#it fits a lot of stories (like f ex Literati) because she’s such a good songwriter

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Omg I agree with you on all of those songs!! I esp loved you connecting "My Body's Made of Crushed Little Stars" to Jess because I personally connect with how chaotic that song is but it also just fits so well with his feelings post-season 3 and even throughout it. And Francis Forever is such a good pick for Literati, I actually associate First Love/Late Spring with them as well, especially with them post-series because of a fic where the song is used on the playlist (idk if you're into reading fics but I highly recommend this one). Happy is such a melancholic song that I can perfectly see it fit with post 6x18 Jess in particular: "And when you go take this heart, I'll make no more use of it when there's no more you". Thursday Girl is another one that I connect with them mainly because it feels like a Literati song (and there's another fic that the writer connected it to that perfectly captures the tone of that fic in this song). Even fics that on the surface don't necessarily look like songs that go with them would probably fit well, like Your Best American Girl which I associate with them post-series as well (and I actually got introduced to Mitski through a fic series that had this in the playlist for it). "Pink in the Night" is another one, particularly with the lyrics "And I know I've kissed you before, but I didn't do it right, can I try again, try again, try again" fits so well with their first kiss at the Inn and then their second kiss at the gas station. "Two Slow Dancers" gives me such intense feelings of loss that I often consider it as like a go-to-angst song for the image of them reminiscing about their relationship and how it went wrong when they were young vs how they're older now.

Okay first off you just made my day with showing me that there’s this much Mitski x Literati content!! And I am into fanfiction so I will read all of them!!

You’re so right on First Love/Late Spring, I mean: «And I was so young when I behaved twenty-five» and the chorus?? Thursday Girl does fit surprisingly well too, and I didn’t expect it to! («Glory, glory, glory to the night/ That shows me what I am/ As I go to the party on my knees/ Saying «Take it all, please...» could fit a lot of bits but especially Keg! Max!) I personally connect Your Best American Girl more to Lane, because of the mommy-issues and lovesick aesthetic that fits her so well (and let’s be honest, this song fits probably any woman who likes men, but especially those of us with the mULtiCuLtuRaL eXPeRiENce). That being said it does actually fit Literati too! Especially from Jess’ POV. And Pink in the Night and Two Slow Dancers are such a bulls eye! «Does it smell like a school gymnasium in here?/ It’s funny how they’re all the same/ It’s funny how you always remember»?? «It would be a hundred times easier/ If we were young again/ But as it is and it is/ We’re just two slow dancers, last ones out»??? Your analysis is perfect, it really does feel like a song for them reminiscing about everything and still not being completely over it.

I’ve seen a lot of people (rightfully) connect Literati to Taylor Swift songs, especially her latest albums, but there’s honestly so many artists that fit them! I’ve considered making full posts about specific lyrics that could be utilized in fics and GIFs and fanart etc but haven’t gotten to it yet. That being said I’m so happy I’m not the first to notice how well Mitski and Literati compliment one another, and thank you for the recommendations!!

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Sending you this through an ask because this is gonna get long: I actually agree with you on the abortion! For me it's not just that I hate the whole "bound to repeat your parents' mistakes" storyline that overall doesn't even fit Rory, given the state that she is in after season 7, it's that I generally dislike the idea that women have to change and can change through having a child, therefore will have some sort of higher purpose to become more stable versions of themselves. It's a narrative choice that I've seen in other media and I find it so depressing to think about not just for the female characters who before this, didn't seriously consider or even think about having a kid, but also for the kid themselves that only exist for some narrative choice. I know that some can say this is also the case with Lorelai, but her situation was more different and she wasn't really given much of a choice when it came to keeping Rory or having an abortion. When it comes to Rory herself, I feel like the option for her to have an abortion would not only be a more modern take on the similar situation that Lorelai was in, but also a pretty good idea for the start of Rory actually deciding what she should do with her life. Rory at this point is an adult, and if the whole point of the revival is for her to at the end, start putting her life together, then one of the better options would be to choose to not have a baby that she neither planned for or considered.

I also feel like the main reason why some fans hold onto the idea of Rory being pregnant and having a baby is just so there will be an option for her and Logan to get back together, and honestly I find it so cheapening not only for Rory but even for Logan. So apparently him having this affair with her wasn't really enough to make him consider whether or not he should be getting married, but her having a baby will suddenly make him become the hero of his own story and choose otherwise? It also takes to making a choice and narrative that should be centered around Rory and what she chooses to being centered around Logan and how apparently his ex having his kid being the final push this 35 year old man needed in order to break free from his rich family's clutches......it's just so degrading to Rory and even her kid in my opinion to see that storyline as this, tbh. There's also the obvious fact that Rory did make her choice about him before she even discovered she was pregnant, yes it was a choice influenced by his decision to marry but it's still a valid choice. After Rory rejected his offer to use his house for writing and potentially continue to be connected to him in some way (before the pregnancy reveal), she went on with her life. We don't see her agonize over her "lost love" or anything, we just see her continuing to do what she wants, which is namely writing her book.

Omg you agree thank f*ck I’m not alone in this opinion!! I completely with all of this, but especially your point about the «having a child immediately makes you better»- and the «doomed to repeat your parents’ mistakes»-tropes. I seriously do not want to shame unplanned families, but this whole narrative trope of a woman deciding to keep her pregnancy because she any other option is impossible is frankly insulting, especially in the 21st century. If Rory were to go through with the pregnancy I would want her to actively choose to, not just jump into it because it happened and she might as well just follow the flow. A child is a living breathing feeling being, not a summer project, and I want more shows to treat having a child as a serious choice to make and not just «the next step in our relationship» or «the project that will heal me».

And frankly I think Rory choosing to have an abortion would benefit everyone relevant to the pregnancy. Rory herself would be making the decision to wait with having a child until she feels ready (and in her case has gotten her sh*t together), Lorelai and Luke might be inspired to finally make a choice about having children of their own, and Logan would actually have the chance to either reconnect with or say goodbye to Rory without being «tied down by a kid» — which btw is such a f*cked up thing. I don’t ship them together, but by all accounts Rory having an abortion would make Logan’s potential decision to get divorced/call off the engagement to be with her a lot more of an active choice, which would also be a character development move for him. But personally I like the option more because it wouldn’t tie Rory to him, especially after she’s already made her peace with him and chosen a life with herself over him. And I’m not just saying this as a literati-shipper (which granted I really really am) but because I would rather see Rory be happy and self assured as a single working woman who might even choose to have children by herself, rather than falling into a pattern she never wanted/saw for herself when she has the option of choosing differently.

And I’m not going to lie, the «Rory has an abortion» idea has me thinking of so many different plotlines they could do and how her choice would not just affect her for the better but the community around her. Rory deciding not to go through with the pregnancy could be a wake up call to get her life on track both for herself and for potential future children. Sharing this with Lorelai could both create a new level of bonding between them, and cause Lorelai to reflect on her own choice and be even more confident in the choice she made. Logan potentially finding out about all of this could make him look further at himself and his choices and how to improve as a person, not to mention confrontation with Rory. Lane and Paris finding out (in my head they join her at the clinic and are there for her) could inspire them to look at their own situations and do what they can to improve them. Rory sharing this with Jess might reveal that he does not in fact have his sh*t together either yet, and inspire him to finally work on the sh*t that’s left and connect more with other people than Luke. And yeah, some of these plotpoints could be reworked into a «single mother Rory» plot, but I still think Rory going a different route would be more interesting and (dare I say it) mildly radical for a beloved mainstream television show.