Title: Topspin
Fandom: Supernatural RPS
Pairing: Jared/Jensen
Categories: AU, angst, romance
Length: epic (~50,000 words)
Warnings: n/a

Author on LJ: lazy_daze
Website: n/a

Author's Summary:
Defending Wimbledon champion and world No. 1 tennis player Jensen Ackles is determined to hang on to his title, no matter how good Jared Padalecki, rising star on the tennis scene, thinks he is. With Padalecki's new reckless style, explosive power and natural grace pitted against Jensen's own beautifully strategic, strong and watertight game - all that's for sure is that this is going to be one Wimbledon final match not to be missed. With a media-painted rivalry turning into a mutual dislike that's almost as explosive as the badly-hidden attraction sparking in the air, there's more than a tennis ball flying between them.

When tension explodes into more, and more becomes again and again, how will this unexpected connection affect them, their games, their careers? Will they be able to put aside everything that's against them and make something real out of what was never meant to happen in the first place? And as emotions get stronger and the competitions fiercer and Wimbledon's upon them again, history will repeat; and under the English July sun, new history will be made.

Review:
Jared and Jensen in white tennis gears? Yummy!

One of the best romance stories to come out of this years spn_j2_bigbang so far. Jared and Jensen's matches were very exciting to read, even for someone (i.e. me) who knows next to nothing about tennis. The author handled angst and UST exceedingly well, and I really loved Jared and Jensen's characterization -- both exceptionally confident and full of self-doubt.

I would have liked to see more of the development of Jared and Jensen's relationship, but that might affect the overall pace of the story. In an ideal world, there should be a fluff-filled coda, although from a literary point of view, the ending is perfect as is. A great pick for your day off and is guaranteed to leave you feeling warm and happy.

For all you folks picky about your reading format, there are several formats to choose from (single file, LRF file, and MOBI file), all are linked from the master post.

Topspin (master post)