Wow, this was just fantastic. I should have gone to sleep earlier than I did but I was so determined to finish. Sadly I fell asleep during the last chapter. (I seem to do that a lot!) It's the middle of the night now and I should go back to sleep but I want to comment before I forget *all* the details I loved. As it is, I know I'll forget to mention a lot.

Firstly, GG. As in the little girl. I don't think I've seen anyone spend more than a paragraph on that poor child after the divorce. It always bothered me immensely that any damage to her was just ignored or glossed over. Sure, she's a brat before L&C get together, but then Lorelai is such a superstepmum that she can negate all other problems? At the very least the kid's gonna have attachment issues, so thank you for spending time on that. Also, giving Chris some closure. He's a selfish twit, but it seems like he finally understands he needs to grow up. And I loved Luke rubbing his nose in things just *a little*. He could afford to be magnanimous in victory. With Lorelai lying about and hiding her interactions with Chris as she did in S5, some jealousy from Luke is only natural, but you did a great job toning it down to non-pathological levels here.

Secondly, you made April angry with her mum for keeping Luke and her apart. THANK YOU. I don't understand why that's not a thing in fanfic. Maybe because lots of writers hate her and want to forget her as much as possible? Oddly enough, you managed this wonderful, nuanced character development without having to assassinate Anna's character. It rarely takes much for me to hate her, I think what she did was evil, except you pointed out that it wasn't necessarily. I felt for Anna and her own situation here.

I loved Rory's own story in this. She got character AND career growth. Tbh, I'm in it for the JJ so I don't tend to care much for Rory stuff but I really enjoyed her journey (sorry!) in this. Brett was very bittersweet. I did worry there might be a pitter-patter of tiny feet after and I can see lots of dramatic potential, of course, but I have to say I hate ASP's final four words. Full circle, sure. Cliché, definitely. I love that you resisted any temptation there and instead gave us the slow evolution of her relationship with Miles. Also, her very conflicted feelings about how things were changing back home, including the loss of her home.

Loved Paul Anka in this! He never felt like he was forgotten then added in because of a checklist during editing. I found the thing with the stick genuinely hilarious - Daft Doggy and even Dafter Doggy Daddy! Is it weird that I love your characterisation of the family dog?

I really enjoyed all the townsfolk and supporting characters, everybody felt perfectly in character. Miss Patty and Babette suppressing the gossip was inspired! I loved seeing the more professional side of Patty, and Luke having to chase off Kirk from the show at the Dragonfly was cute. As was Sookie's brief but traumatic flashback when she heard about it! At least this time he was clothed... I love that Richard, and Emily particularly, are trying so hard to have a better relationship with Lorelai, but that it doesn't magically get easier and sometimes there's a bit of backsliding. It was sweet that part of their growth was getting along with Mia.

Of course, the most important thing - Luke and Lorelai. So much talking, so much repair work, and all of it difficult but necessary. I loved it all. Both sharing the blame and both working to fix things. The new ring and the proposal were adorable and the wedding very sweet. I love that they both got professional goals too. I've never seen anyone turn the old apartment into a cafe or more dining space before, very unique. I had a feeling Lorelai would turn up pregnant at the doctor's office because that happened to my friend! She was supposed to be having an exploratory because of fertility issues and bam! Standard pre-op pregnancy test was positive! I love how twisted Lorelai's mind got around the whole thing. Made zero sense and was therefore perfectly Lorelai.

I know there was a lot of other stuff, other details I loved and wanted to let you know I appreciated but I'm nodding off again! I am already looking forward to rereading this because your characterisation, storytelling and general, you know, writing! are wonderful.

I just finished watching Gilmore Girls last week and this is the first GG/L&L fanfic I've read. Your style of writing and the plot you've created just set the standard so high. This is one of the very well-written I've seen here on . I'm a fan! Thank you so much for this. I wish we get to see even a small glimpse of the Gil-Nar-Danes family again! I hope you never stop writing!

I really enjoyed this fic. You put such thought and detail into crafting their lives following the end of the original series. The way they rebuilt their relationship felt authentic and emotionally satisfying. Little things like the cafe above Luke's were very cute ideas. The attention to other characters such as Emily, Richard, Anna and Christopher was also very sensitive. I particularly appreciated how you included April in this and developed her relationship with Lorelai as well as with Luke. And also that you took the time to continue Rory's story as well as Luke and Lorelai's made it feel like a genuine continuation of the show. I loved that you allowed her so much success (vs how her career was portrayed in the revival) and her relationship with April and Miles - OC's are hard but you made him interesting, likeable and developed enough that I was hooked on their relationship and rooting for them - and I loved that Rory ended up with someone quite like her mother, that was very fitting! All in all this was a very enjoyable, thorough, and thoughtful story; thank you!

I really appreciated this little insight into Anna's character. I've always disliked Anna at the same time as finding her somewhat sympathetic, and while I don't mind interpretations that paint her as a villain, your interpretation of her behaviour here is really nuanced and makes her a far more compelling character. And as you said, the parallels between her and Lorelai are interesting, and if the show had cared to use her and April as more than just plot devices to challenge L/L, they could have created and explored some really interesting stories/relationships; some of which you've tapped into here in just one chapter.

Thank you for a loving and thoughtful life for these characters and the way their lives unfolded with caring and committed changes to their relationships. This is so much more nuanced and satisfactory than ASPs version. Thank you, and please do consider a sequel, even now.

What a fantastic story. I was all in.

Holy heck.

This story, this story, this storyyyyyyyyyyyy. I have spent the last week reading it in whatever spare time I could manage (the last two days I had it open on both my computer and phone so I could read it while standing in line at the store. I also read it on my phone at a concert while waiting for the opening act). I admit it, I was addicted to this story and just couldn't quit.

I LOVED IT. I LOVED IT WITH A CAPITOL L. How you write Lorelai and Luke so well, not to mention the host of other characters - Rory, April, Sookie, Jess, Jackson, Michel, Emily, Richard, etc. I even enjoyed the cameos of Anna and Christopher (which is hard to believe after the way things went down in S7). I couldn't stop reading, I couldn't put this down. I logged into this account which I haven't done in YEARS because A) I needed to tell you how great this story is and B) I needed to add it to my favorites so I could re-read it in the future. I just finished a series re-watch of this show last week, went searching for fanfiction and this was the post series fic I didn't even know I was missing. This was the Luke and Lorelai I needed to see in the revival -a couple that communicates with each other, a couple that is ALL IN. I love the title by the way, it fits perfectly.

(One slight critique - it needed more Paris. She was only briefly mentioned but not seen which is fine, it made sense in the storyline(s) but I have a soft spot in my heart for that girl and I missed her presence. Though she's probably hard to write so...)

Thank you so much for writing this. Thank you so much for posting it. This is 250,000 words of pure awesomeness and I just adore you for letting this story out into the world so other people (like me) could read and enjoy. I have plans to go back and re-read one day (please let me know if you made a pdf, I would love to read this on my Kindle) and when that happens I will make a effort to review different chapters. I just couldn't this time because I was so engrossed in this story I had to keep reading (no time to review! I had to read what happened next). But seriously. This was amazing. It definitely became tied for favorite GG fanfiction of all time. So. darn. good.

great proposal and roof picnic ideas.

I loved, loved, loved this story! Thank you for writing it.

Nearly a year after you finished, I have finished reading this. But I just had to leave a comment because you, my dear friend, have managed to do something no one has ever managed to do, and that's making me read a post-season 7 fic. I tend to avoid them, or I stop reading them. I have many reasons for that, ones I will not name. But this story drew me in from the beginning. Your writing style, the way you wrote each character, the way you managed to close some story lines, they were all perfect. You delivered just the right amount of drama, of fluff, of romance, of hurt, and of trope.
This was beautifully done. I just had to let you know.
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First and foremost, thank you for writing such a thorough and enjoyable story. I am blown away by your ability to effortlessly switch from character to character in a natural manner. You just flow! I've read so many stories where transitions like this are clunky but yours are so well done! I also love what a in depth understanding you have of everyone you write about. You even make characters like Chris and Anna likable by dissecting their motivations and presenting them in a relatable fashion. And with Lorelai, Luke, and Rory your grasp on their personalities and backgrounds makes their tale so much more enjoyable to read. I can't finish up this review without mentioning Miles and what a great partner you created for Rory! He supports her career without tying her down. I wish that the revival had gifted her someone as mature and inspiring as him. I look forward to seeing more writing from you in the future. Good luck!

Wow. After years of reading fan fiction and hundreds of fics, this is the first review I've ever left. Why? I'm not even sure how to explain it but ... usually long fics tend to lose me once the newness wears off and we get into the day-to-day. I finish them because I feel I have to. I like them well enough, but not to the point where I can't wait to keep reading. Yours kept me captivated until the end. You are a very talented writer, and you've captured this couple ... this whole family, group of people ... so beautifully and even managed to introduce an original character believably and well. I am in awe. Please don't ever stop writing.

Just so you know, I have probably read your story 3-4 times now, it's absolutely my favorite GG fic of all time. Miles is just preciousand the whole story is beautifully written. I'm sure I will be back to read it again soon! Also, funny coincidence, I have 3 friends named Miles, Eric, and Ryan, so your character names cracked me up!

It's really impossible for me to imagine that, if the town loved Luke so much, and not Lorelai, then why is it none of the dozens, probably over 100 people at the wedding, went to him to tell him that he needed to do something. Instead, the gossip queens backed up Lorelai, even proactively inventing a story to use as a lie to Luke.

It’s really hard to distill how lovely this story is down to one review. I love the character development you had for everyone, right down to Christopher, Anna, and Michel. Things aren’t perfect in their lives, as it should be, but everything is so much richer for the choices that they’ve made.

My favorite part by far is how you realistically depicted the pressure put on a couple to immediately have children following a marriage. It brought back a lot of memories for me from right after I first got married, and I do love that they decided to take the pressure off and just see what happens in their own lives. Things worked out well for them in the end, but you did an amazing job showing the internal and external pressures of trying to conceive.

I also really, really love Miles, and as a journalist in my day job, I enjoyed seeing you tap into the intricate bond that forms between reporters and photographers. Some of the best professional relationships I ever had was with photographers, and seeing the world from their camera lens not only turned me into a photographer as well, but also made me a far better reporter when I was working in the field. I loved seeing Rory work as a real journalist.

The proposal at the Dragonfly was just absolutely perfect, and I think it’s a lovely metaphor for their lives. Lorelai is a constant whirl of activity and Luke is a point of stillness. That night was a huge, huge whirl of activity, and the proposal was a point of stillness that perfectly captures them both. The old softie indeed.

I know there are a lot of layers built into this story that will reveal themselves once I go back and do a re-read, which will definitely be in the near future!