Gilmore Girls Fanfiction Master List
(All rated E unless otherwise stated)
The Series:
To Build a Home:
The Art of Failing Up
It wasn't supposed to be this way. Just when Rory and Jess finally think they have it all figured out, it turns out that life has other plans. It has been over a year since they last saw each other, since they last spoke to each other, since they last kissed. Both have wondered about the other, considered reaching out to each other, but now is not the time for a reunion, not as both their lives are falling apart. But again, life has other plans.
What’s Love Got to do with It
Jess returns home from work late one night with a very particular question in mind, only to find that Rory, tried of waiting for him to return, has decided to take matters into her own hands and get herself off.
9 to 5
Now that they have begun to settle in together, it is time for Rory and Jess to turn their attention to building their business and starting their lives anew.
Home for the Holidays
It's the Marianos first holidays as a family set to the background of them starting their lives in their new home.
The Last Christmas (Rated T)
Christmas Day 2007, Lorelai sets out with the intention of making the best of the very last Christmas with Rory before she has the baby, but things immediately go awry when Rory shows up at the house with Jess in tow.
Where We Begin
The story of how Rory and Jess became a family told in brief interludes that span a number of years.
Covering Our Bases
The story of Rory and Jess testing the boundaries of their new relationship. (Takes place December 2002-February 2003, post 3x10. Prequel to The Art of Failing Up.)
Literati Birthday Extravaganza: (link to series master post)
Birthday Presents
It's Rory's 18th birthday when Jess arrives at the house unannounced intent her giving a birthday present he's sure that no one else is going to give her. Canon compliant up to about 3x06.
Best Served Cold
It's Jess's 23rd birthday. Little does he know he's about to receive a visitor from the past with every intention of returning the favor. A sequel to Birthday Presents. Canon compliant through season 7 (except that the events of Birthday Presents happened)
What We Started
Not long after Rory surprises Jess on his birthday, Jess has the chance to pay her back. Little does he know what she has in mind.
Make a Wish
Nearly a year before, Rory and Jess made a deal to unite every year on one of their birthdays. Now that Rory's 24th birthday is about to dawn, it's time to put their money where their mouths are. Can they pick up right where they left off the year before? Only time will tell.
25 Candles
When Rory arrives at his apartment for his 25th birthday, Jess has only one thing, but when the night does not go as planned, they are forced to come up with another way to deal with the awkwardness between them. Once they had been able to talk about everything. Why all of the sudden do they struggle to know what to say? It's the sex, isn't it? That's the only thing that's changed. Right?
Standalone Fics:
The Orgasm Gap
Years after she disappeared from Stars Hollow, Shane has a successful podcast with a friend centered on female sexuality. When a fundamentalist preacher writes an op ed about their podcast, it leads to Shane revealing a secret even her best friend doesn’t know. What is at first meant to be an innocuous confession will have ripple effects for more than just Shane. Can a single admission really change the trajectory of three separate lives?
