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Notes:

• For Xie.

I first heard this vidsong in an airport gift shop last Thanksgiving, and it struck me as so 100% Brian that I had to look it up and listen to it about 10,000 times as visions of Brian and Justin danced in my head. At the time, though, I was in the middle of vidding You Make Me Smile, and then I got swept away by a couple of other vid bunnies that just couldn't wait. So yeah, it's 10 months later now, but I finally finished it! Whoo hoo.

This vid is very context-heavy, so fans who have watched the whole show more than once will be able to pick up on some subtleties which might otherwise fly right over your head. Mostly it's about how Brian has hopes for himself, hopes for Justin, hopes for the both of them, but also lots of doubt, and all of these things swirl together and sometimes conflict with one another, producing oh so many feelings. Oh, Brian. <3

This vid is dedicated to one of my favorite QaF fic writers, Xie. Her Only Time series is my favorite post-513 fic of all time, so I definitely recommend reading it after watching this vid. Then you can see all of Brian's hopes come true!