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Creator Spotlight: Week 2

Welcome to week 2 of TWW fandom creator spotlights! For every spotlight, we’ll ask each featured creator ten questions as well as questions submitted by you. This week, we’re chatting with aleena (@claudiasjeans // claudiasjeancregg on ao3!

All answers are directly from Aleena. Let’s give her a big round of applause and a lot of love for being our first featured creator! Questions under the cut:

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#this was so fun #tww #thank u for the feature!!!

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cjtoby mamma mia au is up!!

#tww #cjtoby #aleena writes #my fic

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wrote a jealous cjtoby fic bc more of those are always necessary:

#aleena writes #my fic #cjtoby #tww

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Weekly Press Briefing #2 - July 3rd to July 9th, 2022

Welcome back to the Weekly Press Briefing, where we bring you highlights from The West Wing fandom each week, including new fics, ongoing challenges, and more! This briefing covers all things posted from July 3 - July 9, 2022.

Did we miss something? Let us know; you can find our contact info at the bottom of this briefing!

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drabble list 2: #44 for cj/toby?

hi my love this is from a year ago but i finally wrote it here in case you still have any interest!! love and miss you

#i’m sorry for the angst #aleena writes #aleena answers #bianca tag

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1, 10, 22 and 28 for CJ and Toby

HI answered this finally on my last post!! i i couldn’t find the ask on my phone so i tagged you lol

#aleena answers #friend tag

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“marry me” fic posted here!

over a year ago @yassnape requested the prompts “come over here and make me,” marry me,” and “i’ve seen the way you look at me when you think i don’t notice.” this is so late that the tumblr app deleted the ask but i figured might as well post it now!

“Come over here and make me.” CJ smirked at him, their eyes locking for a moment before drifting back down to their respective folders.

“As I was saying,” Leo continued pointedly, “We have to get out in front of this before it blows up.”

Toby didn't hear a word anyone said for the rest of the meeting. He could feel CJ’s gaze on him the whole time, mirroring the sensation of being next to an open flame. He had never been scared of getting burned.

“What the hell was that in there, CJ?” he asked quietly, hand on the small of her back as he pushed her into his office. He had walked out of the meeting like a man possessed, brushing off Josh's attempt at conversation in order to get CJ alone.

She leaned against the door, the hint of a smile appearing on her face. “What do you mean?”

“Oh, don't—” he moved closer. “You knew what you were doing.”

“Oh, and what was that? Just joking around with a friend—”

He kissed her before she could finish that word, that stupid word that bothered him even if it was CJ saying it. She was his best friend. But god, she was so much more than that.

“Do you kiss all your friends like that?” Toby murmured into her ear.

CJ was visibly flustered, a beautiful blush covering more than her cheeks.

“Maybe I do.” She tried to take back the upper hand in this game she had started so carelessly before.

Toby hummed mildly, gently taking her hands in his. “You know, you look so beautiful today. You were driving me crazy in there. The way your hair’s a little bit curly and you're wearing that red shirt. I’ve always loved you in red.”

She felt herself grow warm as he gently moved her hands above her head. She couldn’t touch him, no matter how turned on she was.

Toby leaned closer to her, mouth ghosting the side of her ear.

“Don't try to tease me again, sweetheart.”

He pulled back, all of the heat in the room suddenly gone. “Meeting at 2. Don't be late.”

#aleena writes #aleena answers #fic tag #my fic #cj x toby

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“I’ve seen the way you look at me when you think I don’t notice.”

Her voice was light, smug, like she thought he was really going to deny it. Toby didn't even look up.

“Have you?” he said dryly, thoroughly unapologetic.

He’d been staring at CJ Cregg whenever the moment allowed for almost a decade, now. He wasn't about to stop now. She raised an eyebrow.

“Toby–“

“Close the door.”

She did, still not moving any closer. He loved her when she was like this- triumphant and proud and bold. This was CJ at her best, and he was lucky enough to be the man she wanted by her side.

“You’re bored today,” she remarked cheekily, but he could see the air of insecurity following it.

“Not bored. You’re just gorgeous.” He pulled her closer, their bodies flush against each other. Toby felt her blush more than he saw it.

“Flattery will get you nowhere, you know.” She smiled into their hug, betraying her true feelings on the subject.

“Got me here, didn’t it?”

They swayed in the silence of his office, CJ unable to contain a bright laugh as he attempted to twirl her. They ended up with her back to his chest, his mouth on her neck.

They had been waiting all day for this, seemingly insignificant moments and touches building to this rather romantic culmination.

“Your little routine out there wasn’t subtle, you know.”

“What routine?” CJ asked innocently.

His unmoving stare seemed to remind her of what exactly she had said to him, and she smirked.

“What can I say? You sounded kinda hot bossing me around.”

His teeth grazed her neck, and CJ’s breath hitched. “A-and you were so much better?”

“You liked it.” His pulse sped up remembering her reaction to his impulsive ‘good girl.’

“What’s gotten into you, Tobus?”

She’s smiling, and that was all he wanted.

“We’re putting a man on the Supreme Court, baby.”

She grinned. “Damn right we are.”

over a year ago @yassnape requested the prompts “come over here and make me,” marry me,” and “i’ve seen the way you look at me when you think i don’t notice.” this is so late that the tumblr app deleted the ask but i figured might as well post it now!

“Come over here and make me.” CJ smirked at him, their eyes locking for a moment before drifting back down to their respective folders.

“As I was saying,” Leo continued pointedly, “We have to get out in front of this before it blows up.”

Toby didn't hear a word anyone said for the rest of the meeting. He could feel CJ’s gaze on him the whole time, mirroring the sensation of being next to an open flame. He had never been scared of getting burned.

“What the hell was that in there, CJ?” he asked quietly, hand on the small of her back as he pushed her into his office. He had walked out of the meeting like a man possessed, brushing off Josh's attempt at conversation in order to get CJ alone.

She leaned against the door, the hint of a smile appearing on her face. “What do you mean?”

“Oh, don't—” he moved closer. “You knew what you were doing.”

“Oh, and what was that? Just joking around with a friend—”

He kissed her before she could finish that word, that stupid word that bothered him even if it was CJ saying it. She was his best friend. But god, she was so much more than that.

“Do you kiss all your friends like that?” Toby murmured into her ear.

CJ was visibly flustered, a beautiful blush covering more than her cheeks.

“Maybe I do.” She tried to take back the upper hand in this game she had started so carelessly before.

Toby hummed mildly, gently taking her hands in his. “You know, you look so beautiful today. You were driving me crazy in there. The way your hair’s a little bit curly and you're wearing that red shirt. I’ve always loved you in red.”

She felt herself grow warm as he gently moved her hands above her head. She couldn’t touch him, no matter how turned on she was.

Toby leaned closer to her, mouth ghosting the side of her ear.

“Don't try to tease me again, sweetheart.”

He pulled back, all of the heat in the room suddenly gone. “Meeting at 2. Don't be late.”

#tww #tww fic #kidn of hate this #aleena answers #aleena writes #cj x toby

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over a year ago @yassnape requested the prompts “come over here and make me,” marry me,” and “i’ve seen the way you look at me when you think i don’t notice.” this is so late that the tumblr app deleted the ask but i figured might as well post it now!

“Come over here and make me.” CJ smirked at him, their eyes locking for a moment before drifting back down to their respective folders.

“As I was saying,” Leo continued pointedly, “We have to get out in front of this before it blows up.”

Toby didn't hear a word anyone said for the rest of the meeting. He could feel CJ’s gaze on him the whole time, mirroring the sensation of being next to an open flame. He had never been scared of getting burned.

“What the hell was that in there, CJ?” he asked quietly, hand on the small of her back as he pushed her into his office. He had walked out of the meeting like a man possessed, brushing off Josh's attempt at conversation in order to get CJ alone.

She leaned against the door, the hint of a smile appearing on her face. “What do you mean?”

“Oh, don't—” he moved closer. “You knew what you were doing.”

“Oh, and what was that? Just joking around with a friend—”

He kissed her before she could finish that word, that stupid word that bothered him even if it was CJ saying it. She was his best friend. But god, she was so much more than that.

“Do you kiss all your friends like that?” Toby murmured into her ear.

CJ was visibly flustered, a beautiful blush covering more than her cheeks.

“Maybe I do.” She tried to take back the upper hand in this game she had started so carelessly before.

Toby hummed mildly, gently taking her hands in his. “You know, you look so beautiful today. You were driving me crazy in there. The way your hair’s a little bit curly and you're wearing that red shirt. I’ve always loved you in red.”

She felt herself grow warm as he gently moved her hands above her head. She couldn’t touch him, no matter how turned on she was.

Toby leaned closer to her, mouth ghosting the side of her ear.

“Don't try to tease me again, sweetheart.”

He pulled back, all of the heat in the room suddenly gone. “Meeting at 2. Don't be late.”

#aleena writes #aleena answers #fic tag #my fic #prompts #this is comically late #reblogging w the other two

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WWDF: Writer's Dozen

AKA: The Donut Challenge!

RULES

Each entry must be greater than 500 words. There are twelve levels. For the first level, you write one fic. For the second level, you write two. This continues until you reach the twelfth level, for which twelve fics should be written. In total, that’s 78 fics! Each level may be published as separate chapters of the same fic or as separate fics entirely.  You must publish your fics in order. Any pairing, genre, rating, etc. is allowed. In fact, anything is allowed as long as it does not violate your host site’s guidelines. We recommend AO3. There is absolutely no deadline ever! Sign up here! I’ll add your name + add your fics below as you submit them on AO3.

LEVELS

Write one fic about your OTP.

Write two totally AU fics.

Write three fics about your favorite character(s).

Write four stories based on your four favorite songs.

Write five post-canon stories. (Post-canon meaning anything set after Tomorrow.)

Write six stories, each in a different genre.

Write a seven-shot; chapter 1 should be set in season 1, chapter 2 should be set in season 2, etc. (Bonus points if they’re connected!)

Write eight stories for eight different people. You must ask them for prompts and pairing preferences.

Write nine stories about minor characters. (Minor character meaning anyone who was never in the opening credits.)

Write ten fics set in/around ten different episodes.

Write eleven stories, each of different lengths. You have to increase the word count as you progress through this level. The word count has to be increased by the same amount each time. (i.e., story one - 500 words. story two - 1000 words. story three - 1500 words. and so on. / or story one - 1000 words. story two - 1100 words. and so on.)

Write twelve stories set in each of the twelve different months of the year. (This can be in a collection and the word limit for each month is lowered to 100.)

#abt to sign up!! #i haven’t written all yewr except this week so this’ll force me to get bakc into it #such a good idea you guys are a blessing to the fandom #tww #wwdf #west wing #west wing department of fanworks #fanfic tag

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ok i did it! @claudiasjeans on twitter, please follow me

#very scared #this is the worst day so i figured why not #aleena rambles #reply w your username and i’ll follow u #i need friends #aleena attempts twitter

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fuck this handmaids tale country.

#i’m crying #as i write this #like i didn’t think it would hit me this hard and then my mom said #she can’t believe im going to grow up with less rights than her #and i just started crying #fuck this #i can’t do this anymore how can they take away basic human rights in the name of being pro-life #aleena rambles #roe v wade #if you think this decision is okay please unfollow me #abortion rights #politics tag

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for the intimacy prompts, 52 with cj x toby or josh x donna (whichever you want)? 👀

hi love! you sent this like two years ago and it was one of the first asks i ever got and i never answered it and i'm so sorry for that!! i just answered a prompt here and combined this prompt with that. thanks for the ask!

#i miss talking to you #idk if you're still on tumblr but i hope you see this #ruhi tag #aleena answers

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14 for CJ/Toby!

“Hey, I’m with you, okay? Always,” he whispers into her hair.

CJ doesn’t say anything— she can’t say anything. She just breathes slowly, a careful in 1-2-3 / out 1-2-3 that reminds her of the blank walls of her old therapist’s office. You’re safe, she reminds herself. You’re with Toby.

“I’m sorry,” she sighs, voice still thick with tears. 

She can feel Toby tense at her apology. He hates that she apologizes for needing comfort, he always has. If Toby could, he would hold her like this every day. Doesn't she know that?

After a moment, he smoothly adjusts their position so their foreheads are touching.

“You have absolutely nothing to apologize for.” His voice is firm, unyielding, and CJ has never felt so loved as when she’s in his arms. 

“What if- what if we’d lost him?” CJ said quietly. 

She blinked rapidly as if to hold the tears in. She fails, and Toby runs a finger lightly under her eye to wipe it away. 

“We didn’t.” 

He wasn’t sure yet if she meant the President or Josh, but it was true of both. They’d all made it out- scarred in more ways than one, but alive, gloriously alive. 

“But we could’ve. It could have been one of us in that hospital bed instead. Any of us could have died tonight.” 

Toby wanted to grab her by the shoulders and yell snap out of this and shake her until that haunted look in her eyes disappeared. He wanted to bring CJ back, his CJ. His girl. 

“Jeanie, look at me,” he tilted up her chin, appreciating the opportunity to see her eye to eye for a change.

“I'm still here, aren’t I?” 

He placed her hands on his chest, letting her feel his solid heartbeat in the silence. He was solid and breathing and alive, and he loved her. She had no idea how much. 

“I’m not going anywhere. None of us are. Josh is going to come back to work, and the President will be falling off his bike again in a few weeks. And you and I- we’re going to get better.” 

He watched her fight the voice inside her head- the same one always telling her to keep the wall up, to think about appearances, to hide how she was feeling. 

“It’s okay to fall apart, sweetheart,” he murmured. 

CJ shattered at that, throwing her arms around him like his weight was the only thing tethering her to the ground. That’s how she felt, at least. She cried until she felt empty inside, and she felt Toby’s shoulders shake as he cried. They sat there, on the couch of his apartment, holding each other as they fell apart. 

“When will it stop hurting?” she choked out. 

She could feel Toby’s anger in his body as she held him close. His anger at the shooters, at anyone who thought like them, at the entire world. He would have drowned in the fury if it wasn’t for this woman keeping him afloat. That was what they did for each other, and it was his turn to take care of her. 

“It’ll never stop hurting, CJ. But we’ll just love each other a little harder every day, and eventually, the pain’s going to matter a little less.” 

She looked up at him at that. “Promise?” she asked, those beautiful blue eyes more fragile than he’d ever seen them. 

“Promise.”

#hey remember when you sent me this a year ago and i simply didn't answer #sorry about that!! #this is not very good forgive me #i'm just getting back into it lmao #this was an amazing prompt though!! thank you emma #emma tag #tww #aleena writes #writing tag #cj x toby #aleena answers

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Instagram AU + CJ/Toby

Requested By: @claudiasjeancregg

#oh #my #god #i hate swimming but i like her WHAT THE FUCK #dying dead rip #instagram au #tww #cj x toby

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okay i went through my old asks and i actually have so many from when i left tumblr for like 6 months for absolutely no reason! so here we go!

#i can't figure out how to see the dates of old asks so i have no idea what prompt lists these peer to #refer to #aleena rambles

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Made-up fic titles: "The Last Onion Ring," "Sometimes it Lasts in Love (But Sometimes it Hurts Instead" and "Three Cathedrals."

so yeah i think this was from two years ago!! but!

the last onion ring: joshcj siblings fic joshcj siblings fic ITS A JOSHCJ SIBLINGS FIC!!! i can picture these idiots fighting over the stupid onion ring on the campaign trail and maybe, it's like early in the process and the soon to be senior staff aren't really close. and this is what kind of breaks down the barriers. and early cute josh/donna ofc.

sometimes it lasts in love (but sometimes it hurts instead): i have to make this a cj/toby/andy ot3 fic!! i have to! maybe it's a 5 + 1 type thing where it's five times they were... i don't know... five times the three of them were happy together and how they learned to be happy apart. or... five times they were scared about their future and one time they started to build it together. yeah i like that one :')

three cathedrals: god knows i can't do this justice... it's got to be something about fatherhood. jed and leo and toby and sam and charlie. maybe its something about how jed and leo become fathers... and then toby, josh, and sam become fathers... and then charlie. if someone wrote this it would make me cry! just saying!

#i probably took these in the complete opposite direction you meant but its been two years so i don't know if either of us care anymore HAHA #i love this game and thank you for sending these in!!! #tww #aleena answers #tww ideas