Rory had long rationalized her relationship with Jess down to a combination of misdirected friendship and teenage lust, and she was sure he felt the same way. So when he suddenly goes silent after she sends him her latest chapter, she's not expecting what she finds when she tracks him down. And now nothing will ever be the same. A prelude to "Daddy Shark."

YCBAH: Jess and Rory haven't spoken since the run-in at Truncheon two years ago. He hasn't heard from her, not a word, since she left on Obama's campaign trail. But when she shows up in the middle of a random Tuesday two years later, what could she want from him this time? (title from Clash song)

The war has ended and life has moved on. For Harry and his friends however, the drama is never over, and Voldemort was just one of the many obstacles that they had to overcome. Follow Harry and the group for the next nineteen years in this drama filled adventure of love, betrayal, violence, and answers to the many questions that have been asked over time.

When Rory went over to Logan's dorm to hang out, she didn't expect a poker game with half the Life and Death Brigade. She also didn't expect to meet a stranger with his nose in a book, a guy who might be even more interesting and attractive than the one she originally came over to see. (AU, mid-Season 5, with a twist...)

When Jess Mariano first arrives in Stars Hollow, he doesn't want to be there. He certainly doesn't expect anyone in town to understand him or care about him at all. Then he meets the Gilmore Girls and everything changes. [AU Season 2]

Midoriya Izuku, determined to become a hero before ever meeting All Might, looks for another way. He might not have a quirk, but that can't be all that being a hero is about. He has the intelligence, the drive, the determination. All he needs now is to know how to use it. Enter Aizawa Shouta.

Rory dropped out of school and ran away with Jess when he came to Yale in season 4. Their relationship went crashing down after a year and she went back to Yale. At Yale she met Logan Huntzberger and fell for him. At her graduation he asks her to marry him, but before moving on with her future, she needs to revisit her past.

What if Rory called the diner when she got stuck in the bar with a bunch of drunks? What if Jess was there to answer that call? Then, at Yale, when Jess asked Rory to go away with him, what if everything changed? (AU starting in 4.21 Last Week Fights, This Week Tights)

Jess always read at parties. It didn't matter whose party it was. However, at Rory's 16th birthday party, he did more than just read. He had to impress Richard Gilmore and he did. Between his knowledge of books and his gift to Rory, he earned Richard Gilmore's approval. Same universe as I Hate You Mommy. Part 4 of Kindred Spirits!

A D. Rory got her first D. It was unfathomable and put more pressure than ever on her for the test she had coming up. However, a talk with Jess does just the trick. Same AU as I Hate You, Mommy. Part 3 of Kindred Spirits!

Luke and Lorelai were called into Stars Hallow Elementary because of a prank Jess and Rory pulled. It hadn't been the first time Jess had done something like that in school though. Things were discovered and solutions were made. Same Universe as I Hate You, Mommy! Rating because of age of characters. Part 2 of the Kindred Spirits series.

The first time Rory yelled that she hated her mommy turned out to be the best day of her life. It was the day she met her kindred spirit. One-Shot. Rating because of age of characters. Part 1 of the Kindred Spirits series.

AU Season 1. If Wade and Zoe had just found a way to grow up and behave like adults a whole lot sooner, maybe it wouldn't have taken so long for them to get their happy ending. So, what if something happened, way back near the beginning, to make them do exactly that?

He can't leave the room. Her room. And it's all the Order's fault. Confined to a small space with only the Mudblood for company, something's going to give. Maybe his sanity. Maybe not. "There," she spat. "Now your Blood's filthy too!" DM/HG. PostHBP. Now complete with epilogue.

"I also wanted to marry Edward Scissorhands and Jerry Orbach from Law and Order." In which Lorelai discovers that Rory has a Type. A missing scene from "the Long and Winding Road." "Daddy Shark" universe.

At the age of nine, Zoe Hart discovers that her father is not Dr. Ethan Hart but Dr. Harley Wilkes of Bluebell, Alabama. In an attempt to get to know his daughter, Harley invites Zoe to visit him for the summer, but of course, she'll get acquainted with a lot of other folks down in 'Bama too. The relationships she forms in Bluebell might just change the whole course of Zoe's life.

Rory still saw Dean as a safe port in a storm. Jess couldn't be that for her. Not right now, not when he bore a closer resemblance to the storm itself. He was being dashed on the rocks of his own failures, and he couldn't save her while he was drowning himself. The bus ride to California is long, and there's no escape from yourself.

One-Shot. Joel can see what is between Zoe and Wade, even if she refuses to acknowledge it, and he can't handle it anymore. [post-3x8 Miracles]

In a world where Jess found out he was flunking out before it was too late to catch up, and now has to attend gym class with Lane Kim... two unathletic teenagers must join forces get away with doing as little as possible. These are their stories.

Sequel to 'If The Kids Are United'. Jess, Rory, & Paris are all back together after a summer apart and are heading off to New Haven to attend Yale. Rory is excited, Paris isn't quite herself, and Jess is starting to wonder if he did the right thing at all! Meanwhile, in Stars Hollow, Luke & Lorelai adjust to life as an engaged couple and begin to plan a wedding.

After Jess told Rory he loved her, he turned and drove away, leaving her to wonder what she was supposed to do next. That decision only gets tougher when suddenly Jess is back, but not entirely himself, or maybe he's more like the real Jess than he's ever been... Literati

[Literati/Javajunkie] A ghost from her past has suddenly started making himself everywhere she turns. Post orginial series, without revival plot points.

An AU version of Jess' time in NYC when he returned from California in which Jess and Dean become friends.

It's 9 years later, and Rory is moving on to what could be the height of her career. Is she ready? Her past, present and future collide with dazzling results. Inspired by the buzz around the new episodes ordered by Netflix. Changed to a mature rating for language, and for future adult scenes.

Jess Mariano never met his mother. He grew up with only his dad, Jimmy, travelling all over the country, before finally landing in Venice Beach, CA, where they had been for five years now. This Summer seems much like any other, until one day when a blue-eyed beauty walks into a bookstore on the boardwalk, changing Jess' life forever.

Jess brought something to give to his girlfriend today, but that doesn't mean he celebrates Valentine's Day... Please. As sweet and fluffy as the filling of a Mallomar. You have been warned!

Jess never went to Stars Hollow, continuing down a bad path living in New York, eventually getting punished with community service, where he happens to bump into a certain Gilmore fresh from her yacht-stealing escapades. Lit. Set around 6x03 and onwards.

"Come on, I'll read you Othello. Won't that be fun?" Rory reads Shakespeare to Jess on their way to get ice cream (in cones). Jess notices something, and he just can't leave well enough alone! A missing scene from "Teach Me Tonight."

What if Rory stayed in touch with Jess throughout his transformation into the guy we see in Season 6? Starts at 4x21: Rory has enough money for a cab and so doesn't call Dean for a ride home. Jess shows up too early and, while waiting outside her dorm, has a chance to re-think his proposal. Season 5 rewrite.

A Gilmore wedding extravaganza... sort of? Jess and Rory have been together for five years, and they've never been happier. With their wedding day fast approaching, they've got a lot on their plates- especially with Emily Gilmore involved. Can they pull off the magical moment they've spent the last five years dreaming about? Conclusion to She's Lost Control series.

Rory's starting a new chapter in her life, but doesn't know what role Jess wants to play in it. Lit. Set directly after AYITL. Complete.

When Jess came back to show her his book, Rory asked him to run away with her, so he whisked her off to Truncheon and started to help her put her life back together. Now, stitched up and blissfully happy, she is ready to face her final year of college, with the promise that he will be waiting for her on the other side. Sequel to She's Lost Control/Previously When You Open Your Eyes

"No, really, Jess…how come you never got married?" Chapter 32: "There was more understanding in a moment of Luk's silence than in hours of most people's conversation." - NOT part of the "Pay the Piper" storyverse.

Sequel to 'The Runaways' and 'Our Little Corner of the World. The next generation of Stars Hollow teens are living their lives, experiencing love and loss, and just trying to get through the day! Join Jack & Tori Mariano, Billy Danes, the Van Gerbig twins, and the Bellville clan as they navigate high school and all that entails!

'Twas the day before Christmas, and all through the Hollow, no creature was... no wait, Kirk was there. No Revival Spoilers, just some Christmas merriment. Happy Christmas, everyone!

Can you remember who you were before the world told you who you should be? When Jess came to show Rory his book she took his words to heart and realized what she had done to herself, how far she had really fallen down the rabbit hole Emily Gilmore had led her to. So she takes a step back, assesses the situation and runs, following Jess and trying to put her life back together.

Post-series Literati. T rating subject to change. "Take a breath," he intoned. His heart clenched again. He heard the deep, unsteady, broken breath she took, and the watery exhale, too. "Are you alright?" ... "No, I'm … I'm not." Rory has lost her way again.

Rory can't face home after sleeping with Dean, fighting with Lorelai, and touring Europe with her grandma. Running away suddenly looks very appealing, and she's headed towards the one person who always seems to understand her, even when Rory doesn't understand herself. Literati.

AU. Rory never dated before Jess came to town. He was her first love, she thought they were forever, until he skipped town. 5 years later, Rory is marrying nice, dependable Dean who mended her broken heart... or is she? Enter Logan, a reporter who is covering the high society wedding, and re-enter Jess, now an author on a book tour, and still in love with Rory. What's a girl to do?

A series of drabbles/behind the scenes type ficlets attempting to capture what might have been going through Jess and Rory's heads in each episode and things that happened that we never saw.

Jess is sent to live with his Uncle Luke around the same time that Lorelai and Rory move into their house in Stars Hollow. Getting to know each other from age eleven leads to an evolved relationship for Rory and Jess that was never romantic, but as the best friends reach age sixteen, what might change? (AU Season 1, Rory/Jess and Luke/Lorelai)

A somewhat different history...just how different, I don't know yet.

A series of vignettes highlighting the evolving family relationship between Luke and Jess over the years.

Jess stood there inside his beloved Truncheon...stunned. He knew the moment Rory walked out that door, his life would never be the same. But, he had no idea how much it was about to change. He heard the guys come back - heard the phone ring. "For you..."

What if Rory called Jess instead of going to Dean when she was upset over having to drop a class? Literati.

Seventeen-year old Rory has just arrived in Stars Hollow to stay with her Aunt Lorelai for a while. She can't stand the town, but a certain dark-haired individual might make the otherwise torturous stay worthwhile. Rory and Jess roles are reversed: Rory is a rebel and Jess is a good boy. (Backwards) Literati.

"Dear Emily and Richard" gets changed up when Luke is added to the story.

If Jess hadn't run away to California and had taken Rory to the Stars Hollow High prom, like he was supposed to. Literati. Told (mostly) from Jess' perspective. Separate universe from Puzzle Pieces. Rated T for language (Jess has a dirty mouth).

Post season 7. With the minor change that Rory accepted Logan's proposal. It's set the night before their wedding when Rory receives a package containing a letter and a book.

When Rory finds life isn't working out the way she planned, a trip back to her high school years gives her the opportunity to make some changes. But will all the changes really be for the best?

With her daughter still unmarried at the age of 46 Emily has given up and decided to focus on not letting her granddaughter follow in her mother's footsteps. Set on turning Rory's focus from her career towards marriage, Emily throws a party for Rory's 30th birthday. Although the guest list contains a few surprises… Short, hopefully fun, little fic, that'll be six chapters long.

Set in season 4, episode 21, when Jess shows up at Rory's dorm room. She doesn't want to run away with him but instead decides to give him a piece of her mind. But things don't really go the way Rory had intended them to and she discovers what her mother really meant when she said that Jess was dangerous, and Jess discovers that sometimes, words aren't enough.

Luke has a huge favour to ask Lorelai and Jess isn't making it any easier for her! Lorelai/Jess bonding with a little Luke and Jess thrown in. Chapter 7 up! Set in season 2. Angsty fluff.

When a freak accident puts Jess' life in jeopardy, Luke is unaware that this is going to prove to be the least of their problems. Jess and Luke centric - set in Season 2. Chapter 27 now up.

Emily doesn't make the rolls so Lorelai stops by the diner. And since Lane's mother's conference is cancelled, Rory goes home where Dean is waiting. Season 2, Back in the saddle again rewrite. Literati and JJ.

It didn't hurt, but it was a shock when they collided. Lit. Say Goodnight, Gracie AU.

A backstory to "Third Time's The Charm" by Lady-Of-Victory-Rising. AU post-finale Lit - Jess never came to live in Stars Hollow and never met the Gilmores but Rory now needs some help to get accomodated in Philadelphia when she comes for an internship.

Jess Mariano does his best to teach his son what it really means to be a man. - Set in the same storyverse as "Pay the Piper," "Don't Go," "Twitterpated," "House Rules," and the yet un-posted "If that Looking Glass Gets Broke/When the Bough Breaks."

A series of looks at moments we were robbed of in Season Three. A look at Rory and Jess being Rory and Jess. Complete!

Lit set in present time. Jess never made his season six appearance, but Rory found her way to his book anyhow. Crossover GGVM. COMPLETE!

"At least stay in touch, Jess. Don't just fall off the edge of the earth again. I can be here for you." Her proposition is crazy, but it's tempting, and maybe, just maybe, it's better than nothing. Lit, season 4/5 AU, starting from Nag Hammadi. Oneshot.

Rewrite of Say Goodnight, Gracie. Rory and Jess make up after Jimmy's visit to the diner, but does that make things better or more complicated?

Rory wakes up in the one bedroom she never thought she would. Jess's. Apparently things happen when there are one too many Martinis involved. Post-finale Literati.

A short one-shot concerning Gypsy's view on Literati and Jess in general. Simply because Gypsy is a wonderful character :-

When a party that she gets dragged to ends up being raided for underage drinking, Rory ends up having to call Jess to pick her up from jail. Mocking and drunken babbling commence. Set sometime inbetween There's The Rub and Teach Me Tonight. One shot.

There's The Rub, with a few subtle variations...Paris left before Jess came over and Dean arrived earlier. Lit.

Post-finale. Jess and Rory run into each other in an unexpected place. Emotional mayhem ensues :P

For once there were no external obstacles standing between them. The internal ones, however, were there, deeply settled. A story of bringing them down. Lit attempt at post-finale friendship.

When Richard goes downstairs to the hall, he receives company before Emily arrives. tag to Bracebridge Dinner

Rewritten Scenes for Lits #8- Let The Games Begin. A better take on an already good scene. Wouldn't it be nice of Rory and Jess had a more auspicious beginning? Title from lyrics in a Snow Patrol Song. Rating for mild language

In "I'm OK, You're OK" what if Doyle had waited a little longer to come see Paris? With Paris there to support her, Rory doesn't take Logan back. Fast forward to The Real Paul Anka. With no Logan in the way, will Rory and Jess have a chance? AU Lit

Jess and Luke: A tale of family and friendship - 12 separate stories, but occasionally connected with each other

A Family Matter... with a twist. Because of the snow, Luke doesn't check on the car, and Jess ends up walking back to Stars Hollow... with some unexpected consequences. Literati.

Despite all the bad he's done, I love him. Sometimes." A few words and a spark of conscience change everything. What if, in The Real Paul Anka, Rory decided to go back and propery apologize to Jess? A confrontation leads to friendship... and maybe more?

Rory Gilmore has been proposed to twice on graduation days. Well, you know what they say about the third time... AU Lit oneshot.

Rewritten Scenes for Lits #6- I Can't Get Started. Jess and Rory get a chance to talk and sort things out. Title from the AFI song, which is not applicable to the situation, but I literally couldn't think of anything else so I just chose a random song...

Logan deals with losing Rory Gilmore for the last time...

Just a little alternate take on That Scene in Haunted Leg. You know the one. Doose's. What if Rory had broken up with Dean in Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days?

Narcos, Nudists, Rogans beware! Reading this may very well change your opinions on your ship of choice and convert you to Lit. Seriously, it's dangerous. No, I DARE you to read it and test it out. The title pretty much sums it up. Collab'd with watram.

Even in Luke's apartment, privacy is a very foreign concept. A silly little missing scene from Swan Song, in honor of Luke's fabulous Ten Minute Rule. One-shot of fluffy Lit.

Rory and Jess are stuck in the storage room of the diner for 6 hours, just after their fight in Doose's in 3x02. Cue bitter banter, frustration and, eventually, reconciliation. One shot.

Rewritten Scenes for Lits #5- Balalaikas. Jess and Rory's shouting match outside the pub takes an unexpected turn... "Of course I'm not the same! How could I be?"

Jess leaves for California to deal with past demons. Rory's determined not to care, he's determined to stay away, yet somehow, neither of them can really pull it off.

Rewritten Scenes for Lits #3- The Real Paul Anka. Before she goes, Jess has a question. And Rory's answer isn't one he'd ever expect. Literati, of course.

Rewritten Scenes for Lits #2- Keg! Max! Rory doesn't stop on the stairs. Jess gets a chance to explain.

Rewritten scene for Lits #1- Raincoats and Recipes. Rory and Lorelai's argument takes an unexpected turn. Literati

I'm not so good at the small talk." "You're doing okay." Ever wonder what would have happened in Lost and Found if Rory hadn't busted in, and Jess and Lorelai had actually been allowed to finish their conversation? Lit-ish.

Luke made Lorelai give away her flat screen TV. He came to get it, she came to visit, now they're dating. And now the campaign is finally over and they're moving in together. Exciting times but what comes next? Post finale Literati

Jess-centric, set in Season 2. As Luke struggles to bond with his nephew, Jess' resurfacing past may cause more of a danger than either one realises. Chapter 6 up!

...It means that, well, nothing about us is easy. And hating you would be easy... Jess remembers the little things, even after everything that's happened. Maybe it is what it is doesn't have to be so bad. season 7ish. Complete!

Maybe fate doesn't exist and there is no destiny, but Rory's not quite ready to believe that. Everything up to Episode 4x04 Chicken or Beef happened. After that, their world becomes mine. And my world is a LIT world. COMPLETE

Defending Bjork: The Sequel. Season 3, Becka-style. Lit and JavaJunkie

LIT. My version of Last Week Fights, This Week Tights. Plays with the idea that Jess and Dean had switched places. COMPLETE

“Soy protein isolate, sodium phosphates, dehydrated garlic, man, none of this sounds remotely healthy. No wonder we’re all morbidly obese and sickly. Like, “thiamine mononitrate” -it sounds like it could withstand a nuclear blast. Literati

Complete-One Parter Literati-Do Jess and Rory have another chance to get it right? Deals with "Last Week Fights, This Week Tights"

Completed 9.12.04. What if Rory and Jess had destroyed the snowman in "Bracebridge Dinner"? What if everything had been different? What if Season 2 had gone my way? Lit and JJ

Christmas Eve… a year and a half into the future. Three people on the floor of the Dragonfly. ficlet

[One parter] Say Goodnight, Gracie. Take Two. Exit Jimmy stage left. Enter Rory. This is called communication. Can one conversation change everything?

[COMPLETE] What if Paris never came over in "There's the Rub" and Rory and Jess had the house to themselves? R/J

What seemed like a harmless tradition has created quite a stir in the tiny community of Stars Hollow. Feel-good fluff for your Christmas reading enjoyment. Dean-friendly R/J, L/L and L/D, and plenty of non-shipper goodness. Collaboration with MahliaLily.