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M | late 30s | they/them The West Wing side blog. Josh/Donna. Let CJ Have Nice Things. AO3: thefinestmuffins. Follows and notes come from main blog, @enoughslices.

[thefinestmuffins]

SNOWBALLS AN SLOW DANCES: A JOSH/DONNA ROM-COM MINI-FEST

The collection is now LIVE! There are currently 19 Josh/Donna stories, with more likely to trickle in over the course of the month! Thank you so much to everyone who contributed!! Reading through the fics this week was the fluffiest, most fun experience and I hope it can brighten your February too! Check them out on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/Snowballs_and_Slow_Dances

[joshdonnas]

2x09 | GALILEO

The West Wing (1999-2006)

[joshdonnas]

“You switched back to First Lady.”

DEAD IRISH WRITERS (3x15) | The West Wing (1999-2006)

[joshdonnas]

1x09 | THE SHORT LIST

The West Wing (1999-2006)

[jessbakescakes]

I’m showing you how serious I want to see the following prompt done! 😬

“You sat next to me on the airplane and fell asleep on my shoulder and I don’t want to move you cause you look so comfortable. Oh and you’re hot.”

Happy birthday to you! 🥳 🎂

i.

It’s been nine days since Noah Lyman died. Nine days since he’s had a conversation that didn’t open with “I was so sorry to hear about your dad” and close with “let me know if you need anything.”

It’s been six hours since he landed in California. Six hours since Donna picked him up at the airport, wrapped him in a hug, and handed him a cup of coffee. It’s been five and a half hours since she flipped off the driver who cut her off on the way back to the temporary campaign HQ, and the first time he’s genuinely laughed since his dad died. It’s been five hours and twenty minutes since she squealed delightedly at spotting an Alaska license plate, since he rolled his eyes at her while fighting a smile.

It’s been five hours and six minutes since things started to feel right again.

It’s been an hour since they got on the plane, and thirteen minutes since she fell asleep on his shoulder. It’s been twelve minutes and fifteen seconds since he realized that his arm was wrapped around her, and twelve minutes and ten seconds since he stopped himself from dropping a kiss on the top of her head.

It’s been three minutes since he noticed the butterflies in his stomach.

ii.

It’s been eight years and nine months since they met. Eight years and nine months since he handed her his badge, since she flashed him that bright smile and promised that he’d find her valuable.

It’s been eight years and seven months since she left and came back. Seven years and seven months since the first time he sent her flowers to mark the anniversary of her return to him, even before he knew what it would mean to him, back when it was just a twinge of unexplained jealousy and nothing more.

It’s been three years and ten months since he threw snowballs at her window. It’s been two years and six months since he almost lost her in Gaza, then in Germany.

It’s been seven days since he asked her to join him in Hawaii. It’s been five days since he told her he loved her for the first time, since she threw her arms around his neck and kissed him, whispering the same words against his lips with tears in her eyes.

It’s been two days since he suggested that she move in with him, and two days since she accepted.

It’s been forty-five minutes they took off from Hawaii to return to D.C., and it’s been twenty-nine minutes since she fell asleep on his shoulder. It’s been twenty-eight minutes and forty seconds since he realized he could actually kiss her on the top of her head, and did so.

It’s been twenty-eight minutes and thirteen seconds since he decided that he’s going to ask her to marry him someday.

iii.

It’s been a few months since they’ve been on a plane. A few months since they went to visit CJ, since the girls argued over who got the middle seat across the aisle from their parents.

It’s been a little less time since Donna agreed to run for Congress. A little less time since she took her first trip out to Wisconsin without Josh and the girls, since the phone was passed around to say goodnight. A little less time since Donna came home and their three daughters chattered away as she settled in, updating her on what she missed.

It’s been a few weeks since Donna’s first day in Congress. It’s been a few weeks since the first time Josh heard someone call her ‘Congresswoman’, since she looked back at him beaming, asking if he heard what she just heard.

It’s been a few minutes since she laced her fingers in his and leaned her head on his shoulder. It’s been a little less time since she fell asleep. It’s been a little less time than that since he glanced down at their intertwined hands, noticing the glint of her wedding ring in the sunlight from the window of the airplane. It’s been just a few seconds less than that since he kissed her head, just because he can.

It’s in that moment that he realizes somewhere along the line, he relaxed enough to stop counting.

[ironmaidenhead]

josh lyman mood board

[felicitydiggles]

[clusterbuck]

anyway good night i’m gonna go think half asleep thoughts about alzheimer fic again

[thefinestmuffins]

SNOWBALLS AND SLOW DANCES: A JOSH/DONNA ROM-COM MINI-FEST

I'm hosting a light-hearted, low-pressure rom-com-themed fest to make February bearable! Please submit and claim prompts, and spread the word!

Anyone can prompt

Anyone can claim

You do not need to submit a prompt to claim one, and vice versa

Multiple people can claim the same prompt

Prompts open until Feb. 1, 2022

Claiming now open and will stay open until the reveal date

Reveals Feb. 14, 2022, but the collection will remain open for additional submissions

AO3 COLLECTION: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/Snowballs_and_Slow_Dances PROMPTS: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/Snowballs_and_Slow_Dances/requests

RULES (AO3): https://archiveofourown.org/collections/Snowballs_and_Slow_Dances/profile#rules RULES (GOOGLE DOC): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UJkBvjjeh0pc1nohJ--BEqMlPxCjESaqI1ZK85kor1s/edit?usp=sharing (Rules are the same both places, but sharing both in case one format or another is better for folks)

[ironmaidenhead]

Josh Lyman | “War Crimes”

[ironmaidenhead]

testimonials

[miracle-and-wonder]

The West Wing Characters + DC Neighborhood Headcanons

Something that really bothers me is that we never get to know the neighborhoods in and around DC where the characters live (however, Aaron Sorkin seems to only know 2 DC neighborhoods and forget about anyone commuting from Northern Virginia or Southern Maryland). I didn’t grow up here, but I have lived in the DC area for the better part of the last 7 years which I feel makes me qualified to be able to use some context clues to try to place these people in areas that make sense in 2021 at least.

This is gonna be a long post so let’s get into it!

Keep reading

[jessbakescakes]

may i ask for some favourite fics to close out 2021? xx

This is so difficult, because there's been SO MUCH great fic lately.

First, my friends were kind enough to write some birthday fics for me!

where you lead, i will follow by @sam-loves-seb | Rated G | Mama Lyman and J/D over the years, featuring one of the most beautifully written scenes I've ever read in any fandom or published writing.

Professor Josh by @cookme25 | Rated G | Mama Lyman + DadProfessorJosh! FEELS.

Independence Day by @hufflepuffhermione | Rated G | This one's J/D, Dad Josh, Found family, Angsty trauma feels... pushing that Bartlet Farm and Mental Health agenda, we love to see it.

a thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices (o holy night) by @rosieposiepie | Rated T | The way I'm obsessed with this little continuation of i fall apart! DadJosh and MomDonna + holiday feels and found family, it's just really really brilliant.

daughters will love like you do by hanyolo | Rated G | THE DAD JOSH MOM DONNA FEELS! Neither one of them can resist their girls and I loved this

I haven't done one of these in a little bit so there's more under the cut. I'm not including exchange fics, because they're not all posted... but THERE ARE SOME CLUB BANGERS IN THERE TOO. Anyway.

Here are some other fics I loved!

the warmest bed I've ever known by mikaylawrites | Rated G | J/D + bed sharing, also soft expectant dad Josh, it's lovely.

you can run (but only so far) by swancharmings | Rated M | A Season 6 AU that makes me want to scream in all the best ways. Beautiful and wonderful and makes me FEEL ALL THE THINGS.

the past, she is haunted (the future is laced) by hanyolo | Rated G | Dad Josh and Mom Donna + Joanie angst, it's EVERYTHING.

you know that im fallin' by thababes | Rated T | A Josh/Donna ficlet + Sam and Donna friendship, it's just really lovely.

they call her love by @sam-loves-seb | Rated T [but has a smutty chapter] | Josh and Donna and all the names they call each other. LOVING this one so far.

my home is yours to settle in by swancharmings | Rated M | Soft fluffy established relationship goodness.

one single thread of gold (tied me to you) by hanyolo | Rated T | Taylor Swift inspired, angsty, soft, beautiful. It's everything.

the soul felt its worth by @hufflepuffhermione | Rated T | I jumped back for this one because it's Josh and a Holy Night AU featuring Stanley Keyworth. It's one of my favorite things Alli has written, ever.

gather ye rosebuds by @thefinestmuffins | Rated E | A 20 Hours in LA smutty AU! It's everything I could ever ask for. Banter, sweetness, hotness.

nothing left to talk about by fairwinds09 | Rated E | Donna/Josh + yoga! HOT, SWEET, ALL OF THE THINGS.

Coming of Age (Again) by thatTWWgirl | Rated T | A College Au/Josh and Donna meet again on the Bartlet Campaign AU. Really excited for more of this one.

Academic Adjustments by @hufflepuffhermione | Rated T | Look, it's professorDadJosh + zoom professor DadJosh, it's just EVERYTHING, okay?

sometimes it's like you grew up down the street by @thestarsontheceiling | Rated G | It's a TA!Josh AU! Josh/Donna and it's literally everything to me.

the magnetism between two dead ends by joshatella (shuuuliet) | Rated T | THE. PINING. THE. PAIN. It's so good, but OUCH!

That's certainly not the entirety of the list of great fics. That's a ton of them though!

[donnajosh]

[mydearldydisdain]

Requested by @silver-latin-and-salt: an underappreciated character in the last show you watched

Donna Moss, The West Wing

[ironmaidenhead]

You used to love it when I couldn’t dress myself without you. I used to love peppermint ice cream, too, but now those little pieces of candy, they get stuck in your teeth in a way that I find irritating. Josh & Donna | Season 6

[actuallylorelaigilmore]

AND HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS NOW [2020 remake]

[donnajosh]

THE WEST WING 3.06 – “War Crimes”