#i miss her......she is to me what rory gilmore is to you all..my girl

[fastasyoucan1999]

buffy summers used to be on tv and fight evil now everything sucks

[oh-thats-what-it-is]

Jess Mariano SMUT: The best friend and the boyfriend.

POV: Your best friend Rory always gets what she wants as the town’s golden girl. Well, you have had enough and its time you get what you want.

WARNINGS: 18+ (minors dni); cheating; rory slander; lorelai slander; p in v intercourse; dirty talk; unprotected sex; light choking - i think that is it

AUTHOR’S NOTE: wasn’t enough jess smut for me on here. Wanna fix that! first time writing anything so please be gentle. 2k+ words

You’re at Luke’s diner trying to get some work done before your exam tomorrow. The wetness inbetween your legs was proving a great distraction to the task at hand. You had to muster every ounce of concentration to listen to what Lane and Rory were saying. The three of you were finishing up your group project for school. You had all been friends for years, but recently you had found it hard to be yourself around them.

The reason for that, was standing behind the counter, serving customers with a surly look and a quippy comment if he spoke at all. Jess.

The whole town knew about him and Rory. How could they not? Stars’ Hollows’ golden girl drew attention wherever she went. Her and Dean’s romance had been the talk of the town - the stuff of young love! And she could do no wrong. Even after she dragged Dean through hell and back with her indecisiveness before ultimately bringing him to breaking point - people still loved her.

And hey - you did too. She was your best friend. But you couldn't help but roll your eyes at the way the town fawned over her. Even though it had been happening your whole lives. Rory and her busybody, try-hard mother were the apple of the town’s eyes. And you were used to it.

But you had been surprised that Jess had fallen for it. When he arrived in town, a sullen and brooding figure, you had immediately felt drawn to him. You could sense his angst. You could feel it vibrating off of him. And lets not pretend like he wasn’t a total smokeshow. He looked like a man.

If only Lorelai and Luke weren’t so close. Then you might have gotten your chance. But as fate had it, and as it always seemed to, Rory got in there first. Lorelai invited Luke and Jess over for a welcome dinner, and he instantly became smitten with Rory’s mild manner. It only took a matter of months - and a breaking of one Dean Forrestor’s heart - until they became an item.

At first it was all rosy. Rory wouldn’t shut up about it. But you could tell. Something wasn’t quite right. Two months passed and Rory would go red every time Jess was brought up, or came to sit with your group at lunch. You asked Rory - genuinely as a friend. She would just mumble and divert the subject. Lane also pressed, but there was no budging Miss Gilmore.

It was only a month ago when you cottoned on to what the problem was. You had been wearing jeans that hugged your ass, and a top that teased just enough of your cleavage to make anyone blush. You bumped into Jess in the hallway at school. As in, physically bumped into him, as he came around the corner. He grabbed onto you out of instinct to apologise.

“Oh hi Y/N. What are you….” His eyes trailed down to your chest. You didn’t notice at first. You thought he was dazed by the surprise interaction.

“Just on my way to Spanish. Señora Castilla is making us do a book report - I’m doing 100 years of Solitude.”

“Hmm” he responded. “That’s one of my favourites. Magical realism, love, scandal - “

And then you clock. His eyes are on your tits. His hand is still on you. On the small of your back.

This man is hungry. He hasn’t been laid or anything of the sort in a while. Or at least since he has been with Rory. Jess wants you. You avert your gaze.

“Jess. I have to go.”

He moved his hand lower, testing the waters. You don’t remove it. You inhaled, trying to retain your morals. You remind yourself: We’re in the middle of the hallway. At school. He is Rory’s boyfriend. Rory is my best friend.

You repeated these over and over to yourself like a mantra, willing yourself to move. After what seems like an eternity, he whispers in your ear: “My car. 10 minutes,” and sauntered away.

And that was how it began. A whole month of some of the steamiest makeout sessions, hottest sex, and best orgasms of your life. Did the secrecy turn you on? Maybe. Did you feel bad for Rory? Perhaps. But were those moments with Jess worth it? Absolutely.

You had to be careful. Not just to avoid Rory and Lane. But Luke couldn’t know either. If he did, he would have gone straight to Lorelai and it would have been a whole thing. It wasn’t worth it. So the two of you would sneak in quickies in his car, behind Miss Patty’s studio, in the AV room at school etc.

But Luke was out tonight. Doing something for Lorelai probably. Who knows. Jess had suggested the two of you take advantage of the situation. He had recently acquired his own room at Luke’s, ever since his uncle had knocked a hole in the wall for him. It wasn’t much, but you couldn’t wait to share a bed with him, and take your sweet time worshipping his body.

“Okay Y/N, we’re off. You coming?” Asked Lane.

“Nah, I have a bunch more work to do for my college application. I will see you both tomorrow?”

Rory went over to give Jess a kiss goodbye. You couldn’t help but smirk as you saw him looking at you as she kissed his cheek. The two girls waved goodbye and left the cafe.

The minute they left, Jess pounced on your table. He summoned Cesar to take over his shift and close up.

“Cmon baby” he whispered, taking care not make it look obvious to the other customers what was going on.

You and Jess went up the stairs silently but quickly. The minute you reached the top flight and opened the door into the living quarters, Jess slammed the door shut and pressed you against it.

“Do you know how bad you are? Sitting right next to my girlfriend and giving me those ‘fuck me’ eyes all night? It was all i could do not to take you on the table right there.”

His forehead was against yours, his hands cradling your face. All you could see was him. All you could feel was him.

“Such a good boy for restraining yourself,” you cooed, trying lure him into making the first move. Each time you were together, it still felt like new. A game of chicken. Who would break first? Fresh and dangerous, yet familiar and comforting all at once. “It must have been so hard for you” you said, moving your hand towards his crotch. “Show me how much you want me” you dared.

It was too much for him. He growled and leant in to kiss you with everything he had. He was messy and sloppy with need. His teeth clashed against yours. You moaned with need. Your hands wandered to your waist, dipping under your trousers, then your panties. You started playing with your clit and panting his name back into his mouth.

You were still against the door. Jess moved his hands under your shirt, finding the valley of your chest easily as you hadn’t worn a bra today.

“Fuck” he said, breaking the kiss. “You had your tits out all day baby girl? You are such a slut, wanting everyone to notice.”

Before you could begin to formulate a reply, his mouth was on your left nipple. You sighed as he sucking with such fervour. Just as you got used to the sensation enough to say something witty to him, he bit down hard. You yelped - this was a new move from him. He obviously felt emboldened by the new setting, being in his own territory and out of a car.

Jess went to your right nipple, sucking and making the most obscene slurping noise and his hand went to your other tit. It was too much. It felt too good. You started playing with your clit with even more until he finally noticed.

“That’s my job Y/N. Its not like you to be so selfish!“ he scolded. He grabbed both your wrists and pressed himself into you, letting you feel his bulge. You whimpered at the loss of your fingers inside your wet cunt and pouted at him. He brought your fingers to your mouth.

“Suck” he said, with a devious glint in his eyes. Like a fucking wet wipe, you did as he said. You were embarrassed at first, but didn’t care. You would do anything he said at this point.

When he was satisfied you had fully cleaned your fingers, he took them out your mouth and kissed you hard and hungrily on the lips.

You saw you opportunity to the turn the tables, to take power. “Jess?” You asked innocently.

“Hmm?” He responded, trailing kisses down your neck.

“The whole point of tonight is that we have a bed for once. Let’s make the most of it.” You pushed him off you and took his hand. You walked past the door to his bedroom. He stopped you and looked at you confused.

“Oh Jess. I don’t wanna be fucked in your single bed. I want to feel all of you” you whispered in his ear, guiding him to Luke’s room and king-sized bed.

His eyes widened with realisation and need. Was this a bad idea? Almost certainly. Did he care? At this point, not even wild horses could stop him from having you. He would do anything you said. And he had to admit, there was something hot about doing it somewhere he shouldn’t.

You pushed Jess onto Luke’s bed, unzipped his jeans and pulled down his boxers. His cock sprung up immediately. It was red, throbbing and angry. You couldn’t help but drool. Jess saw this and smirked. He knew what he did to you. He pulled off his shirt, knowing it would drive you crazy.

You dived onto his cock, unable to wait any longer. You took all of him in his mouth, as he held your head there. His pubic hair tickled your nose. You stayed there for as long as possible, until your eyes watered. You took your head off, wiped your mouth, and then began bobbing up and down slowly.

Jess propped himself up on his elbows, watching you like a hawk. His tongue was sticking out as he concentrated his breathing to stop himself from blowing his load. His dark curls were pressed wet against his forehead as beads of sweat started to roll down his face.

You moved to his balls, gently sucking them into your mouth while your hand moved up and down on his rock hard member. He started moaning and rocked his hips into your hands, desperate for more.

You had him right where you wanted him. You removed yourself from him completely and clambered to sit on top of him. His cock was nestled in your folds. So close to where he wanted to be. So close to where you wanted him to be. But you decided the chase was more fun. You lowered yourself down, so that your tits were pressed against his chest.

You whispered “Can Rory make you feel this way, Jess? Does she drive you wild like I do? Can she make you moan like a bitch the way I can? Has she ever made your cock this hard?” You punctuated each sentence with a nip on his ear.

“Fuck you,” he replied, grabbing your ass and turning you onto your back so that he was on top. He pushed himself into you and started fucking you with no mercy.

Your tits were bouncing with every thrust and you were whimpering with need every time he pulled out. You snaked your arms around his back, pulling him deeper into you. You didn’t want any space between you.

“You’re such a whore Y/N. Fucking your best friend’s boyfriend. I can’t believe it turns you on so much.”

You moaned at this words, unable to deny the appeal of the whole situation.

“Fuck baby, I can feel your cunt clenching around me as i say that! You are a fucking whore Y/N, squeezing me with your greedy pussy. Such a bad fucking girl.” Jess yelps, spanking your ass.

“I am a whore Jessy, your whore, only for you” you cried, embarrassed by your pathetic display. He grinned as you used the nickname you only brought out for him when you were cock drunk beyond belief. You groaned inwardly as you couldn’t believe you had given him the satisfaction of that ego boost.

You were lost completely in Jess. He moved his hand down to your core, adding a finger into your weeping pussy, and using his thumb to toy with your clit. It was bliss.

“Jessy?” You called out.

“Hmm?” He groaned in response.

“I want you to cum inside me” you begged.

His eyes widened as a wild look came over him. Without missing a beat, he swung your legs over his shoulders and bent you in two as he fucked into you harder than before. His hand moved to your throat, gently choking you. You stuck your tongue out like a dog in heat - animalistic and beyond a care as to what was normal.

The bed’s headboard was hitting the wall with every thrust from Jess’ pelvis, sure to cause a suspect dent tomorrow. But neither of you could have given a single fuck as the you both chased your highs. The sound of skin slapping, moans and gasps were obscene.

“Jess, have you seen Luke’s toolbox? We need it and he said it might be - Oh my god!”

You both froze and turned to the door. Lorelai was face to face with you and Jess butt naked on Luke’s bed. Sorry - lets rephrase that. Lorelai walked in on her daughter’s boyfriend and best friend fucking raw on Luke’s bed.

She narrowed her eyes and hissed: “Get the fuck out.”

[napakmahal]

Elegant like Emma D’Arcy

This may or may not be my personal love for aquiline noses and the fact I love that they chose to give Tadashi a more noticeable nose shape. 🤍

You and Tadashi we just having a well-deserved quiet night in. Finals were over and winter break had started. The seaters came out, and the books went away for four weeks. A little upsetting that San Fransokyo was not the place to go if you wanted to experience snow, all they got was rain and on occasion: hail. But the overly cold chill in the air and the light sprinkle of icey waters falling from the grey skies justified the cuddling. You were on your stomach, one leg was tossed over Tadashi’s torso with your face smushed against his chest. His laptop was resting on his nightstand, playing some crappy Christmas hallmark movie about the cliche big-city girl and flannel-wearing, small-town boy. There were so many of those with covers that looked nearly identical that neither of you could name the movie without looking at the title.

“Do you think there are really people like that?” You asked, your voice slightly mushed.

With a decent amount of vocal fry your boyfriend answered, “Like what?”

“People that would just straight up dip from their high-paying jobs and comfy lives just because they met someone.”

Shrugging as much as he could. “I’m sure of it. Plus it’s kind of romantic. No?”

“Pfft,” You scoffed. “I don’t think so. I’m pretty sure that counts as some form of self-sabotage.”

“What?” Tadashi smiled down at your head. “You wouldn’t quit a job or leave your city for me?”

“No way would you let me.”

That made them both laugh because it was true. Tadashi wanted nothing but the best for you, and leaving everything or any opportunity at all would cause a riff between you. He didn’t like the idea of being the guy that might have indirectly guilt-tripped you into not living to your full potential. Nor did he like the idea of you being miserable because you stayed or left. He is the embodiment of the scene where Jess from Gilmore Girls gets angry at Rory for dropping out of Yale.

“Why? Would you just give up everything just for me?” She raised her eyebrows up at him.

He had to think about that for a moment. Part of the reason you loved him so much was because of his dedication to the people he loved. It was his core moral that he’d carried with him for years on end. “Maybe not everything, but I’d compromise.”

It was almost hypocritical. Just the thought of you quitting or missing out on anything because of him made him want to punch a hole in the wall. Yet when it came to you or anyone else he held in high regard he made so much of an effort to make everyone happy. That’s true love by the way. Watching the happiness of someone you love and finding joy in it despite you maybe not being in the picture.

“That’s not fair.” You groaned into his chest.

The ringing and movement of his chest fluttered against the side of your head. “It is to me.”

“You suck.”

“You suck.”

“You both suck!” Hiro came crashing into the room. The dark circles under his eyes looked more like shopping bags and his skin had grown dry and cracked. He’d just finished taking a three-hour final with a written portion, a matching portion, and in an in-person experiment with stations.

“Hey dude,” Tadashi smiled at his older brother. “How’d it go?”

Instead of answering, Hiro just collapsed onto the floor and for a while, you thought he might have stopped breathing. That fear was soothed by the loud snores of a young teen boy who hadn’t gotten any proper sleep for almost two weeks straight.

“He might drop out after this.” You laughed.

Tadashi’s eyes sprung open like they were going to pop out of his head, “I don’t think so. After all, I did to get him in. No way, I’ll shoot him before he does.”

“Aww, but he’s so tired. “You fake pitied and pouted.

“He has three weeks to rest, he’ll be fine.”

For the next few minutes, the two of you went back to enjoying the heat of the other’s bodies, finding calm in the breathing noises between you two, and after a while, you’d start to tune the movie out. It’s not like it was that interesting anyway. The very generic-looking couple were having some kind of fight about her using him for some big corporation story. Didn’t make much sense and wasn’t that compelling in any way.

Out of boredom, you started drawing invisible shapes into your boyfriends skin with your fingers when you got to his neck and hear his jaw and face. Tadashi’s side profile is so beautiful, especially his nose. Tadashi had a very elegant aquiline nose, with the perfect nose bridge. It fit his face like no other.

You brought your finger up to his face and started grazing the top of his nose bridge, tracing the lines of his face. He’s ethereal.

“What are you doing, hon?” Tadashi pressed his face down and glared down trying to see his own nose.

“I’m admiring your nose.” You admitted, fully focused on the center of his face.

“I can see-er I can feel that. Why?”

You shrugged, “I don’t know. It’s just so pretty.”

“You think my nose is pretty?” He chuckled.

“Mhmm,” You hummed. “Like it suits you so well. Your nose makes you look so elegant. Like Emma D’Arcy.”

Tadashi grabbed your hand gently and pulled it away from his face. Instead, he brought your hand to his lips and started pecking kisses all over your palm, wrist, and parts of your forearms. “Thank you hun, I’m glad you find my nose so elegant.”

“You’re welcome, beautiful boy.” You craned your body forward to peck him on the lips.

Tadashi smiled down at you, “I love you.”

“I love you too, baby.”

[stellaluna33]

Ok, so here's one of MY unpopular Gilmore Girls opinions: I don't believe that Rory only stayed with Dean to keep everyone else (including her mother) happy. I don't. I think she did love him IN SOME WAY. Was she "IN Love" with him? It's hard to say. But she genuinely cared about him, enjoyed his company enough to want to be friends with him after breaking up, and... I do think there were some aspects of their relationship that she genuinely liked and wasn't sure she wanted to give up. I know a lot of people hate Dean (I'm not fond of him myself), but this isn't about MY preferences or YOUR preferences, it's about RORY'S, and when I look at the actual show without filtering it through my own wishes, that's what it looks like to me, especially given the way she kept comparing Dean to Jess after she started dating him. Rory wouldn't have done that unless there were parts of that relationship she missed! According to what Rory herself said, she LIKED the way Dean made her feel cared for and important. Even his jealousy and clinginess, which did bother her, could be explained away because they were "symptoms" of how "important" she was to him! He WANTED her! He wanted her more than Rory wanted him, actually, and sometimes? Sometimes that's an intoxicating thing, especially when you HAVEN'T always felt wanted. He made plans and took her out and made her feel "spoiled" (Rory's words!), and that made her feel special! She may not have been "in love" with him in a grand, all-consuming, passionate kind of way, but she liked "being his girlfriend" a lot of the time.

This is why I think she wavered so much when she did fall in love with Jess. Because despite the things she would gain from choosing Jess (the all-consuming, passionate kind of love, deep connection and companionship), she would be giving up (and hurting!) someone she felt a lot of affection for! And also giving up the ease of dependability, familiarity, and yes, someone who fit neatly into the life and relationships she already had. I think she was almost prepared to do so when Jess moved back to Stars Hollow "for her," but when he appeared to move on so quickly with Shane, it made her doubt whether Jess wanted her as much as she wanted him, and that felt dangerous. Why give up someone who clearly DID want her, to chase after someone who might not?

Yeah, anyway... I feel like I've wandered a bit, but the bottom line is: I really do think it was only a little bit about pleasing her mom, and a lot to do with how Dean was good at making her feel wanted, even if it was to a toxic degree.

[saltygilmores]

Thoughts While Watching Gilmore Girls: 3x8 Let The Games Begin (Aka Let The ShitCircus Begin) (Send In The Clowns) (Send Help) (Part 1)

You can read my thoughts on all previous episodes in my Pinned Post. Ladies and Gentlemens, do you know what time it is? it is officially Literati Kickoff Time.

To get everyone up to speed, in the last episode, Rory recieved a Public Dumping for the Ages, Dean has stepped down as Rory's Primary Male Life Ruiner and handed that crown to Jess, Shane has been eviscerated into a bloody pulp, Lorelai and Luke both missed the showdown at the DM and so Lorelai learned about this tea off-screen sometime between the last episode and this one. It's yet unclear whether Lorelai learned what happened through second hand gossip or if Rory dusted off her Season 1 Balls of Steel and had the courage to inform her mother that Dean was out and Jess was in. Episode Opener: we see Rory and Lorelai walking through town shortly after the dance marathon, complaining about their sleep deprivation and achy feet. ("At least you bitches still have your feet," says Shane's dismembered ghost, looking down at her new webbed swan feet).

What is this shirt? It looks like an octopus ejaculated on this shirt.

Hey baby hey baby hey! J: Hi R:Hey J:Hi Lor: Hi (Who told you you could speak? Butt out, bish) Luke: Hi Jess: Hi R: I have to get to school. J: Me too. R:Bye J:Bye. Bye. Lorelai: Bye (bish, I swear...) R: Bye Luke: Bye Jess: Disappears

Only THE CUTEST THING THAT HAS EVER HAPPENED?! That was so cute, they should be immortalized into a pair of Precious Moments figurines. The little plaque on the figurine would be titled "Idiots In Love." So naturally, a certain Grinch in a lavendar blouse has a problem with this and it only further reassures her that Jess is nothing more than A Sex Criminal (who would never murder anyone).

Yay. Lorelai and I are both crying on the inside over this development, but for vastly different reasons. Anyway, look at her hanging her head! This bish is in mourning! Look at how depressed this bish is! Hahaha! Get SAD, BISH! I WILL LICK YOUR SALTY, SALTY TEARS! Ahem. I haven't seen such a somber delivery since the medical examiner delivered the news to Shane's parents that he had positively identifed her mutilated corpse.

Who will visit my home and sift through my panty drawer now? Luke: What happened? Lorelai, somber as a funeral director: Jess happened. Luke, uncharacteristically giddy with excitement: Wow! WOW! This is great! Wow! Rory and Jess! Jess and Rory! This is great! Don't you think this is great! Honestly Luke and Lorelai reflect both sides of my conflicting feelings about the Literati Shit-Circus. Lor: "I'll tell Dean you said that." I'm sure you will before the next time you gargle his dick. I think it's the next episode where Lorelai tells Dean, "Just because you and Rory broke up doesn't mean we did." #Sick

MOMMY FAIL! Rory is 18. She's a fucking adult so leave her alone. Anyway, what does that mean? I think it's code for "It's about time Rory dated a boy who knows how to remove a bra.' Luke: I know Jess is tough (LOL, yeah, he's a real toughie, just look at that last exchange) but he likes Rory and Rory's a good kid. Her good will rub off on him.

You are so full of baloney. You're a Baloney Superstore. You are the Walmart of Baloney. Oh, this episode contains multitudes. Lorelai is insufferable on not just one but two fronts. Heavens to betsy. This is the episode where she has a shit-fit over Richard taking Rory to interview at Yale. One of the most ridiculous Lorelai tantrums I can ever recall, at least in the earlier seasons. Maybe not as insane as "I'd rather my child and I be homeless than accept a loan from my mother to save my termite infested house" but it's up there in the top 5 for me.

I am so brave. Ar FND, Richard invites Rory to embark on said Road Trip to Yale, which shouldn't be a big deal for a child with any other mother besides Lorelai Gilmore, but this is Rory so she is shaking lke a flu stricken chihuaua at the thought of her mother finding out she would ever deign to visit a school endorsed by her grandparents. She reluctantly accepts, then quietly pees her pants.

God speed, girlypop.

Fun with Product Placement time: Rory went to fetch a soda from the kitchen, and my immediate thought was: "These rich bitches better have name brand Coca Cola in their fridge, and not that odd Hansen's soda that Rory is always drinking", and they do. A real honest to god prominently labeled Coke can. Girlypop here is feeling the heavy weight of possibly displeasing her mother in both her romantic and academic choices. She has a lot on her plate right now. While the car is parked in the Gilmore Grands driveway after FND, girly pop musters up the courage to tell Lorelai "Grandpa wants us to go on a road trip to Yale" which causes Lorelai to huff and immediately exit the car. She begins storming back into the house, intent on demanding that her father explain this unbelievably callous and cruel attempt to brainwash her daughter into considering another school besides Harvvard. Rory stops her at the porch. where a lengthy argument ensues. Rory has to (once again) dig in her heels to defend her position against Lorelai over something so STUPID. I am really sitting here watching Lorelai and Rory go back and forth forever just because (ADULT) Rory wants to visit a college campus at the invitation of her own grandfather. Lorelai even calls Richard a "master manipulator" for this evil plot. You know what Rory, stop asking Lorelai for her input. Since you don't have a car, just hop on a bus to New Haven and just fucking go. After comparing the city of New Haven to leftover sludge at the bottom of a coffee pot, Lorelai decides she's going to accompany Rory on the trip anyway, even though its been made quite clear she does not have to go (just like the Sherry Baby Shower). In both instances, Lorelai's presence will ruin everything. Per @frazzledsoul: "Lorelai is so spoiled here. Imagine being a parent of a teenager and your worst problem is what Ivy League school your kid goes to." Amen. The rest of this episode promises to be a complete shitshow of epic proportions. At least the next episode is "Deep Fried Korean Thanksgiving", one of the best.

[westofessos]

So I just finished Gilmore Girls for the first time and boy, do I have some thoughts:

First of all, I love this show so much. More than I ever thought I would. It’s just so comforting. I totally get it now.

Now, for specifics.

Lorelai:

I love Lorelai. She does make some dumb choices, but in the end, she’s just so loveable and fun, I can’t help but adore her.

Rory:

I do not get the hate I’ve seen for Rory! Yes, like her mom, she makes stupid decisions, but she’s so wonderful. Maybe it’s just because I relate to her so closely, but I love Rory so much.

Luke:

Ughhhh I love love love Luke. He’s so unexpectedly hilarious sometimes?? I did not foresee that when I started. Scott Patterson is also strangely one of the best actors on the show, which I also did not expect. Luke is a gem, we love him.

Luke & Lorelai:

How could you not love these two together? They’re absolutely perfect for each other and the pining, especially on Luke’s part, makes for incredible television. I do think their dynamic kind of lost the really special ‘will they, won’t they’ tension after season 1/2, but I still ship them. So glad they ended up together. When she was still with Christopher near the end of season 7, I got a little worried.

Paris:

PARIS IS GAY. I will accept nothing less. She is queer in some way, whether she’s a lesbian or bi. She had absolutely no chemistry with any of her love interests but so much with Rory. Also she’s just amazing all around. I fucking love Paris. Make her queer, cowards.

Lane:

How could you not love Lane? She’s the absolute shit. Cool, supportive, loyal, and a fucking rockstar. I didn’t mind her with Zach to begin with (even though I thought it was a bit strange how they all of a sudden liked each other), but when they got married and had kids, that was a big nope for me. Lane Kim deserved to be a famous rockstar.

Emily & Richard:

I went back and forth on these two. On one hand, they’re very entertaining characters and I do believe they’re trying to do what they think is best, but on the other, I think in the end they do more harm than good. The way they dismiss Lorelai’s trauma, and completely disregard everyone else’s opinion because they assume they automatically know what’s best, just rubs me the wrong way. Not to mention the manipulation and the going behind people’s backs. I think there should’ve been an arc at the end where they finally listened to Lorelai and acknowledged what they’d done and tried to change for the better.

Sookie:

Melissa McCarthy is great in everything, and this is no exception. She’s so sweet and lovable, and such a good friend to Lorelai. I love her. Plus her relationship with Jackson is just lovely.

Michel:

He’s such a sarcastic bitch and I love him. I think that’s all there is to say.

The Townies and Side Characters:

Kirk - Kirk is maybe the funniest part of the show and such a little sweetheart, I love him so much.

Babette - aka the best neighbour ever. We deserved even more of her and Morey than we got.

Miss Patty - same goes for Patty! We need more Patty!

Taylor - annoying and obnoxious but the show wouldn’t be the same without him. Irreplaceable.

Gypsy - again, we needed more!! Gypsy was so funny and I just wanted more!

April - I love April! She’s so sweet. I don’t, however, like what her arrival did to Luke and Lorelai’s relationship, and I fucking hate Anna.

Christopher - I don’t hate him, but he’s definitely not one of my favourites. I think it would’ve been a lot better if he and Lorelai had just been really close friends, or if he had just been fully out of the picture.

And finally, the boys:

Dean:

FUCK. DEAN. Do I need to say more? He’s a toxic, possessive, asshole and I hate him. He was okay in the beginning, but the ‘50s episode really clinched my hatred for him. Huge nope from me. What a dick.

Logan:

Man, do I hate Logan. Obviously not as bad as Dean, but he’s such a douchebag!! I genuinely cannot stand him or put up with any of his bullshit. I thought he would grow on me as the show went on but no, I only hated him more.

Jess:

Best for last. My love for this man knows no bounds. Obviously the best fit for Rory, I love them together, but also his relationship with Luke is so great. Also, justice for his and Rory’s relationship while they were dating!! Why did we only get to see it when shit hit the fan? They kept mentioning how they were going to hang out, that they were meeting up later on, so why didn’t we get to see any of it? Why did we only get to see them when Jess fucked up? I hate that. I also hate that they didn’t end up together, even when Jess grew and changed and bettered himself. Anyway, I just love him. I could talk about him forever.

A Year in the Life:

They tried to fit 22 episodes worth of Gilmore Girls into 4 episodes, and it didn’t work. The first episode did an okay job, and I did kind of love the last episode (the wedding!), but the middle two were. . . yikes. No theme song/opening titles? No transitions? NO SOOKIE EXCEPT FOR ONE SCENE AT THE END? Michel thinking about leaving the inn and Lorelai being abandoned by both of her friends? No Jackson? Rory being with an engaged Logan? Basically no Jess except for a few scenes, one of which broke my heart? I could go on forever.

That being said, they should make more after the cliffhanger they left us on. I’ll take whatever I can get, even if it’s subpar.

Anyway those are just a few of my many thoughts about this show. I can’t believe I waited until now to watch it. I need someone to talk about this show with so if you see this and want to talk, DM me.

[jenniferjareauwife]

Hey! I have a request;

JJ’s teenage daughter staying out all night the night of her prom and doesn’t come home until 5/6 in the morning and JJ finds out she was out all night with a guy she’s been seeing. Lots of angst/hurt and then comfort, pleaaase <3

Where the Hell Have You Been?

pairing: jennifer jareau x daughter reader

category: angst, hurt/comfort

warnings: none

word count: 836

age: 16

summary: you don't come home until the next morning after prom and your mom is worried sick

a/n: it's giving rory and dean from gilmore girls

"Shit shit shit shit shit!" I nearly ripped my hair out of my head when I looked at the time. My kind of boyfriend was asleep beside me in his car and it was 5 in the morning. I was supposed to be home by 1. I had 13 missed calls from my mom and about 90 texts. This wasn't going to end well. "Jace...Jace wake up." I practically slapped him in the face.

"What...huh?" He rubbed his eyes groggily.

"I need you to drive me home right now."

"Oh shit." He saw the time and his eyes widened. "Ok yeah."

"Oh fuck. My mom's going to be so mad."

"Don't worry. I'll explain everything to her-"

"You will not say anything. She cannot see you she will kill you and I would really rather you not die."

"Ok...yeah I like that idea."

He dropped me off at my house and then sped off. I picked my dress up so it didn't get wet and then knocked on the front door. It was immediately answered on the second knock. "Where the hell have you been?" My mom's voice was stern and her eyes were icy. She was really fucking mad.

"I-I'm so sorry, I fell asleep i-in his car a-and I just woke up ten minutes ago, I'm so sorry mom!" I exclaimed. She dragged me into the house by my wrist and slammed the door behind me.

"I was worried sick about you, you know that? I thought you were kidnapped or that you were dead or maybe he raped you. I didn't sleep!"

"I'm sorry!" I sobbed. "I didn't mean to, I really didn't mean to!" I sat down on the couch and held my head in my hands.

"No phone for a month. You are not going out with that boy ever again-"

"Mom no-"

"Yes. I didn't know where you were for four hours. It was the middle of the night, you were not answering your phone, nobody knew where you were." I covered my ears as she raised her voice.

"Mom stop." My voice was barely a whisper so she couldn't hear me. She kept scolding me, telling me how stupid it was and how worried she was. "Mom stop!" I exclaimed, my hands shaking a bit. She immediately shut her mouth and looked down at me. "I'm sorry, ok? I'm sorry. I really didn't mean it and I didn't mean to scare you and I'm so sorry, it'll never happen again just please stop yelling."

"Oh honey." Her voice softened immensely as she knelt down in front of me. "Honey, I'm sorry." She gently grabbed my face, caressing my cheeks while lifting my head so I was looking up at her. "I'm sorry baby I didn't mean to yell."

"It was an accident." I whispered. "I really didn't mean to." She leaned forward so our foreheads were touching before tilting her head up to kiss my forehead. "I'm so sorry-"

"Stop apologizing baby." She kissed my forehead again. "It's ok. I'm not mad."

"Then why were you yelling?"

"I was worried sick and I was taking that out on you, I'm so sorry." She stopped holding my face and instead rubbed my thighs. "I'm your mom, it's my job to worry, ok? I'm so sorry for yelling at you like that." I nodded. "Now are you ok? Did anything happen?" I shook my head.

"Nothing happened."

"Good. Oh God I'm so glad to hear that." She sighed in relief and wiped away my tears before wiping away her own. "I love you so much sweetheart, I just really want you to be safe and I was so scared that you weren't safe, you know? With all I see at my job, when something bad happens I automatically think it's something really bad."

"Yeah I get it." I sniffled.

"I'm so sorry for yelling." She whispered. "I don't know what got into me, I'm really sorry." I nodded.

"It's ok."

"It's not ok-"

"Mom can we please not do this right now? I'm really tired and I just want to sleep." She nodded and helped me stand up. "You can stay with me though. I missed you. I wanted to tell you all about last night but now I'm just...super fucking tired."

She held my hand while walking upstairs to my room. I plopped down on my bed without taking my dress off. "Wanna take it off? It's gonna get wrinkled." She pointed out. I just nodded and stood up so she could unzip me. I undressed in front of her, not really caring since she was my mom and she was already in my bed, facing the wall.

"I really am sorry." I said again. "It won't happen again. I promise." She draped her arm over my waist and pulled me close to her.

"I know honey. You don't have to keep apologizing, ok? I understand." She kissed the back of my head. "I love you."

"I love you too."

[andihavelovedyoubeautifully]

Taylor Swift Songs for Every Gilmore Girls Episode

Inspired by this amazing Bustle article

Season 1

S1 E1 – A Place in this World

Rory meeting her first crush just before she switches schools, trying to make sense of everything

I'm alone, on my own / And that's all I know / I'll be strong, I'll be wrong / Oh, but life goes on / Oh, I'm just a girl / Trying to find a place in this world

S1 E2 – Mean

Introduction to Paris, who is determined to make Rory's life at Chilton a living hell

You, with your switching sides / And your wildfire lies and your humiliation / You have pointed out my flaws again / As if I don't already see them / I walk with my head down, trying to block you out / 'Cause I'll never impress you / I just wanna feel okay again

S1 E3 – You Need to Calm Down

Lorelai’s dramatic overreaction and fight with Rory about spending time with her grandparents

You just need to take several seats and then try to restore the peace

S1 E4 – Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?

Rory lashing out at Paris and Tristan when she misses her big test, feeling weighted down by the pressure of Chilton

I was tame, I was gentle 'til the circus life made me mean / “Don't you worry, folks, we took out all her teeth” / Who's afraid of little old me?

S1 E5 – Sparks Fly

Sparks are flying between both Lorelai & Max (My mind forgets to remind me you're a bad idea) and Rory & Dean (And you stood there in front of me just / Close enough to touch)

S1 E6 – Never Grow Up

Lorelai’s tradition of waking Rory up at the time of her birth to tell her the story, while she reflects on Rory turning 16/getting older

I won't let nobody hurt you / Won't let no one break your heart / And no one will desert you / Just try to never grow up

S1 E7 – Fearless

Dean and Rory's first kiss in Doose’s

You pull me in and I'm a little more brave / It's the first kiss, it's flawless, really something, it's fearless

S1 E8 – gold rush

Lane having her first crush and accidentally running her fingers through his hair

What must it be like / To grow up that beautiful? / With your hair falling into place like dominos

S1 E9 – Today Was a Fairytale

Rory and Dean's first dance together

But can you feel this magic in the air? / It must've been the way you kissed me / Fell in love when I saw you standing there / It must've been the way, today was a fairytale

S1 E10 – Soon You'll Get Better

Richard's hospital visit, and how it affects the whole family

The buttons of my coat were tangled in my hair / In doctor's office lighting, I didn't tell you I was scared / Soon you’ll get better / ‘Cause you have to

S1 E11 – This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things

Paris spreading gossip about Lorelai and Max just to hurt Rory

Did you think I wouldn't hear all the things you said about me? / This is why we can't have nice things

S1 E12 – You Belong With Me

Luke attempting to ask Lorelai out after her disastrous double date

If you could see that I'm the one / Who understands you / Been here all along / So, why can't you see? / You belong with me

S1 E13 – Bejeweled

This song fits the fun, sparkly concert vibe of the Bangles episode ✨

What's a girl gonna do? / I polish up nice / Best believe I'm still bejeweled / When I walk in the room / I can still make the whole place shimmer

S1 E14 – Everything Has Changed

Rory & Dean’s special date night (You'll be mine and I'll be yours / All I know since yesterday / Is everything has changed) and Luke openly flirting with Lorelai as they plan to paint the diner (And all my walls / Stood tall painted blue / But I'll take 'em down, take 'em down / And open up the door for you)

S1 E15 – betty

Lorelai realizing she let Luke down when she missed their painting date and showing up at the diner to beg his forgiveness

The only thing I wanna do / Is make it up to you

S1 E16 – cardigan

Rachel coming back into town to try to reignite her and Luke’s old romance

But I knew you'd linger like a tattoo kiss / I knew you'd haunt all of my what-ifs / And when I felt like I was an old cardigan / Under someone's bed / You put me on and said I was your favorite

S1 E17 – If This Were A Movie

Rory pining for Dean and wallowing after their breakup

Come back, come back, come back to me like / You would, you would if this was a movie / Stand in the rain outside 'til I came out/ I know that we could work it out somehow / But if this was a movie you'd be here by now

S1 E18 – Foolish One

Paris falling for Tristan while he never had real feelings for her

You give me just enough attention to keep my hopes too high / Wishful thoughts forget to mention when something's really not right / And I will block out these voices of reason in my head

S1 E19 – All of the Girls You've Loved Before

Lorelai learns more about Rachel and realizes how Luke & Rachel's past relationship shaped him into the man he is today

Your mother brought you up loyal and kind / Teenage love taught you there's good in goodbye / Every woman that you knew brought you here

S1 E20 – Bye Bye Baby

Rachel’s POV as she leaves Luke, knowing it's over for good this time

Bye, bye, baby / I want you bad but it's come down to nothing / And all I have is your sympathy / 'Cause you took me home but you just couldn't keep me

S1 E21 – That's When

Rory finally telling Dean she loves him and the two of them reuniting

I said, "I know" / When you said, "I did you wrong, made mistakes / And put you through all of this" / Then through the phone / Came all your tears / And I said "Leave those all in our past" / And you said "When can I come back?"

Season 2

S2 E1 – But Daddy I Love Him

Rory standing up to Richard when he criticizes Dean at Friday Night dinner

He was chaos, he was revelry / If all you want is gray for me / Then it's just white noise, and it's my choice / Screaming "But Daddy I love him!"

S2 E2 – Stay Beautiful

Luke coming to Lorelai's engagement party alone and watching her dance with Max

And when you find everything you've looked for / I hope your love leads you back to my door / Oh, but if it don't, stay beautiful

S2 E3 – Midnight Rain

Lorelai calls it off with Max because she realizes they aren’t the right fit and she doesn’t really love him

He was sunshine, I was midnight rain / He wanted it comfortable / I wanted that pain / He wanted a bride / I was making my own name

S2 E4 – Getaway Car

Lorelai and Rory hit the road after Lorelai calls off the wedding

I was ridin' in a getaway car / I was cryin' in a getaway car / I was dyin' in a getaway car / Said goodbye in a getaway car

S2 E5 – I Hate It Here

Jess arrives in Stars Hollow and hates the small town feel, often turning to books for escape

I'm lonely but I'm good / I'm bitter but I swear I'm fine / I'll save all my romanticism for my inner life and I'll get lost on purpose / This place made me feel worthless

S2 E6 – Glitch

Lorelai is clearly falling for Chris again before he reveals (awkwardly late in the game) that he's seeing someone and she snaps out of it; this matches the “counterfeit” nature of the relationship portrayed in Glitch

I think there's been a glitch / Five seconds later, I'm fastening myself to you with a stitch / And I'm not even sorry / Nights are so starry, blood moonlit / It must be counterfeit

S2 E7 – Shake It Off

Rory does indeed shake it off in this episode! She stands up for herself against Headmaster Charleston for unduly pressuring her to be more social, and then ends the episode doing exactly what she was criticized for doing before - reading alone at lunch and still ✨thriving✨

'Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play / And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate / Baby, I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake / I shake it off, I shake it off

S2 E8 – I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)

Rory calls Jess out for making life harder for Luke, and he actually takes her words to heart

And I could see it from a mile away / A perfect case for my certain skillset / He had a halo of the highest grade / He just hadn't met me yet

S2 E9 – long story short

Rory feeling guilty about her kiss with Tristan that she didn’t tell Dean about

Pushed from the precipice / Clung to the nearest lips / Long story short, it was the wrong guy

S2 E10 – I Can See You

Jess & Rory's emotional affair continues, with Jess crashing Rory's sleigh ride and her furtive glance at him at the end of the episode (that Dean definitely notices)

But what would you do if I went to touch you now? / What would you do if they never found us out? / What would you do if we never made a sound? / ‘Cause I can see you

S2 E11 – dorothea

Lane and Rory begin drifting apart after Rory starts going to Chilton, but at the end of the day, they always find a way back to each other

Hey Dorothea / Do you ever stop and think about me? / When we were younger / Down in the park / Honey, making a lark of the misery / You got shiny friends since you left town / A tiny screen's the only place I see you now / And I got nothing but well wishes for ya

S2 E12 – Dear Reader

This song captures Richard’s loneliness and listlessness in this episode, as well as the irony of him constantly badgering Lori with unsolicited advice about her life and job when he is unemployed & clearly miserable

If you knew where I was walking / To a house, not a home, all alone 'cause nobody's there / No one sees when you lose / When you're playing solitaire

S2 E13 – Guilty As Sin?

Rory and Jess continue developing more than friend feelings for each other

Without ever touchin’ his skin / how can I be guilty as sin?

S2 E14 – White Horse

Lorelai reacting to Christopher’s new relationship and realizing she had always been waiting on him

I was a dreamer before you went and let me down / Now it's too late for you and your white horse / To come around

S2 E15 – I Did Something Bad

Jess steals Dean's bracelet from Rory and clearly gives no fucks about Lorelai catching him returning it

S2 E16 – no body, no crime

Paris comes through in a big way to cover for Rory with Dean, like a true ride or die friend

S2 E17 – It's Nice to Have a Friend

Lorelai is there as a steadfast friend for Luke while he plans for his uncle’s funeral, helping cover for him at the diner and comforting him when his family doesn't show

S2 E18 - right where you left me

A very forlorn Dean sitting on the Gilmore porch at the end of the episode, waiting for Rory

If our love died young, I can't bear witness / And it's been so long / But if you ever think you got it wrong / I'm right where you left me

S2 E19 – Out of the Woods

Jess & Rory get in a car accident, a metaphor for their connection getting a little too real, a little too fast

Are we out of the woods? / Remember when you hit the brakes too soon? / 20 stitches in a hospital room / When you started crying, baby, I did too / But when the sun came up, I was looking at you

S2 E20 – State of Grace

Rory and Jess dealing with the fallout from the accident and the town and Rory's family turning against him, all while harboring feelings for each other

So you were never a saint / And I've loved in shades of wrong

S2 E21 – Treacherous

Rory drops everything to visit Jess in New York and misses Lorelai's graduation

I'd be smart to walk away / But you're quicksand / This slope is treacherous / And I, I, I like it

S2 E22 –

Fortnight

Lorelai and Christopher’s brief romantic night together before the bomb drops about Sherry's pregnancy

I love you, it's ruining my life

ivy

Rory kissing Jess at Sookie’s wedding when she's still with Dean

Oh, goddamn / My pain fits in the palm of your freezing hand / Taking mine, but it's been promised to another

Season 3

S3 E1 –

The Prophecy

Lorelai talking to Luke, wishing she could find “the whole package” in a partner

Please / I've been on my knees / Change the prophecy / Don't want money / Just someone who wants my company

Cruel Summer

Rory’s jealousy over seeing Jess with Shane

Killing me slow, out the window / I'm always waiting for you to be waiting below / Devils roll the dice, angels roll their eyes / What doesn't kill me makes me want you more

S3 E2 – The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived

Christopher trying in vain to fix things with Lorelai after he already chose Sherry

And in plain sight you hid / But you are what you did / And I'll forget you, but I'll never forgive / The smallest man who ever lived

S3 E3 – Delicate

Lane and Dave meeting for the first time and Lane being head-over-heels for him

Is it cool that I said all that? / Is it chill that you're in my head? / 'Cause I know that it's delicate

S3 E4 – Last Great American Dynasty

LGAD’s themes relate perfectly to Lane’s hair-dying rebellion in this episode, as well as the Stars Hollow High students’ fascination with Lorelai’s teen mom journey

There goes the maddest woman this town has ever seen / She had a marvelous time ruinin' everything

S3 E5 – Dancing With Our Hands Tied

This song about the frustration of having to hide a relationship relates well to this episode when Jess fixes the sprinklers for Rory, but turns them back on to allow Dean to come and be the hero – all the while, the two are pushing down their secret feelings for each other

S3 E6 – Look What You Made Me Do

Lorelai & Rory devil egging Jess’ car, classic 😂

S3 E7 – High Infidelity

Rory is unable to hide her feelings for Jess (in PUBLIC, no less) and Dean finally breaks up with her

You know there's many different ways / That you can kill the one you love / The slowest way is never loving them enough

S3 E8 – Don't You

When Rory visits Dean to apologize, this song captures how much it hurts him to know she’s moving on with someone else

Don't you smile at me and ask me how I've been / Don't you say you've missed me if you don't want me again / You don't know how much I feel I love you still

S3 E9 – Stay, Stay, Stay

Luke secretly being disappointed that Lorelai and Rory were going to skip his Thanksgiving! So pure

Stay, stay, stay / I've been loving you for quite some time, time, time / You think that it's funny when I'm mad, mad, mad / But I think that it's best if we both stay

S3 E10 – coney island

This song always reminds me of Jess’ clear lack of interest in going to the carnival with Rory until he hears Dean is coming, especially the line: sorry for not winning you an arcade ring

S3 E11 – Bad Blood

Francie causing the rift between Rory and Paris

Did you think we'd be fine? / Still got scars on my back from your knife / So don't think it's in the past / These kinds of wounds they last and they last

S3 E12 – Invisible

Luke teaching Lorelai to fish so she can go on a date with Alex

And all I think about is how to make you think of me / And everything that we could be

S3 E13 – You're On Your Own Kid

16-year old Lorelai having Rory and leaving home

S3 E14 – Welcome to New York

Sookie, Jackson, Lorelai, and Alex going to New York City for date night

S3 E15 – willow

Rory waiting by the phone for Jess to call

Wherever you stray, I follow / I'm begging for you to take my hand / Wreck my plans / That's my man

S3 E16 – The Man

Paris having her public meltdown about not getting into her dream school and thinking it's because she slept with Jamie; this episode speaks to the double standard between men/women when it comes to sex and promiscuity

S3 E17 – Wildest Dreams

Lorelai telling Like about the dream she had about them being married and pregnant with twins

Say you'll see me again / Even if it's just in your wildest dreams

S3 E18 – Starlight

Rory surprising Lorelai with a big birthday bash

The whole place / Was dressed to the nines / And we were dancing, dancing / Like we're made of starlight

S3 E19 – My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys

Jess being a dick to Rory at the party and getting in a fight with Dean

My boy only breaks his favorite toys / I'm queen of sand castles he destroys / Cause it fit too right / Puzzle pieces in the dead of night / Should've known it was a matter of time / Oh, my boy only breaks his favorite toys

S3 E20 – All You Had to Do Was Stay

Jess planning to leave town but never telling Rory, abruptly ending their relationship

I've been picking up the pieces of the mess you made / People like you always want back the love they pushed aside / But people like me are gone forever when you say goodbye

S3 E21 – I Can Do It With a Broken Heart

Rory doing her best to move on after Jess’ sudden departure

'Cause I'm a real tough kid, I can handle my shit / They said, "Babe, you gotta fake it 'til you make it" and I did

S3 E22 – Red

Rory calls Jess to finally end things for good

Losing him was blue, like I'd never known / Missing him was dark gray, all alone / Forgetting him was like trying to know / Somebody you never met / But loving him was red

Season 4

S4 E1 – Should've Said No

Luke, my pal… although you’re not a cheater as the song describes, you still should've said no and gone home

S4 E2 – The Best Day

Rory immediately misses Lorelai after moving into her dorm and calls her back to Yale for a sleepover

I love you for giving me your eyes / Staying back and watching me shine and / I didn't know if you knew / So I'm taking this chance to say / That I had the best day with you today

S4 E3 – Tied Together with a Smile

As it turns out it, Sookie has been harboring secret fears about her impending motherhood, and Lorelai is there to reassure and comfort her

S4 E4 – I Almost Do

Drunk Dean still pining for Rory at his bachelor party

S4 E5 – Untouchable

How I imagine Luke felt as he died a thousand silent deaths during his first ~totally platonic~ movie night with Lorelai

Untouchable like a distant diamond sky / I'm reaching out and I just can't tell you why / I'm caught up in you

S4 E6 – Jump Then Fall

Kirk and Lulu’s first date is adorable and magical, just like this song

I realize your laugh is the best sound I have ever heard / I like the way I can't keep my focus / I watch you talk, you didn't notice / I hear the words but all I can think is, we should be together

S4 E7 – King of My Heart

Lorelai's (pleasant) surprise at Jason asking her out and their instant attraction to each other

Late in the night, the city's asleep / Your love is a secret I'm hoping, dreaming, dying to keep / Change my priorities / The taste of your lips is my idea of luxury

S4 E8 – Anti-Hero

Rory writes a mean-spirited review of a ballerina and has to deal with the blowback (not that she takes much responsibility for it)

It’s me, hi, I’m the problem, it’s me

S4 E9 – mad woman

Emily's (completely valid) reaction to learning Richard has been lying for years about meeting Pennilyn Lott

Every time you call me crazy / I get more crazy / What about that? / And when you say I seem angry / I get more angry / And there's nothin' like a mad woman

S4 E10 – Dress

Lorelai and Jason's steamy, secret love affair

You made your mark on me, golden tattoo / Only bought this dress so you could take it off

S4 E11 – Say Don’t Go

Lorelai clearly feeling upset and betrayed by Luke’s alleged move, with Luke pressing her to admit why she cares so much

I'm holdin' out hope for you to / Say, "Don't go" / I would stay forever if you say, "Don't go"

S4 E12 – closure

Rory has moved on enough that she doesn't need closure from Jess, but she’s still clearly affected seeing him back in town

It wasn't right / The way it all went down / Looks like you know that now

S4 E13 – Back to December

Jess comes back to town and tells Rory he loves her, knowing it won't change anything

So this is me swallowin' my pride / Standin' in front of you sayin' I'm sorry for that night / And I go back to December all the time / It turns out freedom ain't nothin' but missin' you / Wishin' I'd realized what I had when you were mine / I'd go back to December, turn around and make it alright / I go back to December all the time

S4 E14 – The Archer

Rory and Lorelai fall apart from the pressure in their lives and turn to Dean and Luke for support

All the king's horses, all the king's men / Couldn't put me together again / Help me hold on to you

S4 E15 – tolerate it

Emily goes on a wild shopping spree while feeling ignored by Richard, and he doesn't even notice the new apples she bought for the dining table, claiming he’s always liked them

Lay the table with the fancy shit / And watch you tolerate it / If it's all in my head tell me now / Tell me I've got it wrong somehow / I know my love should be celebrated / But you tolerate it

S4 E16 – Safe and Sound

Richard navigating the grief of losing his mother by locking himself away in his office to block out the outside world

Don't you dare look out your window, darling, everything's on fire / The war outside our door keeps raging on / Hold onto this lullaby even when the music's gone

S4 E17 – Florida!!!

Rory & Paris head to Florida for spring break and they drink, party, and even kiss

Florida is one hell of a drug

S4 E18 – False God

Jason and Lorelai’s relationship is exposed, marking the beginning of the end for them

We were crazy to think this could work

S4 E19 – Wonderland

Lorelai snaps back to reality when Jason goes after her father, and she breaks up with him

Ooh, didn't it all seem new and exciting? / I felt your arms twisting around me / I should've slept with one eye open at night

S4 E20 –

Electric Touch

Luke realizing he has feelings for Lorelai and acting on them by asking her to the wedding; All I know is this could either break my heart or bring it back to life

The Manuscript

Paris reflects on her relationship with Asher and the age difference after he has a heart attack scare; She thought about how he said since she was so wise beyond her years / Everything had been above board / She wasn't sure

S4 E21 –

The Last Time

Jess making one final plea for Rory to leave with him; Find myself at your door / Just like all those times before / I'm not sure how I got there / All roads, they lead me here

Daylight

Luke & Lorelai's first dance together; I don't wanna look at anything else now that I saw you / I don't wanna think of anything else now that I thought of you

S4 E22 – invisible string

Luke and Lorelai finally acting on their mutual feelings for each other

And isn't it just so pretty to think / All along there was some / Invisible string / Tying you to me?

Season 5

S5 E1 – Our Song

This rollicking couples anthem is a fitting representation of Rory and Dean’s cringey opening scene, trying to pick a theme song after they just did the nasty

S5 E2 – august

Lindsay finding out about Rory & Dean’s infidelity; you weren't mine to lose

S5 E3 – cowboy like me

Luke & Lorelai committing to their relationship; “I am all in”

S5 E4 – ‘tis the damn season

Rory and Dean try to come back together like old times

'Tis the damn season, write this down / I'm stayin' at my parents' house / And the road not taken looks real good now / And it always leads to you in my hometown

S5 E5 – Snow on the Beach

Zack finally confesses his feelings to Lane and they realize they feel the same about each other

Are we falling like snow on the beach? / Weird but fucking beautiful / Flying in a dream, stars by the pocketful / You wanting me tonight feels impossible / But it's comin' down, no sound, it's all around / Like snow on the beach

S5 E6 – Mastermind

Rory pursuing the story of the Life and Death Brigade mystery and getting closer to Logan in the process, as if it was all planned out

If you fail to plan, you plan to fail / Strategy sets the scene for the tale / I'm the wind in our free-flowing sails / And the liquor in our cocktails

S5 E7 – Enchanted

The beginning of Rory & Logan’s whirlwind love story (compete with ballgown ✨)

This is me praying that / This was the very first page / Not where the story line ends / My thoughts will echo your name, until I see you again / These are the words I held back, as I was leaving too soon / I was enchanted to meet you

S5 E8 – Last Kiss

Dean realizing he doesn't belong with Rory anymore and ending things for good

So I'll watch your life in pictures like I used to watch you sleep / And I feel you forget me like I used to feel you breathe / And I'll keep up with our old friends just to ask them how you are / Hope it's nice where you are

S5 E9 – The Way I Loved You

Emily going on a date with someone new after the separation from Richard and crying afterwards

He can't see the smile I'm faking / And my heart's not breaking / 'Cause I'm not feeling anything at all

S5 E10 – So It Goes…

Paris & Doyle’s spontaneous hook-up after speed dating

And all the pieces fall, right into place / Getting caught up in a moment / Lipstick on your face, so it goes / I'm yours to keep and I'm yours to lose

S5 E11 – seven

Lorelai being there for Christopher after his dad dies because of their long history (even though Strobe was an asshole)

S5 E12 – Timeless

Richard and Emily finally reconciling because like them or not, they're definitely soulmates

I'm gonna love you when our hair is turnin' gray / We'll have a cardboard box of photos of the life we've made / And you'll say, “Oh my, we really were timeless”

S5 E13 – How Did It End?

Luke and Lorelai breaking up after the wedding and the town seeing they returned separately, starting the rumor mill

Guess who we ran into at the shops? / Walking in circles like she was lost / Didn't you hear? They called it all off / One gasp and then / How did it end?

S5 E14 – Hits Different

Lorelai reeling from the breakup, knowing Luke was the one

Movin' on was always easy for me to do / It hits different / It hits different 'cause it's you

S5 E15 – Death By a Thousand Cuts

Luke and Lorelai still pining for each other during the Fiddler on the Roof love song

And what once was ours is no one's now / I see you everywhere / The only thing we share / Is this small town / You said it was a great love / One for the ages / But if the story's over / Why am I still writing pages? / 'Cause saying goodbye is death by a thousand cuts

S5 E16 – Afterglow

Afterglow is the perfect song to play when Luke comes to Lorelai’s house to reconcile

It's all me in my head / I'm the one who burned us down / But it's not what I meant / I'm sorry that I hurt you / I don't wanna do this to you / I don't wanna lose this with you

S5 E17 – Blank Space

Logan getting jealous when Rory goes to the party with Robert and acting a fool

I get drunk on jealousy / But you'll come back each time you leave

S5 E18 – Now That We Don't Talk

Rory and Logan’s communication gone cold

I call my mom, she said that it was for the best / Remind myself the more I gave, you'd want me less / I cannot be your friend / So I pay the price of what I lost / And what it cost / Now that we don't talk

S5 E19 – I Know Places

Logan extricating Rory from his disastrous family dinner

Let them say what they want, we won't hear it / Loose lips sink ships all the damn time / Not this time

S5 E20 – I Knew You Were Trouble

Lorelai is clearly not a huge fan of Logan’s antics in this episode, and she calls him out on it

S5 E21 –

New Year's Day

This song is the perfect fit for the sweet scene in the limo between Luke & Lorelai

You squeeze my hand three times in the back of the taxi / I can tell that it's gonna be a long road / I'll be there if you're the toast of the town, babe / Or if you strike out and you're crawling home

Fresh Out the Slammer

The theme song for when Rory & Logan get arrested for stealing the yacht, lol

Now, pretty baby, I'm running back home to you / Fresh out the slammer, I know who my first call will be to

S5 E22 – this is me trying

Rory’s fallout with Lorelai and quitting Yale

They told me all of my cages were mental / So I got wasted like all my potential / And my words shoot to kill when I'm mad / I have a lot of regrets about that / I was so ahead of the curve, the curve became a sphere / Fell behind on my classmates, and I ended up here

Season 6

S6 E1 – Lover

Luke accepting Lorelai’s marriage proposal and talking about having kids together someday

I take this magnetic force of a man to be my lover / My heart's been borrowed and yours has been blue / All's well that ends well to end up with you

S6 E2 – The Bolter

Lorelai promises Sookie she's “not going to bolt” this time with Luke

S6 E3 – You Are In Love

Luke staying up all night to take care of Paul Anka (even though he claims to not even like dogs) because of how much he loves Lorelai

Morning, his place / Burnt toast, Sunday / You keep his shirt / He keeps his word / And for once, you let go / Of your fears and your ghosts

S6 E4 – my tears ricochet

Rory and Lorelai continuing their feud and barely speaking to each other

And I can go anywhere I want / Anywhere I want, just not home

S6 E5 – thanK you aIMee

Rory seeing the Huntzburgers again after they insulted her at dinner and Mitchum told her she couldn’t hack it as a journalist

And it wasn't a fair fight, or a clean kill / Each time that Aimee stomped across my grave

S6 E6 – Crazier

Rory telling Logan she loves him for the first time (ever!)

You lift my feet off the ground / You spin me around / You make me crazier, crazier / Feels like I'm falling and I / I'm lost in your eyes / You make me crazier, crazier, crazier

S6 E7 – Sad Beautiful Tragic

The tragic nature of this song fits Lorelai and Rory reuniting for the first time since their separation and realizing they’re basically strangers

Distance, timing / Breakdown, fighting / Silence, the train runs off its tracks

S6 E8 – Style

Jess coming back into Rory’s life and being the only one who knows her well enough to call her out about her decision to leave school; we never go out of style

S6 E9 – Innocent

Rory finally comes home and deals with her shit

Time turns flames to embers / You'll have new Septembers / Every one of us has messed up too

S6 E10 – You’re Not Sorry

Lane breaks up with Zack when he sabotages their gig

You don't have to call anymore / I won't pick up the phone / This is the last straw / Don't wanna hurt anymore / And you can tell me that you're sorry / But I don't believe you baby / Like I did before / You're not sorry

S6 E11 – 22

Lorelai and Rory go to Atlantic City to celebrate her birthday

It seems like one of those nights / We ditch the whole scene / And end up dreaming instead of sleeping

S6 E12 – Maroon

This song relates to two Gilmore relationships on the rocks in this episode - Logan doing everything he can to earn Rory back with flowers, gifts, and words; “You were standin' hollow-eyed in the hallway / Carnations you had thought were roses, that's us” and Lorelai learning that Luke kept April from her; “When the silence came, we were shaking blind and hazy / How the hell did we lose sight of us again?”

S6 E13 – The Alchemy

Logan saving the day at the Yale Daily News

Cheers chanted, ‘cause they said / There was no chance, trying to be / The greatest in the league / Where's the trophy? / He just comes running over to me / Honestly, who are we to fight the alchemy?

S6 E14 – Karma

Paris alienating the entire Daily News staff, getting ousted, and then turning on Rory when she gets the editor position

You're talking shit for the hell of it / Addicted to betrayal, but you're relevant / You're terrified to look down / 'Cause if you dare, you'll see the glare / Of everyone you burned just to get there / It's coming back around

S6 E15 – you're losing me

Luke being a complete jerk to Lorelai at Martha’s Vineyard when she’s trying desperately to reconnect with him

Do something, babe, say something / Lose something, babe, risk something / Choose something, babe, I got nothing / To believe / Unless you're choosin' me

S6 E16 – Babe

Rory learning that Logan slept with all of Honor’s bridesmaids during their separation

Since you admitted it, I keep picturing / Her lips on your neck, I can't unsee it / I hate that because of you, I can't love you, babe

S6 E17 – Renegade

Lorelai struggling with Luke shutting her out when it comes to April

Is it insensitive for me to say / Get your shit together? / So I can love you / Is it really your anxiety / That stops you from giving me everything? / Or do you just not want to?

S6 E18 – Sweeter Than Fiction

Rory seeing Jess’ success as a writer and telling him how proud she is of what he has achieved

I'll be one of the many saying / Look at you now / I'll be one of the many saying / You made us proud

S6 E19 – Paper Rings

Lane and Zack get married in this episode, and Paper Rings feels like the perfect soundtrack for their friends to lovers story

I like shiny things, but I'd marry you with paper rings / Uh huh, that's right / Darling, you're the one I want and / I hate accidents except when we went from friends to this

S6 E20 – Labyrinth

Rory falling back in love with Logan after she almost lost him to the accident

Oh, I'm falling in love / I thought the plane was going down / How'd you turn it right around?

S6 E21 – it’s time to go

Lorelai realizing the wedding with Luke isn’t going to happen

That old familiar body ache / The snaps from the same little breaks in your soul / You know when it's time to go

S6 E22 – So Long, London

Lorelai giving her final ultimatum to Luke and then sleeping with Christopher

You swore that you loved me but where were the clues? / I died on the altar waiting for the proof

Season 7

S7 E1 –

Come Back… Be Here

Rory missing Logan in London

Castles Crumbling

Lorelai having to tell Luke that she slept with Christopher

Never wanted you to hate me / My castle's crumbling down / And I watch all my bridges burn to the ground / And you don't want to know me / I will just let you down

S7 E2 – Would've, Could've, Should've

Lane’s regret at her life being turned upside down by such an early pregnancy instead of being able to follow her musical dreams

Give me back my girlhood, it was mine first :(

S7 E3 – The Tortured Poets Department

This song is a good metaphor for the words-based connection that Rory develops with Logan to deal with the long-distance; Who else decodes you?

S7 E4 – New Romantics

A fun girl anthem to commemorate Rory meeting Lucy and Olivia in this episode

We are too busy dancing / To get knocked off our feet / Baby, we're the new romantics / The best people in life are free

S7 E5 – The Outside

Rory feeling like she doesn’t belong in Logan’s new business world

And I can still see you, this ain't the best view / On the outside looking in / I've been a lot of lonely places / I've never been on the outside

S7 E6 – The Black Dog

This song is fitting for Luke going on a date at a vegan restaurant with April’s swim coach who he has absolutely nothing in common with, lol

S7 E7 – Paris

Christopher & Lorelai get married in Paris; cue Chris singing I wanna brainwash you / Into loving me forever

S7 E8 – Suburban Legends

Rory and Logan going to his fancy work party together, then falling out when Rory judges everyone not realizing that she's one of them

You were so magnetic it was almost obnoxious / Flush with the currency of cool / I was always turning out my empty pockets

S7 E9 – So High School

Paris & Doyle aggressively tearing up at the dance floor at Lucy’s 2002 party is peak high school vibes

And in a blink of a crinkling eye / I'm sinking, our fingers entwined / Cheeks pink in the twinkling lights / Tell me 'bout the first time you saw me

S7 E10 – The Story of Us

Christopher realizing that he rushed Lorelai into marriage before she was ready and now she’s becoming distant

Oh, a simple complication / Miscommunications lead to fall out / So many things that I wish you knew / So many walls up I can't break through

S7 E12 – exile

Chris finding the character reference for Luke and realizing he was always Lorelai’s second choice

All this time, I never learned to read your mind / I couldn't turn things around / 'Cause you never gave a warning sign (I gave so many signs)

S7 E13 – The Moment I Knew

Christopher ignoring Lorelai’s calls when Richard winds up in the hospital again, while Luke immediately shows up with food and offers to help

You called me later / And said, "I'm sorry, I didn't make it" / And I said, "I'm sorry too" / And that was the moment I knew

S7 E14 – Better Man

Lorelai and Chris ending their marriage; this song is especially relevant to Lorelai’s “You're the man I want to want” line

Sometimes, in the middle of the night, I can feel you again / But I just miss you, and I just wish you were a better man / But I know why we had to say goodbye like the back of my hand / But I just miss you, and I just wish you were a better man

S7 E15 – Tell Me Why

Emily going from complimenting Lorelai about her independence to being cold and uncaring again in the morning

You could write a book on / How to ruin someone's perfect day

S7 E16 – Robin

An ode to Lane’s unborn sons ❤️

Way to go, tiger / Higher and higher / Wilder and lighter / For you / Long may you roar / At your dinosaurs

S7 E17 – Peter

This song represents Logan's Peter Pan regression in this episode, when Rory fights with him about his immature reaction to his business deal going wrong

I hoped you'd return / With your feet on the ground / Tell me all that you'd learned / 'Cause love's never lost when perspective is earned

S7 E18 – Clean

Lorelai has finally washed her hands of Christopher and is ready to move on, and she and Luke reconnect to talk about where things went wrong

Rain came pouring down / When I was drowning, that's when I could finally breathe / And by morning / Gone was any trace of you, I think I am finally clean

S7 E19 – I'm Only Me When I'm With You

Luke and Lorelai fight about buying a new Jeep, and it's a welcome return to normalcy for them

Well, you drive me crazy half the time / The other half I'm only trying / To let you know that what I feel is true / And I'm only me when I'm with you

S7 E20 – loml

Lorelai bares her soul for Luke at karaoke, clearly still feeling the loss of him

If you know it in one glimpse, it's legendary / You and I go from one kiss to getting married / Still alive, killing time at the cemetery / Never quite buried / You're the loss of my life

S7 E21 – Champagne Problems

Rory turning down Logan's marriage proposal

Your mom's ring in your pocket / My picture in your wallet / Your heart was glass, I dropped it / Champagne problems

S7 E22 – This Love

Luke and Lorelai finally reuniting after all they've been through; this is the THE Luke & Lorelai song in my book

This love is good / This love is bad / This love is alive back from the dead / These hands had to let it go free / This love came back to me

A Year in the Life

Winter – marjorie

The Gilmores grieving the loss of Richard

And if I didn't know better / I'd think you were listening to me now / If I didn't know better / I'd think you were still around / What died didn't stay dead / What died didn't stay dead / You're alive, you're alive in my head

Spring – Nothing New

Rory floundering, trying to find a career and purpose; this is absolutely the most Rory-coded song of Taylor’s

Lord, what will become of me / Once I've lost my novelty?

And I wake up in the middle of the night / It's like I can feel time moving / How can a person know everythin' at 18 / But nothin' at 22? / And will you still want me / When I'm nothing new?

Summer – illicit affairs

Rory finally breaks things off with Logan after months of cheating

Take the road less traveled by / Tell yourself you can always stop / What started in beautiful rooms / Ends with meetings in parking lots / And that's the thing about illicit affairs / And clandestine meetings and stolen stares / They show their truth one single time / But they lie, and they lie, and they lie / A million little times

Fall –

Sweet Nothing

Luke and Lorelai finally getting married, never happier

You're in the kitchen humming / All that you ever wanted from me was sweet nothing

All Too Well

Jess still pining for Rory as one of the last shots of the series

'Cause there we are again on that little town street / You almost ran the red 'cause you were lookin' over at me / Wind in my hair, I was there / I remember it all too well

Thanks for reading if you made it this far!

[piglet26]

A Year In the Mess and the Millennial Cross Rory Bears. WINTER

Let's address the elephant in the room while I have you front and center. Rory in A Year in The Life was a commentary on millennials. Amy Sherman-Palladino, the creator, confirmed this was the inspiration for Rory's turn in AYITL. Rory was saddled with all the complaints the previous generations have of millennials such as millennials are spoiled, entitled, privileged blah blah blah. Hey now, now that we have not one but two generations under us I do understand the desire to complain (and be terrified). Gen Z and Gen Alpha general aesthetic is to be Billie Eilish lite as in angry, depressed, violent, or, antisocial. They have the lowest attention span recorded in human history and Taylor Swift is their greatest philosopher. Jesus take the wheel

The problem? None of this was in Rory Gilmore 1.0-character DNA. Matter of fact who the hell was Rory in the revival?! What the hell happened to her? We don't know. The Palladino's don't even bother expanding on it, but who does?! When it comes to Millennials we're to be mocked not understood. Most millennials came of age where there was a horrible job, house market and were in an economic recession. Our lives were being taken over by technology and social media. Rory picked a profession that was still mostly print at the time of her college graduation.... this is an entirely digital market now and one readers now pay for if they want something of substance. How lucrative is a real authentic journalism career? Not just think pieces or a seat on CNN or Fox News roundtable?

This is why A Year in the Life was a Mess

Believe me, I wanted to love it. This is my childhood we're talking about here. I loved Stars Hallow. Love my Gilmores. Yet, when I finally tuned I did so when just a hint of dread.....gradually all my fears were realized. Thus after 6.2 hours concluded somehow, we got somewhere, nowhere, found out little, nothing at all, were satisfied and just plain frustrated. So, let's break this mess down by episode. While mainly I will cover how the revival failed Rory - I will mention other frustrations because I can.

Winter

Why is Rory only in town for a day?! She's gotta leave for London soon. What has she been doing?! Ok, she's written a piece in the New Yorker, but how does that work?! Are you on staff? Do you submit freelance pieces and they choose them? She's a good writer, she's always been a good writer, and she's shown she is capable of running a paper - why is she struggling?! They doubled down on the millennial annoyance by having Rory abandoned Brooklyn as it was going condo and Lena Dunham. Subtle.

Super-Proud Luke is and always will be cute and Rory is so his kid. He's now a subscriber to The New Yorker which he reads every week just to support Rory. Also, he's attached her article to his menus so everyone can read it. Which she treats as cringe instead of sweet and supportive, but I'll let it go. Luke, Lorelai and Rory really are found family and super adorable.

Yes, the bit about everyone forgetting Paul is funny but THIS ISN'T RORY?! Paul seems genuinely sweet and thoughtful not just to Rory but her whole family so why are we doing this? Again, this is someone's depiction of a millennial. I guess we're really shitty to great guys. Rory had never been previously depicted as self-centered jerk just slightly oblivious as well all are.

It's a thrill to see all the old characters make a cameo.

The loss of Ed Herrmann was a gut punch to his cast. You can tell. It's also serves as a gut punch to the audience. We will miss you old chap. Rory following Emily around at the repast is the first hint of old Rory we've seen on this show yet.

It also serves as another wasted opportunity. No one except Emily seems to be genuinely affected by Richard's passing. The Gilmores are a small family, but a tight one. The patriarch passing surely would've affected all three gilmore girls deeply. It would've been better had we found Rory on a cooperate writing staff in London (employed by Logan) that she quit to spend more time at home to support her mother and grandmother. It would've been nice had Richard's passing compelled her into finding meaning beyond professional success. It would've been nice if they showed her pursuing something related to Richard from a journalistic perspective. They could've showed her on the road chasing a story to run into Jess or Dean or hell any of the countless characters. SOMETHING. Instead, we got spiraling millennial which is continuing to just seem misguided.

Berta and her roving family is trash and I didn't need them.

Emily starts in on Rory current state of homelessness which bring me to my next point of contention..... How is Rory broke?! She's had Trixie/Gran, her grandparents, Logan, Luke and her father?! I don't care that she's privileged unlike a lot of the privileged but not as privilege youtubers who enjoy spitefully and bitterly complaining. Despite what these grips say no, Rory's success has never come easily to her. The reality she was studying and investing her teenage years in academic pursuits while Rory's haters were partying or watching TV. Rory's always been resourceful and yet can't find a way to make a steady income in addition to writing. What's going on?

April/ Knock-off Rory is annoying, and it doesn't escape me that Luke prefers Rory. I'm glad hehehe. I mean he has a kid biologically and yet he considers going to Rory's graduation as going to his kids graduation. Side note: I know the creators would like to pretend that season 7 never happened but what are we doing here?! LnL have seriously never talked about having kids in the last 9 freakin' years?! Well at least we know why..... miscommunication and we needed a way to write medical Paris Geller into the story. Surrogacy is actually perfect for a medical student that doesn't actually like sick people.

Paris Geller ah I love this cold-hearted little psycho.

Okay Rory is writing a book with a queer drunk brit who steals food from other people, this is who she wrote her New Yorker piece on. This is the depiction of the feminist on the show.

I love Logan and I Love Rogan, but WHAT ARE WE DOING?! Why are they both having affairs with people they don't care about. Rory cheated once? twice?......okay Rory is a cheater, but why?

Paris and Doyle but of course they did! Can't have a happy couple in Stars Hallow or anywhere near it for long. I can see them having problems though because they've always had problems and sexually resolved them. Plus, in Paris's ideal functioning world she's married to Rory and Doyle.

WHY DOES RORY GILMORE HAVE ALL OF HER SHIT ACROSS FIVE HOMES?! How much stuff does she have? Honestly. Rory was always organized. At this point we've just got a personality transplant.

Once again, this is the main problem with the revival. None of this is behavior or characteristics we've associated with Rory. It's insert millennial here from a jaded baby boomer.

This is exhausting....................................... and I'm gonna have to take this in shifts. Next up spring.

Side note: Christmas here would be amazing and so charming.

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chapter thirty seven

in which orion has leukemia, and calum doesn’t know.

calum hood x fem!oc

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november 10, 2018 san diego, california orion

Since finding out there’s no hope… I’ve had no hope. Everyone else has had to come to terms with my defeat. They all had shit to say to me, trying to convince me to at least read about the trials that Dr. Gupta suggested, but I didn’t want to. 

I don’t want to keep being poked and prodded and nauseous and aching constantly. I’d rather just be somewhat miserable at home as I inevitably wither away. I want to sleep in my own bed and stay out of the bleach scented hospital I’d spend more time in if I did a trial.

Everyone is trying to cheer me up. Macy and Emelia take turns coming down and staying with me during the day while my moms are at work. I tell them they don’t need to, but everyone insists I have someone with me all the time just in case something goes wrong. I feel bad because they have to drive at least two hours each way every time they come. Macy isn’t in school right now so she doesn’t really need to be in LA for anything, so she stays two days at a time, but Emelia is finishing out her semester and has a full load of classes.

They all say they’re just happy to spend time with me, which may be true, but I hate how much I’m ruining everyone’s lives. Emelia is even planning on spending her whole Thanksgiving break with me, rather than with her family in Seattle, and I feel horrible that her family won’t get to spend Thanksgiving with her.

Today is Macy’s day. We’ve been spending the days that she’s here watching the entirety of Gilmore Girls. We’re somehow still only on the third season. The episode we’re on is featuring Rory on a walk through a park that’s covered in orange and red fall foliage, which I’ve really not experienced much of in my life given where I live. 

“Cal and I always talked about going to New England in the fall sometime.”

Macy’s head snaps toward me. She looks shocked.

“What?” I ask.

“You haven’t talked about him, like, at all, since you broke up.”

“Yes I have!”

“You’ve tried to justify breaking up with him several times, but you haven’t said anything about him, really. Y’know?” 

“I have talked about him!” I’ve thought about him every hour of every day and have creeped on him via his fans on Twitter every single day and constantly check his Instagram to see if he’s posted anything. He’s still at the center of my life. 

“Orion, I spend so much time with you and have seen you stalking him on Twitter, but you have not truly said a word about him.” 

My cheeks flush as she mentions my Twitter activity.

“You’re allowed to miss him, you know.”

I look down at my hands, fiddling with the rings I’m wearing. I already feel my eyes watering. “I miss him so much, Mace.” 

Macy places a hand on my arm and squeezes it. “I’m 100% certain if you called him, he’d pick up.” 

I shake my head, feeling a few tears start to fall. “I can’t call him.”

She sighs. “You miss him. He misses you.”

“No, Macy, I can’t call him. I can’t.” 

“O, they’re on the Europe leg. You could go back to where it all started.” 

I shake my head again. “I’m terrified of having to see his face fall as I die. It’s going to hurt so bad.”

Macy hugs me then, wrapping her arms around me, but my hands stay on my lap, still twisting my rings around. “He wants to love you, Orion, he won’t see it as watching you die.” 

“I can’t do it. I can’t let him watch,” I say as I stand up. “I’m gonna go take a nap. I’m feeling kinda shitty today.”

I walk upstairs to my bedroom and collapse on the bed, sobs shaking my whole body. 

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[post-office-by-the-bay]

this is your second mate giselle speaking,

HII COVEY!!! how was prom??? and how are you doing??? anyways, omg i have a little love life update (the legacy of aphrodite is coming out) and it’s pretty crazy!!! okay so first of all, i met this amazing guy, let’s call him joe. so i’ve seen joe around in the halls since like september and i’ve always been like woah i love his style he’s so cute and he was so silly like so adorable. and he’s waved to me in the hallway before even though we didn’t even know each others names, and he’s smiled at me, OMG AND ONCE HE TRIED TO THROW SOMETHING INTO THE TRASH CAN AT LUNCH AND HE MISSED AND THIS DUDE FR PUT BOTH HANDS ON TOPD OF HIS HEAD AND GOES “OH NO 😨” IN THE MOST DRAMATIC WAY AND I BURST OUT LAUGHING- anyways, so we made eye contact and i felt really bad and embarrassed because i was laughing with him but he didn’t know that, but we make eye contact and he just smiles at me like- i ascended into heaven. anyways, turns out my friend is besties with him so she was like imma put u on fr fr. so she like talked to some of his friends as well and they were like oh yeah i know giselle blah blah she’s really pretty and i think she’d go great with joe! and like trust me, we would’ve been AMAZING TOGETHER. like, basically he’s a skater boy and i’m like coquette, rory gilmore, academic weapon yk? like he was fr a punk (skater) and i did ballet (figure skating) so it was like perfect because i’m also really academically driven and he def isn’t failing but yk he isn’t like me? like imagine a short (i’m 5’2) girl in a black turtle neck carrying her books that takes things way too seriously and is super uptight with her brunette hair in a bun, and then a guy with super messy curls that’s super tall and really lanky with baggy jeans and sweaters and headphones that is super chill all of the time just balancing her out! literally the lyric “you know how to ball i know aristotle” by taylor swift! and our mutual friends said he would get me to loosen up and he’s super sweet and i’d get him to lock in for once and i’ll being calmness and stuff into his life. it would’ve been opposites attract! so we meet, we hit it off, he says he liked my outfit, (he even stood up to talk to me instead of just sitting down at his lunch table!), asked for my number, and he laughed at all of my jokes, i made him nervous (in the good way), and it was just so amazing. and afterwards i heard him saying like “woah she was so pretty thank you for introducing me to her sm” to my friend. and now we’re texting nonstop and he’s trying to meet me after class and walk me from club meetings (i asked him to pick me up from class and he went “time and place” LIKE OMG!!!) and we have the same music taste and and and one day he leaves me on opened… just completely ghosts. and i ask him if he wants to walk around and he goes “nah i have to lock in for this class” which like yea i get! but combined with the ghosting and becoming dry and bored with me… and he hasn’t responded for six days… and all of our friends are so confused because even his closest friends were like dude he likes you i know him trust me (body language, the way he acted with me, the fact that he gave me his number, and the fact that they know him super closely). i’m just like torn because idk what happened! anyways this is the longest thing i’ve ever written and i hope i wasn’t boring you 😭 but yea my love life will definitely make aphrodite proud!!! at least it’s entertaining… oh and you don’t have to like give me advice or anything if you don’t want to i thought it’d just be fun to update you on my crazy love life! spilling the tea is one of my many passions frfr

this is your second mate giselle signing off,

with love,

dior giselle

my beloved heart, dior, giselle

OH MY GOD WHAT IS BRO DOING???? NOT HIM FUMBLING WHAT IS GOING ON????

the switch up is kinda insane...i wonder if like maybe hes feeling insecure or something??? like maybe he likes you too much and feels like hes not good enough or something??? i dont know boys are so confusing sometimes i wish i didn't like them lmao-

anyways, i hope you reached out to you eventually!! you guys do seem like you'd make a cute couple!!

all my love,

covey 𐙚⊹ ࣪ ˖

[wonderlandleighleigh]

(Guess who has made it to GG season 6 and wants to fix the dumber shit. Also this is likely not how these kinds of things go and I don’t care.)

“Your honor, if I may.”

Rory frowns as she turns around, watching Lenny rise to his feet. He’d shown up for her court date, but her mother hadn’t, and it feels...

Wrong.

All of this feels wrong.

The judge, for her part, looks deeply confused. “Why is Lenny Bruce in my courtroom?”

“Friend of the family,” he tells her. “Rory and her mother are my neighbors. I’ve known Rory since she was very little, and have much more experience witnessing her day-to-day behavior than her very agitated grandparents here.”

“Mr. Bruce, I’ve already given my decision,” the judge points out.

“I’m aware,” he concedes. “But just a little bit more information about all of this, and if your decision stands, then so be it.”

She sighs heavily. “Go ahead.”

“Thank you, your honor,” Lenny nods. “Wow, I haven’t said that sentence in a long time.”

“Mr. Bruce.”

“Right! Look, this kid is a responsible person to a ridiculous degree,” Lenny explains. “Once time she accidentally left my house with a spoon she had used to eat ice cream, and when she brought it back twenty minutes later, she was crying because she thought she’d stolen from us. She was twelve at the time. I’ve known her for nearly two decades. That feeling of immense responsibility has not wavered until now, which leads me to believe that there is a real issue here that should be addressed beyond youthful indiscretion.”

Rory looks down at her shows, biting her lip. She wishes deeply that the floor would swallow her whole.

“I’m concerned we’re looking at a breakdown caused by burnout and the extreme stress of living up to very high expectations,” Lenny finishes.

The judge nods, looking thoughtful. “And what would you suggest?”

“Reducing the community service hours, and throwing in a few hours of court-ordered counseling,” Lenny responds.

Emily is on her feet, then, incensed. “How dare you! My granddaughter is not crazy! She doesn’t need counseling! You don’t know anything about her!”

“Sure, because a decade of babysitting and almost two of seeing her nearly every day of her fucking life from September to December every year -”

“Mr. Bruce,” the judge warns.

“Sorry, your honor - oh. Another thing I haven’t said in a while.”

The judge sighs heavily and sits back. “I will reduce the community service hours to 100, if Miss Gilmore agrees to fifteen sessions of counseling.”

“This is preposterous!” Richard booms.

“You’ll have to excuse the Gilmores, your honor,” Lenny waves a hand. “The rich are still terrified of mental health services, but I feel, after everything I’ve gone through in my life, that it’s important to make sure the courts provide help for people who need it, and not just punishment.”

The judge nods and turns to Rory. “Miss Gilmore? Do you accept this deal?”

She nods slowly, swallowing hard. “Yes, your honor.”

“Good. You are all dismissed.”

Richard is on Lenny instantly.

“How dare you stick your nose into my family’s business!”

Lenny rolls his eyes. “Lorelai’s pissed as shit at all of you, fine. But someone had to have noticed that this girl is losing her fucking mind, and if it wasn’t any of you, I guess it had to be me.” He turns to Rory and pats her shoulder gently. “See you around, kid.”

She dashes after him as he walks out of the courtroom. “Lenny, wait.”

He turns, tilting his head at her.

“I...thank you,” she says quietly. “Just- thank you.”

He nods and gives her a quick hug. “Don’t be a stranger, huh?”

She nods, and watches him walk off.

[jewishraypalmer]

Maybe this is an unpopular opinion idk but as I'm deep within my Gilmore Girls re-watch I am realizing that yachtgate - while yes it was and still is so infuriating - is not the worst crime S5 commits. Because I truly believe that while it was dumb as fuck, it was unfortunately in character to a degree. Yeah everyone always talks about how Rory is so careful and overthinks but this isn't even the first time she does something reckless without thinking (remember when she missed Lorelai's graduation bc all of a sudden she just HAD to see Jess in New York???? Just a slippery slope bby) but anyway for me what I hate the MOST is what S5 does to Emily. For her faults, she never used to hate Luke. In fact, there were many times at the beginning of the show where she was like hey....why aren't you two dating??? And while it is in character for Emily to want Lorelai to be with someone well off, I think it definitely a case of she wouldn't fucking say that to do all of that with Christopher just to create television drama bc god forbid Lorelai and Emily get along for 5 seconds when she really didn't have a problem with Luke before and it is much more believable (for me anyway) that Rory would have a tantrum over one (1) person criticizing her writing and then stealing a fucking yacht over it.

[saltygilmores]

Dance Marathon Episode (Aka Murder On the Dancefloor)-Part 8. (Still Not Done)

So noble of you to defend her honor moments before you eviscerate her internal organs and splatter them on the football field.

Look, we don't need you speaking on behalf of Womankind, Miss Salty. Shane has done absolutely nothing to hurt Rory. You know what will hurt, though? That axe that's about to slice through Shane's torso.

WE KNOW. We know how much his sitting down has been concerning you. Your anti-sitting-down-position has been well established. A vote for Rory GIlmore means a vote for chair-destroyal. You are the opposite of that Seinfeld episode where George Costanza felt sorry for a security guard who wasn't allowed to sit down on the job and tried to sneak him a chair.

Be more like George, Rory.

Oh Shane. You just made a very fateful decision. Never go with the killer to a second location.

Damn. It turns me on when he talks like that.

Quoth The Butthead, Anymore.

Well well well, if it isn't the consequences of my actions, coming back to...Consequent me.

To her credit, she's tried to break free and impart on her mother and anyone who will listen through a series of coded blinks that she's being held hostage but you and Lorelai keep throwing her back in the ring and thwarting her escape. I love the word thwarting. Thwarting, thwarting, thwarting. Dean: You've been into him since he got into town. I've spent weeks, months actually, trying to convince myself it wasn't true (it's been a year, actually) that everything was fine between us. You're into him and he's into Shane. Who should be listening to this because it's so damn obvious.

Shane: I have no fucking idea who you or that girl in the polka dot dress are.

I love moments of self awareness on Gilmore GIrls. Embrace your idiotness, Dean.

Just thinking about how Dean is this pissed about Rory's behavior but he's still completely unaware (and will never be aware) that she also kissed Jess and cheated on him 😽 But then he cheats on his own wife and then Rory cheats on Logan with Jess and then Rory has an affair with Logan so in the end they all cancel each other out I guess. The only one of our fickle quadrant of bed hoppers who never knowingly cheated on anyone and the only boy Rory never cheated on was Jess. We now return to our regularly scheduled programming.

*Rubs temples* look...ugh. I don't really condone Dean yelling at Rory in public. Maybe they should have "Gotten a room", as Rory is fond of saying after learning that term for the first time 2 weeks ago. But in light of Rory's shenanigans, I kind of understand. Not only that, but taking into the account that this scene signals his merciful and long anticipated stepping down as Rory's Primary Male Life Ruiner and handing that crown to Jess, I am waving my Dean Card. I'll give him this one. Let her have it. Get it out of your system. Things with Jess are going to be so much simpler! Yes indeedy, Rory Gilmore. You are going to be riding the train to Easy Street now! Every day with Jess Mariano promises nothing but rainbows, sunshine, and puppydogs made of cupcakes. Let the shit show commence. But first, a little light homocide.

By the way, I've blanked on Lorelai's whereabouts while all of this is going down. Lorelai when she returns and finds out Dean will no be longer coming around to "Change her water bottle"

One more post coming up for the bloody finale.

[maggzblair]

2023 year in review fic writer asks: 8, 19, 21? please and thank you.

First of all, hello friend! Hope you’re well and I miss talking to you. Hopefully we get to more in the new year.

Second of all, thanks for the questions! Let’s get to them, shall we?

8. Did you write for a new fandom or ship this year?

I actually did not write for a new fandom or ship this year, surprisingly enough! I thought that 2023 was the first time I wrote Gilmore Girls fic, but I guess the summer/fall of 2022 just completely slipped my mind. So, no, but hopefully I will further expand my horizons when it comes to writing in 2024!

19. Share your favorite opening line.

Now this is definitely a difficult task, to choose a favorite of many great lines from this year. I

can honestly say that there is not one opening line that I don’t like, but there is one that rose above the rest this year. It comes from my latest fic actually, a post-series Gilmore Girls AU called “If Twenty-One Was the Loneliest Number”.

If twenty-one was the loneliest number, twenty-three was perhaps her darkest sister. 

21: Share your favorite piece of dialogue.

Again, we find ourselves in another of the Gilmore Girls fics that I wrote earlier this year when the motivation was driving me. In this story, however, it comes with a possibly very divisive discussion of whether to continue with an unexpected pregnancy or decide to end it. I thought that it was very true to both the characters themselves and what could have happened if those infamous last four words had occurred at the end of the original series instead of the revival and I am still quite glad to see that the readers of this particular story have largely agreed. So, from the story “Falling Slowly”:

“Hey, Ace,” he finally said, pausing for a moment. “What’s going on? You said you needed to tell me something.”

The words seemed trapped on the end of her tongue, unable to come out. When they did however, it was in a rush only she could manage. “I know you probably didn’t want to hear from me again after your proposal, I mean…I don’t blame you for not wanting to talk to me. I know I didn’t give you much choice in calling me back either because I didn’t even tell you what was wrong,” she said, working herself up into a signature Gilmore ramble. As it turned out, that was the only way to push past the terror and finally admit to someone more than herself what was happening, damn the (hopefully) irrational fears of her inadequacy and that Logan would end up just like her father, leaving them both behind. Or maybe, just maybe …he wouldn’t. “I’m pregnant. I’m pregnant and terrified and the first thing I could think to do when the test turned pink was call you because I love you and I miss you.”

Silence reigned for what felt like an eternity, the only indication Rory had that Logan hadn’t ended the call was the sound of his breathing on the other side. She had shocked him, which wasn’t at all surprising considering she still felt the same way, but the longer he didn’t speak the more she felt uneasy. Was this the first heartbreak her child would experience, before she had even decided whether or not they would exist?

“Logan,” she asked softly, needing to hear him say something , even if it a less than enthusiastic response.

When he did finally reply though, it was entirely unexpected. “Are you alright? How are you feeling?”

How are you feeling? Was that all he could ask?

“I’m… I don’t know. I haven’t even left the bathroom yet,” she said, knocking her head back against the vanity when she heard exactly how that sounded. “I came in here to take the test but I can’t… I couldn’t make myself leave yet. If I leave, it’s real.”

Logan sighed and Rory could just imagine him, standing in the kitchen of the house he had bought for them, making himself a cup of coffee but wishing it was a scotch. Rory knew she wished she could have something alcoholic at the moment, or at the very least the biggest cup of coffee known to man, but the child currently growing inside her definitely wouldn’t like that. “I’m pretty sure it’s real whether you leave the bathroom or not, Ace. I don’t know much about kids, but I know that.”

“That’s the problem! I hardly know anything about kids, I’ve never really been around them! I mean, sure, Lane’s boys are really cute and Davey and Martha are fun to hang out with sometimes, but I never imagined having one of my own. Especially right now, just when everything seemed to be falling into place,” she said, standing and starting to pace. “I mean, I’m supposed to be in Iowa on Tuesday to cover the Obama campaign! How can I spend what I’m hoping is the next eighteen months on the road pregnant? Then with a baby?”

“You know you don’t have to do this, right?”

The question, simple and yet incredibly complicated, stopped Rory in her tracks. He was right, she didn’t have to do this, but could she stomach the fact that doing this meant…

“Are you saying you would..,” she said, voice trailing off before asking the question that would give her the choice she needed. 

Logan finished the question without a moment of hesitation. “Support you if you wanted an abortion? Yes.”

“Wow.”

[diorgirl444]

Hi there, Flo! It is Sarah here again! But this time, can I have a Gilmore Girls ship please?

Physical Appearance: I have long brown hair with blonde highlights, ocean blue eyes with bluish-purple glasses, I have a curvy but lean body with strong calves thanks to the years of dancing (cheerleading and ballet), horse-riding, running and jumping, I am 5'1 feet tall, I have pale-tan skin with freckles on my face and also I got random moles and freckles on my arms and legs as well and people say I got a smile that can brighten up any room.

Personality: I am an open-minded, kind-hearted, optimistic and friendly girl with a love of learning things like zodiac signs, MBTI types, crystals and Disney etc. I can be very impatient, stubborn, naive and I am also in the spectrum so I can be blunt and quirky only because I see the world in a different way from other people but I see the good in people no matter what and I am loyal and dependable to my friends and family and when someone hurts my friends and my family I can be fiercely protective all over them.

My type for a perfect person: I just want to be my best friend and partner in crime, I want a gentleman or gentlelady who will be proudly hold my hand and being glad that I am their girlfriend, I want someone to bring me flowers and compliments everyday and being the mother/father of my future kids someday and treat me like a queen all the time.

Sexuality and Pronouns: Bisexual (Both male and female preference) and She/Her

MBTI Type: INFJ-T

Big Three: Sagittarius sun, Cancer moon and Aquarius rising

Moral Alignment: Lawful Good

Enneagram Type: Type 2 (The Helper)

Temperament Personality Type: Sanguine-Choleric (The Influencer)

Hogwarts House: Slytherin

Likes: Singing, dancing, acting, writing, reading books, typing, watching Disney movies, Zodiac signs, MBTI types and crystals.

Dislikes: Mean people, vegetables, yelling, someone who hurts the ones I love the most and bullies.

Random Facts: I've been in the school musical productions for 5 years and my childhood nickname was Sarah-Bear.

your perfect matchup is 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 💌

𝐢 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧 <𝟑

𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐢 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝟐 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭 <𝟑

before we get too far i want to clarify that i mean season 1 dean. 

any other season he is an awful person but in season 1 he’s perfect <3

so i think you two would probably meet at miss patty’s after rory sent dean to talk to miss patty in order to find a job. 

and when there he sees your practicing your dance and his eyes just sort of widen.

sure earlier that day he was interested rory but the minute he sees you all images of her leave his head. 

all of sudden you’re all he can think about.

dean isn’t shy so he immediately goes up to you asking who you are, flirting a little bit and just generally making his intentions clear. 

lucky for him you’re just as interested as he is.

he ends up leaving miss patty’s with both a job and a date <3

𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 <𝟑

i see you two as sort of the dream couple, like the kind that you see on the street and you sort of go “she’s so pretty and omg he’s so cute too” 

like you two are always walking around stars hollow holding hands not realising that everyone is so jealous of you two. 

i feel like the pair of you are always going out on long drives together and you’re both like singing along to the songs that are playing.

i also feel like dean adores all the outfits you wear for all your hobbies, he just thinks you look absolutely stunning.

and he’s always giving you his jackets he just loves how they look on you.

dean’s love language is definitely gift-giving like he’s always getting you new items.

plus your mbti types are like perfect together!!!

he has a bit of a white knight syndrome like he’ll always get into fights for you but that’s ok because he knows you’d do the same for him.

he said i love you first and he cried when he said it <3 he was so pleased to know that you felt the same.

dean is such a traditionalist when it comes to dating. he’s like a cute old man!!! like he’ll always open the door for you, bring you flowers and ask before kissing you. in fact i bet you had initiate the first kiss because he was too nervous!!!

essentially you and dean are stars hollow’s cutest couple and i’m very jealous <333

𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐚𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 <𝟑

hugs and kisses, flo <333