I'm not sure if Brian will ever be emotionally stable, but there's certainly a lot of room for improvement. Justin thinks that improvement will come eventually. That's why he's not giving up on the relationship just yet.
I like your idea that Justin is a protector here. I see it the same way. He loves this guy, who is totally messed up and he understands him, so that gives him the tools to see it through. But he's hoping for a reward eventually, so bare-backing would be high on his list for that. Unless you're a complete idiot, you need commitment for that. And he probably noticed that Brian did scream Never! in answer to that either.
I'm not sure if it really matters to Justin what happened with the condom because Brian made that mistake the once. Lindsay getting pregnant is just a consequence, not something else Brian has done wrong and, as you pointed out, Justin's real struggle was with the no condom thing. He would now be more concerned with how Brian reacts to the child because that points to his moral character.
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Date: 2012-12-06 07:29 pm (UTC)I like your idea that Justin is a protector here. I see it the same way. He loves this guy, who is totally messed up and he understands him, so that gives him the tools to see it through. But he's hoping for a reward eventually, so bare-backing would be high on his list for that. Unless you're a complete idiot, you need commitment for that. And he probably noticed that Brian did scream Never! in answer to that either.
I'm not sure if it really matters to Justin what happened with the condom because Brian made that mistake the once. Lindsay getting pregnant is just a consequence, not something else Brian has done wrong and, as you pointed out, Justin's real struggle was with the no condom thing. He would now be more concerned with how Brian reacts to the child because that points to his moral character.
Thank you so much for this, JoAnne