Author Profile: mag1
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Penname: mag1 [Contact]
Real name: Margaret
Member Since: 2006.10.31
Website: http://www.margaretethridge.com/
Bio:
I now have a website of my own: www.margaretethridge.com. I use it as a place to post my original stories as well as some of my fan fiction. I also have a blog there.

Now we've added a forum! Questions, comments, and concerns about the stories you are reading? Come on over! This is your direct pipeline to the, er, middle! http://supportstacie.com/mags/bbpress/

I hope that you'll stop by for a visit!
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Series
A series of stories depicting Lorelai and Luke's life together. Good at Dating starts at Run Away Little Boy and weaves it's way through the series. Continues on with Rules of Engagement showing us the lead up to their wedding, and Middle Management - their married life together. Good at Dirty is a series of Adult rated chapters that fit into the story at various points throughout the series.
Categories:Lorelai/Luke Characters: None
Genres:Romance Warnings:Sexual Situations
Challenges:None
Open:No
Stories which are based on actual episodes, but show missing (wishful thinking) scenes. Basically canon in terms of timeline, but not in terms of content!
Categories:Lorelai/Luke Characters: None
Genres:Romance Warnings:Sexual Situations
Challenges:None
Open:No
Stories
  1. 52 Weeks Later by mag1 (Reviews - 54)
    A little post-fic story picking up a year after Seven Weeks ended. Lorelai and Luke go away for a weekend.
    Rated: Adult - Lorelai/Luke - Romance - Warnings: Sexual Situations - Chapters: 5 - Completed:Yes - Words:37914 - Updated: 2008.05.05 - Published: 2008.04.24

  2. A Little Less Conversation... by mag1 (Reviews - 20)
    Lorelai and Luke finally make up - in every way!
    Rated: Adult - Lorelai/Luke - Romance - Warnings: Sexual Situations - Chapters: 1 - Completed:Yes - Words:2620 - Updated: 2007.04.14 - Published: 2007.04.14

  3. A Tale of Poes and Fire Gone Wrong - or Right? by mag1 (Reviews - 25)
    Response to a challenge on BWR. Takes place as Lorelai stays at Luke's the night of the fire at the Independence Inn.
    Rated: Adult - Lorelai/Luke - Angst, Romance - Warnings: Sexual Situations - Chapters: 1 - Completed:Yes - Words:5901 - Updated: 2008.06.11 - Published: 2008.06.10

  4. Alone Again by mag1 (Reviews - 30)
    No spoilers- just wishful thinking for later in season 7. Lorelai takes stock of her life on her 40th birthday.
    Rated: PG - Lorelai/Luke - Angst - Warnings: None - Chapters: 3 - Completed:Yes - Words:3679 - Updated: 2007.02.03 - Published: 2006.11.17

  5. And Stuff by mag1 (Reviews - 14)
    A Christmas stocking smuffer for all of you who like your holidays a little hot and sappy. PIcks up at the end of Forgiveness and Stuff.
    Rated: Adult - Lorelai/Luke - Romance - Warnings: Sexual Situations - Chapters: 1 - Completed:Yes - Words:6829 - Updated: 2007.12.23 - Published: 2007.12.23

  6. Auld Lang Syne by mag1 (Reviews - 17)
    A glimpse at the life and loves of Patricia LaCosta, with just a dab of Lorelai and Luke for good measure.
    Rated: R - General - None - Warnings: Language - Chapters: 2 - Completed:Yes - Words:14340 - Updated: 2008.12.30 - Published: 2008.12.30

  7. Dirty Laundry by mag1 (Reviews - 11)
    Just a little smut for your reading pleasure.
    Rated: Adult - Lorelai/Luke - Romance - Warnings: None - Chapters: 1 - Completed:Yes - Words:1630 - Updated: 2007.05.22 - Published: 2007.05.21

  8. Do-Right by mag1 (Reviews - 15)
    Set around Twenty-one Is the Lonliest Number, a bit of smut for smut's sake. How good would Luke look in that Mountie Hat? Enjoy!
    Rated: Adult - Lorelai/Luke - Romance - Warnings: Sexual Situations - Chapters: 1 - Completed:Yes - Words:4786 - Updated: 2008.08.24 - Published: 2008.08.23

  9. Don't by mag1 (Reviews - 7)
    Just a quick one-shot about missed opportunities.
    Rated: PG - Lorelai/Luke - Romance - Warnings: None - Chapters: 1 - Completed:Yes - Words:2806 - Updated: 2007.12.13 - Published: 2007.12.13

  10. Don't Interrupt Us by mag1 (Reviews - 96)
    This is my submission for the Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda ficathon. Here’s how I would have hooked Lorelai and Luke up in Concert Interruptus. Note – Adult/Mature rating for a reason!
    Rated: Adult - Lorelai/Luke - Romance - Warnings: Sexual Situations - Chapters: 6 - Completed:Yes - Words:36820 - Updated: 2008.07.12 - Published: 2008.07.07

  11. Dream Lover by mag1 (Reviews - 14)
    A smuffy little bedtime story to rewrite the ending of Tippecanoe and Taylor Too.
    Rated: Adult - Lorelai/Luke - Romance - Warnings: Sexual Situations - Chapters: 1 - Completed:Yes - Words:3299 - Updated: 2008.02.08 - Published: 2008.02.08

  12. Fallout by mag1 (Reviews - 110)
    At IkilledKenny's behest, I have taken the last few episodes of season 4 and the first few of season 5 and mixed them up, added a few things in, and taken a few things out. The same things happen, but how do they deal with them if we shift the focus a bit? Mainly Lorelai and Luke, but will deal with Rory and Dean as well as Emily and Richard. Let's see where it all leads, shall we?
    Rated: Adult - Lorelai/Luke, Rory/Dean, General - AU (Alternate Universe), Drama - Warnings: None - Chapters: 10 - Completed:Yes - Words:93138 - Updated: 2009.07.12 - Published: 2009.05.05

  13. Family Matters by mag1 (Reviews - 58)
    This story is an add-in to the last four chapters of Middle Management. It will focus on the evolution of Rory and Jess’ romantic relationship, and how it affects the entire Gilmore-Danes-Mariano family. It will start when Rory flees to Florida, and end with Kirk and Lulu’s wedding.
    Rated: PG-13 - Lorelai/Luke, Rory/Jess - Romance - Warnings: Language - Chapters: 8 - Completed:Yes - Words:52998 - Updated: 2008.09.18 - Published: 2008.08.31

  14. Forgiveness by mag1 (Reviews - 20)
    JavaJunkie all the way. Set during Introducing Lorelai Planetarium, Lorelai never started a relationship with Christopher. Here’s what could have happened when she showed up at the hospital to check on Luke and April.
    Rated: PG - Lorelai/Luke - Romance - Warnings: None - Chapters: 1 - Completed:Yes - Words:4850 - Updated: 2008.04.12 - Published: 2008.04.12

  15. Good at Dating by mag1 (Reviews - 165)
    This is a story that I have been posting at fan-fiction.net. I have been cleaning it up to bring over here. The question I asked was: What if the words that Sookie said to Lorelai in Run Away, Little Boy came out of Luke's mouth instead?
    Rated: R - Lorelai/Luke - Romance - Warnings: None - Chapters: 30 - Completed:Yes - Words:67744 - Updated: 2007.09.05 - Published: 2007.09.01

  16. Good at Dirty! by mag1 (Reviews - 465)
    Some people asked me for adult versions of some of the chapters in my fic Good at Dating. So, here is my attempt at it. I thought I would do a series of stand alone scenes that correspond with the chapters in the original story. Let me know what you think!
    Rated: Adult - Lorelai/Luke - Romance - Warnings: Sexual Situations - Chapters: 69 - Completed:Yes - Words:351575 - Updated: 2008.08.08 - Published: 2007.09.15

  17. How To Be Relatively Stoic in the Face of Fate by mag1 (Reviews - 29)
    A submission to the C,W,S ficathon Season 2 Challenge. The episode: Road Trip to Harvard. The Challenge: Hook 'em up!
    Rated: PG-13 - Lorelai/Luke - General - Warnings: None - Chapters: 2 - Completed:Yes - Words:16608 - Updated: 2009.02.23 - Published: 2009.02.21

  18. I'd Rather Be in Philadelphia by mag1 (Reviews - 13)
    My first attempt at writing a Rory-centric fic. Starts out in Let Me Hear Your Balalaikas Ringing Out. It's a Lit Fic.
    Rated: PG - Rory and . . . - None - Warnings: None - Chapters: 1 - Completed:Yes - Words:3817 - Updated: 2008.07.15 - Published: 2008.07.15

  19. Impulse by mag1 (Reviews - 18)
    One-shot. Takes place during Double Date. Dedicated to all of the fans of the soul patch
    Rated: PG - Lorelai/Luke - Romance - Warnings: None - Chapters: 1 - Completed:Yes - Words:4508 - Updated: 2008.03.31 - Published: 2008.03.31

  20. It Could Be Easy by mag1 (Reviews - 9)
    Lorelai and Luke finally confront their feelings for wach other.
    Rated: PG - Lorelai/Luke - Romance - Warnings: None - Chapters: 1 - Completed:Yes - Words:1991 - Updated: 2007.02.24 - Published: 2007.02.24

  21. Lost Time by mag1 (Reviews - 5)
    A mother/daughter bonding fic written in response to DiehardJavaJunkie14's Author Out of Water Challenge. Takes place during The Prodigal Daughter Returns. Missing scene.
    Rated: G - General - Missing Scene - Warnings: None - Chapters: 1 - Completed:Yes - Words:2432 - Updated: 2008.01.05 - Published: 2008.01.05

  22. Love, Stars Hollow Style by mag1 (Reviews - 14)
    Just a little mid-summer holiday fluff to kick off the long weekend. Takes place between seasons 4 & 5, Luke returns home in time to make sparks fly.
    Rated: PG - Lorelai/Luke - Romance - Warnings: None - Chapters: 1 - Completed:Yes - Words:4514 - Updated: 2009.07.03 - Published: 2009.07.03

  23. Marriage Fisticuffs by mag1 (Reviews - 108)
    Starts in Merry Fisticuffs. What is Lorelai found out that Christopher knew that their elopment was not legal. Would she still choose him?
    Rated: R - Lorelai/Luke, Lorelai/Other - Drama - Warnings: None - Chapters: 7 - Completed:Yes - Words:38994 - Updated: 2009.02.08 - Published: 2009.01.26

  24. Middle Management by mag1 (Reviews - 973)
    This story will begin where Good at Dating and Rules of Engagement left off. Lorelai and Luke have just gotten married.
    Rated: R - Lorelai/Luke - Romance - Warnings: None - Chapters: 100 - Completed:Yes - Words:745462 - Updated: 2008.08.08 - Published: 2007.10.17

  25. Middle Mayhem by mag1 (Reviews - 16)
    What happens when Olivia Jane (Nag Hammadi) and Mags meet in the middle of the street? Bam! An otherworldly white light engulfs the whole town, and there's a loud explosion and two barks, and everything goes dark. When The Danes Family and Middle Management collide. One-shot, and we're out.

    Rated: PG - Lorelai/Luke - Romance - Warnings: None - Chapters: 1 - Completed:Yes - Words:1599 - Updated: 2008.05.10 - Published: 2008.05.10

  26. Mutually Beneficial by mag1 (Reviews - 109)
    Starts in Star Crossed Lovers… and flashes back to pre-series events in each chapter. Lorelai and Luke indulge in some benefits before becoming friends with benefits. Explores how their sporadic intimacy could affect their growing friendship and vice-versa.
    Rated: Adult - Lorelai/Luke - AU (Alternate Universe), Drama, Romance - Warnings: Sexual Situations - Chapters: 8 - Completed:Yes - Words:72043 - Updated: 2009.11.06 - Published: 2009.10.07

  27. Packaged Goods by mag1 (Reviews - 832)
    The next installment in the Good at Dating series. Follows a little bit after Middle Management. Lorelai and Luke and how they handle the whole package.
    Rated: R - Lorelai/Luke - Romance - Warnings: None - Chapters: 73 - Completed:No - Words:522989 - Updated: 2010.07.23 - Published: 2008.09.21

  28. Piece of My Heart by mag1 (Reviews - 24)
    A series of one-shot stories focusing on various character's feelings at particular points in the series. My first real attempt at angst, so please be gentle or I may become angsty.
    Rated: PG-13 - General - Angst - Warnings: None - Chapters: 8 - Completed:Yes - Words:10426 - Updated: 2008.02.08 - Published: 2008.02.05

  29. Possibly Wonderland by mag1 (Reviews - 16)
    Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda ficathon entry for episode 1.19 Emily In Wonderland. Lorelai's first visit to Luke's apartment does not go exactly as she anticipated. One-shot.
    Rated: PG - Lorelai/Luke - Romance - Warnings: None - Chapters: 1 - Completed:Yes - Words:6632 - Updated: 2008.07.31 - Published: 2008.07.31

  30. Post Script by mag1 (Reviews - 39)
    A respone to the BWR challenge issued by Phishes. Takes place during season 1, will cover PS, I Lo... and Love Daisies and Troubadors. Will be 2 or 3 chapters long.
    Rated: PG-13 - Lorelai/Luke - Drama, Romance - Warnings: None - Chapters: 3 - Completed:Yes - Words:18216 - Updated: 2008.07.06 - Published: 2008.06.24

  31. Rules of Engagement by mag1 (Reviews - 219)
    The sequel to Good at Dating. I am bringing this story over from FF.net.
    Rated: R - Lorelai/Luke - Romance - Warnings: None - Chapters: 29 - Completed:Yes - Words:137307 - Updated: 2007.10.12 - Published: 2007.09.15

  32. Seven Weeks by mag1 (Reviews - 234)
    ****Rating changed ****Luke and Lorelai during the seven weeks apart between their first kiss and their first date. Rating is because I don't know exactly where this might go...
    Rated: Adult - Lorelai/Luke - Romance - Warnings: Sexual Situations - Chapters: 28 - Completed:Yes - Words:142247 - Updated: 2008.02.02 - Published: 2008.01.06

  33. Siren Songs by mag1 (Reviews - 9)
    When Richard sees that Luke is inextricably lured in by the haunting strains of Lorelai's siren song, he realizes that they may have more in common than he had originally believed. The two men try desperately to hold onto the women they adore, knowing that if they can just keep it together, they can weather any storm. Oneshot.
    Rated: PG-13 - Lorelai/Luke, Other pairings - Drama - Warnings: None - Chapters: 1 - Completed:Yes - Words:12159 - Updated: 2009.12.18 - Published: 2009.12.18

  34. Slip of the Tongue by mag1 (Reviews - 628)
    A series of one-shots in which I blatantly and unapologetically disregard realism and go straight to the smut. Some special moments that Lorelai and Luke shared over the years, that I felt could use a little something dirty, just for kicks.
    Rated: Adult - Lorelai/Luke - Romance - Warnings: Sexual Situations - Chapters: 55 - Completed:No - Words:389337 - Updated: 2010.07.10 - Published: 2009.01.08

  35. Straight Shootin' by mag1 (Reviews - 63)
    My submission to the Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda Season 2 challenge. My episode? Back in the Saddle Again. Let's see if we can't get these two to pony up!
    Rated: Adult - Lorelai/Luke - Romance - Warnings: Sexual Situations - Chapters: 6 - Completed:Yes - Words:29147 - Updated: 2008.11.28 - Published: 2008.11.17

  36. Strings by mag1 (Reviews - 120)
    ***Rating changed for safety*** Takes place in season three. Luke is with Nicole and Lorelai is with Alex. Or so they think... Starts in Those Are Stings, Pinnocchio and flashes back. Rating is just because you never know where the story will go.
    Rated: Adult - Lorelai/Luke - None - Warnings: None - Chapters: 10 - Completed:Yes - Words:51919 - Updated: 2008.08.20 - Published: 2008.08.09

  37. Summit Meeting by mag1 (Reviews - 23)
    Just a quick one shot. What if Christopher had manned up and told Luke and Lorelai about Emily's subterfuge in WBB? Can Christopher Hayden be redeemed in one story? Let's see, shall we?
    Rated: PG - Lorelai/Luke - General - Warnings: None - Chapters: 1 - Completed:Yes - Words:2895 - Updated: 2008.04.21 - Published: 2008.04.21

  38. That Couple Life by mag1 (Reviews - 385)
    A series of missing scenes (wishful thinking) from seasons five, six and seven depicting Lorelai and Luke's times together as a couple.
    Rated: Adult - Lorelai/Luke - Missing Scene, Romance - Warnings: Sexual Situations - Chapters: 39 - Completed:Yes - Words:137434 - Updated: 2008.03.29 - Published: 2008.02.10

  39. The Good Stuff by mag1 (Reviews - 186)
    A few dirty! little add ins to Packaged Goods.
    Rated: Adult - Lorelai/Luke - Romance - Warnings: Sexual Situations - Chapters: 22 - Completed:No - Words:106520 - Updated: 2010.05.28 - Published: 2008.10.08

  40. The Guy by mag1 (Reviews - 12)
    Luke finally realizes what we have known all along.
    Rated: G - Lorelai/Luke - Romance - Warnings: None - Chapters: 1 - Completed:Yes - Words:3741 - Updated: 2007.05.31 - Published: 2007.05.31

  41. The Hallmark of a Good Middle by mag1 (Reviews - 24)
    Here's what I think Lorelai and Luke are up to this Valentine's Day...
    Rated: G - Lorelai/Luke - Romance - Warnings: None - Chapters: 1 - Completed:No - Words:3135 - Updated: 2008.02.14 - Published: 2008.02.14

  42. The News by mag1 (Reviews - 5)
    ***SPOILER WARNING*** Contains spoilers for episode 7.07. Rory and Luke talk.
    Rated: PG - Rory and . . . - Angst - Warnings: Current Spoilers - Chapters: 1 - Completed:Yes - Words:1527 - Updated: 2006.11.07 - Published: 2006.11.07

  43. Their Story by mag1 (Reviews - 14)
    This is nothing new, simply a recap of what we learned about Lorelai and Luke and their story over seven seasons of The Gilmore Girls. Written for the opening post of the Java Junkies threads at Fan Forum. Just thought we'd share the JJ love!
    Rated: PG - Lorelai/Luke - General - Warnings: None - Chapters: 1 - Completed:No - Words:2007 - Updated: 2009.07.06 - Published: 2009.07.06

  44. Tryin' to Get That Feelin' Again by mag1 (Reviews - 12)
    A response to the Hardest Dirty Ever challenge issued by roomsbythesea29. Set during Bon Voyage. The title is a testament to the love Lorelai and I share for Barry Manilow. One-shot, and I'm out.
    Rated: Adult - Lorelai/Luke - Romance - Warnings: Sexual Situations - Chapters: 1 - Completed:Yes - Words:4090 - Updated: 2008.07.03 - Published: 2008.07.02

  45. Twelve Days by mag1 (Reviews - 43)
    Set in Season One. How long does it take to figure out that your true love may have been standing right in front of you all along? My Support Stacie Author Auction fic, brought to you by IkilledKenny and Iwannahorn.
    Rated: Adult - Lorelai/Luke - Romance - Warnings: Sexual Situations - Chapters: 5 - Completed:Yes - Words:30101 - Updated: 2008.12.11 - Published: 2008.12.11

  46. Wordsworth by mag1 (Reviews - 18)
    Lorelai's reflections on those three little words. Oneshot.
    Rated: PG-13 - Lorelai/Luke - None - Warnings: None - Chapters: 1 - Completed:Yes - Words:5486 - Updated: 2009.04.27 - Published: 2009.04.27