In The Next Life, Brendan

I decided to make the Stendan storyline end a little differently here - instead of Brendan going to prison, it turns out his injuries after being shot by the police are so severe that he needs to be put on life support, which is switched off at the end of the story. Ste feels a huge amount of guilt for telling Brendan he was just like Seamus and, in a dream, apologizes to him but, after being awoken by a nurse and told of Brendan's state, his dream becomes a reality and he apologizes to Brendan for all that he has said and the two lovers forgive each other for their wrongdoings.