I've Got My Hands Up So Take Your Aim

Brightly Shining
760 words; PG
In A Faraway Land timestamp for elless18 from the holiday timestamp post.

( O Christmas Tree )

Title: In This World Here, He Fears
Words: 4,200
Rating/Warnings: R for flashes/memories of violence and death
Notes: Timestamp for In a Farway Land, You'll Find Yourself (2010 Big Bang) to standing_fic's prompt for Jensen seeing too much in now!Jared that reminds him of Cassidonia!Jared, and cue much freaking. Or something like that, lol.

I LOVE MICHELLE. Y'all have no clue. And so, because she's one of my #1 pals, I'm breaking (for the second time) my pact to not timestamp a specific verse and giving in to her wants and needs ;-) This is for her birthday and Christmas and just for being so fucking awesome and brightening my life on a regular basis. I hope this lives up to something in some way, somehow. IDEK!

( As the sun rises higher in the East . . . )

Fic title: In a Faraway Land, You’ll Find Yourself
Author name: dugindeep
Artist name: _afterism
Genre: RPS
Pairing: Jared/Jensen, minor Jensen/OMC, Adrianne Palicki/Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Rating: R
Word count: 28,600
Warnings/Spoilers: (spoilers) shades of infidelity, major injury, character death (fixed in end)
Summary: In his day-to-day life, Jensen is never put first or regarded as anyone with purpose. He works for his dad, lives in his brother’s shadow, can’t keep his boyfriend a priority, and has mostly given up on himself. One magical cup of coffee transports him to the land of Cassidonia, a fantasy land that he can’t traverse on his own.

The tale says the Fair Child will slay the monster keeping watch at the unruly queen’s castle, and all of Cassidonia says Jensen’s the one to do it. In this world, he has to decide if he’ll move on without much effort to change his life, or live up to his destiny and save Cassidonia and return it to the rightful rule of the princess-in-waiting.

ART: Oh jeez, _afterism is crazy talented and sweeter than sugar. I am in love with her drawings. Every time one came into my inbox, I was deliriously happy with how delicious and gorgeous they each were. I’m pretty sure the headers for parts Four and Five are my FAAAAAAAAAAVORITES. &hearts &hearts &hearts . Please go give her some lovin’ at her FULL ART POST. It's all so beautiful.

NOTES: Written for spn_j2_bigbang. This thing has come around to where it is in thanks to multiple betas (corbyinoz, standing_fic and queenklu), who each contributed a great deal of not just concrit and fresh ideas but overall support. &hearts

Additional huge thanks to those who listened to me rant, whine, gloat, whatever. It’s been a process.

And of course to wendy and thehighwaywoman for running what could be a complete mess of a challenge but came out beautifully!

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- - Part One - - Part Two - - Part Three - - Part Four - - Part Five - -

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