Dancing adrift...

Title: Artwork for Back of the Bus
Author: jessie_cristo
Artist: dancing_adrift (yup, that's me!)
Pairing: Jared/Jensen
Rating: G (for art; fic is R/Mature)
Medium: Corel Painter Essentials 5
Artist's Notes: Created as part of the 2019 SPN_J2_BigBang challenge. (My 4th year!)



Summary: This is a classic high school love story - the golden boy quarterback falling for the nerdy, yet beautiful new kid… only there’s aliens!

Jensen Ackles and his parents are the newest permanent residents in the small desert community of Rachel, Nevada - the closest inhabited area to Nellis Air Force Base and the infamous Area 51. They moved to Rachel to settle down and place roots; to build a normal life. If only they’d known that life for them and everyone else in the world was about to get as far from normal as possible.

READ IT NOW ON AO3: BACK OF THE BUS

(Potential spoilers behind the cut, so feel free to view the art as you read the story if you don't want any of it to be spoiled!)

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Title: Artwork for Breaking the Ice
Author: ashtraythief
Artist: dancing_adrift (yup, that’s me!)
Pairing: Jared/Jensen
Rating: PG-13 (for art; fic is NC-17)
Medium: Corel Painter Essentials 5, blood sweat & tears
Artist's Notes: Created as part of the 2017 SPN_J2_BigBang challenge. (My 2nd year!)



Summary: Jared has been harboring a crush on Jensen, the prince from the far north, ever since he was fourteen, so when his parents announce that they’ve chosen Jensen as his husband, Jared couldn’t be happier. But when Jensen arrives in Scayen, Jared realizes that there’s more to him than meets the eye — and even more that Jensen doesn’t want Jared to see. But it shouldn’t take much more than Jared’s sunny charm to melt Jensen’s icy facade, right? Except it isn’t so easy dealing with cultural differences and misunderstandings; sometimes it takes a lot of food, some good friends’ advice, a little kitten, and even a bit of magic to overcome a rocky start.

READ IT NOW ON AO3: BREAKING THE ICE

I know y’all are here to see some art - there’s A LOT below the cut, and you can see it all as you’re reading the fic, too, (which you should do anyway) - but I really need to thank some people first, because this wouldn’t have happened without them.

Jen (gluedwithgold) - I literally would not have been able to do this if not for you. You know all that you did, and I am eternally grateful. I love you!! And many thanks also to our Sammie (non_tiembo_mala) for being there every step of the way. I love you too!

ASH (ashtraythief) - omg, my amazing author. I’ve loved your fics for as long as I’ve known them, and now I got this INCREDIBLE opportunity to collaborate with you… fucking dream come true. We’ve talked about this. If you don’t know how much I love and admire you by now, then clearly I haven’t been irl-schmoopy enough ;) Would love to work with you again, absolutely any time, my dear. You kick ass :)

Anna (whispered_story) - my amazing author from last year and my friend and cheerleader ever since. Thank you, meine Schoene, for your everlasting enthusiasm and encouragement. Ich liebe dich :)

And, as ever, thank you to Wendy for running this challenge (so glad you do what you do!!), and thank you to all my fandom friends for the continued love and support.

ALRIGHT, LET’S SEE THE ART!!! :D
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