Title. Today's Top Story
Giftee. the_rant_girl
Gifter. kelleigh
Pairing. Jensen Ackles/Jared Padalecki/Danneel Harris
Word count. 5100
Rating. R
Warnings. AU. Alcohol use.
Summary. Jared has finally gotten his life on track. He's got a fast-paced job at an Austin news station, a new coworker named Danneel Harris helping him make a name for himself at the station, and a stable living situation thanks to his landlord Jensen Ackles. He has two best friends, and a massive crush on both of them. Everything is going well until he introduces Danneel to Jensen. They hit it off a little too well, leaving Jared to wonder if he's lost his chance with them for good.

notes. Another spn_j2_xmas gift in the books! Thanks to dugindeep for helping with the plotty stuff when I got stuck and to one_2_3_4 for the beta! I was a little nervous as I had only written this pairing once before, but it was a fun challenge!

To the_rant_girl: I hope you enjoy this story! I tried to include a few of your prompts and character traits here, and I'm really excited about the result. Merry Christmas!

Continue below or read on AO3 HERE!

( Jared is drunk. )

I just wanted to say HAPPY FREAKING BIRTHDAY to dugindeep one of my dearest friends in fandom or otherwise! I hope you have a WONDERFUL BIRTHDAY (even though I know it's Monday and you celebrated over the weekend), and I hope you appreciate that I wrote het (sort of) for you :P LOVE YOU ♥ ♥ ♥

BETTER THAN CHAMPAGNE
NC17. 3400 words. AU.
Danneel/Jared/Jensen. Implied J2, D/Jensen, D/Jared.

When the movers Danneel hired bail on her, she calls Jared, a guy from the firm she hooked up with last year. Jared agrees to help her out, but he doesn’t show up alone.

This was totally inspired by the fact that dugindeep is moving soon :) Thank you to fiercelynormal for the beta last night! All mistakes are mine.

( Moving sucks. )