It Had To Be You: Author's Note/Acknowledgements
Acknowledgements
Ahh okay I have a mental list in my head, which isn't very long but still.
First off, thanks to my girlfriend loverstar for just being so amazing to me. She's my muse and has been patient with me through my angst and neurotic fits (especially right before posting) and she's also been real good at slapping sense and reality into me when I needed it ;P This fic would not have turned out the way it did (which is good I hope) without her and her never-ending imagination, strength, encouragement, and overall amazingness. I love you so much babe, and I can't thank you enough for all of the support and help.
Second round of thanks goes to my best friend celestialxarrow. She helped beta this fic and was all around amazing to me, and I couldnt appreciate her help more especially since slash isnt her cup of tea. Thank you so much BB for listening to me ramble and lending me an ear when RL bitch slapped me right in the face.
A huge thank you to the mods of the spn_reversebang whom without we would not have such a great opportunity in the first place. Thank all of you for hosting this again and might I add you did a fantatic job running the challenge. I'd also like to thank you for letting me turn in my rough draft late when my computer decided to commit suicide, I appreciate that chance very much:)
A quick shout out to my friend Aubrey Nichole, who inspired a bit of events in this fic and who's 'fuck it' attitude helped me write. She doesn't know about this fic or the fact that she inspired me in several ways but i had to mention her nonetheless. Who knows, she might even read it when I tell her.
Last, but certainly not least, a big thanks to my artist beelikej without whom this fix would not have been born. I know this wasn't exactly what you had pictured but I hope that you can enjoy it nonetheless. I'm sorry for the many misunderstandings we've had to endure but I am happy that we worked them out to a certain extent because you're art is really something to behold. I hope you get better soon (since you mentioned you were sick with a cough) and that you enjoy the last half of the fic since RL issues on my part prevented you from reading it.
Author's Note
I'd like to take a moment to stand back and breathe because wow, it's actually done. I thought this day would never come;) Writing this fic has been a challenge in and of itself because RL really beat me up during these two months, chewed me up and spit me out. And that's putting it lighty. I'm not going to list all of my woes that took up my time but what I will say is that I am glad that I have moved passed them and managed to get this fic done and posted:)
I went through at least three different plot lines in my head before landing on the finished product here, and even then several parts had changed in the process of writing. Writing It Had To Be You had been a great challenge at times, especially towards the end because Jared was being very picky on what happened and wouldnt work with me on several occasions until the fifth try. Jensen did not appear (talk, really) as much as I would have liked him too but I think that this is a good thing, considering that the main focus of the story is Jared growing up and learning how to deal with situations he isn't prepared for. I am also sad that I couldn't mention more of the typical college-life as I really wanted to, but time was running short and I felt that it would only distract during scenes.
There is a very high chance that this will turn into a 'verse of sorts, there are quite a bit of scenes I wanted to write but couldn't because they would either steal the light from a certain aspect of the fic or they were simply not important and would only take up space in the story. I also have my mind set on several timestamps so keep your eyes peeled for those sometime in the future.
I am taking a break from this to get on track with two of my other fics for separate challenges and, quite frankly, I need to take a break from this fic-verse. As much as I love them, at this point they've started to bug me and a break is necessary xD
I sacrificed many a night and half of my sanity for this challenge and the result is 30k+!! Even this shocked me because not only is this the longest fic I have ever written, it is also the first fic I ever finished, since I will normally get distracted by another idea and never finish a story. I feel very accomplished now that this is posted and sort of happy to put j2 at rest (for now) after all that they (and I) have been through. I hope that the fic was enjoyable and that the art stood out to you as much as it did to me:)
One thing I must mention: The screenshots that I have used for the txting scenes were taken by me, not my artist, and tweaked a bit by my girlfriend. This was a last minute idea of mine and I hope they add to the fic in a good way :)
Sophia and Danneel, they initially weren't going to be a part of the story let alone the large presense they created for themselves. They sort of created a whole section for themselves in this fic-verse and I ended up creating a whole back story for them (even though in there the ages don't exactly match up to what they are now) and even now they seem to be settled into my mind pretty permanently. Their characters took on a mind of their own and I became quite attatched to them through this.
Enough of my rambling (I can go on for a long time). For those of you that read this through, I really appreciate your time and I hope you enjoyed the fix and the journey it might take you through. I am still very much a neurotic mess about posting and am biting my nails waiting for a comment to see what all of you think; I hope the verdict is in my favor :)
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Ahh okay I have a mental list in my head, which isn't very long but still.
First off, thanks to my girlfriend loverstar for just being so amazing to me. She's my muse and has been patient with me through my angst and neurotic fits (especially right before posting) and she's also been real good at slapping sense and reality into me when I needed it ;P This fic would not have turned out the way it did (which is good I hope) without her and her never-ending imagination, strength, encouragement, and overall amazingness. I love you so much babe, and I can't thank you enough for all of the support and help.
Second round of thanks goes to my best friend celestialxarrow. She helped beta this fic and was all around amazing to me, and I couldnt appreciate her help more especially since slash isnt her cup of tea. Thank you so much BB for listening to me ramble and lending me an ear when RL bitch slapped me right in the face.
A huge thank you to the mods of the spn_reversebang whom without we would not have such a great opportunity in the first place. Thank all of you for hosting this again and might I add you did a fantatic job running the challenge. I'd also like to thank you for letting me turn in my rough draft late when my computer decided to commit suicide, I appreciate that chance very much:)
A quick shout out to my friend Aubrey Nichole, who inspired a bit of events in this fic and who's 'fuck it' attitude helped me write. She doesn't know about this fic or the fact that she inspired me in several ways but i had to mention her nonetheless. Who knows, she might even read it when I tell her.
Last, but certainly not least, a big thanks to my artist beelikej without whom this fix would not have been born. I know this wasn't exactly what you had pictured but I hope that you can enjoy it nonetheless. I'm sorry for the many misunderstandings we've had to endure but I am happy that we worked them out to a certain extent because you're art is really something to behold. I hope you get better soon (since you mentioned you were sick with a cough) and that you enjoy the last half of the fic since RL issues on my part prevented you from reading it.
Author's Note
I'd like to take a moment to stand back and breathe because wow, it's actually done. I thought this day would never come;) Writing this fic has been a challenge in and of itself because RL really beat me up during these two months, chewed me up and spit me out. And that's putting it lighty. I'm not going to list all of my woes that took up my time but what I will say is that I am glad that I have moved passed them and managed to get this fic done and posted:)
I went through at least three different plot lines in my head before landing on the finished product here, and even then several parts had changed in the process of writing. Writing It Had To Be You had been a great challenge at times, especially towards the end because Jared was being very picky on what happened and wouldnt work with me on several occasions until the fifth try. Jensen did not appear (talk, really) as much as I would have liked him too but I think that this is a good thing, considering that the main focus of the story is Jared growing up and learning how to deal with situations he isn't prepared for. I am also sad that I couldn't mention more of the typical college-life as I really wanted to, but time was running short and I felt that it would only distract during scenes.
There is a very high chance that this will turn into a 'verse of sorts, there are quite a bit of scenes I wanted to write but couldn't because they would either steal the light from a certain aspect of the fic or they were simply not important and would only take up space in the story. I also have my mind set on several timestamps so keep your eyes peeled for those sometime in the future.
I am taking a break from this to get on track with two of my other fics for separate challenges and, quite frankly, I need to take a break from this fic-verse. As much as I love them, at this point they've started to bug me and a break is necessary xD
I sacrificed many a night and half of my sanity for this challenge and the result is 30k+!! Even this shocked me because not only is this the longest fic I have ever written, it is also the first fic I ever finished, since I will normally get distracted by another idea and never finish a story. I feel very accomplished now that this is posted and sort of happy to put j2 at rest (for now) after all that they (and I) have been through. I hope that the fic was enjoyable and that the art stood out to you as much as it did to me:)
One thing I must mention: The screenshots that I have used for the txting scenes were taken by me, not my artist, and tweaked a bit by my girlfriend. This was a last minute idea of mine and I hope they add to the fic in a good way :)
Sophia and Danneel, they initially weren't going to be a part of the story let alone the large presense they created for themselves. They sort of created a whole section for themselves in this fic-verse and I ended up creating a whole back story for them (even though in there the ages don't exactly match up to what they are now) and even now they seem to be settled into my mind pretty permanently. Their characters took on a mind of their own and I became quite attatched to them through this.
Enough of my rambling (I can go on for a long time). For those of you that read this through, I really appreciate your time and I hope you enjoyed the fix and the journey it might take you through. I am still very much a neurotic mess about posting and am biting my nails waiting for a comment to see what all of you think; I hope the verdict is in my favor :)
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