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Grief Counseling, GG, AU Taken In 'Verse, PG

Feb 20, 2008 23:04

Title: Grief Counseling, Taken In 'verse
Author: Piratelf
Rating: PG
Fandom: Gilmore Girls
Genre: Gen AU
Disclaimer: I do not own the Gilmore Girls, Luke Danes, Dean Forester, Tall Cesar or Small Cesar. I am not a grief counselor. I am not a member of the ADEC, ACA, APA, MHA or NAMI. I have watched several episodes of Dr. Phil, though!
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dean forester, taken in 'verse, gg fic, luke danes

Comments 13

micheleeeex February 21 2008, 15:35:38 UTC

I waited months for an update and I loved this!

piratelf February 21 2008, 15:58:52 UTC

I know, it's taken me forever! Sorry!
But I'm very glad you liked it!
Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment!

vily February 22 2008, 01:29:38 UTC

Yes! More of this 'verse.

piratelf February 22 2008, 17:16:36 UTC

Thanks so much for hanging in here with me! I know it's been a good long while! Glad you liked this one.

vily February 22 2008, 18:05:58 UTC

I'm always excited to see that you've written something new. This just happens to be a favorite of mine.

piratelf February 22 2008, 21:42:06 UTC

Thank you VERY much! That's so nice of you to say!

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piratelf March 9 2008, 08:40:16 UTC

Hey, thanks for staying with this!

I know, poor Dean, it's angst-o-rama! (but he's so cuddly and smishable when he's hurting!) (Um, I think that makes me evil)

Sorry to burst your sympathy bubble anonymous January 21 2009, 01:53:50 UTC

But this fic, like about 99.9% of fanfictions, had absolutely nothing to do with angst. You see, most people think that angst means sorrow or depression, but it really means nothing of the kind. It's derived from the Middle High German word "angest," which meant fear. Nowadays, it's a philosophy term for when a person is anxious about being in control of their own destiny, or is afraid of the concept of existential freedom.

Re: Sorry to burst your sympathy bubble piratelf January 22 2009, 17:26:21 UTC

I think fandoms, or at least fan fiction sectors of fandoms are evolving a new meaning for the word.

It'll be the new 'awesome' (never means terribly frightening any more)

And Then You said

(Anonymous) (76.178.137.138) wrote:

Jan. 22nd, 2009 04:57 am (UTC)
You do have a point
I mean, nowadays, who is really going to know enough about philosophy to have REAL angst? And with the prevailing attitude of the times, who is really gonna find self-determination scary?
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(Sorry I had to delete my comment, re-reading it I thought it could be miscontrued. And in deleting it, your subcomment was deleted as well. )

Yep, I actually minored in philosophy and I don't think I could dredge up a good definition of existential freedom that could be commonly understood.

But language is supposed to change and evolve, so this one doesn't bother me.

lelann137 July 19 2008, 17:57:50 UTC

oh i love this verse! the story made me all misty eyed. and i love the luke and dean interactions. thanks for writing, now i'm off to read the rest.

piratelf July 20 2008, 03:30:03 UTC

Hi, thanks so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it! I hope the rest are enjoyable too!

geminigrl11 September 13 2008, 19:43:51 UTC

I adore this series, I can't even tell you how much. It seems so believable...and in some ways, superior to the actual show (I was not a faithful watcher past mid-S2, due to a large extent what I felt was the absolute BETRAYAL of Dean's character, which just got worse by the season). I love how Luke is with Dean...exactly the kind of surrogate father I'd expect him to be. And I love how Dean is with him...I can feel the underlying want, NEED to be close, and yet the fear that, not only is it not his place but that Luke could be ripped from him as easily as his first family was.

Of all the fics in this 'verse, though, this one is my favorite. Dean's heartbreaking rant at the end about his bike just breaks me, and I've read this several times. :) Luke does the right thing, in every way...though I can't lie and say I wouldn't love to read more angst!

Thanks for sharing this!!

piratelf September 14 2008, 02:15:20 UTC

Thank you so much for reading and taking the time to leave such a lovely comment!

Though this verse was inspired by the scene in Season 4 when Luke puts Dean to bed on the night before his wedding,I usually watch season one eps when I am writing in this verse. That is the cool, self-assured, intelligent, responsible, dependable, confident kid I am writing about.

Every time I watch a scene of Luke with Rory or Jess I think what a paternal person he is and what a great father he would be!

I always felt that Dean and Luke would get along great! They have a lot in common. They both like sports, fix their own cars, and were easily roped into doing chores for Lorelai! They're both good guys who are hard-working and treat others well. Dean would have responded the way Luke wanted him to if he had been in Jess' place.

I can feel the underlying want, NEED to be close, and yet the fear that, not only is it not his place but that Luke could be ripped from him as easily as his first family was.Wow, that is EXACTLY what I'm trying to ( ... )