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Weekly Press Briefing #18 - October 23rd to October 29th

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 October 23 – October 29, 2022. Did we miss something? Let us know; you can find our contact info at the bottom of this briefing!

Challenges/Prompts:

The following is a roundup of open challenges/prompts. Do you have a challenge or event you’d like us to promote? Be sure to get in touch with us! Contact info is at the bottom of this briefing.

Trope Soup: A Josh/Donna Tropes Fest is open for prompt submissions and claims. Fics were revealed on Saturday, October 22. The collection remains open to submissions. Learn more here.

The October 20 prompts in 20 days are up on Tumblr.

Big Block of Cheese Day is celebrating its one year anniversary with October’s prompts.

Photos/Videos:

Here’s what was posted from October 23 - October 29.

Bradley Whitford posted a photo of his problem solving method while directing an episode of The Handmaid’s Tale.

Bradley Whitford posted a photo of himself directing, with fellow The Handmaid’s Tale co-stars Elisabeth Moss and O-T Fagbenle kissing him on the cheek.

Bradley Whitford tweeted a photo of himself in Wisconsin with a 95-year-old WisDems volunteer.

Allison Janney posted a video of herself dancing with Phil and Lily Rosenthal.

Marlee Matlin posted photos of herself and her family at her daughter’s university for Family Weekend.

Marlee Matlin posted photos of herself with various celebrities at the NYWICI Matrix Awards.

Richard Schiff posted a photo of himself and his wife Sheila Kelley at the premiere of Wakanda Forever.

Elisabeth Moss posted some photos from The Handmaid’s Tale.

@JessBakesCakes: October 26

Edits/Artwork:

#JOSHDONNA: my hand was the one you reached for by joshlymoss [VIDEO EDIT]

#JOSHDONNA: this scene feels like what i once saw on a screen by jcshualyman [VIDEO EDIT]

#JOSHDONNA: cause we were somewhere else by xstauren [VIDEO EDIT]

#THEWESTWING: I love you all very much. I don’t say that often enough. by jenniferjoiie [VIDEO EDIT]

Creator Spotlight:

Each week, we will talk to a fandom creator and interview them about their work and their process. We’ll also give you the opportunity to ask them questions, too! Want to be a featured creator? Find us via one of the methods listed at the end of the briefing!

This week’s creator is joshlymoss on twitter/hufflepuffhermione on ao3. You can find the spotlight on tumblr or on twitter.

This Week in Canon:

Welcome to This Week in Canon, where we revisit moments in The West Wing that occurred on these dates during the show’s run.

Season 2, Episode 4: In This White House aired on October 25, 2000.

Season 3, Episode 3: Ways and Means aired on October 24, 2001.

Season 5, Episode 5: Constituency of One aired on October 29, 2003. (This episode marks Josh’s birthday in canon, Scorpio Josh nation rise!)

Season 6, Episode 2: The Birnam Wood aired on October 27, 2004.

Season 7, Episode 5: Here Today aired on October 23, 2005.

Editor’s Choice: This is Halloween!

The veil between the worlds is at its thinnest, so we’ve summoned forth from the eerie mists of time some of our favorite Halloween fics from previous years! They range from sweet as a pillowcase full of candy to Sexy Halloween, and everything in between. Be sure to also check out all the great new Halloween fics that have come out this month too, and feel free to share any of your faves from the past that we missed.

Treats by spinning infinity | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete | Josh and Donna get a night off. Trouble is, it coincides with a night full of non-work-related interruptions. “The first knock comes halfway through the movie, right at a really good bit.” love bites by sam_writes_fics | Rated M | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete | “Isn’t that annoying?” Lou asks her a half hour later when he does it again.

“Oh, it’s incredibly annoying,” Donna answers, taking another sip of her drink.

“And you’re just… letting it happen?” Lou raises one eyebrow.

Donna smirks at her over the rim of her glass. “I didn’t say that.”

// a halloween fic set post-canon

[previous titled bloodlust]

Spiritual Assistance by ETraytin | Rated T | Zoey Bartlet/Charlie Young | Complete | "On Carol's birthday, did you happen to attend a seance where they tried to contact Margaret's grandmother? No, right?" -Toby, H.Con-172

Charlie goes to a party.

all together ooky by JediAnnieScrambler | Rated G | C. J. Cregg/Toby Ziegler | Complete | After a day at the movies, the twins come up with a family Halloween costume idea. CJ is no help.

I Don’t Believe in Cheese Nips by westwingfanfictioncentral_archivist | Rated M | Josh Lyman/Sam Seaborn | Complete | “Josh. Seriously. I don’t believe in ghosts. *You* don’t believe in ghosts. We’ll be fine.”

A Script Written By Committee, Drunk by amathela | Rated T | Sam Seaborn/Ginger (West Wing) | Complete | "You can have the party here."

Let's give 'em pumpkin to talk about by thotsandfeelings | Rated E | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete | “Come on, Josh. It’ll be fun. I wanna see you in those baseball pants.” She slides her hands around him and into his back pockets before squeezing his ass playfully. “And I know for a fact that you’ve fantasized about me as a Rockford Peach.”

A Night Of Mischief And Magic by orphan_account | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete | A fairytale Halloween for Josh and Donna, with a little help from the Bartlets, and several dozen hyperactive children.

Fics:

Presenting your weekly roundup of fics posted in the tag for The West Wing on Archive of Our Own. If you are so inclined, please be sure to leave the authors some love in the form of kudos or comments. Be mindful of posted warnings/tags for each story.

Josh/Donna

what the head makes cloudy, the heart makes very clear by phos3 for JessBakesCakes | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

Say It, Mean It by GoneScribbling | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

meet me at midnight by hanyolo | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | In Progress

The Phone Call by autumnalequinox | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

it might not even come true but in my mind i'm having a pretty good time with you by emilybrontay | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

How Will He Find Me by Shinyrosa | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | In Progress

your hand was the one i reached for (all throughout the great war) by joshatella (shuuuliet) | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

Let’s Go Home by Shinyrosa | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

How Will He Find Me by Shinyrosa | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | In Progress

the kinktober drabbles by flowersinapril, hanyolo | Rated E | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | In Progress

Are You Dating Your Assistant? by autumnalequinox | Not Rated | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

all you ever wanted from me (was sweet nothin’) by joshatella (shuuuliet) | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

darling, so it goes (some things are meant to be) by mikaylawrites | Rated M | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | In Progress

Jed/Abbey

Miracle by imperfectirises | Rated M | Abbey Bartlet/Jed Bartlet | In Progress

the moon in the arms of the sky by andsocanshe | Not Rated | Abbey Bartlet/Jed Bartlet | Complete

Other Pairings/Gen Fic

belong to the living by jazzjo | Rated G | C.J. Cregg/Andrea Wyatt | Complete

devotion by jazzjo | Rated G | C. J. Cregg/Carol Fitzpatrick | Complete

"That's it," Josh said by Idontevenknowwhyimscreaming | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Toby Ziegler | Complete

"Who said this is a good idea?" by msmarycrawley | Rated G | Jed Bartlet, Donna Moss, Sam Seaborn, Josh Lyman, Leo McGarry, Dolores Landingham, Charlie Young | Complete

douglas firs by jazzjo | Rated G | Will Bailey/Kate Harper | Complete

northern downpour sends its love by rearviewmirror for crossingdelancey | Rated T | Jed Bartlet/Leo McGarry | Complete

heat of the moment by rearviewmirror | Rated M | Abbey Bartlet/Leo McGarry | Complete

Figures of Speech by Darsynia Rated T | Toby Ziegler/Original Female Character | In progress

Makan Almawt by Megpryor | Rated M | Jed Bartlet, Leo McGarry, Miles Hutchinson, Charlie Young, Abbey Bartlet, Nancy McNally, Admiral Fitzwallace (no pairings listed) | In Progress

Multiple Pairings

three by jazzjo | Rated G | C. J. Cregg/Toby Ziegler, C. J. Cregg/Andrea Wyatt, Andrea Wyatt/Toby Ziegler, C. J. Cregg/Andrea Wyatt/Toby Ziegler | Complete

Not Quite the Parent Trap by eowyn_of_rohan | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss, Ainsley Hayes/Sam Seaborn | In Progress

Game On by mlea7675, Spybaby47 (Gilmore Girls crossover) | Rated T | Abbey Bartlet/Jed Bartlet, Helen Santos/Matt Santos, Logan Huntzberger/Alexandra Bartlet | Complete

The Times They Are A-Changin' by mlea7675 | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss, Ainsley Hayes/Sam Seaborn, . J. Cregg/Toby Ziegler, Zoey Bartlet/Charlie Young, Abbey Bartlet/Jed Bartlet, Leo McGarry/Annabeth Schott, Helen Santos/Matt Santos | In Progress

Red, White, and Boo by fleurfemme (Scream crossover) | Rated M | C. J. Cregg/Toby Ziegler, Josh Lyman/Donna Moss, Dewey Riley/Gale Weathers, Ellie Bartlet/Sidney Prescott | In Progress

Paradise City by casliyn | Rated E | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss, Josh Lyman & Donna Moss, Amy Gardner/Josh Lyman | In Progress

And the Pursuit of Happiness by welcometoyourworld | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Sam Seaborn, Ainsley Hayes/Donna Moss | In Progress

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beautiful-monsters-raging · 2 years

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From 1965 to 2011, from illegality to legality and back again. Five sets of circumstances, five stories, five people.

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claudiajcregg · 1 year

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Hoo boy, I'm behind on tagged stuff. (After this, I owe the last line I've written, the 8 tv shows, and who knows what else!) But this one was rather easy, even if formatting took me longer than I thought.

Tagged by the incredibly talented @onekisstotakewithme, whose stuff you should absolutely read because she's so good. (And prolific, too!) Thank you, Ally <3

Rules: share the first lines of ten of your most recent fanfics and tag ten people. If you have written fewer than ten, don’t be shy and share anyway.

I have eleven (for now? hopefully?) and I'll put them under a cut because this might get long for my mobile peeps. (I'm not the best at first lines. Or all that follow. I noticed a pattern, lol.)

Tagging anyone who wants to do it, of course! Feel free to ignore it if you don't want to do it, or if you've been already been tagged, etc. I probably missed some posts here and there. ♥️ @miabicicletta, @ballroompink, @holy-ships-x-red-lips, @district447, @eyes-onthehorizon

From most recent to oldest. They are all for The West Wing. Will I come out of this hating my writing even more? We'll see!

still you never took your hand from mine

The idea of writing a book by herself had always felt like this thing she wasn’t sure she wanted to do, at least not at that point in her life.

The (in)famous memoir fic. CJ starts writing a memoir while pregnant with her first child.

haunted by the notion somewhere there's a love in flames

Filomena Ristorante was an enchanting establishment she hadn’t heard of until earlier this afternoon.

Set during CJ and Danny's business dinner in S1. It's two chapters long!)

just your smile lit a 60-watt bulb in my house that was darkened for days

When the President summoned her to the Oval Office on Tuesday, the last thing C.J. was expecting was for him to invite her to their Thanksgiving festivities up in the Residence — that was, if she didn’t have plans already.

Thanksgiving 2006 in the Residence, with a dash of thanks and trivia. CJ/Danny, with Jed/Abbey, Josh/Donna, Charlie/Zoey

don't want you to go but I'll be okay

The flight back to Andrews Air Force Base had been pushed back until the morning for various reasons; not least of which had been avoiding a repeat of everyone’s protests on the way to Portland due to the late departure time.

C.J. finds some unexpected closure when she goes out for dinner during the Portland trip. (Yes, I'm copying some of the summary for some of these, lol.)

I'll be your friend in the daylight again

If C.J. was asked to name whatever meetings she had been a part of this week, she would fail.

C.J. and her complicated feelings about her NSC card resurface once Josh gets his during the Santos administration. (No, but I'm actually surprised by how accurate and succinct some of these summaries are.)

catch my pieces as they fall apart

His beautiful wife was sad and exhausted and likely sick, and Danny didn’t know how to take her pain away.

After her father passes away, C.J. grapples with grief and what her future might hold.

say it's here where our pieces fall in place

The sun over the plains was unforgiving on this late winter day.

A series of glimpses into C.J. and Danny’s lives, together and apart, from 1998 to 2008. It's 11 chapters!

we could be the way forward and I know I'll pay for it

The second the call with Hogan disconnected, she stopped walking around the secluded garden area and was hit with a cold breeze she wasn’t prepared for.

St. Augustine, FL; spring of 1998. C.J. wrestles with her burgeoning feelings for Danny when she runs into him outside a campaign event.

maybe everything's turning out how it should be

This wasn’t the same without Leo.

As a way to honor his late mentor, Josh brings back Leo’s Big Block of Cheese tradition during the Santos Administration. Unbeknownst to him, he ends up having a special crackpot meeting of his own. (This has implied CJ/Danny and Josh/Donna.)

all's well that ends well to end up with you

The sun was setting over the small mountain range in the distance, coloring the sky with a pink-orange hue that was breathtaking.

C.J. and Danny find a moment of quiet in a hectic day and reflect about how they got to where they are. Their wedding. It's set after their wedding.

... and +1, because I felt bad leaving it behind

maybe we'll sleep here covered in star shine

At four in the morning, the sky was beautifully dark with just the slightest hint of the day that would soon start on the horizon.

On a sleepless night, C.J. finds herself staring at the stars and reminiscing about her childhood.

#onekisstotakewithme #tag game #first lines tag #🙈🙈🙈🙈#do I have a semi decent body of work??????

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donnajosh · 3 years

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THE WEST WING 2.05 – “And It's Surely to Their Credit”

#jed bartlet #charlie young #donna moss #charlie x donna x jed #the west wing #twwedit #2.05 #s2

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iceman-maverick · 2 years

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modern josh lyman headcanons

oh my god here we go more of my modern west wing au!

similar to sam, it is non-negotiable that josh lyman is a complete and utter disaster of a bisexual man. every day of his life is a fight for survival. he may as well be declared an endangered species. actually, yes he's going to call the world wildlife foundation rn because then he could give out those certificates of “adoption” that come with hyper-realistic stuffed animals like

except they’d be plush joshs that he can scatter throughout the west wing (especially amongst charlie’s belongings)

okay moving on

his favorite movie is mamma mia, he cries every time.

he refuses to use apple products, takes way too much joy in being the only green text in the group chat, and endlessly makes fun of donna for wearing airpods

he nearly strangles himself the next day when his wired headphones get caught in his scarf

he has a finsta (fake instagram) account that he pretty much exclusively uses to shit talk, it’s very popular, even with republican congressmen. one day, he gets a scoop from a reporter that follows the account about a republican crossing the aisle on their latest bill, and josh almost has an asthma attack while trying to explain to leo how he knows and why leo is forbidden from seeing the post

the president is making him (really the entire senior staff but he’s the only one impressionable enough to go through with it) learn latin on duolingo. it’s not really working but josh likes showing bartlet that he’s leveled up :)

josh can’t function if he’s not listening to a true crime podcast, the more grusome the better. the most expansive social security platform this country’s seen in decades was written to a soundtrack of “wine and crime”

josh isn’t out, and categorically isn’t dealing with that. or at least he wasn’t planning to up until he gets too fired up with senator matt skinner in the white house mess late one night and accidentally blurts out, to a republican senator of all people, that he’s bi just to make the point

[cue a very stressful, tearful conversation in the oval office]

josh, it’s my catholicism, not yours. no i’m not going to fire you.

every third saturday of the month he plays among us with zoey. she’s a pathological liar, honestly it terrifies josh. he’s god awful at the game, so much so that zoey convinces everyone he’s the imposter pretty much every round. he’s only broken one mouse over the injustice. zoey’s sure she can get him to punch the monitor before midterms.

josh is a social media darling. he lives on it, and only causes minor national security threats once or twice a month. most recently, he caused the FTC to open an investigation on the Bartlet Administration for inside trading thanks to his ongoing beef with the Taco Bell account.

he’s got a bit of a thing for tom brady, which is problematic for several reasons including but not limited to: (1) brady’s obviously a republican and almost certainly not into dudes (toby is skeptical), (2) he keeps winning superbowls so his team keeps showing up to the white house for photo ops which toby spares no expense to embarrass/fluster josh, (3) bartlet, a tried and true son of new england himself, is of course also a patriots fan which means josh gets stuck every week coaching bartlet on his fantasy team

margaret has won the west wing league three years in a row

josh is certain that she’s colluding with the russians

he’s addicted to tiktok, specifically this weird niche community of stay at home moms preparing their kids’ school lunches. he finds it cathartic.

cj says he’s projecting some long, unresolved childhood trauma and should probably tell his therapist instead of venting in the comment section of shannon’s cream cheese raspberry roll ups.

cj’s a fucking narc, that’s what she is.(and he’s so not sharing his roll ups with her tomorrow)

there for sure will be more of these. in the meantime, check out my modern au fic, which is going to turn into a series of loosely connected one-shots!

#modern west wing au #josh lyman #sam seaborn #donna moss #jed bartlet #leo mcgarry #toby ziegler #charlie young #zoey bartlet #cj cregg #the west wing #tww #west wing fanfic #josh x donna #josh x sam #PLEASE CAN U TELL IM WRITING A JED & JOSH HURT COMFORT CENTRIC SERIES FDJSKFJDAS #okay bye love u <3 #bisexual josh lyman

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everythingisawayoflife · 3 years

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JOSH AND DONNA WEDDING HEADCANONS!!

first of all, josh wakes up, or more likely, is already awake late at night, and calls sam

“i’m gonna do it, sam”

“like now?”

“what’s the likelihood she’ll say yes?”

“at this hour, not likely.”

josh then decides to call toby directly after and is met with a lovely string of sleepy curses about how it is the middle of the night and there was no reason to call him at this “ungodly hour”

he softens when he realizes why josh called so late and that there is a reason

josh acts incredibly weird around donna for the next two weeks

one minute he’s tense with her, the next he’s as clingy as a koala bear

he asks her weird and vague questions—by proxy

he gets cj to subtly mention engagements and marriage subtly to see what donna would like

“my cousin, tracy, she just got engaged.”

“oh really?”

“yeah he asked her in central park.”

“i wouldn’t like that, being around all those strangers. but i guess if you’re in front of friends and family, it wouldn’t be too bad”

*cue cj secretly taking notes*

sam is his test dummy, as in he uses sam to practice proposing to donna

“wow you’re really bad at this”

“i’ve never done this before, sam”

“i have and i can tell you right now you have it all wrong”

sam was actually pretty reluctant but once he found out he was gonna be josh’s best man, he warmed up

josh recruits sam and toby to write a speech of some sorts

he gets so stressed about it, toby slaps him and tells him to pull what little shit he has left together

since we all agree that jed is basically like josh’s second dad, josh goes to bartlet right before he does it

little sidenote: abbey knows because cj let it slip that josh was proposing and because i believe mrs bartlet is the number one josh and donna shipper, she insists the that she’s in on it

abbey throws a dinner party in manchester that is really a disguise for donna’s proposal

donna can’t help but feel like everyone is staring at her

everyone is here: jed, abbey, toby, cj, sam, ginger, bonnie, charlie, ellie, and zoey

after dinner, abbey invites everyone into the parlor for some “celebratory”champagne

in true donna fashion, she asks what their celebrating

everyone directs their eyes to josh because well it’s his fucking turn to speak and he hasn’t said a damn word all night

josh gives his little spiel about his and donna’s relationship (with donna’s little quips in between) until he finally asks her

donna doesn’t say anything at first

then she takes the ring out of his hand, studies it, then puts it back in his hand

he thinks that it means no and so does everyone else (abbey’s silently cursing) and his eyes even start to well up despite him not wanting them to

“well, are you just gonna look at or am i gonna be the future mrs. josh lyman?”

the look on josh’s face was a mix of relief, love, and happiness—to donna, it was priceless

they kiss of course

abbey is the first to see donna’s ring

which, of course, looks like this:

josh loves saying “my fiancée”

donna secretly (not so secretly) also loves saying “my fiancé”

SUMMER WEDDING (specifically the middle of august)

abbey insists they hold the wedding at the bartlet farm and while josh initially declines, abbey sits him and down and tells him they’re gonna get married under this roof or “so help me god”

SIDENOTE: this is really me letting my inner wedding planner (and chronic self-projector) out of me so prepare yourself

PEONIES & GARDENIAS (gardenias are my favorite flower)

donna was one of those who dreamed of a white wedding but it clearly didn’t go to plan

SHE’S the one calming down josh because he absolutely is going berserk and is panicking

abbey becomes donna’s right-hand woman, going dress shopping with her and giving her advice as a former bride and current wife

donna is superstitious—she goes by the now famous rhyme something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue

her something old is a pearl necklace from her mom

her something new is a little belt that goes around the waist of her dress

something borrowed is a pink ribbon her childhood best friend tied around her wedding bouquet

the something blue are these little blue earring studs josh got for her before they were engaged

abbey helps donna pick out her dress along with cj, ginger, her mother, and bonnie

she eventually picks this dress:

AFTERNOON WEDDING

(i actually used this game to design the dress that i felt suited donna—go to azaleasdolls.com and go to exclusive games, scroll a little, and there should be that wedding game)

to be frank, i do not know what the respective bachelor and bachelorette parties would be like, but i know i would prefer to be at the bachelorette party

donna starts crying right before she has to walk down the aisle but manages to pull herself together before walking out

sidenote: jed would gladly walk donna down the aisle if her father could somehow not make it (thats just a cute one bc donna and jed friendship is totally underrated)

i’m telling you right now, this is one of the only times josh lyman has cried in front of people

he sees her walking to him and he just mentally kicks himself because he didn’t see what was so perfectly clear for everyone else

god he loves her

when donna gets next to him, she whispers “stop blubbering or you’re gonna make me ruin my makeup”

the wedding vows are unbelievably so josh and donna-esque

even sam starts crying a little bit

charlie likes to bring it up but sam denies it ever happened

“my allergies just happened to be very inflamed that day and i had spring fever”

“sam it was the dead of summer”

RECEPTION TIMEEEEE

sam’s best man speech is a little drunk but who cares it’s funny and josh and donna watch back the tape in their free time after they first get married

they have a fairly decent sized wedding

guests consist of family, friends, former and current staffers

when they cut the cake, donna 100% smashed a piece in josh’s face

it was a vanilla, three-tier cake and it was gorgeous

in response, he gently dotted her nose with frosting before absolutely demolishing a piece on her face

their first dance is to just the way you are by billy joel bc i really like that song and i’m self projecting again

josh LOVES saying “my wife”

it is “my wife this” and “my wife that”

and donna wonders why she married the dork

she takes his last name but also keeps her so she becomes Donna Moss-Lyman

she does typically go by mrs. lyman when being addressed though (she thinks it has a nice ring to it)

THEY HONEYMOONED IN ITALY—i’m talking the amalfi coast (i’m only saying that because i just happen to be a huge harry styles fan and that’s where the golden mv was filmed and we’re getting sidetracked so that was just a little tidbit)

they went to rome and to that statue thing audrey hepburn and gregory peck put their hands into in Roman Holiday

y’know this one:

in conclusion, the wedding was very beautiful and josh and donna really got the wedding of their dreams

also sidenote just because: josh and donna have three lovely children, two girls and one boy

also this post is dedicated to @stars-on-the-cuffs-of-her-jeans and @meanderingstream who inspired me to write this!

#the west wing #josh x donna #donna x josh #josh lyman #donna moss #josh and donna wedding supremacy!!#wedding hcs #sam seaborn #abbey bartlet #jed bartlet #toby ziegler #cj cregg #sidenote this took two days #pls dont let this flop i worked really hard on it #charlie young

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unfortunate-arrow · 3 years

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Could you please talk about your Seaborn-Moss headcannons! Love the idea!

The Seaborn-Moss campaign takes place in late 2021 and most of 2022, as the West Wing’s presidential campaigns are our midterm years. Santos had two terms, which were followed by two different Republican administrations.

By that time Huck and Molly Ziegler are 18 and just starting college. Neither are majoring in political science, but they both decided to take it on as a minor.

So, Sam announces his campaign in December of 2021, at his home in California with his family and a lot of the former Bartlet staffers. (CJ, Danny, Toby, Andy, Josh, Donna, Charlie, Zoey)

Sam asked Donna if she’d be willing to be his VP before even announcing his bid. He knows it’s premature, but he thinks that Donna’s going to be one of the best people for the job.

Josh is Sam’s campaign manager with Charlie being an assistant campaign manager. Toby helps a lot, but he’s still more of a speechwriter. Sam and Toby argue a lot over the speeches. Donna, CJ, and Danny deal with the press. Zoey and Andy are tasked with helping Sam’s wife, Natalie.

They recruit a lot of staff from the Santos campaigns as well, and of course, a bunch of college students.

So, all of the West Wing guys have kids by this point and CJ & Danny’s adopted daughter is the oldest at 15. The youngest is Charlie & Zoey’s daughter, who’s six. The group ends up deciding to try out online schooling, at least while they’re in New Hampshire.

Speaking of New Hampshire, apparently Manchester is quite close to where the Bartlet farm is, so Jed & Abbey watch the kids while the adults campaign. Sam asks Jed for a lot of advice.

There’s definitely a small, pointless scandal about the fact that CJ and Danny adopted two children, Abby and her brother, Dominic.

A different scandal includes a tabloid getting their hands on the kids’ grades and publish them. It’s madness trying to figure out what should be said, especially as a lot of the focus is on Sam’s kids along with Josh and Donna’s kids. They have to talk Josh out of doing multiple interviews. He’s ready to blow a gasket because “goddamn it there’s not the focus of this campaign!”

There’s multiple remarks about how it’s a good thing that Josh doesn’t really understand how to use social media. Actually, part of the campaign’s social media ends up being run by Sam’s daughter, Josh & Donna’s son, and the Cregg-Concannon siblings. They’re the teenagers after all.

Election night is an interesting, chaotic thing. Josh, Donna, CJ, and Danny find themselves drinking with some of the younger campaign staff and a conversation about “coming on board” breaks out. This leads the four to reminiscing about the first Bartlet for America campaign.

Election Day itself is just a ball of stress for all of them. There’s a lot of kicking each other out the room to go check on the kids. There’s also a lot of “Is Josh’s head going to explode?” conversations.

Of course, Sam manages to win the presidency and serves one term before deciding not to run again.

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Fandom: The West Wing Relationship(s): CJ/Danny, Josh/Donna, Jed/Abbey, Zoey/Charlie Word Count: 9.5k Genre/Tags: Fluff, Found Family, Emotional Hurt/Comfort (minimal), Thanksgiving Dinner (even if this is a little too late), Secret Relationship, Canon Compliant Summary: When the President summoned her to the Oval Office on Tuesday, the last thing C.J. was expecting was for him to invite her to their Thanksgiving festivities up in the Residence — that was, if she didn’t have plans already. She shouldn’t have been surprised, since the President had been grumbling about not cooking the turkey himself all week, but she believed it’d end up being a family affair after the last few months. Thanksgiving 2006 in the Residence, with a dash of thanks and trivia. Originally Posted: 06 December 2022

Read @ A03

#the west wing #fanfiction #cj cregg #jed bartlet #abbey bartlet #josh lyman #donna moss #charlie young #zoey bartlet #danny concannon #cj x danny #josh x donna #abbey x jed #~fics

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Anyone have good West Wing hurt/comfort fanfic recommendations?

#donna x josh #danny concannon #charlie young #leo mcgarry #the west wing #sam seaborn #hurt #comfort #fanfic #sorry not sorry #I love hurt comfort fics too much #cj cregg #cj/toby #jed bartlet #abbey bartlet #Jed/abbey #toby ziegler

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i may or may not have forgotten to upload the links to the new chapters and posted them... but hey! chapters 23-30 are out now!

#sam seaborn x reader #sam seaborn x oc #the west wing #the west wing fic #the west wing fanfic #sam seaborn imagine #sam seaborn #josh lyman #donna moss #leo mcgarry #jed bartlet #cj cregg #abbey bartlet #charlie young #matt santos #helen santos #toby ziegler #\

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TWW Weekly Press Briefing #1 : June 26th - July 2nd, 2022

Welcome to the Weekly Press Briefing! We will bring you highlights from The West Wing fandom each week, including new fics, ongoing challenges, and more! This briefing covers things posted from June 26th - July 2nd. Did we miss something? Let us know! Our contact information will be at the bottom of this briefing.

Fics:

The following is a roundup of all of the fics posted the week in the tag for The West Wing on Archive of Our Own. If you are so inclined, please be sure to leave the authors some love in the form of kudos or comments. Be mindful of posted warnings/tags for each story.

Josh/Donna

it's 3am i must be lonely by sam_writes_fics | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | In Progress

Conversations Not Seen Part Two by Ss3saj | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

Unnecessary Conversations by hestersiaj | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

To the Light That You Keep Burning There by Castlewood_Bard | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

Healthcare Reform by hufflepuffhermione | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | In Progress

all along there was some invisible string tying you to me by swirliewhirlies | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | In Progress

this is the wonder (that's keeping the stars apart) by joshatella (shuuuliet) | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | In Progress

S7 E7 The Debate by JDPostEpisodeChallenge | Rated M | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

Anatomical Terminology by Chinesepapercut for thefinestmuffins | Rated M | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

i’ll be coming home (wait for me) by hanyolo | Rated M | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

CJ/Toby

the end precedes the beginning by JediAnnieScrambler | Rated T | C. J. Cregg/Toby Ziegler | Complete

if i get burned (at least we were electrified) by claudiasjeancregg | Rated M | C. J. Cregg/Toby Ziegler | Complete

Other Pairings/Gen Fic

drabble collection by shonn | Rated G | Abbey Bartlet/C. J. Cregg | Complete

Unintended Consequences by rosier16 (crossover with The X-Files) | Rated G | C.J. Cregg (No Pairing Listed) | Complete

Figures of Speech by Darsynia | Rated T | Toby Ziegler/Original Female Character | In Progress

doused in mud, soaked in bleach by rearviewmirror | Rated T | Abbey Bartlet/Leo McGarry | Complete

No, Josh Lyman isn't straight by rosier16 | Rated T | Josh Lyman (No Pairing Listed) | In Progress

The Language of Healing by silasfinch for justdreaming88 | Rated M | Ellie Bartlet/Original Female Character(s) | In Progress

Multiple Pairings

You Fumble Through the Dark by Castlewood_Bard | Rated G | Josh/Sam, Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

Policing and Politics by westwingwolf (crossover with The Rookie) | Rated G | Tim Bradford/Lucy Chen, Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

5 times characters of the west wing got an abortion by fiery_one_18 | Rated T | Abbey/Jed, Donna/Original Male Character, Josh Lyman/Donna Moss, Zoey/Charlie, Zoey/Original Male Characters, Liz/Doug, Danny/CJ | In Progress

Shibboleth by mlea7675, Spybaby47 (crossover with Gilmore Girls) | Rated T | Jed/Abbey, Josh Lyman/Donna Moss, Logan Huntsberger/Original Character | In Progress

The Pianist by mlea7675 | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss, Ainsley Hayes/Sam Seaborn | In Progress

Wear the Crown by sam_writes_fics | Rated M | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss, Zoey/Charlie, Abbey/Jed, CJ/Toby | In Progress

Challenges/Prompts:

This is where we’ll roundup all open challenges/prompts. Do you have a challenge or event you’d like us to promote? Be sure to get in touch with us! Contact info is at the bottom of this briefing.

Stories in the In Another Life: A Josh/Donna Alternate Universe Prompt Fest were revealed earlier this month and the collection is still open for submissions. Learn more here.

The fic drive for reproductive rights is looking for authors to participate in their auction event. Learn more here.

The Department of Fanworks is hosting a Summer Fic Exchange. Learn more here.

Big Block of Cheese Day prompts for July 2022 have been announced! View them here.

The 20 prompts in 20 Days have been posted! Join the Department of Fanworks Discord to see them here.

The West Wing Daily prompts: June 26 | June 27 | June 28 | June 30 | July 1

Photos:

Collected photos posted from June 26th-July 2nd.

Amy Landecker posted an Instagram photo of Brad and Samantha Ronson

Amy Landecker posted an Instagram photo of Brad Doing The Leg Thing™ (and another photo of Brad Doing The Leg Thing™)

Amy Landecker posted an Instagram photo of Brad doing the splits in Niagara Falls

Rare Janel: June 27 | June 28 | June 29 | June 30

Janel Moloney Word of the Day: June 27 | June 28 | June 29 | June 30 | July 1

Miscellaneous:

Here are some highlights of miscellaneous, fandom-relevant items posted from June 26th-July 2nd. Did we miss something? Get in touch! Contact info is at the bottom of this briefing.

@thefinestmuffin posted a scene with Janel Moloney and Christopher Meloni in The Souler Opposite on Twitter (NSFW)

@RareJanel posted a magazine interview featuring Janel Moloney talking about sex on Twitter (NSFW)

@JessBakesCakes posted snippets from Janel Moloney’s narration of an audiobook called Triangles on Twitter (NSFW)

Shout-Outs:

This is where we plan to shout-out members of our fandom. Got a birthday coming up? Did a friend start their first watch-through of the show? Let us know! Contact info is at the bottom of this briefing.

Twitter users @hodginsangela and @tedstracys are starting their first watch-throughs of The West Wing – please, do not spoil them. We hope you both enjoy the show!

Editor’s Choice:

Please enjoy a selection of throwback fics centered around the Fourth of July, or Independence Day for the United States! Know one we didn’t find? Be sure to reblog or retweet with links to your favorites, and get in touch with us via one of the methods below.

Independence Day by hufflepuffhermione for JessBakesCakes | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

A Reason to Get Out of the City by ViaLethe | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

A Capitol Fourth by c7a8t9 | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

It Happened on the 4th of July by LizaCameron | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

Farce of July, The by CatastropheKid [archived by westwingfanfictioncentral_archivist] | Rated T | Danny Concannon/C. J. Cregg | Complete

Red, White and Blue by LudoJudo | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Sam Seaborn | Complete

Happy First Fourth of July, Noah Lyman! By SeaDog11 | Rated M | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

THE WEEKLY PRESS BRIEFING TEAM CAN BE REACHED VIA THE FOLLOWING METHODS:

Twitter: @TWWPress Email: [email protected]

Feel free to let us know if we missed something, if you have an event you’d like us to promote, or if you have an item that you’d like included in the next briefing!

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The West Wing endgame couples + Kisses

#west wing #twwedit #josh lyman #donna moss #cj cregg #danny concannon #charlie young #zoey bartlet #jed bartlet #abbey bartlet #josh x donna #charlie x zoey #cj x danny #jed x abbey #my gifs

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A part of me wished that in an AU TWW was picked up by premium TV and that

1. The didactic ways were handled less egregiously (women as the medium for such, seriously?! I mean CJ had a Master’s in Pol Sci from UC Berkeley and lived in Dayton and yet there were the census and Camp David gaffes)

2. Ritchie-Vinick (the love of his life’s death would have been before 2002) was the GOP ticket during Bartlet’s re-election run. A Hoynes vs Vinick debate would have probably been immense and a Florida-California GOP ticket would have been strong, no? (Not really an American or have a sufficiently thorough knowledge of US Politics then)

3. The military shuttle leak (We all know Toby would not have done it that way) during his affair was the reason why Hoynes resigned.

- Instead of “a nod to mediocrity, a reversion to the mean and a rebuke to the exemplary”, Hoynes was replaced by Leo (Bingo Bob was still on the short list and of course the GOP’s preferred candidate)

- Berryhill became the new CoS (I considered Dr. Nancy McNally but I thought she was needed as the NSA director). He develops a professional fondness for CJ (because of some event/issue I still do not know what exactly) and wanted her to be more involved in policy work.

- Haffley and Congress executes a speedy VP confirmation in exchange for Vinick as the Secretary of State, prepping him as their nominee of course due to his popularity during the previous election and no more Senate votes to be worried about for his future campaign, and most thought Leo would not likely be the presidential democratic nominee because of his “history” (Haffley wouldn’t agree with that)

- Leo explains to Josh that he was not yet ready to be Bartlet’s CoS and that his work as deputy was palpably valued and highly regarded but Josh was more concerned on convincing Leo that he should run Leo’s campaign when the Bartlet administration comes to a close. Toby and CJ thinks Leo would not win against Baker in the primaries. Everyone thinks Vinick would be a formidable opponent. Leo agrees with Toby and CJ. Also, immediately after agreeing to be the VP replacement, he discusses with Jed and the key people in the DNC that he would not be running for the presidency (because he already found his guy)

- Leo chooses someone else as his CoS and tries very hard to convince Margaret to be Berryhill’s secretary but she wouldn’t budge so she “goes where he goes”

- Donna leaves Josh to be an executive assistant or maybe deputy of sort to Leo’s CoS but a key position in Leo’s staff which is also another excuse as to why she’ll still be part of the Gaza delegation

- As I took everything from Josh - well Sam was already taken - he becomes heavily preoccupied with who the democratic presidential nominee should be (which of course led him to Santos)

- Berryhill dies from aneurysm and CJ becomes CoS but with a little net this time, though Toby still thinks she could use her purse to swat the suicide bombers in Ramallah

- Annabeth is still hired as deputy press secretary to hone Toby’s watchable quality but after Josh left, they really hire a press secretary

- Toby and Will share the deputy CoS and major communications office tasks. Toby bears the brunt of it

4. My take on the following too:

- The Charlie-President Bartlet dynamic should have “died” gradually, not like Charlie just disappeared - Mandy, Rina, Ninety Miles Away, interns never happened - Toby proposed to Andy after the birth of the twins. I mean c’mon Toby! She was very pregnant! She still breaks his (and mine and everybody else’s) heart though - The San Andreo nuclear accident happened way before the primaries - Danny accepted an editor position after the Shareef arc

#the west wing #the west wing au #west wing au #donna x josh #danny x cj #toby ziegler #leo mcgarry #jed bartlet #charlie young #josh lyman #cj cregg #arnold vinick

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