dancing_adrift, posts by tag: j2 - LiveJournal

So, there's been a lot of chatter lately about Disney's new production of Beauty and the Beast coming out soon (?). You know, the non-animated one with Emma Watson and that dude who was in the Hobbit, and Ian McKellan. That one.

There's been some fuss about the fact that the movie is going to include a gay character. *gasp!* Some people are ecstatic, others aren't super thrilled about the choices made, and some *ahem*bigots*ahem* are outright boycotting the movie. ANYhoo. I'm pretty sure every one of my followers on here at least have nothing against homosexual relationships, lol.

To get back to my point - Beauty and the Beast is my favorite [animated, classic] Disney movie. I'm not really sure how I feel about them 'remaking' it, but all the hubbub has been reminding me that there are some most excellent SPN/SPN RPF fics that have drawn inspiration from this great movie. I've listed the ones I know below. I highly recommend them all, so you should definitely read them, and show the authors (and one artist!) some love. And if you've got any similar recommendations, I'd love to hear of them!

Try the grey stuff, it's delicious!

Er, I mean, I hope you enjoy the recs! ♥
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Title: Season of Love
Rating: PG-13, Teen
Fandom: Supernatural RPF
Pairing: Jensen/Jared
Characters: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Genevieve Cortese, Chad Michael Murray, Christian Kane, Sandra McCoy, Steve Carlson, Danneel Harris, other minor rpf characters
Word Count: ~10.5k

Summary: Jared and Jensen don't really know each other, yet their paths keep crossing over the holiday season. After a few random encounters, they decide to start meeting on purpose.

Based off the prompt ”Strangers who randomly run into each other again and again."

Author’s Note: A gift for peggy_lane as part of the 2016 spn_j2_xmas exchange. Sorry to make you wait so long! I’m a chronic procrastinator. Trying to get better about that, but… :-/ Thank you to the mods also for their patience.

Fic is not [yet] fully beta’d, but thank you to non_tiembo_mala, gluedwithgold, alyndra and akintay for their varying levels of support during the inception and creation of this.

Merry [belated] Christmas to you all! I hope you like the fic. ♥

PART ONE | PART TWO | AO3

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PART TWO
PART ONE | MASTERPOST

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PART TWO | MASTERPOST

Title: Wireless Connection
Rating: G (PG-13 for Fic)
Fandom: Supernatural RPF
Pairing: Jensen/Jared
Characters: Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki

Summary: Art for Wireless Connection, written by the amazing lotrspnfangirl, and my second entry for the 2016 j2_reversebang!

Jared finds stress relief in Twitter as a second-year nursing student. Over summer break, he becomes friends with Jackles @profjackles, aka Jensen. He doesn't even know what Jensen looks like, but he can’t help from falling for the man he met online anyway. Their relationship changes unexpectedly when Jensen accepts a new job at Jared's university. Nursing school is not nearly as hard as discovering that the guy you've fallen for is actually your professor.


READ THE STORY!
AO3 | LJ
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Title: The Perfect Pairing
Rating: G (NC-17 for Fic)
Fandom: Supernatural RPF
Pairing: Jensen/Jared
Characters: Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki, Dee Wallace

Summary: Art for The Perfect Pairing, written by the lovely jillmariej, and my first entry for the 2016 j2_reversebang!



READ THE STORY!
AO3 | LJ

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Title: Forever As I Am (on AO3)
Rating: R, Mature
Fandom: Supernatural RPF
Pairing: Jensen/Jared, brief Jensen/Tom Welling, background Danneel Harris/Christian Kane
Characters: Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki
Word Count: ~ 18.7K Full Version on AO3

Summary: Jensen has always wanted to attend Harvard Law School, and he's not about to let anything stand in the way of fulfilling that dream. When Jensen meets Jared, he learns that his dreams don't have to change in order to become even better than he'd ever imagined.

Author's Note: J2 AU inspired by the movie Legally Blonde, written for the spn_cinema challenge. Due to time constraints, the story is currently only available on AO3. Thank you for reading!!

THANK YOU...

...non_tiembo_mala, among much else, for staying up far too late with me, holding my hand until the very last sentence. Hope you got a good night's sleep! ♥
...gluedwithgold for the ongoing beta and for never being afraid to give the tough criticisms. I don't always like it, and I don't always listen, but I always appreciate you and your input ♥
...akintay for the cheerleading, and for helping pick me up when I wanted to fall apart. I hope you enjoy the ending ♥

...to the mods of spn_cinema for putting together such a fun challenge, and for enabling my procrastinating ways. I hope this is a worthy addition to your collection of fics!

...and last but not least, to readers (and fellow writers) like you! Some of you went out of your way to encourage me here, on twitter, and elsewhere during this process, and I appreciate it probably more than you may know. THANK YOU! ♥

Title: "Fifty Shades of Fae" (Artwork for The Dizzy Heights of This Dreamed of World)
FIC: LJ | AO3
ART MASTERPOST: LJ
Author: akintay (whispered_story on AO3)
Pairing: Jared/Jensen
Rating: G (for art; fic is NC-17)
Medium: Corel Painter Essentials 5
Artist's Note: Created as part of the 2016 spn_j2_bigbang challenge.

One of the aspects of this story that appealed to me right away was the Harry Potter vibes I got from the 'Artist's Summary' when it came time for artists to claim fic. A baby deposited on a doorstep to be cared for by an adoptive family? A child that grows up only to have a stranger reveal that they aren't quite as normal as they'd always thought? Yeah, that says HP to me, lol. And as soon as I read the first line of the fic - "On July 31st, in the early hours of the morning, a willow basket is placed on the porch of the Padaleckis' home." - and the date just *happened* to be Harry's birthday, I couldn't help but take inspiration from one of my favorite book series.
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Title: Artwork for The Dizzy Heights of This Dreamed of World
(Also on AO3)
Author: akintay (whispered_story on AO3)
Artist: dancing_adrift
Pairing: Jared/Jensen
Rating: G (for art; fic is NC-17)
Medium: Corel Painter Essentials 5
Artist's Notes: Created as part of the 2016 spn_j2_bigbang challenge - the whole reason I fully joined LJ in the first place!



THE DIZZY HEIGHTS OF THIS DREAMED OF WORLD | AO3

Summary: Jared is left on the Padaleckis' doorstep as a baby with no clues as to who he is or where he's come from. As he grows up with a life full of love and support from his adoptive family, he never loses the dreams of some far off place with green hills and meadows, a sprawling forest and gurgling stream. It's a beautiful and peaceful there, and every night Jared has his dream landscape all to himself—until he starts hearing a voice calling for him.
When a stranger on a motorcycle shows up on campus a few months later, Jared suddenly has a new reality to consider. Not only is he fae and betrothed to this man—who introduces himself as Jensen—Jared's also in mortal danger. Torn between wanting to keep living a normal life and figuring out who he really is, Jared reluctantly agrees to let Jensen prepare him for the danger up ahead and unearth his own fae powers. As time goes on, he starts to feel more and more drawn to Jensen and he comes to realize that they share a bond that reaches well beyond an arranged marriage.
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Title: Artwork for Agora
Author: excoyote (also on AO3 as brokenlittleboy)
Pairing: Jared/Jensen
Rating: PG-13 (with R? (shirtless boys) under a cut)
Medium: primarily GIMP 2, with a little help from Corel Painter Essentials 5 and Picasa 3

Artist Notes: My second claim for Round 1 of quicky_bang.

As always, first and foremost, if you haven't read the story, go read that first!
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