Work In Progress, Dean Forester Fic, "Army Dean"

[piratelf]

Hi!

I don't usually do this. I like to post fics, or at least chapters of fics, which are nice looking, easy to read, cleaned-up and complete.

But this time I'm going to show you something that I've been working on for over a year. I call it "Army Dean" though the actual title is "Whatever Happened to Dean Forester?"

What happened to me here

Comments

[sidura]

Is it wrong to like the idea of a Dean/Lorelai pairing more as Dean always seems more his own person when you do those stories. Plus I never think Rory deserved him.

Though I would like his parents to be good guys. Anyway you could start them out bad or trying to get along with him something happens and make them good at the end? Okay just a suggestion.

[piratelf]

Is it wrong to like the idea of a Dean/Lorelai pairing more

Of course not!

as Dean always seems more his own person when you do those stories.

Interesting, thank you! I think that may be because whenever I think of Dean and Lorelai together I always think of their first conversation, and the scene when Dean gets rid of the spider for Loreali, where Dean had actual lines, and wasn't just a straight man, as he often was in scenes with Rory.

Plus I never think Rory deserved him.

I do write Dean/Rory but the way that the writers wrote Rory, I totally agree, she didn't deserve him.

Though I would like his parents to be good guys.

So do you like the scene with his parents in the Rory Version, or the scene with his parents by itself at the end more?

Anyway you could start them out bad or trying to get along with him something happens and make them good at the end?Well in the one with Lorelai, I could have that his parents aren't home and that's why he couldn't stay there. But I really have that one definitely set up to be angsty,

[sidura]

I always liked the way you put Dean and Lorelai together, it was like you built on the relationship they had in the first couple of seasons as she was one of the few people in the show to treat him as an equal when they had scenes, even if it was because she wanted him to get rid of a spider

[piratelf]

she was one of the few people in the show to treat him as an equal when they had scenes

YES! That's exactly it! And I think that's why she wanted to let him know that just because he and Rory broke up (after the dance marathin) it didn't mean that She and dean broke up. Because I feel like they really were friends, separate from his relationship with Rory. And that is what I build on when I write Dean/Lorelai.

But if you go with Rory that is fine too, especially if you go with the idea of her flirting with him and her knocking her back even if in the end they get together - she really does need to wake up to herself where Dean is concerned.

I agree, she does. I dodn't know if I'll put that in the Dean/Lorelai version or if I'll put that in a completely different fic. Or put it in the Dean Rory fic and make Rory really have to work for him! So Many Options! *LOL* Now you see why I've been stuck with these for over a year. Actually I think it's over two years, but I'm not sure.

To answer your question about Dean's parents I

[sidura]

If you have Rory and Dean back together you so have to get her to work for it. Though personally I'd like her to get knocked back in the middle of Stars Hollow and have everyone see her to be the one in the wrong for once and have Luke turn round and apologise to Dean for giving him all the stick over the years about not being good enough for Rory.

Oh you are right there are too many options - you could even have his parents realise how hard it has been for him in town and actually defend him against the gossip which ever Gilmore you him together with.

As for his parents I can understand you trying to keep them on the same page as it would be easier for you to keep track - you could start them out trying then hear that he was seen talking to one of the Gilmore girls and then get narky with him as they think he's been kept in contact with Rory all this time and not told them.

Just a suggestion.