ahmazing story!

Watching the show, Dean had to be one of the most digs-himself-deeper characters ever. Every season I just disliked him more. In fact, the only time I really liked him was season one. That being said, this story was flippin' fantastic. I actually loved it; the writing was perfect and you made me want to like Dean.

Sigh. Here I go again.

Faye, you just *get it.* I haven't even finished this yet, but you just get it. I really wanted to slap old Mrs. Carrington silly.

No one has ever commented on just how strong Dean must have been to stay in Stars Hollow, putting up with all the gossip and cruelty. And he never fought back, never got mean or angry -- at least not where we could see it. It must have hurt him herribly.

I mentioned in an earlier comment how all the bad things in their relationship just slid like water off a duck's back for Rory; she was the town golden girl and, therefore, could do no wrong.

Thanks for putting things in perspective. I love your writing.

I don't often stray away from SN fanfiction but occasionally I do and I knew that I was in for a treat when I spotted this!

If there was ever a character in fiction that could use a little redemption, I can't think of anyone better than Dean Forrester! It really gets to me that they just wrote him out of the show without any mention of what he was doing with his life after Rory - they did with Jess, so why not Dean?! So stories like this one are always welcome to my greedy eyes.

You're an expert when it comes to introspection and this was no exception. The beginning was pretty heavy but rightly so, it would seem that at that point all the cards were stacked against poor Dean. I really enjoyed the section with his Dad and the nod to Supernatural with the 67 Impala - lovely touch! The glimmer of hope we see at end was just right and it ties nicely into the other fics from your Redemptive!Dean verse.

Bravo, great stuff! I'll keep my eyes peeled for the next 'massive' Dean fic, I'm intrigued already! Take care, Abbi.x

oh wow, great story! so sad at the beginning, but wonderful ending. thanks!

I love how Dean, supposedly not the brightest of Rory's boyfriends, is well versed in literature. In my mind he was always the best match for the girl genius because he supported her. And he was smart in his own way.

You have no idea how thrilled I am that you're writing this redemptive 'verse. I can't think of a character more deserving of redemption than poor cute!Dean.

Hi, great story. dean's my fav. character. I liked the bit about the '67 impala. Is there going to be anymore of dean stories like this?

-thanks for a great story :)

This was just marvelous! I love that you wrote a story for Dean Forrester. His tale deserves to be told. No one does introspection as well as you do, and this is classic. Will this be an ongoing story, or just a one-shot?

I wish Dean all happiness, I really do. He deserves it!

Love, Robin

This was brilliant, the way you got into Dean's head and he slowly started putting himself together again without anyone's help.

There were so many parts I liked such as the kind word from his dad and so many parts I would like to scream at such as his mother basically telling him to leave and Taylor expecting him to have nothing to move on to when he finally quit as everyone had written him off completely.

Can't wait for your next redemptive Dean story - no matter how long it is (even five or six words will do)

I've always loved and hurt for Dean in Gilmore Girls. I got so angry when they butchered his life... Gah. But you did a great job with him (especially with characterization), and I love the new chance you gave him. I was always baffled by how Rory could choose Jess (earlier version) or Logan (any version) over DEAN. Still don't get it.

You Dean redemption sounds really interesting, so I'm looking forward to reading more. This was a great story, fun to read, and really satisfying for me as a Dean Forrester fan.

By the way, good for Dean not wanting to be like Heathcliff - I know everyone says he and Catherine were so romantic, but the couple were lunatics. Absolutely off their rockers kookoo labanza. Fantastic book, though.

Great story.

Wow, excellent venture into Dean's soul! I really loved how he finally picked himself up off the ground and decided it was high time to move on. And even more, *he* was the one who needed to get into gear, not wait for life to happen.

I think this is a very good lesson for everyone!

I love the fact that you're writing this verse, because I recently tried looking for pro-Dean stories on this site, and all I found was a community dedicated to stories about how much they hate Dean. And that made me upset. He really got a bad rap in this show. I mean, sure, he messed up, but it's not like Rory's any less to blame for the whole thing. But it's just because she's Rory that they let it go. And so, it makes me pretty darn excited to find this verse out there! And this story was great, by the way. I felt so sorry for him. Not to mention, I loved the Supernatural slip in you had! Dean's dad just happened to be working on a '67 Impala, huh? :)

All in all, I enjoyed this story, and I'm really looking forward to your super long one!

Absolutely loved it:

“You know, you don’t have to ask, Dean,” his father said. “To help with the car. No matter how much you mess it up, I’d always love to have you around.”

And his dad wasn’t just talking about the car.

Dean went to work in a good mood for the first time in months.

I never had a feeling about his father he never seemed to be around or its usually the mom or he seemed always dissappointed but this moment I thought was a good point... The sort of for once his Dad said the right thing... As for the rest...

I guess I could go on and on... but there was too many parts I liked... good explanation into Dean's life ARAL (After Rory And Lindsey)

Can't wait for what is to come...

I like it, Faye!

'67 Impala...nice. ;)

Maybe, um...maybe these GG projects will lead to that sequel to the SPN crossover I pitched to you? :)

Great story!

Faye, this was awesome! I have to admit I was a little leary about it at first because it was so sad, and I actually stopped watching the show when Dean married Lindsay because it was just too frustrating, but I loved the way you brought him through the worst of his guilt and depression and gave him something that could be good in his life.

"It was his time to pop his own hood and look into his brain and take apart the pieces, bit by bit, trying to figure out how he worked." I LOVE that line! I am looking forward to your longer story as well.

Kara