J2 AU | R | No Strings Could Secure You
AND AWAY WE GO!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: No Strings Could Secure You
Words: 38,000
Rating: R for some language
Warnings: A pretty darned depressing AU.
Summary: The Media Freeze took away all music, movies, and gaming systems to sterilize citizens of any excessive emotions and let them live their own lives. Media Agent Jared Padalecki upholds the Freeze, destroying media and arresting those who possess it. But his world viewpoint is skewed when he watches a TV show and experiences what all the offenders have - raw emotion. His life is further upended when he builds a friendship with actor Jensen Ackles, who turns him onto more entertainment and opens his eyes to the beauty of this creative world.
Notes: Inspired by Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, which, while being kind of tough to stomach with stilted dialogue and descriptions, absolutely blew my mind. Title from Cream’s “White Room.”
Thanks: Fantastic beta and cheerleading from timehasa_way. I think I owe you my first born. I still take responsibility for any story holes or typos.
Prologue | Part One | Part Two | Part Three | Part Four | Notes and Soundtrack
Title: No Strings Could Secure You
Words: 38,000
Rating: R for some language
Warnings: A pretty darned depressing AU.
Summary: The Media Freeze took away all music, movies, and gaming systems to sterilize citizens of any excessive emotions and let them live their own lives. Media Agent Jared Padalecki upholds the Freeze, destroying media and arresting those who possess it. But his world viewpoint is skewed when he watches a TV show and experiences what all the offenders have - raw emotion. His life is further upended when he builds a friendship with actor Jensen Ackles, who turns him onto more entertainment and opens his eyes to the beauty of this creative world.
Notes: Inspired by Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, which, while being kind of tough to stomach with stilted dialogue and descriptions, absolutely blew my mind. Title from Cream’s “White Room.”
Thanks: Fantastic beta and cheerleading from timehasa_way. I think I owe you my first born. I still take responsibility for any story holes or typos.
Prologue | Part One | Part Two | Part Three | Part Four | Notes and Soundtrack