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A J2 movie AU based on 'Notting Hill', featuring misunderstandings, secrets, lies, twists, turns, comic books, Japanese-Ethiopian fusion cuisine, a lesbian wedding, several fabulous movies that really should exist, heartache, tequila, some exceptionally awful blind dates, hot boy-on-boy sex, and true love.
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124 pages, Audiobook
First published August 17, 2009
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February 13, 2013
You know when you read something so good that in the beginning your dumb delighted grin gets bigger with every page, then, as you go on, it just crushes you and rips you fucking heart out of your chest? Yup, this is it.
I don't watch Supernatural – not because I don't like it, but it seems like no TV series can manage to hold my attention for more than a season. But I am a huge fan of Jared (<3) and Jensen, and therefore of J2 fanfic.
But this. This. Just – can you imagine what J & J become when touched by the magical pen (keyboard?) of FayJay? If you've read The Student Prince, you know what I mean. And this one has hot, explicit yummy man love, too.
Jared is, in his own words, “the gayest dorkiest gay dork that ever dorked gaily”. So much love in my heart. And he's a hugely hot top in bed, which is – yeah. Good.
And Jensen? He's the sweetest little thing ever. And an asshole, too. But mainly sweet.
(this is Chad, Jared's roommate) “Guy's a chickenshit douchenozzle supreme.”
Jared snorts. “You make him sound like a pizza.”
“Jesus, where the hell are you going to order pizza? Freak.”
And...this is how Jared finds out whether Jensen is gay or straight:
“So. CFM: Wonder Woman, Catwoman and Nightwing.” *makes hand hearts at reader*
One more tiny wee thing: the part where they talk about Hamlet – I literally had tears in my eyes from laughing so much!!
Just do yourself a favor – there's a link up there.
I don't watch Supernatural – not because I don't like it, but it seems like no TV series can manage to hold my attention for more than a season. But I am a huge fan of Jared (<3) and Jensen, and therefore of J2 fanfic.
But this. This. Just – can you imagine what J & J become when touched by the magical pen (keyboard?) of FayJay? If you've read The Student Prince, you know what I mean. And this one has hot, explicit yummy man love, too.
Jared is, in his own words, “the gayest dorkiest gay dork that ever dorked gaily”. So much love in my heart. And he's a hugely hot top in bed, which is – yeah. Good.
And Jensen? He's the sweetest little thing ever. And an asshole, too. But mainly sweet.
(this is Chad, Jared's roommate) “Guy's a chickenshit douchenozzle supreme.”
Jared snorts. “You make him sound like a pizza.”
“Jesus, where the hell are you going to order pizza? Freak.”
And...this is how Jared finds out whether Jensen is gay or straight:
“So. CFM: Wonder Woman, Catwoman and Nightwing.” *makes hand hearts at reader*
One more tiny wee thing: the part where they talk about Hamlet – I literally had tears in my eyes from laughing so much!!
Just do yourself a favor – there's a link up there.
March 18, 2013
Fanfiction. J2 [Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles]. I didn't realize that's what that meant until I started in on it. Took me a bit to figure out what fandom I was reading about. ;)
Loosely based on the movie "Notting Hill". I loved it for the hardcore geek that was Jared. I loved him here. It gets the extra star just for that. Quite amusing in parts. J2 isn't usually my FF preference but this was quite a bit of fun.
Loosely based on the movie "Notting Hill". I loved it for the hardcore geek that was Jared. I loved him here. It gets the extra star just for that. Quite amusing in parts. J2 isn't usually my FF preference but this was quite a bit of fun.
March 18, 2013
3.4
FayJay's voice is great! I always really enjoy her writing. However, this is a straight rewrite of Notting Hill...well a gay rewrite, but you know what I mean.
I know the plot, and voice, while great, is not enough singularly for a book I feel.
FayJay's voice is great! I always really enjoy her writing. However, this is a straight rewrite of Notting Hill...well a gay rewrite, but you know what I mean.
I know the plot, and voice, while great, is not enough singularly for a book I feel.
September 15, 2014
Nottinghill mixed with J2? Yes! Definitely working.
I'd totally forgotten all about my crying-a-river-tendency whenever watching Nottinghill. Me. Crying while watching a romance that, on top of it all, stars Julia Roberts. Yeah, shame on me.
But, God, this really worked. And was written beautifully, and totally made me laugh out loud. And broke my heart for the lovely, dorky Jared and his puppy dog eyes.
I'd totally forgotten all about my crying-a-river-tendency whenever watching Nottinghill. Me. Crying while watching a romance that, on top of it all, stars Julia Roberts. Yeah, shame on me.
But, God, this really worked. And was written beautifully, and totally made me laugh out loud. And broke my heart for the lovely, dorky Jared and his puppy dog eyes.
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February 27, 2013A J2 crossed with "Notting Hill".
Hmm... To be honest, I'm not a huge fan of this movie, but I decided to try read the story based on it. Why? Cause comments on AO3 were positive and made me interested. That's why.
This is one of this stories, which I really liked and, at the same time, I was seriously pissed off. Everything is nice and sweet. Well, tough sh*t, it's obviously too good to be true, let's add a dramatic twist. And not only once, but twice. Ha!
The beginning was very similar to the movie, I would even say, that it was a little bit boring. Even if, at the same time, it was witty and cute. Oh! Stupid me. Cause when I was thinking: "Now it starts to be different.", it really became different. Look - add some angst. And then... Cuddly and sweet, despite general sadness. Well? Nah. Too easy. Let's turn around again.
So, what do I think about it? I'm not quite sure. I guess I enjoyed this title. It was worth my time and I don't regret reading it. Maybe it has its flaws, but it's for free, from fans for fans. Written for fun and nothing more. It doesn't matter if and when I was annoyed by this story. It really doesn't.
About the angst factor, ekhm. If I were this kind of person who cries, when book becomes sad/dramatic, I could cry while reading some parts of this one. I'm not (this kind of person), so I didn't cry. But I heard that some people were crying, so... :P
This is a mixture of adorable and funny with sad and serious. It's rather on the bright side, just to be clear. (That's not your typical angst fest. It's just not only sunshine and rainbows ;) )
That would be all.
Hmm... To be honest, I'm not a huge fan of this movie, but I decided to try read the story based on it. Why? Cause comments on AO3 were positive and made me interested. That's why.
This is one of this stories, which I really liked and, at the same time, I was seriously pissed off. Everything is nice and sweet. Well, tough sh*t, it's obviously too good to be true, let's add a dramatic twist. And not only once, but twice. Ha!
The beginning was very similar to the movie, I would even say, that it was a little bit boring. Even if, at the same time, it was witty and cute. Oh! Stupid me. Cause when I was thinking: "Now it starts to be different.", it really became different. Look - add some angst. And then... Cuddly and sweet, despite general sadness. Well? Nah. Too easy. Let's turn around again.
So, what do I think about it? I'm not quite sure. I guess I enjoyed this title. It was worth my time and I don't regret reading it. Maybe it has its flaws, but it's for free, from fans for fans. Written for fun and nothing more. It doesn't matter if and when I was annoyed by this story. It really doesn't.
About the angst factor, ekhm. If I were this kind of person who cries, when book becomes sad/dramatic, I could cry while reading some parts of this one. I'm not (this kind of person), so I didn't cry. But I heard that some people were crying, so... :P
This is a mixture of adorable and funny with sad and serious. It's rather on the bright side, just to be clear. (That's not your typical angst fest. It's just not only sunshine and rainbows ;) )
That would be all.
March 27, 2013
So this confession might enable me to steal Jared's claim and say "I am the dorkiest dork that ever dorked," but I totally loved the movie Notting Hill.
And I absolutely ADORED the other work I've read by this author: The Student Prince.
So getting to read a retelling of that movie by this author... I was so excited! Perhaps my hopes were too high, because something about it just didn't hook me the way I'd thought it would.
It was still fun to read, just nowhere near as fun as I'd expected.
Favorite Quotes:
"Fucking Twilight," mutters Katie, apropos of nothing. Jared nods, because it's always a valid sentiment.
"You're even hotter in person," he says, and then realises with horror that, yes, that was his outside voice.
"I am the dorkiest dork that ever dorked," he mutters to himself as he strides out of the suite. "I am the gayest dorkiest gay dork that ever dorked gaily."
And yeah, okay, he may have a point--but Jared's still too much in a Hulk Smash place
"I think you may be my kryptonite."
And I absolutely ADORED the other work I've read by this author: The Student Prince.
So getting to read a retelling of that movie by this author... I was so excited! Perhaps my hopes were too high, because something about it just didn't hook me the way I'd thought it would.
It was still fun to read, just nowhere near as fun as I'd expected.
Favorite Quotes:
"Fucking Twilight," mutters Katie, apropos of nothing. Jared nods, because it's always a valid sentiment.
"You're even hotter in person," he says, and then realises with horror that, yes, that was his outside voice.
"I am the dorkiest dork that ever dorked," he mutters to himself as he strides out of the suite. "I am the gayest dorkiest gay dork that ever dorked gaily."
And yeah, okay, he may have a point--but Jared's still too much in a Hulk Smash place
"I think you may be my kryptonite."
October 28, 2018
5 stars. A hilarious, angst-ridden gay J2 version of 'Notting Hill.' Adored this fanfic, could have quoted the whole book - highly recommended!
“Oh my fucking God, Jensen fucking Ackles!” yells Liza, when she's finished screaming.
“My middle name's Ross, actually,” Jensen says, mildly, and Liza screams again.
“Jensen Motherfucking Ackles!” She flails at him for a moment, and then pinches his cheek, and then screams again, and then jumps on Jared and hugs him like she's climbing a tree. “You are the best brother in the entire history of the planet Earth!”
1st read: 23 July 2014
2nd read: 11 Aug 2016
“Oh my fucking God, Jensen fucking Ackles!” yells Liza, when she's finished screaming.
“My middle name's Ross, actually,” Jensen says, mildly, and Liza screams again.
“Jensen Motherfucking Ackles!” She flails at him for a moment, and then pinches his cheek, and then screams again, and then jumps on Jared and hugs him like she's climbing a tree. “You are the best brother in the entire history of the planet Earth!”
1st read: 23 July 2014
2nd read: 11 Aug 2016
January 30, 2018
Adorable .
April 18, 2013
To lazy to comment, other than mention my pinboard tags about this fic, which are:
!fanfic c:alternate.universe c:based.on.movie c:blowjob c:coming.out c:deep.throath c:famous c:heartbreak c:instant.love c:missunderstanding c:pining c:social.gap f:supernatural.rpf favorite g:drama g:fluff g:hurt.comfort g:romance g:smut o:actor o:bookstore o:geek p:jared/jensen s:oneshot site:archiveofourown
!fanfic c:alternate.universe c:based.on.movie c:blowjob c:coming.out c:deep.throath c:famous c:heartbreak c:instant.love c:missunderstanding c:pining c:social.gap f:supernatural.rpf favorite g:drama g:fluff g:hurt.comfort g:romance g:smut o:actor o:bookstore o:geek p:jared/jensen s:oneshot site:archiveofourown
March 18, 2013
Positively flawless!
June 11, 2020
Great short! I love FayJay's writing!
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November 9, 2013I know an awesome blurb when I read one. Count me in.
January 10, 2014
Jensen ruined this for me. While I absolutely adored Jared, the Jensen-character never really came alive for me, or at least I never saw enough to convince myself that he deserved Jared.
July 7, 2014
Nerd boy meets boy of his dreams. Child added to HEA. I loved this romance.
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