After All by gaityr (PG)

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Fandom: GILMORE GIRLS
Pairing: Luke/Lorelai, Lorelai/Max
Author on LJ: I suspect gaityr is the same author, but I can't say for certain.
Why this must be read:

(I've just realized that I've left out a character that is important for my first rec. Duh. Max was Rory's English teacher her first year at Chilton, then he and Lorelai began a steamy relationship, then decided to break up because it was weird for Rory. Then they decided to get married. Then she freaks out and breaks it off. I never claimed Lorelai's love life made sense.)

This is, hands down, my favorite Gilmore Girls fic of all time. Okay, well, maybe one of my two favorites.

There's something very simple about it - Luke dancing with Lorelai at her engagement party with Max. But it's delicate and sad and wistful, and the Luke POV feels very true, sort of bitter at life in general. The whole thing is suffused with unrequited longing, and it says so much about Luke. It's a tiny, perfect moment in time.

And that's all it is. Just one dance, after all.

After All by gaityr