RE: FILLED: Bring the Heat: J2 firefighters (1/?)kelleighFebruary 2 2020, 00:59:34 UTC
“What happened to a simple dinner and a movie? Now I’ve gotta be creative, too?” Kane laments, drawing laughter from his unsympathetic teammates. Even Jensen smirks as he pulls leftovers out of the fridge for a late snack.
Their shift is nearly over, and Jensen will soon be able to put Valentine’s Day behind him. His crew gathers around the table, eating and decompressing from a hectic twenty-four hours, and Jensen almost forgets the subject of romance until Kane and Berry start arguing again.
“Women set impossible standards for Valentine’s Day!”
An entire table of first responders, and not a single one of them attempts to save Kane from himself.
“That’s bullshit and you know it,” Berry fires back. “Men are just as ridiculous with their unrealistic expectations, assuming all women want to behave like sex kittens in expensive lingerie.”
Kane turns to Padalecki, who’s flipping through a book-an actual paperback, just when Jensen thought his crush couldn’t grow any bigger-and drags him into the conversation. “Okay, Paddles. Who’s worse about Valentine’s Day? Men or women?”
That’s another thing Jensen admires about Jared. From day one, he’d never hidden his bisexuality. Jensen came into the department at a time when having a gay firefighter was unacceptable, even in a progressive city. And though times have changed and Jensen can be out on the job, he’s never been open about his preferences. It’s not a secret from his captain or his team, but he’s not as indiscriminate as Kane or as boisterous as Olson. Jared, on the other hand, never shies away from the topic.
“Depends on the relationship,” he says, pushing his hair away from his face while Jensen tries not to get caught staring. “But I’ve never had any complaints.”
“Yeah?” That piques the crew’s interest, and Kane leans forward. “Got any big plans this year, then? Someone special, or is there more than one?”
As much as he wants to, Jensen refuses to lean in or act conspicuously interested in Jared’s answer, even though he’s desperate for a clue, because this is the only thing Jared doesn’t share with them. Jensen knows all about Kane and his dates, Olson’s new girlfriend, Collins and his wife, Berry’s recent divorce, and even their captain who’s happily married with two kids. But despite Jared’s willingness to speak up about his preferences, he hasn’t told them anything about his love life in months, not since he casually mentioned moving on from his last relationship. Given the state of Jensen’s sanity when it comes to their rookie, it’s probably for the best.
“I made a few plans,” Padalecki teases, oblivious to the fact that Jensen’s heart has plummeted ten stories to a grisly demise.
“Spill, man,” Kane urges with everyone’s encouragement except Jensen’s.
Jared is quiet for a moment, eyes lit up with amusement. Jensen cuts in before anyone else can push. “Alright, stop interrogating him. If he doesn’t want to tell us, we need to respect that.”
The crew appears surprised by his outburst, with the exception of Collins. Jensen and Misha have been at Station 15 the longest, and Jensen figures the paramedic suspects something about his crush on the rookie.
Jared laughs, breaking the mild tension. “Hell, if y’all need my expertise, I’m happy to share.”
RE: FILLED: Bring the Heat: J2 firefighters (3/?)kelleighFebruary 2 2020, 01:00:13 UTC
Groaning, Jensen debates bolting-there’s always work to do or weights to lift or a shower to drown himself in-but he’s rooted to his chair.
“As soon as I get out of here, I’m gonna pick up some barbeque from Lewis’s. Pulled pork and brisket, of course,” he adds, throwing Jensen a wink. They all love Lewis’s BBQ, but Jensen in particular has a soft spot for that pulled pork doused in sweet, tangy sauce. “Then, we’re gonna curl up on the couch and watch Captain America-”
“Seriously?” Olson blurts out. “Not exactly a romantic movie, bro.”
“Everyone is hot for Bucky Barnes,” Jared counters. “Everyone.”
Berry and Collins both nod, drawing laughs from around the table. Jared already knows that Jensen agrees with him; the two of them had bonded over comics and the subsequent movie adaptations back when Jared first arrived at Station 15. Whoever the rookie is meeting later, Jensen is already molten with jealousy.
“So food, movie, and then a little fun in the bedroom?”
Jared grins at Kane. “You bet, and once we’re in the bedroom, we’re gonna strip down, start cuddling, and fall into the most relaxing eight hours of sleep you can imagine.”
Kane nearly chokes on his sandwich. Berry doesn’t appear too interested in helping him out as he coughs it clear and asks roughly, “No sex? That’s your idea of a perfect Valentine’s Day?”
“I never said no sex. I just think it would be better in the morning when we’re both rested and raring to go.”
Kane and Olson give Jared even more shit about that while, on the other side of the table, Jensen is thinking it sounds like heaven. The first thing people learn about him after his name and rank is the fact that he treasures his sleep when he’s finally home after a long shift. On the other side of Collins, Jared is smiling at him, eyes bright, as if he knows how much Jensen approves of his ideas.
And that’s the problem.
“Alright, y’all give the engine another pass before you leave. I want it sparkling,” he orders, standing up. “By the time you’re finished, our shift should be up.”
“Rookie does the dishes!” Berry calls out as the rest of them file out of the kitchen, leaving Jared behind. He and Jensen share a look, nothing Jensen can decipher, before making his way to the captain’s office to take care of some of the paperwork while the man himself is on holiday.
At the top of the hour, Jensen hears his crew packing up for the night. One by one, they each pass by the office to wish him a good night. The only person he doesn’t see is Padalecki, though Jensen assumes that’s because he’s already gone home to get ready for what sounds like an amazing night.
Eventually, Jensen heads down to his locker. Welling’s crew is in the truck bay checking their equipment, so he has the room to himself, giving him a rare moment of peace and quiet until the door opens and Jared walks in.
“You planning on staying here all night?”
He’s not sure why the rookie is still around, his reply a bit curt when he says, “We don’t all have perfect date nights planned.”
“I know. Kane’s a mess. Everyone else has cleared out now, though.”
RE: FILLED: Bring the Heat: J2 firefighters (4/4)kelleighFebruary 2 2020, 01:01:05 UTC
“Don’t let me keep you here,” Jensen tells him, zipping up his bag. “I’m sure you’re eager to get your night started.”
“Oh, I am.” Jared’s voice is deep and warm. “But I can’t start when my date won’t leave his job.”
Jensen frowns, consumed by the idea of Jared spending tonight with another man. Then, through the smallest crack, he processes the rest of Jared’s comment. Paired with the expression on the rookie’s face-hopeful, fond, and completely exasperated-Jensen come to one surprising conclusion.
“You’re talking about me.”
“Jesus, Jensen. Of course I’m talking about you.”
His mind is still catching up. “And that date you were talking about-”
“Was completely planned with you in mind. How did you not see that?” Jared crosses the room to stand on the other side of the narrow bench running between banks of lockers. “I thought you knew...Misha told me you knew.”
All Jensen wants to do is reach out, but his mouth gets in the way. “Knew what?”
“How I feel about you,” Jared admits, dipping his chin in an uncharacteristically shy gesture. “Hell, I thought I was being obvious.”
“No,” Jensen rushes to say, “definitely not obvious.”
Jared relaxes his shoulders a fraction. “I knew about you even before I joined this house. Used to buy the firemen’s calendar every year just for your picture.”
Oh shit, Jensen’s in trouble as the blaze caused by that admission rolls through his body. He’d always been a sucker for charity, leading to him holding the title of Mr. March for the last three years running. Always shirtless, usually oiled up, and showing off his muscles for the photographer. In fact, he’d even been thinking of trying to convince Jared to pose for next year’s calendar. For the rescue animals, of course.
“What about you?” Jared’s question brings him back to the present. “Do you-am I totally off base, here?”
Instead of answering, and praying no one walks through the door, Jensen leans forward and presses his lips to the side of Jared’s mouth. Not even a real kiss, just a promise for later.
“Me?” Jensen keeps his lips close to Jared’s cheek, each word a whispered tease now that he’s feeling bold. He’s already thinking about licking sweet BBQ sauce off of Jared’s finger, curling up together on the couch, and waking up with the hard press of Jared behind him. “I want to go on this date you’ve been talking about.”
Jared turns his head and meets Jensen’s gaze. “Yeah?”
“Yeah, and I’ll let you know how it went tomorrow morning.”
RE: FILLED: Bring the Heat: J2 firefighters (4/4)cherie_morteFebruary 2 2020, 02:53:23 UTC
THIS WAS SO FUCKING CUTE I CAN'T EVEN STAND IT I'M LIKE MAD ABOUT IT. The dialogue all felt so natural I could hear people talking and Jared's perfect plans and Jensen's pissy obliviousness. OH NO
But also that line about how there are a bunch of paramedics and no one saved Kane from himself. Frame it. Hang it in the Louvre.
RE: FILLED: Bring the Heat: J2 firefighters (4/4)dugindeepFebruary 2 2020, 03:19:15 UTC
I am so proud of myself for baiting you so masterfully 😁
This is so great! Love the camaraderie of the crew. All the side jabs at one another. Jensen’s voice and jealousy. Jared so obviously talking about Jensen and yet I still held my breath when they finally figured it out. AND OILED UP MR. MARCH. YES PLZ.
RE: FILLED: Bring the Heat: J2 firefighters (4/4)the_rant_girlFebruary 2 2020, 15:37:48 UTC
Guh!! This is so very deliciously done!! Love Jared pining over pin-up super hunky fireman Jensen and then planning the perfect date for him!! Love this!! ♥♥
“What happened to a simple dinner and a movie? Now I’ve gotta be creative, too?” Kane laments, drawing laughter from his unsympathetic teammates. Even Jensen smirks as he pulls leftovers out of the fridge for a late snack.
Their shift is nearly over, and Jensen will soon be able to put Valentine’s Day behind him. His crew gathers around the table, eating and decompressing from a hectic twenty-four hours, and Jensen almost forgets the subject of romance until Kane and Berry start arguing again.
“Women set impossible standards for Valentine’s Day!”
An entire table of first responders, and not a single one of them attempts to save Kane from himself.
“That’s bullshit and you know it,” Berry fires back. “Men are just as ridiculous with their unrealistic expectations, assuming all women want to behave like sex kittens in expensive lingerie.”
Kane turns to Padalecki, who’s flipping through a book-an actual paperback, just when Jensen thought his crush couldn’t grow any bigger-and drags him into the conversation. “Okay, Paddles. Who’s worse about Valentine’s Day? Men or women?”
That’s another thing Jensen admires about Jared. From day one, he’d never hidden his bisexuality. Jensen came into the department at a time when having a gay firefighter was unacceptable, even in a progressive city. And though times have changed and Jensen can be out on the job, he’s never been open about his preferences. It’s not a secret from his captain or his team, but he’s not as indiscriminate as Kane or as boisterous as Olson. Jared, on the other hand, never shies away from the topic.
“Depends on the relationship,” he says, pushing his hair away from his face while Jensen tries not to get caught staring. “But I’ve never had any complaints.”
“Yeah?” That piques the crew’s interest, and Kane leans forward. “Got any big plans this year, then? Someone special, or is there more than one?”
As much as he wants to, Jensen refuses to lean in or act conspicuously interested in Jared’s answer, even though he’s desperate for a clue, because this is the only thing Jared doesn’t share with them. Jensen knows all about Kane and his dates, Olson’s new girlfriend, Collins and his wife, Berry’s recent divorce, and even their captain who’s happily married with two kids. But despite Jared’s willingness to speak up about his preferences, he hasn’t told them anything about his love life in months, not since he casually mentioned moving on from his last relationship. Given the state of Jensen’s sanity when it comes to their rookie, it’s probably for the best.
“I made a few plans,” Padalecki teases, oblivious to the fact that Jensen’s heart has plummeted ten stories to a grisly demise.
“Spill, man,” Kane urges with everyone’s encouragement except Jensen’s.
Jared is quiet for a moment, eyes lit up with amusement. Jensen cuts in before anyone else can push. “Alright, stop interrogating him. If he doesn’t want to tell us, we need to respect that.”
The crew appears surprised by his outburst, with the exception of Collins. Jensen and Misha have been at Station 15 the longest, and Jensen figures the paramedic suspects something about his crush on the rookie.
Jared laughs, breaking the mild tension. “Hell, if y’all need my expertise, I’m happy to share.”
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“As soon as I get out of here, I’m gonna pick up some barbeque from Lewis’s. Pulled pork and brisket, of course,” he adds, throwing Jensen a wink. They all love Lewis’s BBQ, but Jensen in particular has a soft spot for that pulled pork doused in sweet, tangy sauce. “Then, we’re gonna curl up on the couch and watch Captain America-”
“Seriously?” Olson blurts out. “Not exactly a romantic movie, bro.”
“Everyone is hot for Bucky Barnes,” Jared counters. “Everyone.”
Berry and Collins both nod, drawing laughs from around the table. Jared already knows that Jensen agrees with him; the two of them had bonded over comics and the subsequent movie adaptations back when Jared first arrived at Station 15. Whoever the rookie is meeting later, Jensen is already molten with jealousy.
“So food, movie, and then a little fun in the bedroom?”
Jared grins at Kane. “You bet, and once we’re in the bedroom, we’re gonna strip down, start cuddling, and fall into the most relaxing eight hours of sleep you can imagine.”
Kane nearly chokes on his sandwich. Berry doesn’t appear too interested in helping him out as he coughs it clear and asks roughly, “No sex? That’s your idea of a perfect Valentine’s Day?”
“I never said no sex. I just think it would be better in the morning when we’re both rested and raring to go.”
Kane and Olson give Jared even more shit about that while, on the other side of the table, Jensen is thinking it sounds like heaven. The first thing people learn about him after his name and rank is the fact that he treasures his sleep when he’s finally home after a long shift. On the other side of Collins, Jared is smiling at him, eyes bright, as if he knows how much Jensen approves of his ideas.
And that’s the problem.
“Alright, y’all give the engine another pass before you leave. I want it sparkling,” he orders, standing up. “By the time you’re finished, our shift should be up.”
“Rookie does the dishes!” Berry calls out as the rest of them file out of the kitchen, leaving Jared behind. He and Jensen share a look, nothing Jensen can decipher, before making his way to the captain’s office to take care of some of the paperwork while the man himself is on holiday.
At the top of the hour, Jensen hears his crew packing up for the night. One by one, they each pass by the office to wish him a good night. The only person he doesn’t see is Padalecki, though Jensen assumes that’s because he’s already gone home to get ready for what sounds like an amazing night.
Eventually, Jensen heads down to his locker. Welling’s crew is in the truck bay checking their equipment, so he has the room to himself, giving him a rare moment of peace and quiet until the door opens and Jared walks in.
“You planning on staying here all night?”
He’s not sure why the rookie is still around, his reply a bit curt when he says, “We don’t all have perfect date nights planned.”
“I know. Kane’s a mess. Everyone else has cleared out now, though.”
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“Oh, I am.” Jared’s voice is deep and warm. “But I can’t start when my date won’t leave his job.”
Jensen frowns, consumed by the idea of Jared spending tonight with another man. Then, through the smallest crack, he processes the rest of Jared’s comment. Paired with the expression on the rookie’s face-hopeful, fond, and completely exasperated-Jensen come to one surprising conclusion.
“You’re talking about me.”
“Jesus, Jensen. Of course I’m talking about you.”
His mind is still catching up. “And that date you were talking about-”
“Was completely planned with you in mind. How did you not see that?” Jared crosses the room to stand on the other side of the narrow bench running between banks of lockers. “I thought you knew...Misha told me you knew.”
All Jensen wants to do is reach out, but his mouth gets in the way. “Knew what?”
“How I feel about you,” Jared admits, dipping his chin in an uncharacteristically shy gesture. “Hell, I thought I was being obvious.”
“No,” Jensen rushes to say, “definitely not obvious.”
Jared relaxes his shoulders a fraction. “I knew about you even before I joined this house. Used to buy the firemen’s calendar every year just for your picture.”
Oh shit, Jensen’s in trouble as the blaze caused by that admission rolls through his body. He’d always been a sucker for charity, leading to him holding the title of Mr. March for the last three years running. Always shirtless, usually oiled up, and showing off his muscles for the photographer. In fact, he’d even been thinking of trying to convince Jared to pose for next year’s calendar. For the rescue animals, of course.
“What about you?” Jared’s question brings him back to the present. “Do you-am I totally off base, here?”
Instead of answering, and praying no one walks through the door, Jensen leans forward and presses his lips to the side of Jared’s mouth. Not even a real kiss, just a promise for later.
“Me?” Jensen keeps his lips close to Jared’s cheek, each word a whispered tease now that he’s feeling bold. He’s already thinking about licking sweet BBQ sauce off of Jared’s finger, curling up together on the couch, and waking up with the hard press of Jared behind him. “I want to go on this date you’ve been talking about.”
Jared turns his head and meets Jensen’s gaze. “Yeah?”
“Yeah, and I’ll let you know how it went tomorrow morning.”
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But also that line about how there are a bunch of paramedics and no one saved Kane from himself. Frame it. Hang it in the Louvre.
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This is so great! Love the camaraderie of the crew. All the side jabs at one another. Jensen’s voice and jealousy. Jared so obviously talking about Jensen and yet I still held my breath when they finally figured it out. AND OILED UP MR. MARCH. YES PLZ.
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