marley acosta didn't know anything but stars hollow. that wasn't a secret. she studied voraciously, found herself roped into each town function, and knew everything about everyone living there.

jess mariano wanted nothing to do with stars hollow. that wasn't a secret. he had no interest in their school, their biweekly holidays, or the people living there.

he especially had no interest in being trained at his uncle's restaurant by some girl named marley, who seemed to have zero tolerance for him and his bullshit.

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I. INTRODUCTION.

hey everyone! so, originally this was a prequel to an established fic i was writing back in 2016. i started this in 2018 and since then, marley and jess have taken me in a direction and kind of took on a life of their own, which i hadn't exactly planned for while writing the first one. because of that, i decided to make this fic the main one and whatever else comes after that secondary. hope you don't mind.

anyway, i do not own anything related to gilmore girls! the only things that are mine within this fic are my original characters and original storylines that they follow! hope you enjoy! this fic has been a process, but it's one that i've enjoyed every second of. hope that you'll be able to say the same!

love you all tons!
-mags

II. CAST.

(ignore my aesthetic it's so bad it makes me cry)

TASHI RODRIGUEZ as MARLEY ACOSTA

MILO VENTIMIGLIA as JESS MARIANO

BRANDON LARRACUENTE as JACOB ACOSTA

NATALIE ALYN LIND as COURTNEY BURKE

the GILMORE GIRLS CAST as THEIR RESPECTIVE CHARACTERS

III. WARNINGS

this fic will include:
-seasons 2-6 spoilers
-slow burn
-enemies to friends to lovers trope
-my entire heart and soul

it will also include these things that could potentially be triggering:
-a whole lot of swearing
-underage drinking and just drinking in general
-jess smokes a lil bit
-familial issues (marley's dad is a douchebag, liz danes is a bad mom)
-sexual references and sexual content

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