Nice To Meet You In Real Life (1/10)jdl71February 7 2020, 04:38:26 UTC
AO3For the hundredth time in the past hour, Jensen wondered if he was out of his mind. He also wondered why he was so nervous. He had dressed and redressed at least five times, wanting to get his outfit just right. Eventually, he had settled on his favorite pair of biker boots, jeans that he hoped showed off his assets and a long-sleeved Henley shirt in green because he had been told the color only made his own green eyes more intense. He had taken his time to make sure his hair was artfully tousled before he had left his bathroom. He was determined to impress Jared. He knew that idea was stupid and most likely a lofty goal. How could he manage to impress Jared? To him, Jared was perfection and he was, well, just him
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RE: Nice To Meet You In Real Life (2/10)jdl71February 7 2020, 04:39:14 UTC
And while he knew all about Jared’s life and had shared his life with Jared; he worked for a computer company designing software that allowed him to work from home three days a week, he couldn’t function in the morning without at least two cups of black coffee, he loved animals but had never had a pet and numerous other facts about him, including his most embarrassing moment of when he had managed to lock himself out of his own home in nothing but his boxers, he didn’t actually know Jared, having never actually met him face-to-face. They had been talking online for months, having met in a LGBTQ chat room and bonding over their shared celebrity crush on Chris Hemsworth. They had moved from trying to catch each other in the chat room to exchanging emails and then eventually deciding to try texting each other
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RE: Nice To Meet You In Real Life (3/10)jdl71February 7 2020, 04:39:48 UTC
He glanced at his watch and felt his breath hitch in his throat. He was early for their dinner reservation by nearly forty-five minutes. Having worried that he would arrive late and annoy Jared by making him wait, he had left over an hour earlier than he had to. The drive from his home had only taken twenty minutes and now he found himself waiting and worrying. He grabbed his phone and hit his speed dial button, hoping his call would be picked up. He heard the familiar voice and sighed in relief and then launched into a fear-fuel onslaught of questions. “What if . . . what if J . J . Jared doesn’t like me? What if . . . what if he s . s . sees me and just k . k . keeps walking? What if . . . what if w . w . while we’re having dinner he s . s. sees the man of his d. d . dreams and d. d . ditches me? What if
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RE: Nice To Meet You In Real Life (4/10)jdl71February 7 2020, 04:40:17 UTC
He didn't date, because again, that meant talking to other people who didn’t know him, didn’t know what he dealt with or why he was so quiet. His last boyfriend, Scott, had ended things with him three years ago, telling him he wanted more than what Jensen had to offer him. He had never really gotten over that. He had a lot to offer in his opinion, he was just a homebody. He had explained things to Scott and thought Scott had understood, but apparently he hadn’t and had decided that Jensen wasn’t worth his time or effort. So he had stopped trying to connect with anyone other than his friends until loneliness had gotten the better of him, and he had discovered and then dared to reach out in the chat room. That had been easy. He was faceless. He wasn't judged. He wasn't hindered by having to speak. He could let his fingers do the talking for him by typing out his words. And then he had connected with Jared
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RE: Nice To Meet You In Real Life (5/10)jdl71February 7 2020, 04:41:10 UTC
With an annoyed huff, Jensen scowled at his phone. Chris was right. The smug bastard was always right. He checked the time. He had about fifteen minutes before he was due to meet Jared. He checked his reflection in the rearview mirror and then forced himself out of his car and into the restaurant to wait for Jared
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RE: Nice To Meet You In Real Life (6/10)jdl71February 7 2020, 04:41:45 UTC
Jensen watched as Jared looked at his phone, smiled and then responded to what he guessed had been a text message he had received. He picked up his menu and glanced at it, trying to give Jared privacy. He glanced at Jared when he heard him place his phone down
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RE: Nice To Meet You In Real Life (7/10)jdl71February 7 2020, 04:42:13 UTC
Jensen nodded his head in response before speaking slowly, “You said work was busy.” Having finally gotten an actual sentence out, he felt his mouth go dry and reached for his water. Taking a sip, he waited for Jared to reply
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RE: Nice To Meet You In Real Life (8/10)jdl71February 7 2020, 04:42:47 UTC
Realizing why Jensen had cut their dinner short, Jared quickly stood and grabbed Jensen by the wrist stopping him from leaving. “Wait, please don’t go. I’m sorry.” He sighed heavily as his phone sounded again. “It’s not what you think,” he murmured as he let go of Jensen. He looked down at his phone and then back up at Jensen with a pleading expression on his face. “I’m not great in social settings. I tend to say the wrong thing and end up offending someone.” As his phone sounded again, he held it up. “It’s my friend, Chad. Strictly a friend. He was trying to help me get over being so nervous about meeting you.” His phone went off again and he gave Jensen an apologetic smile. “Let me turn this off,” he said as he silenced his phone and shoved it into his pocket. “Can we . . . can we start over? Please
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RE: Nice To Meet You In Real Life (9/10)jdl71February 7 2020, 04:43:19 UTC
Jensen began to quietly laugh. As he thought about how nervous he had been he was wracked with laughter that bubbled up from inside himself and he couldn’t contain it. He tossed his head back as he laughed until it subsided and he was able to catch his breath and look at Jared. He saw Jared regarding him with confusion. “I’m sorry. I wasn’t laughing at you, honestly,” he confided and then reached out to place a hand on Jared’s arm. “I was so nervous about meeting you that I almost texted you to cancel. My best friend Chris talked me out of it.” Pulling his hand back he looked down at it, not willing to look at Jared. “I saw you and thought there was no way someone as good-looking as you are was single, let alone the person I was meeting.” He bit his bottom lip as he tried to figure out if he should explain why he had been so quiet. Deciding it was best to put all his cards on the table he forced himself to meet Jared’s eyes. “I was quiet because I was afraid to speak
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RE: Nice To Meet You In Real Life (10/10)jdl71February 7 2020, 04:44:03 UTC
They ended their handshake as their waitress appeared with their food. Once she left, Jensen caught Jared’s eye. “I’m glad we did this. I’m really happy that you convinced me to meet in person
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RE: Nice To Meet You In Real Life (10/10)zubeneschamaliFebruary 14 2020, 04:08:02 UTC
Aw! I like how they each had the same fear but that it manifested itself differently in their ways of speaking. And good for them both for getting up the courage to be honest about it!
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MisUNDerSTanDINgs I love this so much!
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