Common Knowledge: Illustration and Author's Notes

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Title: Common Knowledge
Author: elucreh
Pairing: Jared/Jensen
Summary: Jared, your fangirls. Fangirls, I believe you already know Jared. Better than he knows himself.
Notes: Obviously, they belong to each other. Extended notes following epilogue.

:: 1—The Con-Going Fangirl :: 2—Filk :: 3—Fanreports :: 4—The Everyday Fangirl :: 5—Fic :: 6—The Fangirl Online :: 7—Rose-Colored Interviews :: 8—The Fangirl On-Set ::Epilogue: The Kripked Fangirl::







Author's Notes


I have a lot of gratitude to send out. seedyapartment permitted me to quote. ladyjanelly sympathized with and encouraged me when I discovered I had no control of the monster. kashmir1 (unknowingly) contributed to both the conception and the (very different) execution of the idea when she hosted her Tin Hat Party. carlanime gave me an excellent once-over when I was freaking out, and suggested that if I was going to write Jared learning about the fandom, I might as well let other beginners follow the links. spnstoryfinders suggested classics, including a few I'd never read. The open letter in chapter six ("Fangirl Online") is directly lifted from an LJ entry by shinywhimsy, with her permission. flamingsword has been a fabulous cheerleader and support system all the way.

I owe enormous thanks to lemmealone, who acted excited when I told her I was writing my first J2 fic, and offered up her Christmas vacation as a beta's sacrifice. She lent me slasher!Sandy, first for an icon and then to appear in this fic (though she had a smaller presence than I'd originally planned), and kickstarted my lagging writing with her Jensen-lovefest. She then proceeded to battle both computer meltdowns and my dancing around her ankles like an eager puppy with cheer and fortitude. She pointed out a zillion unnecessary commas, and made my sentences better, and pushed me into writing real porn, and generally completely rocked. I dedicate Jared's lesbian fantasies to her, with my love and gratitude.

This started out as a tiny, cracktastic little bunny. I intended maybe 1500 words. (Also, instant supply-closet sex.) But these boys, they have minds of their own, and they wanted to show the world we're right about their being in love, not just about their being hot for each other. I think they made the right choice for me—I hope it's different enough from the standard trope that it works. However, I do wish they had managed to get their point across in a few thousand less words.

BitchfaceTM's delicio account—aka Lu's J2 Beginners' Rec List—is here. I did try my hardest to restrict myself to completed fics, because many people (myself among them) count WiPs amongst the work of the devil (not that it stops me from reading them, most of the time.) However, I did include one, WriteAtMidnight's Sick 'Verse, because everyone I consulted suggested it as a central work of the fandom. In general, I asked for input, reviewed my old favorites, and put together a list that I think expresses the essence of our boys, their relationship, and what we like to pretend is seekritly going on. If you have any further suggestions, please let me know.

Please be aware that so far as I know, every word of this is fictional, and that if there really are such fans as J24eva, Babyimpala, et al, I apologize heartily for inserting them without permission...but I dare you to tell me they act any differently.

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Comments

[kashmir1.livejournal.com]

AHAHA OMG. <333

[goodnight.livejournal.com]

he...hehe...HEEHEHEHEHE. Love.

That is all.

[pie_andcoffee]

hi, i'm sophie. and i just want you to know that between you and REN, you are fantastic, and she is awesome.

sigh. thank you so much for writing this.

today is going to be happy. i swear.

[elucreh.livejournal.com]

You have made my morning, all along. Thank you so much!

[elucreh.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[elucreh.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

ETA: I am not clear. Thank you, for all of that, for the idea and for playing hostess; this fic would never have gotten off the ground if it weren't for you.

[deviant-dev.livejournal.com]

This is your first J2? Hon, you'd never have to write another J2 fic in your life after this. I mean, this is one of those fics that should be the fandom's center point. Forget all the rec's. This should come first. You nailed it. If Jared & Jensen only ever read one fanfic... it should be this one, lol. ;)


I do hope to see more from you though!

[elucreh.livejournal.com]

*blushes all over* Thank you so much!

[kashmir1.livejournal.com]

NAW! ♥ *blushes*

Thank YOU for gifting the fandom with this gorgeous little gem. :D :D

[earthquakedream.livejournal.com]

lemmealone rec'd this, so I had to come read it, and I just. I am blown away by how awesome this is. Just. Everything. Their individual thoughts, Jared being a total fangirl and just. GUH. EVERYTHING.

I'm still kinda amazed by the fact that this is your first J2. It's SO AWESOME. Seriously. I have no more words to describe the pure awesomeness of this.

[elucreh.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much!

[somethingmoo.livejournal.com]

You are a genius. Seriously. Seriously.
One question though: Is there really a fic where all the CW boys are superheroes?!
-goes back to singing-

[elucreh.livejournal.com]

It's listed in the recs, under AU, yes, absolutely! (And seriously, anybody who can read that fic and resist the charm of J2, even Jared, is hopeless as a person.)

[http://users.livejournal.com/amy_star_/]

Here via carlanime.

This was AWESOME. Hands-down a contender for my favorite fic of the year, and unless I'm missing something I really shouldn't be, possibly tied with winterlive's Monogatari for my favorite J2 fic. I laughed out loud, spun in my chair, and almost PEED myself, on top of staying up until 5 am reading it. I love it, and I love you for bringing it to the world.

[elucreh.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! It's so very nice to hear!

[blackbirdj2.livejournal.com]

BEST.FIC.EVER!!!

Seriously, I was squeeing so much when I read this and have actually cried from happiness. God, I love this fandom and I love J2 and it feels like my heart is going to swell to twice its size when I'm thinking about the boys. They can't ever be apart!

I'm not addicted to them or anything! :)

Thank you so much for this fic. I think it might be my favorite J2 fic ever!

[elucreh.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm so glad it helped you to feel the love. Thank you!

[deirdre-c.livejournal.com]

This was just tremendous. So much fun! Thanks so much for putting it all together! *glee*

[elucreh.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[tinkabell007.livejournal.com]

Wow... just, truly wow! You have no idea HOW MUCH I loved reading this!! You truly nailed it! And at the beginning I was literally laughing my ass off!!!! Awesome!

Thanks so much for sharing such a masterpiece with us - will definitely rec this story :D

[elucreh.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much!

[flamingsword.livejournal.com]

You're welcome I suppose . . . but don't go thinking I'm a good person just because I have enlightened self-interest. I wanted to see where your brain was going to go for my own devious purposes, and said so. That you framed those comments as a form of encouragement when most people would take it as evidence that something was very wrong with them is more about your ability to edit reality to your liking than my being cheery and supportive like a good bra.

That being said, may I reject my reality and substitute your own? (And where are all the bunnies for our two shows about people dealing with urban legends? Huh?)

[cybel]

Wonderful early Christmas present and just what I needed today. Thank you.

[elucreh.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

[elucreh.livejournal.com]

But you were interested. I had assurance that, you know, more people than my betas would read it! It was very important that when I blethered somebody talk back before I realised I'd just written thousands of words of pointlessness!

(And sadly, I know very little about urban legends. Except the one about cell phones giving you brain cancer. And I can't write cancer fics, they're too sad. *G*)