Title - Five times Jensen smiled at Jared (And made him happy)
Author -
stare_at_wallsCharacters - Jensen Ackles/Jared Padalecki
Rating - PG. Because of slash and some word choicing.
Disclaimer - I think Jensen and Jared are cute together, don't you? Yeah. I think so. (And say so.) But, I don't really make any money out of saying that.
Summary - Smiley Jensen and Smiley Jared are one of my favoritest things in the world!
Notes - Five drabble-ish works. Hee! Something to tide you over while I'm trying to finish my New year fic. Um. Enjoy? Feedback=OMG YES! I will flail and make more fics just for you! (If you ask/request? :D)
Warnings - Slash. (male/male) Fluff/Schmoop.
1
When Jared first met Jensen, it was at the casting of the characters for Supernatural. He looked at the other side of the room, observing the lean and beautiful man opposite him. Briefly, Jared wondered if this man was going to be his co-star. So, he went ahead and talked to him. “Hi, I’m Jared.” Jared said, his throat performing knots as he spoke. The other man looked nothing short of surprised, and held out a hand. “I’m Jensen.” Jensen’s voice was to Jared, smooth honey, dripping with a something he just couldn’t quite place.
“Oh! I see you’ve met your co-star.” Kripke practically waltzed in, ecstatic. “Jared, Jensen. Jensen, Jared.” Kripke mentioned nonchalantly.
And Jensen smiled at Jared, his eyes taking in Jared’s 6’8” frame in. Drinking in his image.
Jared found his stomach doing flip-flops and somersaults. He smiled back.
2
After the first week of shooting together, Jared finally asked Jensen if he would like to hang out with him at some random bar downtown. But, Jared was nothing less than anxious to ask Jen.
It feels like it’s his first fucking time to ask someone for a date, and it’s not even a date at all to begin with.
“Hey Jen?” Jared asks a little quieter than usual. “Yeah man?” Jensen asks back.
“I was thinking if uh- if you wanted to. We could, um-” Jensen’s still looking at him, hanging on to his words.
“Well?” Jensen asks, all smiles and an eyebrow cocked up.
Jared’s stopped in mid-sentence. Shit.
“Oh.” Jared begins to articulate. “I meant, uh, if you wanted, we could hang out at some bar downtown.”
“Sure.” Jensen smiles with a smile that reminds Jared of sunshine and Texas. Capturing green eyes in his, Jared smiles back. “’Kay then. See ya later.”
Jared leaves Jensen on the set with his heart beating and his smile wider than usual.
3
Jared drives over to Jensen’s apartment three months into the season. “Hey Jen!” He half-shouts as he clambers a little too excitedly out of his car.
“Hey Jen!” Jared repeats, a little louder as he’s knocking on Jensen’s apartment door.
“Psst!” An elderly woman peeking out an adjacent door signals Jared to keep quiet, and Jared quickly mouths an “I’m sorry.”
“Mm?” Jensen opens the door, his hair a little ruffled. “Jen!” Jared smiles, reminding Jensen of a puppy. “Yeah?” Jen asks, sleep still evident in his voice. “Wanna go with me to this coffee place just downtown Jen?” Jared asks Jensen enthusiastically. “What?” Jensen’s voice is laced with a little sarcasm. “You heard me.” Jared says, his voice all smiles. Jensen doesn't really fight, just lets Jared in and flops on his couch.
"Well?" Jared sits on the chair adjacent to Jensen. "Well what?" Jensen's asking, looking around the house for a quick pick-me-up.
Jared smiles at Jensen, all goofy and hyper.
“Come on!” Jared urges Jen.
Jensen lets out a sigh and pouts a little. “Fine,” He says, eyeing Jared mischievously. “I’m going.” And Jensen grabs his jacket and smiles at Jared, one that says I’m-not-really happy-that-you’re-forcing-me-to-go-but-I’m-going-because-it’s-you.”
Jensen takes Jared’s hand and smiles genuinely, pulling Jared out of his apartment.
Jared chuckles, and feels butterflies tickling the insides of his stomach. Jared’s smile comes out on its own, eyes dancing with Jensen’s.
4
Jared went directly to Jensen the moment he was there. It was a network party, and everyone was probably going to be looking at them. All they were supposed to do was to sign several autographs, look pretty, and smile.
Jared and Jensen likes doing fanservice (even if they have no idea that it’s actually called fanservice, what they’re doing). But Jared’s always been the one to hug Jensen, always been the one to drape an arm over his shoulder. Jared’s always meant those hugs, did it because he wanted to, not because he was supposed to as well.
This time though, Jensen hugs Jared in front of the cameras. Jared doesn’t know whether to laugh or bounce or whatever. So he just hugs back, tightly. And at that moment? Laughter comes out from Jensen’s lips, tickling Jared’s ear- Jared can’t help but chuckle and smile back.
5
The most recent moment Jensen made Jared smile was during the beginning of the second season shoot.
It was awkward, having to re-adjust to the Vancouver cold and the late-nights and the memorizing, but Jared was cool with that. What Jared wasn’t cool about with though, was himself. He can’t stop thinking about Jensen, can’t stop thinking about the feeling Jensen makes him feel whenever he’s around him.
He realizes he’s probably in love with Jensen, and he just has to let that out.
Jared doesn’t know how Jen will react to this, doesn’t know whether or not everything will be the same again. But he takes his chances.
After work, he hangs out in Jensen’s trailer watching him put away stuff.
“Jen?” Jared asks, voice a little shaky.
“Yeah?” Jensen asks back, putting a jacket in his bag.
“I gotta tell you something.” Jared says, looking at his hands.
“Oh yeah?” Jensen says, sitting beside Jared on his sofa.
It takes a beat or two, and Jared doesn’t know what he’s doing, but he goes with it anyway.
“I-” Jared takes a deep breath. “I love you Jensen.”
It feels like the clock’s stopped ticking and that time just froze everything because Jensen’s not moving at all.
Then Jensen chuckles and kisses Jared. “I love you too.” Jared’s face contorts into an unasked question of really? “Really.” Jen affirms, and the warmest of smiles appear on his face.
Jared can’t help but smile, really smile back. He hugs Jensen, laughing and tearing at the same time.
What he doesn’t know is that Jensen? Jensen has always loved seeing his smile, and that Jensen meant to make him smile all those 4 other times. Because he’s always loved Jared, ever since day one. And he thinks that loving someone means you want to make them happy even in the little ways.
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