And the anger, that helpless fear, drains away like water.

And in the Justin part you managed to describe perfectly the change from anger to caring and confidence.

You don't want to deal right now. You've been dealing with too much already, for too long, and you're tired. Tired of feeling like shit and being a shit.

And this sums up the Brian part for me.

I could see the whole scene in front of me, Brian exhausted, Justin giving him tough love - you mixed the heartbreak with wit and the whole story was just perfect.

Very amazing writing. Thank you!