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[christopher-jf-boone]

just once, it's just a little high five

I would really prefer not to.

[one-soul-two-brothers]

one-soul-two-brothers’ ultimate fic recs: j2 non au edition (part III)

why I chose these: J2 non au are my absolute favorite fics to read Happy endings are a requirement A fic doesn’t have to have sex to be good (but it doesn’t hurt) They have all been thoroughly vetted (aka I’ve read them all at least twice, and will definitely be reading them all again)

ENJOY!

best ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIP

title: Second Chances rating: explicit word count: 6800 summary: Jared and Jensen have a ‘friends with benefits‘ relationship the whole time up until they marry the girls. They try to stop; really they do. excerpt: Jared hates gossip, he really does. It’s part of the whole acting thing - the need to keep his life - and the lives of the people he loves - private. Jared bites his lip to keep from telling her that this isn’t their business, that’s it’s between Jensen and Danneel. Which isn’t entirely true. Jensen is having an affair. Granted, he didn’t know that his friend hadn’t had sex with his own wife in damn-near three months. And he refuses to acknowledge the warmth that spreads through his stomach and heart at the thought that it might be because of him. Unless, Jensen’s sleeping with someone else as well. Huh. So apparently jealously is another emotion that he needs to learn to ignore. anna’s notes: It takes Jared and Jensen having to break up their friends-with-benefits relationship to get married (to other people) to realize that maybe it was always more than just friends with benefits. Even with the infidelity storyline, this fic is sweet and heartwarming.

title: The Death of Jensen Ackles rating: explicit word count: 10k summary: Jensen and Jared are friends with benefits until something happens that changes everything. anna’s notes: Okay obviously Jensen does not die, just want to get that out there. Jensen is allergic to kiwi and Jared finds out the hard way, then proceeds to be cute and funny while freaking the fuck out (even though Jensen is fine) and it forces them to face their true feelings. Actually a very sweet fic with hardly any angst.

title: Black Ice rating: explicit word count: 7400 summary: Jared returned from a promo trip, Jensen wanted to pick him up. But he didn't throw the weather into the equation... anna’s notes: This has a little bit of everything: hurt!Jensen, mild angst, a very adorably concerned Jared, and some humor (Jensen passes out after sex and it’s kind of funny how Jared reacts). This is definitely one of the more canon non-aus, and it was written in 2016 so I like to assume it takes place during one of the later seasons (not that it really affects the story or anything).

best SELF HARM / ED / ETC

title: In a Mirror Distorted and Indistinct rating: mature word count: 38k summary: They keep calling him beautiful. Pretty. “Come on. Look this way. Give us a smile, Jensen.” He smiles and blinks against the flashes, fighting the urge to lower his eyes, to hide the blush burning under layers of makeup. Sweat runs down his back, his hands tremble. He’s not pretty, not beautiful. He’s small and weak and pathetic and one day they’re all gonna figure it out. One day… anna’s notes: Okay I put off reading this for the longest time because I did not really like the summary. Which annoys me because it immediately became one of my favorites. I mean, I love this one, it’s kind of sad but I read it every few days, especially after I’ve read a not-so-good fic. Anyways, here’s a different summary: Jensen develops an eating disorder after an accident when he was 14. Moving to LA and trying to make it in the entertainment industry doesn’t help. Then he lands a role on Supernatural, and meets Jared, and kind of falls in love with Jared, and everything eventually comes spilling out. (Also, the writing style is a more standard than the author’s summary makes it out to be.) (There are also two timestamps.) Basically if you haven’t read this yet, go do it right now.

title: Intervention rating: explicit word count: 46k summary: It takes an accident for everyone to become aware of exactly how serious Jensen’s problem has become. But how can Jared and the Ackles family help when Jensen is so in denial? The only way they know how. author’s notes: This story is slightly AU in that it is set at the end of filming for Season 6. J/G have been married for one year, J/D are coming up on their one year. It also suggests that at one time, Jared and Jensen had been together in a relationship, but broke up due to PR pressures and other outside influences. anna’s notes: This story is sweet and moderately angsty and not too heartbreaking, and it’s well-written, the characterization is great, and the ending is really satisfying. Just a warning (for those who care, I don’t one way or another), it does not paint either D or G in a positive light. At all. If you want a long, solid fic with good storyline and a happy ending, this is for you.

best HUMOR / CRACK

title: Assumption Is the Mother of All Fuckups rating: explicit word count: 19k summary: Jared couldn’t resist playing a practical joke on Jensen. He just wasn’t prepared for the consequences. This is about how he saw an opportunity and ran with it hoping to pull off the ultimate practical joke and beat Jensen once and for all and how it didn’t quite turn out like he had planned. It is a story about why Jared decided to stop playing jokes on Jensen and instead joined him with playing jokes on everyone else. anna’s notes: I. Cannot. Explain. To. You. How. Fucking. Hilarious. This. Is. I’ve read it twice in like three days, I just...it’s so good. And yes, it’s crack in a sense that it’s ridiculous and probably would never happen, but the kicker is that I could almost actually see this happening. I mean, that would be amazing if it did. Everyone is written slightly OOC because it is crack, but it’s done in a way that honestly just makes it that much better. Just, please go read this, and be prepared to laugh out loud for like three hours straight. (It’s especially amazing if you read it at 4 in the morning while slightly sleep-deprived, like I did the first time.) Also, there’s a sequel which I haven’t finished yet so I can’t vouch for it, but I’ll link it here anyways (and edit this once I do finish it): Two Wrongs Make It...Right?

title: Two Times Jared rating: explicit word count: 25k summary: There aren't many things that make him lose his poise. He's not one of those guys that regularly freaks out, when their favorite NBA team gets knocked out of an important competition or make that NFL or MLB, pick whatever you want. No, most of the time Jared Padalecki is a pretty laid-back guy. Right, so maybe he did freak out when his Dad almost caught him making out with this girl from High School in their backyard when Jared was 16 because the family was home from church early all the while Jared was supposed to lie in bed, being "sick", but that's an entirely different story. What really freaked him out, though, was when Jared met his "gay" self. Well, his other self that was more than a little gay for his best friend. It happened something like this… anna’s notes: Jared meets a physical manifestation of his inner (gay, apparently) consciousness who is there to help him realize his deepest desire...which just so happens to be Jensen Ackles.

best PORN WITH PLOT

title: The Ultimate Gay Test, or Whether or Not to Lick Jensen Ackles & The Ultimate Gay Test 2, or the Padalecki Plan of Penetration rating: mature & explicit word count: 5600 & 21k summary: It's not as if Jared's gay. He thinks. It's just that Jensen's so goddamn pretty; Ok, so there's been kissing and... other stuff. But if Jared's gonna go gay he's going all the way, baby. Now how to get Jensen's dick in his ass... anna’s notes: First Jared has to figure out if he likes Jensen; then there’s lots of porn with some actually kind of heartbreaking plot in between, because Jensen is scared of getting hurt and is scared of hurting Jared because of something that happened in his own past, and it ends up being about way more than just sex.

For all my other ultimate fic recs (j2 non-au and wincest), go here.