I wrote a poem that is heavily inspired by Rory an Jess’ relationship.

A Certain Romance

Looks like she still lords
summat over him; like he
remembers her risky ringlets
on the linen as some light
silver lining, aligning lies
and vulgar bribes to bring him
myriads of mayhem
that just may be her.
Dreams of when she learned
that ‘last laugh lane’ line,
or of when she lost her poise
after that pretentious toast,
and kindly suggested
to those knuckleheads
to add kool acid syrup
and a carbon candle
to their capitalism cake.

She used to always have rebukes
for all his off-kilter cigarettes,
but in something they agreed:
how could someone eat their
ice cream with a spoon? There
wasn’t anything for them
like the oral history of punk,
so obviously they needed cones,
to eat their ‘Guns of Brixton’ love
that looked a lot like broken björk
with the rawest side of coffee.
And for all his gelled defensiveness,
for all his smart garlic comebacks
that hid his denim eyebrow scars,
she could get him to say more
than seven sinewy reluctant words.

Now he buys a staple remover
avoiding the self checkout,
and avidly tells the cashier:
“it’s not a metaphor,
it is just a maimed memory.”
He mulls over that marginalia
he couldn’t marginalize cause
even eleven emblematic coin tricks
wouldn’t embolden her evening laugh.
He did earnestly tell her that Ernest
would find her lovely, but no compliment
compared to eating caramels together.

No G.E.D, nowhere to go and after all
he still became a book editor, glad that
she does what she said she would.
She follows Christiane Amanpour.
And once their dance of puckered
epigraphs and heartbreak motels
that spanned about a decade
decides to decimate their debts
with each other’s mess,
they head back to Hollow Halls
and wedding calls of people
they once knew. And when
at the reception their gazes
finally find their meeting place
besides the town’s lake,
they artfully avoid the irking need
to share their last ‘book tease’ smirk.

Rory is clearly blind WHO WOULD REJECT THIS MAN

Jess was the only one. He was always the only one.

Their love was so pure, and real. He was real and he loved her effortlessly.

What about the moment that Jess convinces Rory to go back to Yale! That scene really showed how much of an influence Jess had on Rory. Her own mother couldn't convince her to go back to Yale. But Jess did!

She is the queen of making bad relationship choices

Jess was not perfect. However, he was perfect for Rory. He challenged her and called her higher. In a way that Dean and Logan did not. I credit Jess for challenging Rory to go back to school. He enlightened her.

I never actually realized how pretty Milo Ventimiglia is... wow

Pretty sure that nearly all GG fans wanted her to be with Jess. He was always my favourite because their connection was so real and pure. I wish they stayed together.

He looks like such a good kisser

I kind of feel bad for him. He ran because it was all he knew. He was afraid of being in love with Rory and being emotionally vulnerable with her. He didn’t know how to properly discuss his emotions. When he realized he loved Rory he ran because he was afraid of his feelings not being reciprocated and his fear got ahead of him so he ran. I wish she would’ve met him after he got his crap together cause then he most likely would’ve been endgame. He was the only one who knew Rory. He loved books just as much as she did. He pushed her to be her best self and she did the same with him. They were incredible. In my head they got together

Their chemistry was incredible, the fact they dated in real life at the time almost makes up for the awful ending they had in the show!

Ok I love how he just... softens when he's with Rory. I have no better word for it. Like with the hi, hi, scene. The water sprinkler scene. the swan kiss scene. When Rory went to New York. Those are expressions and smiles he has only for her.

Why am I torturing myself by watching this? 😭❤️

This ship was THE ship 🥺🔥

He was the only one that accepted her just as she was and supported her no matter what

If we ignore the reboot, I think they would’ve ended up together a few years after she graduated college and it would’ve been fine. A Day in the Life was supposed to give viewers some closure and all it did was show that Jess turned his life around completely, becoming a really good person whereas Rory became unbelievably entitled and immoral. The reboot actually did something I didn’t know was possible and made me think Jess deserved better.

Her first time should have been with Jess and NOT with MARRIED Dean. Just imagine how different her life would have turned out IF only she would have ended up with smart hard working Jess and not that spoiled entittled Logan. Just saying, Jess made her THINK he made her want to be better and do amazing things. Logan was and always will be a distraction, his influence made her question herself in a negative way. She dropped out of YALE!!! Why? to be a screw up?? ONLY Jess was able to talk some sense into her.  It makes me sad that the writers of the revival could not give Rory a better future. She's still where she has always been. . . Lost

I can NEVER watch A Day in the Life again. I was so disappointed that Jess and Rory don't end up together that my heart will always hurt over it. Lol.

Rory: hi
Luke: hi
Lorelei: hi
Rory: hi
Jess: hi
Rory: bye
Jess: bye
Rory: bye
Luke: bye.
Rory: hi
Lorelei: bye
Rory:  bye
Rory: bye