Title:
Wake Me Up When September EndsAuthor:
lullysgPairing:J2
Rating: NC-17
Summary:
It started out as a regular Tuesday morning in New York City. The sun was bright in the sky when at 8:46 a.m., a plane crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. 2,606 people died in there that day, but there were also survivors.
Jared and Jensen meet for the first time in a night that hadn't gone so well for either of them, and they build an instant connection. An unplanned second encounter happens while a building is threatening to collapse on their heads, and an impossible choice has to be made.
The attack leaves deep scars, both physically and mentally, and they are gonna learn that the hardest part wasn’t surviving September 11th. Finding the strength to keep living in the aftermath of what that day caused is what proves to be the real challenge, specially when the light at the end of the tunnel seems impossible to reach.
Warnings: descriptions of September 11th attack (only on the first couple of chapters), permanent injury, physical disability (paraplegia), PTSD, survivor’s guilt, alcoholism, depression, substance abuse, accidental overdose, a lot of angst, hurt/comfort, hurt!Jared
Lullys, you are amazing! Thank you for everything! Your excitement for this fic and my art for you has been amazing! Happy to have a new good friend!
And always, big thank you to Wendy for always being so amazing organizing this challenge!
Background of the title image
Jared aesthetic
Jensen aesthetic
Soundtrack!
Chapter Headers:
Bonus!