Alternate Vocation refers to fanfics where the characters are not actors, but work as something completely different. This can sometimes entail a different period in time in which they live, or merely a different occupation for them altogether.
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Alternate Vocation:
Mystery By:
englishblue Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Jared/Jensen
Summary: Jared Padalecki is a hard-boiled cop. He doesn’t have time for love in his life. So how can he fall for a dead guy, one’s whose murder he’s investigating? It doesn’t make any sense. But then, nothing does.
So Close to My Heart By:
audrarose Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Jared/Jensen
Summary: Dr. Jared and single-dad Jensen in Seattle, with love and complications.
Keep Coming Around By:
misskittye Rating: R
Pairing: Jared/Jensen
Summary: Jensen is a vet. Jared brings in kitties.
Come Play With Me By:
lexzilla Rating: R
Pairing: Jared/Jensen
Summary: Film geek Jared Padalecki is almost living the dream. He’s gone from excitable horror-convention-going fanboy to hot new cult film director in just five years. Now he has the budget, the studio and the stars. All he still needs to do is convince long forgotten B-movie actor Jensen Ackles that he wants to play the leading man in more than just his new movie and then it really will be 'happily ever after'. Of course, in life, just like in the movies, true love never runs smoothly...
Dosvedanya, Mr. Darcy By:
casspeach Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Jared/Jensen
Summary: Jensen is a US Marshal working for the Witness Security program. He has just returned to work after a long leave of absence. Jared is a graduate student of slavic languages at UT Austin and the accidental witness to a massacre in the Russian teahouse at which he works. Jensen, and his partner Alona, are assigned to protect Jared until he can testify. Jensen suspects the case is linked to one three years ago. When the other witnesses start dying one by one, is it only paranoia that has Jensen suspecting a mole in the department?
In Situ By:
hyperactivegirl Rating: R
Pairing: Jared/Jensen
Summary: Jensen Ackles' only love, as long as he can remember, has been archaeology. He's notorious for quick, efficient digs and no one outside of his team of diggers and lab rats really knows much about him. Then he meets Jared Padalecki, a grad student, on a summer dig and suddenly his life becomes more complicated. Jared seems intent on breaking down Jensen's walls, and Jensen finds himself drawn to the other man against his best intentions. Jensen loves digging, but when someone begins digging at him, will he withdraw as usual? Or finally let those walls be broken down?
Regaining Sense By:
astri13Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Jared/Jensen
Summary: A vengeful crime-boss cost Jensen not only his eyesight but also a promising career with the FBI. When the man resurfaces two years later, Jensen is not thrilled to find himself taken into protective custody, even less so when the Agent in charge turns out to be Jensen's former partner and boyfriend, Jared Padalecki. Will the two men be able to overcome their differences and work together to not only stop the bad guy but also uncover the mole in their own ranks before it is too late?
Fourth Wall By:
rain-at Rating: R
Pairing: Jared/Jensen
Summary: When famous murder mystery fiction writer Jared Padalecki is suspected of having murdered his former girlfriend, he turns to his ex-boyfriend and criminal defense lawyer Jensen Ackles for help. Matters soon get complicated both personally and professionally when both the case and their relationship as lawyer-client turn out far more difficult and volatile than either of them expected,and the lines between fiction and reality, past and present begin to blur.
Beautiful Disaster By:
thenyxieRating: NC-17
Pairing: Jared/Jensen, Jensen/Hartley
Summary: Rock Band AU. Jensen’s the lead guitarist in the number one rock band in the country. Justin’s the lead singer, and they’ve been doing this together since middle-school, been together since just after high school. As on top of the world as they are, Jensen’s starting to become disillusioned with the lifestyle and his crumbling relationship with Justin. And then he meets a new roadie on the crew named Jared who’s got a voice like an angel and a heart to match, and everything starts to change.
Food Network Presents Verse By:
azure-k-melloRating: PG-13
Pairing: Jared/Jensen
Summary:Jared’s a Food Network Star. Jensen is a closed off man who doesn’t want to know.
One For the Good Guys By:
deaconfic Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Jared/Jensen
Summary: Jared is an up-and-coming pitcher with a checkered past. If he wants to play in the big leagues again, he'll have to figure out how to work with Jensen, a has-been catcher with a serious attitude problem. (Loosely based on The Taming of the Shrew, with some Bull Durham thrown in.)
Here's Fragging You, Kid By:
purequicksilver Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Jared/Jensen
Summary: The Professional Gamers AU: Jensen "Frakles" Ackles' is the most successful Quake 3 gamer ever and Jared has always been his biggest fan. Now Jared has followed in the footsteps of his idol and become a professional first person shooter gamer himself - but Frakles retired from professional gaming before they could meet. Now Frakles is back and - thanks to Chad, who is working for a popular gaming show on TV - Jared finally gets the opportunity to meet the man who has been his idol since he was nineteen…
All of Those Abiding Here By:
marlowe6468 Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Jared/Jensen
Summary: Pre-Katrina New Orleans, angst, references to violence, extreme bad language (of all descriptions), references to past non-con, gay sex, nice!Michael Weatherly. AU, so no spoiler issues for the show.
Summary:Jensen Ackles was the first journalist in fifty years to be jailed for refusing to name his source. A year later he's out of jail and has to deal with a murder case, a new intern called Jared - who may have secrets of his own - and re-adjusting to life after jail. But the past is never far behind and what will happen when it starts to catch up with him?
Life in a Cubicle (a Guide to Dating a Co-Worker) By:
villiageidiot Rating: PG-13(ish)
Pairing: Jared/Jensen
Summary: There are ten rules about interoffice dating and Jared Padalecki pretty much fails at all of them. It happens like this: Jared works in a cubicle. Jensen is the oblivious engineer. Jared meets Jensen. Jared falls in love with Jensen. Jensen… needs a little coaxing. Also starring Chad the Maintenance Guy, Danneel in Payroll, Tom as the mildly disgruntled Mail Room Guy and Mike in HR. And Misha the Receptionist? Still ruining lives. Mostly Tom’s. And Jared’s. But mostly Tom’s (who deals with it like any rational person would: mail bombs and spiked coffee).
Food Porn and the
Food Porn 'Verse By:
unreckless Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Jared/Jensen
Summary: Jensen’s a neurotic sous chef and his roommate Jared’s a disgruntled chef turned blogger turned author who’s just trying to finish his book. Mostly they call each other names, and then they fall in love. And then they call each other names some more.
On Your Mark By:
veronamay Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Jared/Jensen
Summary: Jared is a high-priced assassin working for an underground agency called Admin. When he starts shadowing his latest mark, he gets caught up in a situation beyond his control, and it's up to him to keep the man he's been paid to kill out of the line of fire.
And the Rest, As They Say, Is History By:
raina-at Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Jared/Jensen
Summary: Struggling actor Jensen takes a job as big-shot movie star Jared Padalecki’s dog sitter. And the rest, as they say, is history.
Business and Pleasure By:
belyste Rating: R
Pairing: Jared/Jensen
Summary: Jared’s a philandering CEO and Jensen’s his overworked assistant - that is, until Jared decides he needs to improve his image by having a serious relationship and chooses Jensen to be his fake boyfriend. But Jensen’s a little in love with Jared and Jared has ideas of his own, and pretty sure no one is certain what’s fake and what’s real anymore. Featuring dancing, denial, a lot of inappropriate work behavior, and an infamous office holiday party.
The Billionaire's Bidding By:
raina-at Rating: Mature
Pairing: Jared/Jensen
Summary: When idle, slacking billionaire’s son Jensen Ackles lends a helping hand to his old childhood friend, he gets a lot more than he’s bargained for.
You Made My House a Home By:
sasskitten &
jeyhawk Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Jared/Jensen
Summary: When Jensen Ackles is hired to fix heart broken writer, Jared Padalecki’s house, the carpenter ends up fixing a lot more than that.
Cupid 97 By:
aeroport-artRating: R
Pairing: Jared/Jensen
Summary: Everybody's got a love/hate relationship with their jobs. But for Jensen Ackles, top Cupid in the nation, after a hit goes wrong it's just a long, downhill slide from there. Caution: an ungodly amount of swearing, sarcasm, and schmoop in which Chris Kane is an awesome best friend, Tom Welling's the vacuous son of Zeus, Rosenbaum is Rosenbaum, and Jensen has a penchant for Plans.
Break Loose Ranch By:
technosageRating: R
Pairing: Jared/Jensen
Summary: Jared's built a life at Break Loose with his best friend, Chad Michael Murray. According to Jared, despite being bi with a strong lean toward boys, his life's more Brady than Brokeback. The saga begins when Jared meets Jensen at a Kane concert Chad drags him to.
Half Truths and Whole Lies By:
rocketbalmRating: R
Pairing: Jared/Jensen
Summary: A bitter and distrustful former television journalist, forced out of a job that he loved and defined him is in search of some sort of revenge by writing his memoirs. His agent sets him up with a co author who is a former democratic speech writer and once rising PR star that disappeared from politics without explanation almost two years ago. Both men have secrets; both have reasons not to trust, but writing a book together means they have to learn to get past the anger and hurt and find a way to work together. It's not easy. It's not pretty. And sometimes it's just flat out dangerous. Bit by bit cracks start to appear in the walls they've built to protect themselves and they're shocked to discover the growing feelings they have for each other. When the secrets start to be unearthed and threaten to damage one or both of them, they have to find something deep within themselves to love before they can begin to love and protect someone else.
Do I Seem Bulletproof to You? By:
fleshflutterRating: NC-17
Pairing: Jared/Jensen
Summary: When he can't find any acting work, Jared takes a job as driver and bodyguard to Jensen, who is an extremely expensive prostitute with a bad habit of attracting crazy people.
Don't Go Mistaking Paradise By:
__tiana__Rating: R
Pairing: Jared/Jensen
Summary: Jensen loves only two things in his life: drumming and his best friend Jared. Unfortunately, Jared, his head buried in his painting and a years old crush on a girl named Sandy, only knows about the drumming.
How To Get In Shape and Other Life Lessons By:
lea-ndraRating: NC-17
Pairing: Jared/Jensen
Summary: Jared hires the best fitness coach in town to get him in shape for his break-out movie - and gets much more than his money's worth!
Into His Hand By:
drvsillaRating: R
Pairing: Jared/Jensen
Summary: JR Ackles is a professional bullrider at the top of his game. He's got one thing on his mind: winning the championship belt buckle and the right to call himself the best in the world. His unwavering dedication and focus is finally put to the test in the form of JT Padalecki, an up-and-coming rider new to the professional ranks, who has his sights set on winning the PBR finals - and Jensen.
Somebody Made You Smile Into Their Lense By:
icebear-cwRating: NC-17
Pairing: Jared/Jensen, mentions of unrequited Chris/Jared
Summary: Jared Padalecki loves to spend his time buried in books. Jensen Ackles is the photographer everybody wants to hire. They are polar opposites but neither of them can help being drawn to one another whenever they meet - and Jensen doesn't even believe in fate. So Jensen doesn’t really get why fate insist on throwing them together over and over again when it’s not him being crazy over the geek but Chris.
Know Your Damn Constituents By:
bekkisRating: NC-17
Pairing: Jared/Jensen
Summary: Jensen Ackles was a rising star in politics when he suddenly picked up and left D.C. to work back home in the private sector. He swore he was done with politics. But when his ex shows up with the perfect opportunity, Jensen finds he's not ready to give up on politics after all. A dream candidate and the chance to gain back his reputation, Jensen's ready to get back into the game. Except Jensen has to convince Jared Padalecki, his old political rival, that he's right for the job, and Jared is the last person Jensen can go to for a favor.
Eventing AU By:
pekoverRating: R
Pairing: Jeff/Jared/Jensen, David Boreanaz/Jensen Ackles
Summary: Jensen Ackles is a horse trainer in an eventing barn. When Jared Padalecki's little sister decides that she'd like an eventing horse, fate brings the Padaleckis (and their trainer, Jeff Morgan) into Jensen's life. Will he ever be able to get them out? Will he want to?
Topsin By:
lazy-dazeRating: NC-17
Pairing: Jared/Jensen
Summary: Defending Wimbledon champion and world No. 1 tennis player Jensen Ackles is determined to hang on to his title, no matter how good Jared Padalecki, rising star on the tennis scene, thinks he is. With Padalecki's new reckless style, explosive power and natural grace pitted against Jensen's own beautifully strategic, strong and watertight game - all that's for sure is that this is going to be one Wimbledon final match not to be missed. With a media-painted rivalry turning into a mutual dislike that's almost as explosive as the badly-hidden attraction sparking in the air, there's more than a tennis ball flying between them. When tension explodes into more, and more becomes again and again, how will this unexpected connection affect them, their games, their careers? Will they be able to put aside everything that's against them and make something real out of what was never meant to happen in the first place? And as emotions get stronger and the competitions fiercer and Wimbledon's upon them again, history will repeat; and under the English July sun, new history will be made.