Description: NC-17. Ex- detective Jensen moves to a new city, to escape the nightmare of his recent past. His apartment has an assortment of neighbors, including his landlord, Jared Padalecki and immediate next door neighbor, Caitlin. Jared is good looking, wealthy and successful, but he's keeping dark secrets. Caitlin bakes a lot and hides. She's also, by her own admission, batshit crazy, but is she as dangerous as local detective Misha Collins believes?
For J2 it's lust at first sight but it's not going to be easy. Jared has issues with commitment and Jensen just has issues, including his ex-partner Chad Michael Murray trying to pull him back onto the case that devastated his life.
When their past collides can they make a new future for themselves?
Warnings: Sexually explicit content, graphic violence, some mild d/s themes, prostitution, mentions of non-con (not between the boys), mental illness(OFC), alcoholism
Characters: Jensen/omc, Jensen/Jared, Jared/omc, JD Morgan/ofc, Past Jensen/Tom Welling, Misha Collins, Chad Michael Murray and an assortment of SPN characters and CW names.
Disclaimer: This is fiction, pure fantasy folks. The events aren't real and I am not associated with any of the characters or real places mentioned within the text. I don't make any money from it. It includes a mental health storyline. I am not qualified in mental health, it is all googled, there will be inaccuracies - this is fantasy folks.
Many, many thanks to Lia (Cheebles) who joined me early on and has supported me every step of the way and was amazing at helping me Americanize the text. I'm sure there are still some British spellings but I'm getting there!
Effusive hugs to Heather (
rnbweyedbckwlkr) who made this masterlist of links for me when I was bamboozled by all the technical stuff.
This is my first fanfic, and it completes a few personal challenges the most important that I wrote it, completed it and put it somewhere 'public'. I am thrilled to have managed it. Thanks to @Lil_hermie there were a few other challenges in there that took me even further from my comfort zone and I think I made it with them too ;)
PDF Available with typo edits can be found on on my A03
Chapter links under the cut:-
PROLOGUE, PART 1 PART 2a PART 2b PART 3 PART 4a PART 4b PART 5a PART 5b PART 6 PART 7 PART 8 PART 9 PART 10 PART 11 PART 12 PART 13 PART 14 PART 15 PART 16 PART 17 PART 18 PART 19 PART 20 PART 21 PART 22 PART 23 PART 24 PART 25 PART 26 PART 27 PART 28 PART 29 PART 30 PART 31 PART 32 PART 33 PART 34 PART 35 PART 36 PART 37 PART 38 PART 39 PART 40 PART 41 PART 42 PART 43 PART 44 PART 45 EPILOGUETIME STAMP:
The Silent Space between Us