Title: Light From a Burning Bridge
Author: kelleigh
Artist: blondebitz
Genre: RPS
Pairing: Jared Padalecki/Jensen Ackles
Rating: NC17
Word Count: 38K
Warnings: Off-screen Character Death. Mentions of life-threatening situations. Discussion of traumatic events.

Summary: Sometimes you get the brightest light from a burning bridge. Jensen Ackles is no stranger to loss. His parents are gone and today he’s burying his only brother after a rescue gone wrong. Jensen knows the tradition—that the fire department would send someone to help him as a way of honoring their late captain—but the last thing he needs is another firefighter hanging around, reminding him of what he lost. He especially doesn’t want to see this particular firefighter.

Jared Padalecki was wild, cocky, and always chasing the next rush. After parting ways three years ago, Jensen thought he’d never have to see him again. Little did he know that Jared had been transferred to his brother’s station just months before his death, catapulting them back into each other’s lives. Now, if Jensen has any chance of climbing out of this darkness, he’s going to have to accept a lifeline from the man he swore he’d never forgive.


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This story was born from my love for 9-1-1 and 9-1-1: Lone Star. Firefighters, am I right? This is entirely a work of fiction, and I make no claim to understand the realities of being a first responder, except that I have the utmost respect for those that do this kind of work. At first, I was really hesitant to even attempt this year's spn_j2_bigbang given everything that's happening in the world. I wasn't sure I could take on a large project with actual deadlines, but I'm happy I pushed through. The world needs more Firefighter!AUs ♥

The concept of assigning firefighters to help out a spouse/significant other/family members after a tragedy is a real tradition, though I doubt this is the intended result :P



Thank you to blondebitz for making such a portfolio of art to go along with this story! I'm glad you were so enthusiastic going into the challenge. Thank you for being so patient, especially during these tough and crazy times ♥ I hope you had fun for this round of Big Bang!

This story would not have been possible without the help of dugindeep, ashtraythief, zubeneschamali, cherie_morte, and quickreaver. Our "Defend your Draft!" ZOOM discussions over the last few weeks made all the difference! I might have cried and complained a lot about your suggestions (WRITING IS HAAAARD), but they made this a better story and I'm very very grateful! You ladies are the best. Remember, when in doubt, add more Chad.

BIG thanks to Jerzcaligrl for the beta work throughout this entire process! Thank you for being patient with me and for taking the time to be so thorough ♥ ♥

Thank you to wendy for taking the time and bringing us this Big Bang challenge year after year! I was grateful to have it amidst all the craziness we're dealing with, and can't wait to read the other contributions.

Title: Fire Front
Author: kelleigh
Artist: sweetheartdean
Genre: RPS
Pairing: Jared Padalecki/Jensen Ackles
Rating: NC17
Word Count: 41K
Warnings: Age Difference. Mild Violence and Injury.

Summary: Before his 18th birthday, bitter foster kid Jensen Ackles was given a choice between prison time or military service. He chose the latter and spent the next decade channeling his rage into training and multiple tours overseas. When he’s finally discharged, he moves to Boston to live with the only person who ever gave a damn about him, but the anger that’s plagued him since he was a teen refuses to let him settle into a normal life. Pushed to the brink, Jensen discovers the world of illegal fighting and uses it to burn the violence out of his system. Empty warehouses, rundown factories, and foreclosed clubs become the arenas where Jensen fights for money and relief.

One night, after emerging victorious from his latest challenge, he finds a young man waiting for him, offering him a prize he won’t refuse. Jensen sees so much of himself in the skinny, stubborn kid, and he’s torn between his desire to corrupt and his need to protect. Jared Padalecki is lost, working at a small diner and trying to make ends meet. He’s stuck between a home that doesn’t want him and a dangerous world filled with people who wouldn’t hesitate to take advantage of him. Jensen finds himself fighting to keep Jared from repeating his own mistakes while at the same time battling the rage inside him. Will it consume him before he can save Jared, or is Jensen the one in need of saving?

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Notes: This was a story idea that I came up with a long time ago and never got around to writing. When BB season rolled around, I pulled it back out and gave it another go. It morphed from a simple PWP into a 40K+ behemoth in almost no time at all. I’m glad I finally finished it, as it took me to several unexpected places!

Thank you so much to sweetheartdean for choosing my summary and for coming up with three AMAZING pieces of art to illustrate the fic! You understood what I wanted so well, let me spam you with pictures of Jensen’s ridiculously amazing facial hair, and let me convince you that Tahmoh Penikett is absolutely WONDERFUL. I’m so happy we got to work together on this, and your art so amazing, I can only hope the story lives up to your work.

Many, MANY hugs to dugindeep who kept me going throughout this entire process, even though we THOUGHT we could keep our Big Bangs under 25K for once. Needless to say we failed, but not miserably ♥ ♥ ♥ I never would have finished this story without your encouragement, and I truly appreciate your work as a beta for making this story the best it could be. You are the best and I love you!

Thank you to wendy for bringing us this Big Bang challenge year after year! I wish I could quit you :)

Here's my latest contribution to salt_burn_porn if anyone is interested!

title. Pattern of Behavior
pairing. Jensen/Jared
rating. NC17/Explicit
genre. Alternate Universe - Lawyers
words. 3364
warnings. Dubious consent issues relating to the legal profession/coercion, but both participants are consenting and willing. Infidelity themes. Written for verucasalt123's prompt of roll the dice.

“You want to roll the dice, take this to trial? Fine by me. I’ll see you bright and early on Monday morning. You can see yourself out.”

Padalecki closes his eyes and shakes his head again. “I can’t.”

“What was that?”

“I said, I can’t.”

Read it HERE ON AO3.

Back around with a handful of fills for spn_masquerade! I had the opportunity to fill five amazing prompts, all very very different but fun in their own way. Some new things for me, and some not :)

All links go to Ao3. Original prompts are included in the notes before each fic. Hope you enjoy!

1. Oncoming Storm | 1425 words
[Sam/Dean] Oral Sex, Road Head, Incest Kink, Impala Sex
Dean is rattled from that last hunt. Sam knows just how to help him relax.

2. Nine-Tenths | 525 words
[Jensen/Jared] Infidelity, Murder, Dirty Talk, Bottom Jensen, Top Jared
He can't handle knowing that someone else has more of a claim than he does, that he's not the only one. But that's all about to change. Possession is nine-tenths of the law.

3. My Lips are the Gun | 1842 words
[Jensen/Jared] Oral Sex, Facials, Dirty Talk, Makeup Lipstick & Lip Gloss, Obedience, Masturbation
When Jensen finds out there's a lipstick color called 'Jared' by Tom Ford, he can't stop imagining the way the shade would look on his boyfriend's lips. He's never clicked 'buy' so fast in his life.

4. Graded Performance | 817 words
[Tahmoh Penikett/Jensen Ackles] Oral Sex, Nipple Play, Kitchen Sex, Established Relationship, Mutual Masturbation
Jensen's in the middle of giving what he considers to be a spectacular blowjob (above average, for sure) when his boyfriend decides to try something new.

5. Promoted | 2164 words
[Dean Smith/Sam Wesson] Switching, Office Sex, Rimming, Oral Sex, Lap Sex
Getting work done around Sandover was difficult since Sam couldn’t make eye-contact with Dean without growing half-hard, although his semis are easier to hide now that he isn’t wearing khakis to work every day. Dean likes to see him in dark slacks and crisp shirts, and given the way Dean has taken to dicking Sam without bothering to remove most of his clothes, Sam isn’t complaining.

Written for the 2018 spn_j2_bigbang Challenge!

title: The Frozen Ocean
author: kelleigh
artist: quickreaver
genre: RPF
pairing: Jensen Ackles/Jared Padalecki
rating: NC17
word count: 50,700
warnings: Mentions of depression, very brief mentions of PTSD and suicidal ideation. Temporary character death. Minor character death. Action-movie violence and injury.



Three years ago, the world lost one of its heroes. Jensen Ackles, known to most as ‘Reactor,’ gave his life to save thousands, perhaps even to save our way of life. Jared Padalecki was there that day, amidst the ruin and rubble of battle, holding Jensen in his arms as he died. In the aftermath, as society mourned the loss of their superhero, Jared buried his husband on a quiet Texas hillside.

Now, Jared’s living as a shadow of his former self, unable to move beyond his loss, when the arrival of a strange object from deep in outer space sets in motion a series of events that challenges everything Jared thought he knew about Jensen’s past and hoped for their future. From old friends showing up at his door in Vancouver to a secret military base in the middle of Texas, Jared will go and risk everything, including his own sanity, to get Jensen back. But is Jensen still the same man he loved for so long, or will Jared lose him all over again? This time, the battle isn’t about saving the world - it’s about saving what they had.



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Without further ado...

CORPUS DELICTI
[THE FACTS OF A CRIME]

J2 CSI 'Verse - Story One
Explicit. 10000 words. AU.

Jensen's job never gets easier. His latest crime scene is no exception. Tasked with investigating the violent murder of a young woman whose body was discovered in a famous actor's hotel room, Jensen tries not to let the circumstances of the crime, not to mention the intrusive press coverage, affect his ability to do his job.

Amidst the chaos, however, he meets Jared Padalecki. While his instincts as a CSI tell him to stay away, Jensen can't help being drawn to the struggling actor. As the case progresses, Jensen wonders if Jared might be more than a simple distraction during a stressful case.

He could be what saves Jensen from burning out completely.

Read it here on AO3.

As promised, this is a totally revamped version of my original story. I have removed the entire CSI 'Verse from my LJ so that I can edit and refresh each part. For this first story, I've added more than 3000 words. The story was never originally written to have sequels, yet it ended up having four, and this one really needed a lot of editing. I hope you enjoy the result, whether you've read and enjoyed the series before, or if you're new! Trust me when I say that this version is so much better than the original. It's not just in the details, but hopefully in the story arc as well. I mean, Jensen even has a specialty now! Trust me, that'll come up later :)

Thank you to zubeneschamali for the willing beta - this really was such a huge project to me and your notes helped me add even more to this story to make it complete. ♥

I wrote fic! Try not to die of shock.

InSecurity.
Jensen Ackles/Jared Padalecki. NC17. 8600 words.
Canadian Spy!AU. Humor. Age Difference. Enemies to Lovers and back and forth.
Loosely based on the Canadian TV series of the same name. I couldn't resist!

Recruited straight out of UBC, Jensen found himself riding the fast-track at the National Intelligence and Security Administration’s Vancouver Operations Center. From analyst to field agent to deputy unit leader, Jensen followed every order, completed every menial task, and filled out paperwork in triplicate just to get ahead.

Now, he was a Unit Leader at only 34 years old. Along with the title came a better parking spot, a significant raise, and a fancy new office from which he could watch his team (his own team! Filling out their own paperwork in triplicate!) from behind floor-to-ceiling walls of metal and glass.

He had everything else. Getting a nemesis was the obvious next step. Based on his shiny new job title, Jensen thought he deserved a really good one.

Read 'InSecurity' on AO3.

Written for my darling dugindeep's birthday! WHICH WAS LAST WEEK, during which I spent most of my time beta'ing her Big Bang (which is just a gem and you should READ THAT TOO), and contains some of her FAVE tropes :P

Edit: LOL promise I actually linked the story this time!

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. )

For the first j2_reversebang challenge, I had the chance to create some art for a theme I'd always wanted to read! And then I was lucky enough to have non_tiembo_mala write it for me! So without further ado...

WHEN YOU FIND ME [you'll search no more]
Story by: non_tiembo_mala
Art by: kelleigh

When Jared unexpectedly finds himself in possession of a stolen jewel that belongs to the mysterious and powerful sorceress who lives in the woods behind his castle, he feels compelled to return the stone right away. The witch surprises him by offering to grant him one wish, and the last thing he expects is to fall in love.

Read it here! On LiveJournal or on AO3!













This is really only the third story I've done art for (and for good reason, I'm a terrible artist!), but this time I got to craft the prompt first instead of fitting a particular story. This is a prompt I've always wanted to read, but it needed a good fantasy author to write it, and non_tiembo_mala totally stepped up! I was lucky that my first two authors dropped out, truly 😋 Pinch hitters for the win!

Thank you, non_tiembo_mala, you are the best! ❤️❤️❤️

Media: Prismacolor pencils, photo manipulations, aesthetic.
About the art: I started out drawing the star sapphire oh a whim thinking I could connect it to a fantasy element. But I really liked how it turned out and built the rest of the pieces around it. I also drew the sunset scene. The images of Jared and Jensen are photo manips (at which I improved greatly from from the first draft of the art I considered submitting, trust me!). The title banner came about from me trying to be clever with layers, and was actually a mistake but since non_tiembo_mala and I loved the result, I decided to keep going 😋

So thanks for bearing with me during this challenge! Now what are you still doing here? go read the story!

AO3 links up soon!

AFTER THE FINAL WHISTLE
Jensen Ackles/Jared Padalecki. NC17. 9700 words.
Soccer Fan!AU. Meet-cute. Flirting.
Jensen has been watching Arsenal Football Club play for years, going so far as to co-found a supporters club with his best friend. They watch matches at the same bar every weekend, drinking, cheering, and commiserating. When the hottest man Jensen has ever seen walks into their bar one Saturday morning, Jensen thinks his dreams have come true. There’s only one problem: Jared isn’t an Arsenal fan.

notes. A lot of this is based off my own experiences with my local Arsenal Supporters Club. It's amazing. I started writing this at the beginning of last season, meaning it's been a year since I began. I got distracted writing another Soccer!AU [He Gives Me Fever (Pitch) for brokenhighways], but I finally managed to finish this one, and I'm a little in love with these two. football = soccer and Tottenham Hotspur is a garbage team.

Thanks to jerzcaligrl for the beta assistance! ♥ Read on AO3 here.

( Jensen loves Arsenal and only Arsenal. )

SEASONS.
Jensen/Jared. Jensen/OFC.
R. 4600 words.
Alternate Universe.
Written for spn_masquerade for this prompt: J2 infidelity: J1's wife grew up with J2, best friends and practically a brother to her. Relationship begins innocent enough - Js bonding over shared job/hobby and 'in the moment' kissing - leads to late night confessions and, eventually...author's choice. No reveal or catching affair, just J2 carrying on for weeks/months/years and refusing to tell wives.

notes. At first, I wasn't sure anyone would want to read this story. I wasn't even sure I could write it. But I challenged myself, and I'm really happy with the result. And the positive feedback I've gotten has been amazing. Seriously. Heart-warming and so fabulous. So thank you to everyone who commented on spn_masquerade and told me that this was worth reading. ♥

( Jensen has always preferred the Fall. )

DOOR PRIZE
Jared/Jensen.
NC17. 1300 words.
Could be Non-AU or AU.
kinks. consensual somnophilia. fingering. cockslut. dirty talk (all the fun stuff). Written for spn_masquerade for this prompt.

Jensen's fingered himself, lubed himself up good, so he's ready for when Jared gets home. But Jared takes longer than anticipated, and Jensen gets a little tipsy and falls asleep.


( Jared must have been a saint in his previous life. )

GOT HIM ON HIS KNEES LIKE RELIGION
Jensen Ackles/Jared Padalecki. NC17. AU.

Jared doesn’t need Jensen’s employment contract to deduce that his driver served in the military, or that his service to his country didn’t end there. If Jared had to guess, he’d venture that Jensen was recruited into specialized training. Something elite and way, way off the books. It’s written in his sharp reactions, evident in the way he can process scenarios and routes faster than any other driver Jared has used, not to mention his, at times, unnerving vigilance.

These traits make Jensen a great driver. The fact that he’s a stoic bastard makes him Jared’s favorite driver.

Based very loosely on Zoe Morgan & John Reese from Person of Interest. Thank you so much to lavishsqualor for the beta and cleaning up so many little things I'd missed! (And how much do I love that I've been in this fandom 11 years and I continue to meet new friends! ♥ ♥)

Link to AO3.

( After the day he’s had, Jared’s mood requires something outside of his usual comforts. Something stronger. )

HE GIVES ME FEVER (PITCH)
Jensen/Jared. PG13. Footballer!AU. 7100 words.
Jensen Ackles’ dream of playing for one of the top football clubs in England is nearly within reach. Until another American player, the new cocky striker at Manchester United, bursts onto the scene.

notes. Written for spn_j2_xmas as a gift for brokenhighways! The mods knew what they were doing when they sent me your request for “J2 on rival soccer teams and they clash, tensions rise and...stuff happens?” I hope you enjoy this despite it being written by an Arsenal fan :P Now you can probably guess why I had the mods ask you for your favorite teams...

Or, read it on AO3.


( HE GIVES ME FEVER (PITCH) )

HE WHO WRITES MY STORY
Jensen Ackles/Jared Padalecki. R [language and non-explicit sexual scenarios]. AU. 13,700 words.
After his last book flops and he breaks up with his boyfriend, Jensen moves back to his hometown of Brookgreen, California, to start over. His plans to take a break from writing (and dating!) veer off-course, however, when Jensen’s best friend introduces him to Jared, the new deputy sheriff in town, who immediately reignites Jensen's creativity along with his desire. Now it's up to Jensen to decide which he wants more: a successful book or a relationship with the man of his dreams.

Written for this round of spn_meanttobe. Really getting it in under the wire, here, for AMNESTY DAY! Thanks to one_2_3_4 for the last-minute, late night beta read, and to souslelys for the title of what's obviously gonna be a best-seller!

Original prompt: Talk Me Down: Molly Jennings has one naughty little secret: her job as a bestselling erotic fiction author. Until her inspiration runs dry—thanks to a creepy ex—and it's time to skip town and move back to tiny Tumble Creek. One look at former high school hunk chief of police Ben Lawson and Molly is back in business. The only problem now is that Molly may have to let the cat out of the bag about her chosen profession, and straitlaced Ben will definitely not approve.…

( I know your dirty little secret... )

( Dude, I called it. )

Thank you for reading! ♥ All comments and love are treasured. Apologies for the jokes from Twitter :P

My entire 2015 Big Bang summed up in a single GIF, courtesy of dugindeep...



#IBlameAmyForEverything

Title: Fancy That
Author name: kelleigh
Artist name: littlepistols a.k.a. cackling_madly
Genre: J2 RPS AU
Pairing: Jared Padalecki/Jensen Ackles
Rating: NC17
Word count: 29,500
Warnings: Cross-dressing character. Mentions of prostitution and abuse of a minor [brief]. Gun violence. Unsafe sex [in line with the times]. Idealized Old West setting.

Summary: The Morgan Traveling Exhibition & Gun Competition is recognized throughout the West as the finest showcase of shooters, ropers, and riders this side of the Mississippi River. Jensen, known better as The Texas Rose, joined J.D. Morgan’s troupe after the promoter rescued him from a prostitution camp when he was barely a teenager. Life on the road gives Jensen the family he’s always wanted, freedom to express his desires, and plenty of lovers, but Jensen longs for a partner who sees him as more than just a pretty face in a fancy costume. When he walks into a saloon the night before a competition and finds a tall, slim gunslinger standing alone at the bar, Jensen senses that passion could burn bright between them. However, Jensen knows that the only thing more dangerous than a gunslinger's aim would be falling in love with one. Though they both make their home on the road, Jensen's job is to celebrate life. Jared's job is to end it.

Check out littlepistols's ART POST and leave her some love! ♥ I was blown away by everything!
Written for the 2014 spn_j2_bigbang



Part One | Part Two | Part Three

Multiple text-only formats available at the AO3.
Please let me know if you download the story ♥
PDF with art available HERE - thanks to matchboximpala for creating it!



notes. I wasn’t going to participate in BB this year, but around March I remembered that I had started a short story which I really enjoyed. It was a PWP featuring Jensen wearing a corset, and Jared the gunslinger. It was based on an episode of one of my favorite older television series, The Magnificent Seven. I decided that it would be fun (*eyeroll*) to expand the story and give it a little more background, a little more porn, and a nice, happy ending. Three months later I have a full Harlequin Western, and I couldn’t be happier.

This is by no means in keeping with history. It is an idealized Old West where cross-dressing wasn’t common, but neither it nor homosexuality was frowned upon. It is also a Harlequin story and proud of it ♥

thanks. I have to thank cackling_madly for choosing my story right away and being so excited to get started. I knew that the prompt might not appeal to everyone, but I was clearly chosen by the PERFECT artist. We were totally meant to be. She wanted to draw the exact same scenes I envisioned, and she’s done some fantastic work! Her Jensen is GORGEOUS, as he should be, and Danneel and Jared popped right out of my head and into her drawings. She worked her tail off, so PLEASE PLEASE leave her some love!

I am MASSIVELY grateful to one_2_3_4 and dugindeep for helping me whip this thing into shape! one_2_3_4 had the first read through, and without her suggestions this would have ended up as a shell of a story – good, but missing all the best parts. She’s also the one who came up with the ending, although I wish she’d told me sooner :P dugindeep polished up the beta in record time and saved me from posting incomplete paragraphs. She was always there with cheerleading duties towards the end! Thank you, and I love you both ♥ ♥ ♥

And of course, thank you to my own posse who never let me give up on this story 

As always, thanks to the wendy for putting this together! Big Bang is a drug, and you’re my supplier.