title. Never Will Run Smooth
pairing. Jensen/Jared
rating. PG13 [boy-kissing and fluff, meanttobe like whoa]
words. ~12,000
prompt. #50 More Than A Memory [Garret Logan's dead fiancee just walked into his pub. It's been seven years since Colleen died, but he hasn't been able to break free of her memory. And now she's back with a new name, claiming not to remember him. Jo Carroll has traveled to Tennessee looking for answers. She's lived a sheltered life since the accident that erased her memory, but now has to face that everything she knew may have been a lie. As the truth emerges, the feelings between her and Garret grow and she's drawn into his world. Before she can commit, however, she needs to know if he loves the woman she was...or the one she's become.] Written for spn_meanttobe.

summary. When he was six, JR Ackles met Jared Anderson—his best friend and future husband. Twenty years later, Jensen meets Jay Padalecki.


( Ew, Dad! He's drooling. )

( Part Two. )



notes. Okay, so this wasn't really the story I planned to tell. Months ago, I watched Sleeping Beauty and wanted to write a different sort of fic about a betrothed couple where nothing went right. That sort of happened here ;) Originally I had intended for it to be more angsty, with Jensen and Jay messed up from the cards life dealt them. But, alas. Then I saw the prompts for spn_meanttobe and this one almost perfectly fit what I wanted to do.

So, loosely based on 1) Sleeping Beauty 2) My prompt 3) Some really really really strange place in my head. I apologize that it was almost late, and thank you so much to jumpuphigh who took a look at it tonight! All mistakes are definitely mine [and feel free to let me know so I can FIX, PLEASE!]. The photos used are SO DAMN CUTE stock images from getty. Thank you to the wonderful ladies who ran the challenge not only for putting it together, but for extending the deadline!

Feedback is MORE than welcome! All my other stories can be found H E R E.

The three comment/drabbles I wrote for comment_away's Domesticity Meme back at the beginning of the month. All are Jared/Jensen, nothing rated higher than PG. Just schmoopy boys living together and making out ;)

House Repairs [360 words] There's a step on the back patio that's half-rotted through.

Easily my favorite: Painting a Guest Room [254 words] Jensen's prying open the half-gallon of Pensive Sky when he catches the first smile.

Someone killed the alarm clock... [276 words] "Jensen, how could you!?"

Plus, I went ahead and signed up for spn_meanttobe because there was a prompt that sort of went along with the fic I've been outlining - very advantageous! Now I feel ahead of the game [for once!] since I already have 1,500 words written. This is my prompt:

More Than A Memory: Garret Logan's dead fiancée just walked into his pub. It's been seven years since Colleen died in a car accident, but he hasn't been able to break free of her memory. And now she's back with a new name, claiming not to remember him....Jo Carroll has traveled to Tennessee looking for answers. She's lived a sheltered life since the accident that erased her memory, but now has to face that everything she knew may have been a lie. As the truth emerges, the feelings between her and Garret grow and she's drawn into his world. Before she can commit, however, she needs to know if he loves the woman she was...or the one she's become.

And hey, joans23, your prompt is right above mine! Fic BFFs or what?!