#a tisket a tasket

[gold-onthe-inside]

and yes, i’m coming here again to yell into the void about dean telling lorelai that jess is bad news and that he’s going to get rory hurt and then the next scene is literally him saying ‘ernest only has lovely things to say about you’ MY SCREAM IS STUCK IN MY THROAT IT’S SO PAINFUL

[jojoblessed365]

The days fly by, and Jess and Rory have come to a point, where they’re almost ready to take their relationship into public. And by public, they mean their families, friends, and their workplace.

They have planned it meticulously- how they were going to go about it, and when and what must be done, in order.

And then it’s Parents Day. And that’s when things go to shit. With whatever Jess and Rory have been pulling for the last month and a half ever since the new semester started.

Here’s what exactly happens-

Everything goes smoothly- Rory meets the parents of her Lit classes; thankfully, the Goblin sisters (what Jess and Rory both have chosen to nickname them) and DJ don’t have class with her, so she gets a reprieve from having to dodge their intrusive questions (well, mostly the Goblin sister’s questions) and having to complain like a tween about her intrusive older sibling’s teasing, to their respective parents.

And so, during lunch, she decides to pay Jess a visit. She closes the office door, and knocks against the plywood. Jess looks up and upon seeing her, he smiles, unable to hold back and puts his pen down. “Hey, stranger,” he says, getting to his feet.

Rory snickers and takes a couple of steps into his office/workplace, the carpet muffling her footfalls as she faces him from the other side of his desk. “You look surprised to see me. Lose track of time?” she asks with crossed arms and a teasing smile.

Jess just shrugs as he makes his way over to her, making the flutter in her heart approaching hummingbird beat the closer he gets. “Maybe I’m just more dedicated than you, ever think of that? So much so that I can ignore all earthly distractions?”

“You telling me you’re a harder worker than I am?” Rory asks, eyebrow arched, a smirk dancing across her lips.

“You’re accusing me of this, after all the things I did for you last night.”

Rory sucks in a sharp breath at the rush of memory of just what he did to her, like a flipbook of erotic images being thumbed through in her mind. Her face heats up and Rory feels the beginnings of desire begin to pool low in her belly, all swooping and dizzying. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to hurt your feelings,” Rory says, voice coy and oozing with apology, sounding way too breathy to her own ears. “Let me make it up to you.”

Jess stands just in front of her and she bites her lip to fight the wild grin that threatens to break out across her face. He’s close enough that she can feel the gentle warmth radiating from him and the air around her fills with the smell of him - the freshness of clean laundry and the sandalwood of his aftershave. It’s a smell that’s as addicting as it’s becoming familiar, a combination of scents Rory will forever associate with Jess Mariano.

Enjoy!!!

In the meantime, enjoy a snippet from tomorrow's chapter-

Jess sighs, ignoring the stab in his temple. “You know what? Hang on a second.” he covers the phone with his hand. “What are you doing May 11th, Friday night?” he asks impulsively.

Rory looks up from her Kindle. “Uh, nothing special, I think.” she furrows her brow. “Why?” she asks warily.

Jess uncovers the phone. “Actually, you know what, I do have a - I am bringing someone after all. So, you can just go ahead and seat me with a blank spot and put Crazy Carrie, I mean- Aunt Carrie’s niece somewhere else. Far away.”

“Alright hon, thanks.” Liz says, hanging up before Jess could say another word.

Jess puts his phone down and turns to Rory with wide, pleading eyes. “So,” he says as innocently as possible. “I need a favour.”

“What’s happening on May 11th?”

“Well, my mom and TJ are getting remarried.”

“I thought they were already married?”

“They were. And then they were separated for the last year. Emotionally, I mean. And now they're getting married again. They’re renewing their vows.”

“No kidding? A William Powell-Myrna Loy ‘I Love You Again’ premise in real life? You don't see that every day.”

“Liz wanted to set me up with her friend’s niece if I didn't bring a date. Her name is Olga. she’s into a cappella. If she tries to sing ‘Stayin Alive’, I might stab her in the throat with a cocktail fork. Please?” he sighs dramatically. “I don’t know Jess, I-”

“And besides, you’ll have to come either way. Might as well have me as your shield.” He says brightly, trying to sell it.

“Shouldn’t it not be the other way around?” she asks, but Jess looks at her, and she sighs, giving in. she noncommittedly shrugs. “I'll go. If only to prevent the bloodshed.”

“Okay, then,” he says, surprised at how little begging it had taken. At first, he feels relief at the fact that he'd dodged Liz’s torturous setup as well as her attempt to take the reins of his currently non-existent love life. But then he realizes that bringing Rory to the wedding meant... bringing Rory to the wedding.

[we-are-all-of-legend-now]

A Tisket, A Tasket

Summary: When it's Easter and you're five, all you want to do is eat some candy. But, for Jake and Rose, it's the first time that the American Dragon and the Huntsgirl are given a mission and cross paths.

Rating: K+

Genre: Friendship

Characters/Pairings: Jake/Rose; Lao Shi; Huntsman; Fu Dog

Chapter: 1/1

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[not-with-you-but-of-you]

• In honor of the 22nd anniversary of Season 2, Episode 13 (aired on February 5th, 2002) → Jess Mariano + text posts: A-Tisket, A-Tasket edition

[parakavka]

柴犬·͜·♡もも on X: "ドラッグストアから帰宅して郵便物見てる間に今日もまた買った覚えないもの入ってる https://t.co/Qhb0CMpwoR" / X

[bloodstained-ballgowns]

"geez, man, she's not shipping off to 'Nam 🙄" gets me every time lolll

[deadpoets]

02.13 | 03.22

[m45t3rc0mput3r]

A-Tisket A-Tasket

[soulmusicsongs]

My Basket (A Tisket A Tasket) -Tina Roberts (Snow (Like The Snow) / My Basket (A Tisket A Tasket), 1965)

[pierswife]

I keep finding myself humming the login theme for specifically when you log in at night from Genshin and idk what that says about me but it is a very pretty song to hum

[buff-electra-truther]

lack of leitmotifs is a funny problem I have with my protag Electra rewrite, No Comeback in place of Call Me Rusty generally works but to keep from getting repetitive I keep wanting to grab some suitably weird public domain tune to fill in other spots. Magnetic Rag seems like an obvious choice but it’s just too of its time and moves around too much melodically, weirdly enough Dido’s Lament is what I keep settling on

[notfye]

crazy how every hemingway novel is like

[theunfairfolk]

op i love your vision but mohawk is actually a misappropriated term from the mohawk tribe, so in exchange might i suggest the Tasket

New hairstyle “monkhawk” which is like the tonsure of a medieval European monk gelled to stick straight up forming a basket-like shape

[teendramas]

GILMORE GIRLS 2.13: A-Tisket, A-Tasket

[kdo-three]

A-Tisket, A-Tasket Bettie Page in Color with a Basket

[parakavka]

柴犬·͜·♡もも on X: "スーパーから帰って手洗いしてる間に買った覚えないもの入ってる… https://t.co/hAVkD2BRjm" / X