"Jared still remembers the first time they met that day at casting, Jensen's almost shy, subdued manner and how different it was when they started the reading, the first spark of connection. It's hard to go back and think about the time when Jensen was a stranger and Jared felt like he'd never really know Jensen, because now he can't imagine his life without Jensen in it."

Well you do realize that this is written in past tense not present tense right. Words like 'still',was when, was, started, felt. These all create past tense. If it were truly written in present tense it would read as this:

Jared remembers the first time they meet that day at casting, Jensen's almost shy, subdued manner and how different it is when they start the reading, the first spark of connection. It's hard to go back and think about the time when Jensen is a stranger and Jared feels like he'd never really know Jensen, because now he can't imagine his life without Jensen in it.

Do you see the difference?