#Lord John Marbury

[haleylazerface]

They got a lot of the same stuff going on ngl

#this is my most neolib post #disco elsyium #west wing #lord john marbury #leo mcgarry #kim kitsuragi #harry du bois #idk i feel like if you dropped leo and ljm on martinase leo would bludgeon lmj to death #leo would get harry into aa

[ninewheels]

The West Wing but it's just the bits my partner @miss-nerdstiles and I are constantly referencing

#The West Wing #Aaron Sorkin #Sorkinisms #CJ Cregg #Josiah Bartlet #Toby Ziegler #Leo McGarry #Josh Lyman #Sam Seaborn #Donna Moss #Charlie Young #Danny Concannon #Amy Gardner #Lord John Marbury #Ainsley Hayes #Will Bailey #Allison Janney #Richard Schiff #Martin Sheen #Bradley Whitford #John Spencer #Rob Lowe #Janel Moloney #Dule Hill #Mary-Louise Parker

[onekisstotakewithme]

Summary: “And this… thing… would be…?” “Off the record.” ~ (Or, one missing scene per episode).

Pairing: CJ/Danny

Chapter 11/22: "Lord John Marbury"

Thank you, as always, for reading. Hope you enjoy! 💜

#cj x danny #the west wing #tww #off the record #lord john marbury #cj cregg #danny concannon

[sweaterkittensahoy]

Okay but Asexual Icon Lord John Marbury

Flirts like he does because he knows he's not gonna follow up on it. He's a well-known homosexual and assumes everyone knows the ace thing too.

They do not.

When John realizes this, he makes a point to state it when someone asks him for dinner or drinks in a non-professional capacity.

Which leads to this exchange with Josh:

Josh: "So, um, Lord Marbury, want to have dinner on Friday night? Maybe a nightcap after?"

John: "I am beyond flattered, Joshua, but so you know, I am asexual."

Josh: "A sexual what?"

John: ...

Josh: ..."wait. No. I got there. I got there. Yeah, that's fine."

#because josh would #you know he would #west wing #lord john marbury #josh lyman #the good ship marman #i firmly believe the first time josh went to an lgbt event in college #a girl joked she was lebenese #and josh asked from which part

[twwpress]

Weekly Press Briefing #28 - January 1st - January 7th

Happy New Year and 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 January 1 - January 7, 2023! 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.

@thefinestmuffin and @JessBakesCakes are hosting a casual Josh/Donna Rom Com Fest that will reveal on February 14. Prompts and claims are open; details here. 

Photos/Videos:

Here’s what was posted from January 1 - January 7th.

Amy Landecker posted a video of Brad in the rain with New Year wishes. 

Bradley Whitford posted a photo of his dog along with New Year wishes.

Bradley Whitford posted a photo of his cat.

Bradley Whitford posted a photo of himself cuddling his dogs on a bed. 

Marlee Matlin posted a video recap of her year for 2022.

Rob Lowe posted a trailer for new episodes of 911 Lonestar.

Donna Moss Daily: January 1 | January 2 | January 3 | January 4 | January 5 | January 6 | January 7

Daily Josh Lyman: January 1 | January 2 | January 3 | January 4 | January 5 | January 6 | January 7

No Context BWhit: January 1 | January 2 | January 3 | January 4 | January 5 | January 6 | January 7

@down_brad_: January 4 | January 5 | January 6

@janelmilfoney: January 5

Edits/Artwork:

#JOSHDONNA: FOOL by sinistercherubs [VIDEO EDIT]

#JOSHDONNA: hits different ‘cause it’s you by treaherous [VIDEO EDIT]

#THEWESTWING: i miss those days by jcshualyman [VIDEO EDIT]

#ABBEYANDJED: i would never fall unless it’s you by livsbenson [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 @thingswithpaper on twitter and on stillattherestaurant 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 1, Episode 11: Lord John Marbury aired on January 5, 2000.

Season 5, Episode 10: The Stormy Present aired on January 7, 2004.

Season 6, Episode 10: Faith Based Initiative aired on January 5, 2005.

Editor’s Choice:

This week in 2000, the world met Lord John Marbury, Marquess of Needham and Dolby, Earl of Croy, Baronet of Brycey, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United States from the Court of St. James's for the first time. Here are some Lord John-centered fics, including some silly and funny ones! 

War Criminals by FabulaRasa | Rated E | John Marbury/Leo McGarry | Complete | Turns out, Marbury always did know his name.

Birthday by emma_ockham | Rated G | John Marbury | Complete | Lord John Marbury birthday drabble

Ms Summers Goes To Washington by beer_good (Buffy crossover) | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss, Rupert Giles/Lord John Marbury | Complete | It's Big Block Of Cheese Day at the White House, and Josh Lyman finds himself in a meeting with three odd persons who want government funding to slay... vampires?

Three Ambassadors Walk Into a Bar ... by KMDWriterGrl for apollinav | Rated G | C. J. Cregg, Toby Ziegler, John Marbury | Complete | The White House is on the verge of an international incident ... and CJ finds Toby dealing with it by eating peanut butter. An answer to the prompt: "International incident. Finland. Peanut butter."

Celestial Bodies Free for Exploration by Perpetual Motion (perpetfic) | Rated G | Josh Lyman/John Marbury | Complete | Josh is Deputy Chief of Staff to the President of the Western Hemisphere of United Earth, and John's their ambassador to Jupiter. And he might be a bit space-drunk. And horny. (AKA a very pretty title for a pretty ridiculous story)

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

This Place We’re In by GoneScribbling | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

The Theory of Entropy by Jane_3yr3 | Rated M | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | In Progress

I Love You and That’s All I Really Know by BimadaBomily | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | In Progress

Things We Don’t Say In The Light by KindaTea | Rated E | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

The Shovel Dialogues by Kajos | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

wearing blue by thistleandthorn | Not Rated | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

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

Breathe, Just Breathe by WitchyPrentiss | Not Rated | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

your braids like a pattern (love you to the moon and to saturn) by pumpkinpatch95 | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

An Oval One by Caedmon | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

The Obligatory Sickfic by pipisafoat | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

Would You Turn Me Away Again by ViaLethe | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

nothing that i wouldn’t do (to make you feel my love) by joshatella (shuuuliet) | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

A Day of Infamy by mlea7675 | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

 Danny/CJ 

haunted by the notion somewhere there's a love in flames by Luppiters | Rated G | Danny Concannon/C. J. Cregg | Complete

Surfacing by krazykitkat | Rated T | Danny Concannon/C. J. Cregg | Complete

The Fall by onekisstotakewithme for daylight_angel, miabicicletta | Rated T | Danny Concannon/C. J. Cregg | Complete

 Other Pairings/Gen Fic

sadness or euphoria by jazzjo | Rated G | C. J. Cregg/Kate Harper | Complete

Where The Hell…? by dumbchemist | Rated T | No pairings listed | In Progress 

walk it for you anytime (thin, thin line) by jazzjo | Rated G | C.J. Cregg/Andrea Wyatt | In Progress

bartlet for president! by buddyhollybenhur | Rated T | Josh Lyman & Sam Seaborn, Josh Lyman & Leo McGarry, Sam Seaborn & Toby Ziegler, C.J. Cregg & Josh Lyman

After the Women by TWWingingit | Rated G | C.J. Cregg, Toby Ziegler, Carol Fitzpatrick, Danny Concannon (no pairings listed) | Complete

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

So Many Dreams on the Shelf by ViaLethe | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Sam Seaborn | Complete

 Multiple Pairings

Referendum by Theobule (Saathi1013) for midnightlover | Rated E | Josh Lyman/Helen Santos/Matt Santos, Josh Lyman/Donna Moss, Donna Moss/Helen Santos, Helen Santos/Matt Santos | Complete

And now more than ever, it can only get better by miabicicletta | Rated T | Danny Concannon/C.J. Cregg, Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

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

Twitter: @TWWPress

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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!

xx, What’s next?

#the west wing #west wing #tww #tww fandom #tww fic #tww fic rec #weekly press briefing #josh lyman #donna moss #joshdonna #cj cregg #danny concanon #toby ziegler #cj x danny #tww rare pairs #lord john marbury #tww gen fic

[topshelf2112-blog]

I am the least flirtatious person, but if Lord John Marbury flirted with me I would twitter like a heroine in a harlequin romance 😂

#the west wing #lord john marbury

[everythingisawayoflife]

WOAH WOAH WOAH in s2 ep 12 of the west wing, lord john marbury is being himself and he’s talking to donna who then asks if he and his assistant caprice were a thing…DONNA YOU GOT SOMETHING YOU WANNA TELL US

#donna moss #josh lyman #lord john marbury #tww #the west wing #donna x josh #SHE WAS IN DEEP #i cant blame her tho #josh lyman is a real man

[shay-the-writer]

August Writing Prompts

July was ...

Anyway, August's main writing prompt is:

Write a poem. (le sigh. I sense another failure, as I have never been able to do poetry. Ever.)

The optional prompts are:

2. FLUFF MOMENTS: Person A noticing Person B is getting overwhelmed and helping them out.

3. FLUFF MOMENTS: Person A kissing Person B in the rain.

(it's a fluffy month)

4. (MOVIE QUOTE) Yoda: Fear is the path to the dark side. (Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace)

5. (TV QUOTE) Lord John Marbury: Your breasts are magnificent! (The West Wing)

The TV and movie quotes can be altered and (obviously) used out of context from their original source.

These prompts can be used for original works as well as fanfiction.

#August writing prompts #writing prompts #writing #creative writing #tv quotes #movie quotes #Yoda #Star Wars #though I don't like those prequels #The West Wing #who didn't just love Lord John Marbury?

[yurivanovich]

Me: (watching Servant of the People to cope with this horrible government)

Also me: (figuring out how it’s possible for Jed Bartlet and and Vasily Goloborodko to meet for fic reasons)

#listen: THEY’RE BOTH NERDS #also we all agree that TWW would be greatly improved if they let Jed swear #Jed: Do you have a best friend? #Vasya: (nods) #Jed: Is he smarter than you #Vasya: (pause) (does a wiggly hand gesture) #in the AU where they meet and Leo is alive Leo has to restrain Jed from adopting Vasya #as his tendencies are #Yuri and Leo also have this TRUST NO BITCH vibes against each other #Leo: I cannot believe I’m saying this but I’d prefer to deal with Lord John Marbury rather than this guy *points at Yuri* #Yuri - who may or may not know LJM: Well John’s a good guy and a brilliant mind I’m sure he tolerates you #Leo: (shocked pikachu)

[midnight-els]

It is a truth universally acknowledged that the West Wing would have been even better if they'd had a White House cat. Some headcanons bc I was thinking about it today:

Jed gave the cat a very grand, biblical name. Everyone else has shortened it to something very stupid.

Obviously all of the press and the public adore the cat. There's a minor upset in a polling themed episode when Joey confirms that once again the cat has higher approval ratings than the president. Josh is cross that they are polling on this at all.

There is one chair in the Oval Office that is The Cat's Chair. The staff know not to sit there as you'll get a. covered in fur and b. screamed at by an irate cat trying to force you off. They never warn any of their least favourite congresspeople about this.

The cat wanders around in the background of episodes, often being chased or petted by the extras.

The cat is not allowed in the situation room. The cat is always in the situation room. They had to come up with a special bug detecting protocol for the cat in case anyone tried to take advantage of this.

Ripped from the headlines plot about a congressional investigation into something related to the cat, based on the incident about Clinton's cat's postage.

The cat LOVES Air Force One. The Secret Service do not love having to get him on board or captured to get back off.

Leo and the cat are best friends. They're basically this meme. Leo's the grandma. Jed is the mom.

Aside from Leo, the cat loves the secretaries best. They always have lots of treats for him in their desks. Debbie is the only one he doesn't get on with; she has resorted to using a plant mister to spray him when he tries to get on her desk.

Josh thinks he and the cat are archenemies. The cat hasn't paid more than 2 seconds notice to Josh in his life.

CJ and the cat are archenemies. CJ was very pro-cat until she caught it fishing in Gail's bowl one day. Now she's at war to keep it out of her office. She's still trying to convince Danny to write a piece exposing the cat's dark side to its adoring public. Carol is very tired.

Sam wants so badly to be best friends with the cat. The cat thinks he's trying too hard. Will ends up exactly the same way.

Toby and the cat have never properly interacted and both are very happy to leave it that way.

The cat is supposed to stay in the residence during big events. Abbey stopped enforcing that after he got out and scratched Lord John Marbury when he picked him up against his will.

The cat has a secret service code name. One time, the code names are changed and an overenthusiatic reporter tries to break a story on the first lady's 'unusual activity' by following what he thinks is her code name. It's the cat's. CJ dines out on this for weeks.

The cat occasionally goes missing. The secretaries and Charlie have a recurring B-plot where they have to go and recover him. Somehow, the cat has always ended up somewhere relevant to the A-plot.

The cat properly goes missing after the incidents with the Thanksgiving turkeys and the goat in CJ's office (aka prime cat territory). Each time she claims she'll be nicer to the cat when it returns. Each time it lasts about two days.

Margaret thinks the cat has psychic powers and frequently provides warnings based on her interpretations of 'the signs'. Usually she's right.

The cat somehow makes off with the final edits for the state of the union one time (of course they were only handwritten on one piece of paper). Chaos ensues.

Jed tries to send the cat to Manchester partway through the series. After large-scale outcry from the staff, press and public he is returned to the White House. Unfortunately, after a couple of months as a barn cat he is even more badly behaved than before.

The cat is in both Jed and Abbey's official portraits.

#I am taking suggestions on both the names and more headcanons #I have not been active in tww fandom in a VERY long time but I love you guys still #and clearly I'm always thinking about it #the west wing #mine

[regardstosoulandromance]

The West Wing 1x11 Lord John Marbury

#this moment 😭 #cjtoby #the west wing #CJ x Toby

[sweaterkittensahoy]

RWRB Prompt: Henry introduces Alex to Lord John Marbury. Alex is NOT prepared for this.

"Alexander Gabriel Claremont-Diaz!"

Is what Alex hears before he is suddenly grabbed and spun and hugged by someone with a particularly bony ribcage and a pair of reading glasses on a chain that digs into Alex's collarbone.

"Uh--" is as far as Alex gets before he is thrust backwards with the sort of velocity of the most terrifying of Texas grandmothers (he has two; he is very intelligent on this subject) and finds himself a gangly arms' length from a man in a royal-conservative pinstriped suit, a red (no pattern) tie, and a white shirt that has a line of spatter down the front that Alex clocks as tea, not coffee because he is now very familiar with the way tea stains a white shirt due to Henry being Henry.

"Hi," Alex says. Staring at the man who also has the grip of terrifying Texas grandmothers and is smiling at him like a favored child.

Except Alex doesn't know who the fuck this guy is.

"Um," Alex says, trying to stop himself from saying exactly that. "Who the fuck are you?"

(He's gonna wake up tomorrow to Zhara leaning over his bed holding his kneecaps in one hand.)

The man throws back his head and laughs. He has a very long neck and a lot of hair that seems to like to move every which way as he moves, and when he meets Alex's eyes again, there's a downright twinkle and warmth in them that Alex recognizes immediately.

"Lord John Marbury," the man says, finally releasing Alex's shoulders to give a little bow. "At your service, Sir."

"Oh holy shit," Alex says in a rush.

Lord John Marbury grins wickedly and looks around Alex. "And where is my beloved baby cousin?"

"Punch bowl," Alex says, waving behind him, unable to look away now that he knows who he's looking at. Henry's cousin. Lord John Marbury. Who's been an Ambassador in several countries and loudly queer the whole time. And who is sporting a full beard which makes him look completely different and is NOT in any of the photos Henry's ever shown Alex.

"Lovely!" Lord John Marbury says and saunters away, slapping Alex on the back hard enough he actually stumbles a little.

Alex straightens and runs his hands down his jacket to smooth any wrinkles as he gets his bearings again. His brain short circuits when another man comes walking towards him. White-haired instead of dark-haired like he was in his younger days (Alex definitely hasn't looked up old photos for most of his fucking life), but still moving like he's about to start a fight.

"Mr. Claremont-Diaz," the man greets, holding out his hand. "Joshua Lyman. Did I just see my husband accost you?"

"Uh-huh," Alex manages, shaking Josh Lyman's hand on reflex. "I didn't know you two were on the invite list for this party."

"We weren't sure we'd make it back from Hong Kong in time," Josh says. "Which way did he--"

"HENRY!" comes a roar that works through the crowd with ease.

"COUSIN JOHN!" Henry replies, just as loudly, and this time Alex stumbles because who is THIS Henry so excited he's dropped every manner he has?

"Lead the way?" Josh Lyman asks.

"Sure," Alex says. "And call me Alex. I know these royal-types gets stuffy about titles, but I'm just a Texas kid."

Josh Lyman laughs and gives Alex a knowing look. "Right," he says, "And I've got a bridge to sell you."

Alex chuckles and leads the way through the crowd to help his fellow American collect his own Brit.

#i mean of course it was gonna be marman #rwrb #west wing #josh lyman/john marbury #alex/henry #john would absolutely be henry's favorite cousin age gap or not #because john would have been loudly clear since thatcher at least #ask #answer #prompt fill

[tiggymalvern]

I was talking with my spouse about tastes in porn the other night (as you do), and I mentioned that I’m currently writing a threesome fic. “Oh, which three?” he asked. “The original three,” I said. “Michael, Fiona and Sam. Almost all the Burn Notice poly fics are those three.” And my spouse, who has never sat down to watch an episode of Burn Notice, but has been absorbing more than he probably ever wanted to know through months of chronic exposure, said, “Huh. Well, I’m glad they let Sam in, I thought it would have been Jesse.” And then we got into a half hour long discussion about ageism in fandom and racism in fandom, and who the fangirls consider conventionally attractive enough to be fuckable, and all the ways the writing can influence that. (It gets harder to dismiss Sam as too old to have a sex life when he’s canonically shagging his way through half the Miami country club set. And there’s the history with those three, going back years before the show even started, which creates a dynamic that can’t be replicated with Jesse.) But it got me reflecting again, and I’ve always been puzzled by the ageism thing, even back before I got to be middle aged myself. Around the year 2000 when The West Wing was the latest big fandom, I found a fantastic slash fic with Leo McGarry and Lord John Marbury. It was so funny and snarky, and totally in character and yes, it was hot. So I was reccing this fic and getting the reaction, ‘Ewww! Old people sex! I don’t want to read that, I don’t need those images in my head!’ And I was all 0_0 But the fic! It’s so well written! Why will nobody love it? (A couple of people did read it and come around, so kudos to the writer for achieving that XD) It varies so much with the fandom too. Any fandom that skews older tends to have less ageism (no surprise there). There was never a shortage of sex for middle aged, bald Picard in TNG fics, a show that came with a lot of women who’d been fans of the 60s Trek. In the Hannibal fandom, up until a couple of years ago I would have said that there was no ageism there at all, given the preponderance of opinion that circa 50-year-old Mads Mikkelsen is a definitive DILF. But apparently the Hannibal fans over on twitter found some idiots who were willing to overlook the gaslighting, manipulation and stabbing in that relationship, but thought a ten year age gap was beyond the pale. Honestly? The whole show is about this utterly obsessive, screwed up relationship between these two men – if you find the basic concept of it repellant, why are you even here?? And then there’s the racism issue, which I’ll admit I spent many years in fandom living in complete ignorance of. Part of that is because a lot of the early fandoms I wrote for were So Very White (Due South had one Black minor character) or anime fandoms, where characters might have been nominally Japanese, but looked about as Japanese as I do. The place I really ran into the racism hard was in Hannibal. The number of people who would happily ship Hannibal and Will, despite the above-mentioned gaslighting, manipulation and stabbing, but who thought Jack Crawford was practically Satan because he talked Will into doing an unpleasant job and got angry and yelled sometimes – that was quite an eye-opener. The justifications they would come up with for it were fun too – ‘It’s workplace abuse! Jack’s in a position of power!’ Hmmm, but Hannibal's in a position of power and committing medical malpractice, and having a frustrated boss shouting at you is hardly worse than the drugging and the stabbing, really, is it? And honestly, I don’t have anywhere I’m really going with all of this, other than just to vomit out what I’ve been pondering over, and to say that we fans can be strange, and shallow. And blind, sometimes. So very blind.

#fandom #ageism #racism #random musings #hannibal #burn notice

[socialoutsider1a]

Josh Lyman in the West Wing Season 1 episode, "Lord John Marbury".

#bradley whitford #josh lyman #the west wing

[twwpress]

Weekly Press Briefing #80: December 31 - January 6.

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 December 31 - Jan 6. Did we miss something? Let us know; you can find our contact info at the bottom of this briefing! 

Challenges/Prompts:

There are no open challenges/prompts that we know of this week. Do you have a challenge or event you’d like us to promote or know of one we’re missing? Be sure to get in touch with us! Contact info is at the bottom of this briefing.

This Week in Canon:

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

Season 1, Episode 11: Lord John Marbury aired on January 5, 2000. Season 6, Episode 10: Faith Based Initiative aired on January 5, 2005.

Photos/Videos:

Here’s what was posted from December 31 - January 6:

Amy Landecker posted a photo of herself with her dad and Brad at a University of Michigan football game, along with a message about her connections to University of Michigan. 

Janel Moloney posted photos of herself with her twin Carey in Brazil. 

Janel Moloney posted a video of walking through the fire for the new year from her trip to Brazil. 

Marlee Matlin posted a video of herself signing a new year’s message. 

Melissa Fitzgerald posted a promo image for Dule Hill playing for All Rise on Celebrity Jeopardy this coming Tuesday (January 9). 

Peter James Smith posted photos from the set of Magnum PI. 

Donna Moss Daily: December 31 | January 1 | January 2 | January 3 | January 4 | January 5 | January 6

Daily Josh Lyman: December 31 | January 1 | January 2 | January 3 | January 4 | January 5 | January 6

No Context BWhit: December 31 | January 1 | January 2 | January 4 | January 5 | January 6

@twwarchive: December 31 | January 1 | January 2 | January 3 | January 4 | January 5 | January 6

Edits/Artwork

#joshdonna: the exit by @nacejisbon [VIDEO EDIT]

Editors’ Choice: 

This week we’re featuring some fics about getting snowed in! To make sure we’re including some rarer pairs, we have repeated a few recommendations from way back in Briefing 24, where we recommended fics about snow, but we’ve also made sure to bring you some fics we have not recommended before.

baby, it’s cold outside by crossingdelancey | Rated T | C.J. Cregg/Andrea Wyatt | Complete | ‘Well, how about this way? I love that you get cold when it’s seventy one degrees out, I love that it takes you an hour and a half to order a sandwich, I love that you get a little crinkle above your nose when you’re looking at me like I’m nuts, I love that after I spend a day with you I can still smell your perfume on my clothes and I love that you are the last person I want to talk to before I go to sleep at night. And it’s not because I’m lonely, and it’s not because it’s New Year’s Eve. I came here tonight because when you realise you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of the life to start as soon as possible.’ The Wedding Cottage by JediAnnieScrambler | Rated T | C. J. Cregg/Toby Ziegler, Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete | Ex lovers, CJ Cregg and Toby Ziegler, are shocked to find each other at the wedding of their mutual friends Josh and Donna. But when they're tasked to decorate the honeymoon cottage- together- they can't stop fighting. Will getting snowed in change that?  It Must Have Been The Way You Kissed Me by octothorpetopus | Rated G | Danny Concannon/C.J. Cregg | Complete | Snowed in at the White House, C.J.'s life is less of a fairytale than ever. That is, until her red-haired, suspenders-wearing prince sweeps in with one too many questions and all the right things to say. since we've no place to go by pumpkinpatch95 for joshatella (shuuuliet) | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete | A snowstorm leaves Josh and Donna stranded on a road trip up to New Hampshire. When Donna realizes it's also the first night of Hanukkah, she's determined not to let it pass them by. Cold Dark Night by ETraytin | Not Rated | C. J. Cregg/Toby Ziegler, Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete | A sudden snowstorm leaves the staffers of the Bartlet Administration stranded at work for the night. It's not the first night they've spent in the West Wing, and at least tonight they have supplies laid in.

Fics:

Presenting your weekly roundup of fics posted in the tag for The West Wing on Archive of Our Own. 

Josh/Donna

Give me your hand, and I will love you forever by ProportionalResponse | Rated M | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

Errors and Omissions by Chinesepapercut | Rated M | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

University of Life by Shonio | Rated M | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

Fairytale Ending? by Tyrols | Not Rated | Josh Lymn/Donna Moss | In Progress

Locus Amoenus by spooky_spacegirl | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | In Progress

Optics and Blackboard Politics by satelliteforsomebody | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

Come Back, Be Here by MatthewsMary | Rated E | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete [Editor’s Note: While this fic is listed on AO3 as complete, it has continued to update and appears to be a WIP]

Tell Them I’ve Got Your Back by vialethe | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

CJ/Danny

after the crowd’s gone, I’ll be the last one by Luppiters for onekisstotakewithme, krazykitkat, miabicicletta | Rated G | Danny Concannon/C. J. Cregg | Complete

A Vague Recollection by whatsuptheregail | Rated E | Danny Concannon/C. J. Cregg | Complete

Other Pairings/Gen Fic

What to Do in the Natural Aftermath by satelliteforsomebody | Rated G | Jed Bartlet, Leo McGarry, Toby Ziegler, C.J. Cregg, Josh Lyman, Sam Seaborn | Complete

it started off with a kiss... now it ended up like this by imawkwardlysoc | Rated G | Sam Seaborn/Original Female Character | In Progress

Stand So Tall by vialethe  | Rated G | Abbey Bartlet & Donna Moss | Complete

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yes he's robert for 3 sentences, its weird for me too.

Eddie expected to be met with someone who was some Lord John Marbury type or someone straight out of Downton Abbey when he landed. Instead he is greeted by a man who is about his height, who looks to be in his 50s- but looks good for his age. He is wearing a nice suit, tie perfectly knotted and a union jack pin on his lapel.  Eddie adjusts  the diaper bag on his shoulder and Christopher on his hip before sticking his hand out to greet the man. “Mr. Diaz, welcome back! Robert Nash,” the man greets taking his hand, Eddie nearly falls over when the man speaks and there isn't even a hint of an accent to his ears, “The prince’s equerry. And this little one must be Christopher,” he continues with a kind tone, not babyish, but gentle and kind like a father. Christopher clutches Eddie’s shirt tighter and buries his face in his neck. Eddie smiles softly, rubbing Christopher’s back, “He’s a little shy. Nice to meet you.”  Eddie watches as his things are packed into the Land Rover that his team will be using for the weekend, and Robert turns on his heel and makes his way towards a car that is waiting for them.  Eddie is still stuck on the tarmac staring after the man.  “Mr. Diaz?” Robert says, turning his head. “Eddie is fine,” he replies, shaking his head and finally getting his feet to move, “this is not the weekend any of us thought we would be having huh, Robert?”  They stop a few feet from the car where someone had strapped a car seat in. Robert looks at him a bit tight lipped and replies, “Not really, but I am not entirely surprised. And you can call me Bobby.” That kind tone seeping back into his voice before returning to business, “You will be staying in the guest quarters of Kensington Palace, tomorrow morning will be the interview on Good Morning London, and then the visit to the children’s hospital. Right now we will be heading to the stables before heading back to the palace to let you settle in.”  “Oh, I, um-” Eddie furrows his brow and places a protective hand around Christopher which Bobby’s eyes immediately lock on to.  “Athena made sure that we would have arrangements for him anytime you are needed for a public appearance, it’s a quick little meet and greet, and I will wait in the car with him.” “And you-um, have kids? Know kids?”  There is a somewhat somber look in Bobby’s eye before he nods, “yes, I have kids. Spent lots of time with them at his age.”

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