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The Colors of My Life
Author: tcs1121
Artist: sammycolt24
Pairing and Characters: Jared/Jensen, Aldis Hodge, Jim Beaver, Misha Collins, Mark Pellegrino, with a cameo by Beth Riesgraf
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: ~34,500 words
Warnings: Jensen has a permanent medical condition: Degenerative Myopia
Summary: At age twenty, "Blind Artist" Jensen Ackles became a successful, world renowned Abstract Impressionist painter by painting what he saw. However, fourteen years later, Jensen feared that what was left of his poor eyesight was coming to an end sooner rather than later and wanted his work to carry on after his colors faded to black. Jensen takes on an aspiring, talented young artist, Jared T. Padalecki, as his apprentice.

"It might be a bumpy ride, but I swear, it'll be worth it."

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"I know what it looks like, but this is how I see it."

Jensen Ackles on his art, as told to Misha Collins,
Edition # 317, I Am Every Man magazine.


Friends, usually stories that center around art in some way kind of suck. There, I said it. If you know something about art, than you know most writers don’t get it right. But this story worked for me. The descriptions of Jensen's art was beautifully done. In my comments I said the author had very interesting things to say about loyalty, love, expectations and how we can be incredibly aware of our surroundings, our feelings, and still be blind to the people around us—when you read the story you'll see what I meant.

ART POST: here

Comments

[firesign10.livejournal.com]

I loved this! SO lovely - the art aspect, the relationship, the way the condition was handled. Beautiful.

[roxymissrose.livejournal.com]

It was really fascinating! The art background made me curious and the writing sucked me in. :)

[bt-kady.livejournal.com]

I've read that fic, and I loved it so much! It's going to be a fandom classic! It'll be one that gets requested and recced over and over.

[roxymissrose.livejournal.com]

It's really lovely. This author's written some of my favorite stories.

[bt-kady.livejournal.com]

Mine too!

[gingersnap1224.livejournal.com]

I loved her Jared. His eagerness and impulsiivness right along side his strategic, math geek side.

[frelling-tralk.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the rec!