Shades of Gray (and Little White Lies), Master Post
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Title: Shades of Gray (and Little White Lies) sequel to The Colors of My Life my 2013 Big Bang
Author: tcs1121
Artist: Bflyw
Pairing and Characters: Jared/Jensen, Christian Kane, O/Cs and mentions of Misha Collins, Mark Pellegrino, Rob Benedict, and Aldis Hodge
Rating: NC17 (brief)
Word Count: ~25000
Warnings: Jensen has a permanent, progressive medical condition that can cause blindness: Degenerative Myopia
Disclaimer: Untrue story. Character names used without permission. No money changes hands.
Beta: DisneyMagics who went above and beyond the call of beta. Thank you, my dear! I would not have written this without your enthusiasm and encouragement and it would not have come out half as well without you.
My First Reader: Special thanks to kee for giving this her once-over. My heart would have a difficult time posting without her name on it somewhere. Thank you, missy.
A/N (1): This is a sequel to my Big Bang 2013 The Colors of My Life and I highly recommend that you read that first. I love that story, and I think you will, too. ( Sammycolt24's art alone is worth the click.) There was an issue of trust between Jared and Jensen that never got resolved, and it always bothered me. So, seven years later, I finally got to fix it. (Or did I?)
A/N (2): Written for the SPN-J2-Big Bang 2021. Thank you to Wendy and any helping Big Bang Mods for pulling this off so well every year.
Link to Bflyw's Art: Is HERE
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Summary:
Renowned "blind" artist, Jensen Ackles, brought on Jared T. Padalecki as his apprentice to carry on his work should his eyesight eventually fail. Under Jensen's tutelage, Jared has grown as an abstract impressionist artist in his own right and is about to go on tour with his art. While he and Jensen have developed a strong emotional, artistic and physical bond, there was a past issue where Jensen made an unfortunate choice. He accused Jared of betraying him to the press. Something Jared did not do. He has begged for Jared's forgiveness, and Jared is trying, but this may be an obstacle too difficult for him to overcome.
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