Fics, fics, and more fics. Not as many as I would have liked, but my phone died, and I lost those bookmarks. Plus, work has been super-duper crazy (more on that later), so I haven't really had time to read. Anyway, enough of my rambling...
J2
A Night of Surprises (complete) by raeschae
Summary: Jensen valiantly tries to convince himself that beer and chicken wings for one is a great way to spend his birthday. Jared has other plans.
Let Not the Sun Go Down (complete) by lexicale
Summary: In the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, against the edge of the churning Nantahala, there lives a pride of creatures called the ailure -- ailuranthropes, cats with the ability to take the shape of a man. Their alpha, Jensen, has suffered a great loss, and is losing his sense of self and his direction. Not too far from them, another werecat, a human-raised runaway named Jared, is still trying to understand who, and what, he is. Grief has the ability to tear us apart, tear us down, but the ability to climb our way back out is always there, and the desire to leave behind our burdens is more than merely human.
*mpreg*
Himself His Own Dungeon (complete) by lexicale
Summary: Set one month after the end of Let Not, Jensen and Jared are still working through the issues.
*mpreg*
Every Man Casts a Shadow (complete) by lexicale
Summary: Jensen doesn't mess around -- one week after Jared admits he wants to call his family, he finds himself packed into a truck with Jeff on a long ride down the mountain.
*mpreg*
Don't Hide Your Light (complete) by madame_meretrix
Summary: From a very young age, Jensen has been told what it means to be a man, and he does everything he's supposed to. His next-door neighbor, Jared, doesn't seem to get it. Jensen moves to New York after college and loses touch with nearly everyone in his hometown. Everyone except Jared, who, even though he's unashamedly, flamboyantly gay, is Jensen's best friend. After years of solitude in New York, Jensen's life is turned upside down when Jared moves in with him, following his dream of being a fashion designer. Jared's easy charm and the way he can make friends anywhere have always inspired Jensen, and he wonders if maybe there isn't one more lesson he can learn as he watches Jared become an overnight success.
The Trapeze Swinger (complete) by harwhon
Summary: In a world where everyone keeps looking at their wrist, waiting for their timer to signal the moment they meet their soulmate, Jensen Ackles is still waiting for his timer to start counting down. Best friend Jared takes it upon himself to prove to him that maybe, you don't always need a timer to find love, you just need to be able to recognize it.
This Time Is Ours (complete) by _mournthewicked
Summary: Jared and Jensen have one year of college under their belts, and their big brothers have shiny new degrees. They might all be moving up in the world, but that doesn't mean that they need to move on. Especially not from each other. Part of the
Reinventing Love 'verse.
America’s Son (complete) by truelyesoteric
Summary: It is said that you don’t get with both hands. Jensen Ackles is the exception to that rule. He was born into a family of power and privilege, he was positioned to be the best of them all. He embraced and liked his life as he got ready to fulfill the promise to be the next great leader. At first sight Jared doesn’t know any of that, he just knows that the guy in the library is hot. Bit by bit Jared learns about Jensen Ackles and what that means. And he learns that even perfect doesn’t mean an easy happy ending.
Study Up (complete) by cha and anyothergirl415
Summary: As a guidance counselor at a high school filled with teenagers and raging hormones, Jensen knows all about crushes. So having one on the gym teacher? It’s a little pathetic. Thankfully
You Could Be My Sanctuary (complete) by dephigravity
Summary: Private School AU. His father being the Dean of students, Jensen has barely known life outside the walls of Lakewood Academy. He's grown distant and jaded, most of the time keeping to himself rather than interact with his fellow students and teachers. But his life is about to change completely when a new student, Jared, transfers to Lakewood and seems determined to make Jensen come out of his shell.his best friend Tom is there to always support him, even if that occasionally means him confessing Jensen’s biggest secret to a not-so-gay Jared.
A Breath Away From Where We Are (complete) by annkiri
Summary: Sometimes it takes a while to see what is right in front of you.
Bring Me That Horizon (complete) by ignited
Summary: When Jensen lands a role in the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean movie, Jared decides to come along as his assistant. A summer getaway for a movie starring Johnny Depp: it's a great opportunity for Jared to get a little closer to his best friend, right? In fact, it would be a perfect plan if Jensen wasn't so bad at communicating.
One time at Bandcamp (complete) by acquiescence_
Summary: Jensen has been going to the Texas State University summer band camp for years now, this year Jared is his roommate.
Eight (+ One) Easy Steps To An Organized Household - A Guide By Jensen Ackles (+ Jared Padalecki) (complete) by benitle
Summary: Jared is a slob. Soon after Jensen moves in with him, he has to learn that Jensen doesn't just bring clothes, a toothbrush and a razor but also something else: his obsession with cleaning.
Paper.Planes (complete) by aeroport-art
Summary: In which Jared is a wee British undergrad, and Jensen, American postgrad extraordinnaire, seduces him with how great his ass looks in a pair of jeans.
A Tiny Piece of You (complete) by crackedbuthappy
Summary: When tragedy cuts Jared's perfect life short, he’s left scarred, alone and unfulfilled. Then, Jensen walks into his bar, bringing exactly what Jared needs and a secret that could tear them apart.
True Hollywood Story (complete) by pocketfullof
Summary: Living in Hollywood means sometimes giving up the things you want.
Sound Checks and Train Wrecks (complete) by celtic-cookie
Summary: Jensen takes Jared for one last, music-soaked road trip over the south, before Jared heads off to college.
See Me Slowing Down (complete) by lazy-daze
Summary: n/a
Grooving Up Slowly (complete) by delphinapterus
Summary: They’ve been apart for so long. Now it’s time to come together.
A Steady Push and Pull Routine (complete) by ignited
Summary: They always seem to fit right back together. Staying together, though, that's the problem.
Standing On The Oustide Looking In (complete) by ms-soma
Summary: The journey of Jared and Jensen, through the eyes of an outsider during their last two years of filming.
Aiming To Shoot You Down (complete) by mistyzeo
Summary: Officer Jared Padalecki is shot on a routine drug bust gone wrong, and he winds up in the hospital under the care of nurse Jensen Ackles. After he's released Jared never expects to see the nurse again, but he runs into him by chance at a local coffee shop, coming off his night shift. Their budding romance is an unusual one, checked by Jared's long-term recovery and Jensen's unconventional work schedule, and sometimes it's not easy to find time for one another. Somehow though, through thick and then, they're determined to make it work.
And the Next Chapter Begins (complete) by elless18
Summary: A look at the boys' lives after Supernatural ends.
A Boy At An Open Door (complete) by chash
Summary: Jensen Ackles' life is all sorted out, until a blast from the past shows up and makes him realize he's not as happy as he thought.
With Abandon or Not At All (complete) by bewaretheides
Summary: Jensen's life was complicated enough when his biggest worry was what crazy color his best friend/roommate/ex-boyfriend/co-executive chef, Jared, was going to dye his hair this week. Then his dreams came true and, somehow, his life started falling apart. Now he's got an insane client to please, a career-making meal to cook, a hodge-podge kitchen staff to corral, embarrassing, half-naked pictures plastered all over the internet and maybe, somewhere in there, a love of his life to win back.
There's a Hole in Me, Just About The Size of You (complete) by sweet-lyri
Summary: It's been four years since Jared and Jensen last laid eyes on each other, when their twelve year relationship came to a sudden and grinding halt. Now, in the middle of crowded ER in Boston, they're thrust back into each others' lives and it's clear that neither of them are the same person they were in Texas. Jensen's closed himself off to any kind of romantic involvement, and Jared's using his relationship with Sandy as an inventive form of self-harm. But when secrets from four years ago are revealed and proven to be nothing more than the manipulations of a career driven woman, things take a turn for the worse. Can Jensen remember the person he was when he was with Jared? And can Jared learn to forgive himself for something that wasn't his fault in the first place?
According to You, Accordion to Me (complete) by adadougal
Summary: Jensen is a guitarist without a band. Jared has a band in need of a guitarist. If only it was that easy.
Pages Turn (complete) by theron09
Summary: When Jensen Ackles - artist, bookworm and attempted ex-smoker - moves into a new area, finding a bookstore is his top priority. Soon enough, he ends up spending most of his time in one particular store, with one particular member of staff: a man named Jared. But for someone who, since the death of his brother, seems to end every social occasion sitting outside on his own, Jared is a scary prospect and Jensen has to work out whether it’s a risk worth taking.
Paint Away the Shadows (complete) by cha and anyothergirl415
Summary: Jared is an artist, Jensen is a wealthy man willing to give Jared the opportunity of a life time. The thing is, Chad has Jared convinced Jensen is not to be trusted and Jared might actually believe him.
Save You Save Me (complete) by alienat
Summary: To Megan Jared's the loving brother, who runs the family business and has taken care of her since their parents died. To his team Jared's the leader they'd do anything for. To his enemies Jared's the thorn in their sides. And to Jensen? To Jensen Jared's everything Jensen never thought he could have.
Eucalyptus, Sandalwood, and Vanilla (complete) by kelleigh
Summary: Few things in the Midlands will entice Jensen out of his warm bed in the morning, but an ingenious and devious servant may have just uncovered a fool-proof plan to rouse his King.
The Other Ever After (complete) by truelyesoteric
Summary: Prince Jensen was four years old the first time he attempted to run away from a royal betrothal. This solid refusal was echoed every time it was even hinted out. His father, the king, thought that his wife had let his child be cursed at birth. His mother, the queen, thought that he was just going through a phase. Jensen just figured he was stubborn. They all were mostly wrong.
Melts in Your Mouth (complete) by peppervl
Summary: Jensen proposes with M&M's.
If Love Was Enough (complete) by fatebegins
Summary: [prompt] Jared is raped and after finding out he's pregnant he decides to run away from home, away from his family and his boyfriend Jensen. He's found right before he gives birth.
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It's The Way You Smile (When You've Got Me On My Knees) (complete) by mistyzeo
Summary: When they go out, they draw straws to see who has to be the DD. It's Jensen's turn, but at least they've picked his favorite bar: nice atmosphere, cheap drinks, hot bartender. And he doesn't need alcohol to flirt.
The Only Constant (complete) by lazy-daze
Summary: When Supernatural and his marriage end around the same time, Jared finds himself at a loss; unsure, frustrated and uninspired - until a series of events give him the spark of an idea to leave the acting world behind and put his energies into following his love for animals and starting up an animal shelter. As he works at making the spark into reality, his friendship with Jensen takes some dramatic and unexpected turns, the strength of it being tested as things change around them and more significantly, between them. Told mostly through prose, the story is also interspersed with articles, letters, emails, and other ways of looking at the events.
The Jungle Book (complete) by beadslut and jenna_thorn
Summary: When Jensen Ackles, CEO of Ackles Corporation, travels to South America, he's expecting another routine business trip. What he gets is a plane crash in the jungle and pursuit by thugs from of one of the largest drug cartels in Colombrador. At least he has Jared, the plane's pilot, to help him survive - although Jared has some secrets of his own.
Hockey Nights (complete) by eviltwin
Summary: Jared's a successful young goalkeeper for an NHL team and his career is on the way up all the time. Jensen plays University hockey and meets him thanks to his friend's outrageous behavior at one of Jared's games. But Jared's not ready to tell the world the truth about who he is. When Jensen gets a chance to play for the same team as Jared, he tries to prove that neither of them has to hide.
All The Way Home (complete) by peggy-lane
Summary: When his life went to hell, Jensen left Dallas and moved to the small family ranch to start over. It's a lonely, solitary existence until he hires Jared to help out around the place. Jared's a temptation that's hard to resist and Jensen finds himself beginning to live again. But ranching isn't his calling, and Jared's running from some demons of his own; he's not the type to stick around. They're temporary, and Jensen thinks he's fine with that, but letting go has never been so hard to do.
Jared/Chris
The W-Word (complete) by phantisma FLOCKED
Summary: Jared is out for a night on the town with friends when he is targeted by a man with a sinister plan (a prequel to
The P-Word and
The B-Word)
Sam/Dean
Weapons of Fate (complete) by hunters-retreat
Summary: Sam Winchester is a nobody. His job is a joke, his girlfriend is cheating on him, and even his name isn't real. He's just some orphan kid that got stuck with a dead kid's name. What happens when Sam Winchester's real family shows up though? Will they believe Sam, that it was just some sort of mistake? Or will Sam find out the joke is really on him? Does he really have a family? And if this is family, what the hell has he gotten himself into?
Every Wolf's Howl (complete) by balefully
Summary: A routine hunt goes dangerously wrong when Sam and Dean discover that they're being stalked by the alpha werewolf, child of Eve, who will stop at nothing to pay back Sam Winchester for a wrong he committed during the soulless year he can't remember. The alpha isn't like any werewolf they've seen before: he's massive, a wolf through and through, with powers Sam and Dean never imagined. Though they manage to kill the creature, Sam doesn't escape unscathed, sick and injured from the possibly fatal werewolf bite. Together Sam and Dean must navigate Sam's transformation into werewolf, with all the dangers that accompany it. At the full moon, after Sam almost kills an innocent human during his change, Dean discovers the primal needs of the werewolf-all of them. Though Sam is wracked with guilt, Dean couldn't ever hurt his brother; together, they must figure out how to survive.
Catch Your Death (complete) by road_rhythm
Summary: In which Sam gets miserably sick, has a crisis of faith, and has to solve the case, anyway.
Treasure (complete) by sonofabiscuit77
Summary: It’s 2018 and the human race is almost extinct, wiped out by a mutant threat not even the angels saw coming. Sam and Dean live on a military compound, one of the few remaining human communities still fighting for survival. Dean is one of the military leaders, dedicated to wasting as many of the mutants he can, while Sam, permanently injured and confined to the base, is desperately searching for the answer that will save what’s left of humanity, and finally bring both boys the peace they crave.
SPN Gen
The Strange Face Of Love (complete) by Third Stage on FF.net
Summary: Jim was certain that if something wasn't done about the situation, then the pain would be enough to tear the family apart. And the one with the most at stake was Sam. The Winchester family battle something that no one saw coming...
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