Fic: And There's That Pesky Thing Called Reality - Master Post

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Title: And There's That Pesky Thing Called Reality
Author name: hils
Artist name: jord_el
Fandom: CWRPS
Genre: Slash
Pairings: Jared/Jensen
Rating: NC-17
Word count: 29,000
Summary: Jared wishes he had the life of Sam and Dean Winchester but unfortunately they are fictional characters in a series of books. Instead he's stuck working at the library with only his imagination for company. When he breaks his leg in an accident his life goes from mundane to just plain boring, until he finds himself in posession of a computer. Pretty soon he's fully immersed in the crazy world of Supernatural fandom. It's just lucky for him he has resident BNF Jensen to hold his hand through it all. Now if they could just get over the fact that Jared thinks Jensen is a girl everything would be awesome.
Written for spn_j2_bigbang



Acknowledgments/Thanks:

First of all I have to thank isarae who was my sounding board and alpha reader throughout this. She talked me down whenever I wanted to quit, read draft after draft and offered suggestions whenever I got stuck. I can honestly say this fic wouldn't even exist without her

Secondly thanks to kitty_poker1, hsapiens and kaylbunny who all did beta work in various different capacities and again stopped me freaking out too much when I convinced myself no one would want to read this.

And, of course, thanks to jord_el for creating the art to go with this fic

And finally thanks to all my friends on LJ and Twitter who put up with all my whining, angsting and flailing for the months it took me to to get to this point. You guys are awesome!

Part One ¦ Part Two ¦ Part Three ¦ Part Four ¦ Part Five ¦ Art Master Post

Comments

[the-tim-world.livejournal.com]

It's 4:30 AM here, and I should be going to bed, but this...this looks like an awesome read!

[fandomcorner.livejournal.com]

Oh, god, well I hope you enjoy it (and manage to stay awake) *g*

[ina-ami.livejournal.com]

this sounds so interesting. i'm definitely reading it. i hope you don't mind but i created apdf for the story. here is the link PDF (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=QOV5WKZA)

[fandomcorner.livejournal.com]

Oh, thanks! I'll be sure to link to it (later as I'm about to head out for the weekend)

[1orelei.livejournal.com]

I'm packing, NO TIME TO READ, but the summary is so enticing... woe! But a PDF means I shall not be thwarted by lack of internet connectivity should I actually get free time this weekend! So thank you both! Wheeee!

[hannahbellejude.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the PDF!

[simplybeing.livejournal.com]

Oh, fuck me. It's six o'clock in the morning and I was just on my way to bed, finally... and then you went and posted this. Now. WHY DO YOU HATE ME, WOMAN???

Bah, screw sleep. I know what I'm doing for the next howevermany hours.

HOMG I FEEL LIKE I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOREVER.

[fandomcorner.livejournal.com]

BB YOU KNOW ILU! ♥

Hope you enjoy it :)

[hsapiens.livejournal.com]

I'm so excited that people are losing sleep to read your fic because it's SO worth it. I'm sorry that they're sleep deprived, truly, but you deserve all the love that will be coming your way. I'm so excited that you have posted. *throws confetti*

I'm now off to ogle the artwork and upload the final copy to my Reader.

[fandomcorner.livejournal.com]

CONFETTI! IT'S A PARADE!

Thanks bb! You are amazing *hugs*

[isarae.livejournal.com]

Wheeee! It's finally posted!!! I'm actually totally off to read this now (no, I never did read through the final copy you sent me...I just skimmed it for potential chapter breaks.)

And honestly? It was my pleasure!

(I too, am amused that people are losing sleep over this. MUAHAHAHAHAHA!)

[hils.livejournal.com]

O HAI GABRIEL IN YOUR ICON!

Really, I can't thank you enough for all your help *snuggles*

Wait, is that a Gabriel/Crowley icon? OMG WANT!

[princess-aleera.livejournal.com]

OMG this looks so fun! XD

[hils.livejournal.com]

I hope you enjoy it :)

[violetrose1922.livejournal.com]

Congrats. I can't wait to read, looks awesome!

[hils.livejournal.com]

YAY! Thanks! I hope you enjoy it

[littlehollyleaf.livejournal.com]

Gah! The posting of this has come too soon and I don't have time to read, noooooooo!!!

Okay. It's bookmarked and I will read it as soon as. Promise. It sounds so much fun :) You are a stronger writer than I am doing multiple of these things in a year. Kudos.

[hils.livejournal.com]

Oh, really, don't kudos me. The emotional angst I went through with this (and am still going through with DCBB) I wouldn't wish on anyone.

I do wonder why I keep doing this to myself

[m-lasha.livejournal.com]

Is there a pdf of this yet? Thanks.

[fandomcorner.livejournal.com]

There's one in the comments :)

[matchboximpala.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I enjoyed it so much. Not sure I buy the big twist (no spoilers here), but I did really like the characterizations and the development of their relationship. And Misha. Hilarious.

[fandomcorner.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much :)

[usaexpat101.livejournal.com]

loved this story...it was great start to finish...as someone who met their hubby via on-line bulletin boards (in 1992) talking about a tv show this one was close to my heart! great job

[fandomcorner.livejournal.com]

Aww! Thank you so much! So glad you liked it :)

[hrroyalgeekness.livejournal.com]

You have restored my hope in good BB fics. I had been reading through some of the ones I found interesting and while they were okay, they weren't up to the standard I had gotten used to when it came to Big Bang.

This fic was so much fun and really sounded like both of them. I loved who Jensen ended up being in the end.

[fandomcorner.livejournal.com]

Oh, wow, thank you so much! I'm so glad you liked it

[ace-p.livejournal.com]

This was great, loved the story! :D
Thanks for sharing!
Cheers!

[fandomcorner.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! So glad you liked it

[just-a-teaparty.livejournal.com]

Well I know this is kind of late, and I actually read this story awhile ago and I just refound it. Just wanted to say that it was wonderful :) I loved the fandom aspect of it. It was very well-written and enjoyable.

Thanks for the good read!

[hils.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much!

[cancoydu.livejournal.com]

I was stocking fics to my phone to read later.. well actually have been doing it for the last 3 hours. I think they'll reserve me for a couple of months lol.

Anyway, I came here from a rec on Tumblr. Someone has listed this one in her/him TOP 10 list.

I've looked all of them, and here I am, reading the summary and going like this: "ooohhh... oh..... oh damn! I've read this!..... omg I remember! *shines*"

But couldn't comment that time cause that one was a direct pdf rec from my friend. Good that I found this, cause really, it's been maybe 4 or 5 months since I've read this one. But can remember the details very well. I can even describe some scenes... Even while I'm thinking on it now, I can give you an outline.... Wow.

In my opinion, this is success. I can see the scenes in clear vision and still remember some sentences and such. It was a real good story, so alike to us, to our world here. I did love it. ♥

edit: I edited some of my sentences, wow to me too. It's 2:17a here and English is not my native. Should be understandable I guess *__*

[fandomcorner.livejournal.com]

Oh, wow! Really, this comment has just made my day. Maybe even my week. Thank you so much! That's so nice of you to come over and say that after all this time.

Really, thank you!

[carolynovub.livejournal.com]

Прочитал, конечно, далеко от моей темы. (http://zimnyayaobuv.ru/) (http://zimnyaya-obuv.ru/)

[syngates-guitar.livejournal.com]

This fic looks so interesting. It's not to late to ask for a PDF is it?

[fandomcorner.livejournal.com]

Hi!

There should be a PDF in the comments here but it's also posted on AO3 if you want to download it from there.

[danaid-luv.livejournal.com]

Hils! I had this bookmarked from *years* ago & just came across the link tonight. And, y'know, read it at a gallop, because I couldn't put it down! I know, I know, you left them behind *ages* ago, but...thanks for writing this. I forgot numerous times while reading that you were the author, so I kept having these, "holy cr*ap, this is *Hils*!" moments, heh. *happy sigh*