27 October 2011 @ 07:57 pm
self-consious Jensen  
Hi guys! I'm feeling kind of down today so I could use a good pick me up. I'd love to read some high school or college J2 AU's or non-AU's where Jensen is quiet, shy, self-conscious and has a low self esteem, but is unknowingly adorable. He could be self-conscious about anything, but I'd be really happy if he was self-conscious about his looks and/or artistic talents. And by artistic talents I mean it'd be awesome if he was a musician, artist, and/or writer but doesn't feel like he's any good at it and is constantly worried about what people think of him. And if Jared comes into the picture and comforts and encourages him well then that would be just perfect! No pre-established relationship fics, in fact, some pinning on Jensen's end would be awesome. Angst is great, but I need happy endings with lots of schmoop please. No WIPs, but self-recs are welcomed. Thank you!
 
 
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[identity profile] jarta89.livejournal.com on October 28th, 2011 05:05 am (UTC)
The Tragedy of Life (http://lizzywinks.livejournal.com/14001.html)
The only luck Jensen seems to be having lately is bad – he's accidentally come out to his family and been disowned (sort of), had his lyrics stolen by his best friend (now ex) who he last saw sipping champagne on an episode of CMT Cribs, and is one late rent payment from being thrown out on his ass because apparently no one wants to buy insurance from a guy with an eyepatch (don't ask).
But things finally start to look up when he meets his hot new neighbor, Jared, and of course that's when Jensen has to go and get himself killed.
Turns out the afterlife? Not all it's cracked up to be. And his death coach is kind of a douche, too.

ComicBook Geek!AU (http://archiveofourown.org/series/9008)
Jensen is a major comicbook geek with a major crush on a major hottie, Jared.

The Doors of Time (http://felisblanco.livejournal.com/856417.html)
It’s not like he doesn’t try to fit in and make friends, he really does. It just seems like nothing he does is good enough for them. If he smiles they blink. If he speaks they stare. And whenever they see him coming they get this panicked look in their eyes like they want to run away and they don’t even know why.
Jensen knows why. It’s the same thing that makes his dad worry and his mom cry. That makes Nana tell his parents he’s going to Hell, not even caring that he can hear her.
It’s what makes him ‘weird’.


[identity profile] xxdeathrainxx.livejournal.com on October 28th, 2011 01:08 pm (UTC)
These all look great, thank you! I'm especially looking forward to the comic book one!
(Anonymous) on October 28th, 2011 06:26 am (UTC)
Thinking of you with pencil in hand: http://archiveofourown.org/works/215724
and its sequel: Excuse me while I facepalm my life is a comedy of errors: http://archiveofourown.org/works/215726

Jensen is the painfully shy art student/comicbook geek who comes into the bookstore every week. Jared is the clerk with a massive crush on him.
[identity profile] xxdeathrainxx.livejournal.com on October 28th, 2011 01:09 pm (UTC)
OMG this sounds perfect! Thank you! ^_^
[identity profile] rainbowglowing.livejournal.com on October 28th, 2011 10:39 am (UTC)
Hey, so you may have already read them, but those two are one of my High School AU favorites:

1. My heart don't beat the way it used to:

http://raina-at.livejournal.com/315214.html

Summary: Jared and Jensen have been best friends forever, and nothing’s going to ever change that, not even senior slump, or college anxieties, or even Jared getting an annoying cheerleader girlfriend. Or so Jensen thought.

I also really like that Jensen is a gifted artist in this one, he paints and is into photography!

2. Can I be Pretty Enough for You:

http://aythia.livejournal.com/38913.html

Also really great and Jensen is quite vurnerable in this one, Jared protecting him of course!

Summary:
Jensen has been hurt, and he is not about to put his trust in anyone, ever again. Things might change around the school however, when a new student arrives. But will Jensen allow the change or will the nightmares from his past ruin his last year in high school?

Hope you haven't read them!
[identity profile] xxdeathrainxx.livejournal.com on October 28th, 2011 01:11 pm (UTC)
I haven't read either of them and they both look great! Thank you so much!
[identity profile] anon-fan.livejournal.com on October 29th, 2011 02:31 pm (UTC)
This has shy Jensen
Melting Under Blue Skies

Summary: College!AU. In which Jensen tries hard not to fall for Jared, and is generally sort of an idiot, and Jared hugs a lot.

http://bimosexual.livejournal.com/5704.html (sorry about the ugly link)
[identity profile] xxdeathrainxx.livejournal.com on October 30th, 2011 04:21 pm (UTC)
Re: This has shy Jensen
Thank you so much! This one sounds great!
(Anonymous) on October 29th, 2011 07:05 pm (UTC)
Dirt on Our Uniforms.

Summary: Jared is a student at a snooty New England boarding school. Jensen is his shy new roommate. Jared's a goof, and Jensen wants to do something different now he's out from under the watchful eyes of his parents, so they start playing silly pranks around the school. (Don't mess with Texas, y'all.) After a while, in addition to being roommates and comrades in pranking, they're spending all their free time together... and maybe sometimes jerking each other off. And okay, maybe they kind of like each other. A lot. Possibly, you might even call it love (but you wouldn't do it in public).

http://beckaandzac.livejournal.com/315948.html
[identity profile] xxdeathrainxx.livejournal.com on October 30th, 2011 04:22 pm (UTC)
I've already read this one, but it was a great fic and I loved it! Thank you for rec-ing it!