "hes not a total dick" made me grin stupidly every time I read it. I love Brian in this fic, so HIM, just older.. wiser.. more developed - how I would have liked to see him in S5. And Justin was perfect. Planning, plotting, knowing Brian better than Brian knows himself.

I also lovelovelove the email thing. That is so them, all over.

I love this ohsomuch. And I hear you're writing a sequel? Please do, because I want more.