One of my most favorite verses ever. It's epic and hurty and brilliant.
http://calamitycrow.livejournal.com/60191.html

So let me set the battlements on fire by calamitycrow
rating: NC-17
warning: disability, alcoholism
pairing: J2
summary: It's been nine years since Supernatural was canceled, and six years since Jared and Jensen broke up. When Jared gets the chance to work on another project with Jensen, he hopes he can finally set things straight between them. Some things, though, aren't so easily fixed.

I've read it! And the timestamps. I think this story is amazing, it's probably what kickstarted this whole theme for me. That and roque-clasique's Drive verse and Mirrordance's stories because they are just regular old day-to-day angst perfection, don't hold anything back. I was hoping there are a few gems I've yet to uncover, maybe where the pairing is different.

Thank you for the rec, though!

How about this?

For The Heart I Once Had
Word count: 52,500
Summary: Almost two years ago, Commander Jeffrey Dean Morgan said good-bye to Jensen Ackles, hoping to meet up with him again after Jensen completed a dangerous mission on the other side of the galaxy. However, neither of them expected Jensen's capture and torture at the hands of the enemy. Now Jeff has returned to Earth, determined to find Jensen and rekindle their relationship.
But he doesn't expect to find a damaged Jensen and an overprotective brother. Can Jeff and Jensen move beyond the past and find each other again?
http://epeeblade.livejournal.com/572139.html

**this is part of Epeeblade sex corps verse and can be read as a stand alone but the whole verse is fantastic so give it a try.

Oops, forgot the link to the Master Post for sex corps verse
http://epeeblade.livejournal.com/530045.html

I second the rec! epeeblade is AWESOME and the series doesn't take the easy route!

Thank you, I'm reading it now and I like it - except for the mentions of BDSM, not my thing. I'm ignoring that for the time being. Thanks!

If you don't mind self-recs and Jensen/Jeff I've got 2 stories that deal with Jensen being blinded by an accident and how he deals.

Learning to Let Go (http://jedi-diplomat.livejournal.com/283404.html)
In the Dark (http://jedi-diplomat.livejournal.com/278582.html)

idk if you've already read this but this is what i've got from my delicious bookmarks and all of them is about Jensen:

http://tcs1121.livejournal.com/10057.html#cutid1
2 AU -- Jensen thought he was signing up for cartooning, but accidentally signed up for ceramics, a class that's pretty damn tough when you've only got one working arm. It's worth it to suffer through it, though, because damn the shaggy-haired wheel-throwing teacher is fine...

http://masterlist415.livejournal.com/42357.html
Jensen has a lot going for him; a great job, a large ocean side apartment, the freedom to be with whoever he likes. Then an accident happens that changes everything and Jensen has to relearn how to live with help from some unlikely places.

http://archiveofourown.org/works/220140
Jensen lives alone in the small town where he grew up, dividing his time between the bookstore he runs (with no customers), the bar he half-owns (but doesn't run) and the big, expensive dream house (that he bought with money he doesn't know what to do with). He lives quietly at the edge of the circle of friends he went to school with, and avoids everybody else -- until the new guy in town crashes a bike in front of Jensen's store and wedges himself into Jensen's world.


http://insane-songbird.livejournal.com/81021.html
J2AU. For three years a serial killer has been hunting young men in the area of Dallas. The police have no valid leads until the latest victim makes a spectacular escape. After Jensen Ackles finally manages to turn the tables on his captor, the authorities are hard pressed to close the case sooner rather than later. Detective Jared Padalecki is the only one to believe something might be wrong with that when Jensen claims that there is more to this case than meets the eye…


http://audrarose.livejournal.com/132263.html
Bookstore AU set in Chicago, with Jared as a sculptor who works out of a garage and Jensen as a bookstore clerk who's trying to get over a tragedy

I've read all of them!:)
I really liked Twists & Turns and Hearthstone, they're wonderful. Thank you!

Broken (http://archiveofourown.org/works/6010) by facetofcathy: This story begins with both protagonists single, at the end of filming season 4, and heading into the summer hiatus/convention season. Jared, Jensen and Misha tackle their convention experiences in their own unique ways, and they work well together. On the way back from Europe, one second of inattention changes everything, and they all have to learn new ways to get by.

I didn't hear of this one before and I really enjoyed it. The disconnected writing was a nice surprise. It's now part of my bookmarks, thank you!

When your Lover Breaks http://sandymg.livejournal.com/28753.html#cutid1

Jared Padalecki is filming the next-to-last episode of the fourth season of Supernatural. Jensen Ackles is his co-star, best friend, and as of this weekend, newfound lover. Jared’s life could not be better. Until a serious set accident shatters Jared's and Jensen's world. Jensen has lost himself and Jared is holding onto a memory. Can Jared love his partner enough to start from square one?

One more tomorrow http://aquariuskitty19.livejournal.com/ (WIP)

Jared has no redeeming qualities in this one so be warned.

Jared and Jensen used to be very much in love until life happened. Jared never believed in love at first sight but the moment he heard Jensen laugh he knew he was a believer. He was all Jared needed and somewhere along the way Jared forgot that. Now three years have passed since Jared left Jensen a broken shell of his former self. With the help of his friends Jensen is starting to live again but what happens when Jared shows up again?


Edited 2011-10-21 05:40 am (UTC)

I'm familiar with those stories. Maybe I should take a break from reading, wait for new stories...:)
Thank you for your suggestions!