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Happy WIP Wednesday! This is the first look at Josh’s POV in this fic. He can sense Donna isn’t talking to him like she used to, but he can’t figure out why. Sam tries to help.

Josh looked over his shoulder, then leaned forward. “Have you noticed anything different about Donna lately?”

“Different like how? Whether she cut her hair? If her favorite color is now blue instead of pink? Or is this about work?”

“I guess it’s kind of about work. A couple of days ago, I asked her to do some research and it was the first time ever she didn’t drop it off within hours neatly organized, and she didn’t even give me a summary. I told her not to worry about it; I thought it was a one-off mistake. But over the last couple of weeks, I’ve noticed her just staring at her computer or taking more frequent breaks. Some days she’s just looking down at her Blackberry and typing something to someone; that tends to happen a lot. I don’t keep track of where she’s going when she gets up, but she seems lost or not really here.”

“We all have bad days or bad weeks.” Sam said with a shrug. “And Josh, I know this is a crazy suggestion considering you’re you, but have you tried talking to her? This could be one of 100 things.”

“Yeah. Yesterday morning, she told me she had to go to a doctor’s appointment. I didn’t push; just said I hoped everything was OK. When she came back, she said her doctor told her to just get more sleep and eat healthier. As if any of us around here get a full eight hours of sleep a night.”

“I hope you didn’t say that to her face. Because maybe you’ve just said one too many stupid things lately and she’s fed up.”

“Could be, but she usually has a witty retort ready. Now, it’s just silence or she looks at me like Bambi.”

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For Seven Sentence Sunday (plus a couple of extra), here’s an early glimpse at the friendship between Donna and Carol.

Context: Donna is on her way back from therapy and sent Carol a BlackBerry message (gotta love the 2000s) letting her know she got through it. Carol offered a coffee but Donna just wants to get back to work and let Leo know she’ll need more time off. (Bold text is Carol.)

It sounds like he’s on your side. I’m sure it’ll be fine. No pressure on the coffee, but I’m here if you change your mind. And hey, I’m glad you booked another appointment. That’s progress. Keep up the good work!

Donna smiled. Carol always seemed to know what to say to make her feel better, even if only for a few minutes. Donna had no idea how she had such a gift for it, but she wanted to cherish it.

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If Jed is rattling useless trivia at me I may need to break the window to get away.

You're trapped in a room with the last character you posted about. How are you getting out?

add whatever options you want to add

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This is so cute! Definitely saving!

Food As A Metaphor For Love: Fanfic Bingo

Hello everyone! I wanted to start an event about my favorite trope: Food As A Metaphor For Love. Feel free to use this bingo board and write, draw, or otherwise create something using the prompts! This was made with fanfic in mind, but feel free to use it for any type of art!

If you do, tag @food-as-a-metaphor-for-love and I will happily reblog it!! All art is welcome <3 Send me an ask if you have questions!

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Finished Season 2 of The West Wing and can’t remember the last time a stretch of TV has left me so speechless as this. So many episodes that are so powerful with nothing to say at the end.

At least I can comfort myself by telling myself that Mrs. Landingham re-materialized on Wisteria Lane in her next life. (If you know, you know.)

Can’t wait to see what Season 3 brings!

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Context for today’s WIP Wednesday:

Donna has just returned to the office after a therapy appointment. Josh checks in, but she’s still unsettled. More below the cut.

She returned to her desk and grabbed a policy binder she had to organize for Josh so she didn’t immediately have to look at her computer. She had enough of a headache that she wasn’t ready for the glare of her screen to remind her of the pile of work ahead.

“Hey,” he said when he came out of his office. “I noticed you coming back but wanted to finish looking over a draft of Sam’s latest speech. How did everything go? What did the doctor say?”

“Oh, um, she just said I probably need to get some more sleep. But it’s nothing serious.” She stopped herself from mentioning that she’d been struggling to eat. It was too personal to discuss right in the bullpen and she didn’t want to give him too much information anyway.

“Sleep is a hot commodity around here,” he said with a half-laugh. “If you ever want to talk more or want to head out early one night, just let me know. Thanks for organizing those binders.”

“No problem.”

The casual remark about her sleep quality--or lack thereof--hadn’t sat right with her. But then again, he didn’t know where she’d really been. Hard to blame him, but this is why she couldn’t open up to him right now.

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(via jessbakescakes, jessbakescakes, thefinestmuffinsandbagels)

Couple and marriage goals.

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So happy a GIF of this exists.

FAVORITE THE WEST WING MOMENTS IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER 1/? -> Josh & Donna in Season 2 Episode 9: Galileo

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For seven sentence Sunday (plus one), here is the first sneak peek of my Josh/Donna what-if AU where Donna is dealing with anxiety. The first chapter is from her POV, and in this snippet, she’s talking to Carol about how she’s been feeling lately.

Below the jump due to discussion of a mental health spiral.

“I wish it were better.” Donna leaned against the desk. “I just got back from Leo’s office and have to call Sandra back. I’m spiraling. Trouble sleeping, can’t seem to eat, worried that I’m one slip-up away from losing everything. I don’t know what’s going on with me. Neither does anyone else. I heard a couple other assistants saying I’m not the same since the shooting, as if I didn’t know that.”

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“Dr. Benton, I’m pregnant!”

i hate this goddamn medical show cause i go from episodes that could very well be considered depression summarized in 40 minutes to episodes that bring me the most joy ive felt in over a decade

who gave them the right

cuz i should not be cackling at carter doing benton’s appy procedure the way i am when literally just before this was reeling from the loss of my boy dennis gant

but anyway i love er and john carter and i have been happily married for a long time

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I’m too lazy and don’t want to confuse my followers.

And Mark and Elizabeth were also my first OTP. I’m not as into ER as I was a few years ago but don’t want to let it die just yet.

If you haven’t changed your url in years tell me why as someone in your same boat it’s for science

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Current Friday mood? Leo telling Margaret, “Look, I hung in there as long as I could, but you long since passed the point where I stopped caring.”

Although? I can relate to Margaret’s totally unfiltered blabbering about how exactly she wrecked the email server because I tend to do the same thing. It’s so spot on.

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Ask me anything!

If you need a reminder of my fandoms: ER, Law and Order SVU, The Resident, 9-1-1, and (most recently) The West Wing.

Send me a character and I'll tell you

My NOTP for them 

My BROTP for them

My OTP for them 

My second choice pairing for them 

My fluffy pairing for them

My angsty pairing for them 

My favorite poly ship for them 

My weirdest pairing for them

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Kerry is just one of those characters that ages like a fine wine. I love her so much after watching as an adult.

ER (1994-2009) 7.22 • Rampage

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My kudos email is like a daily caffeine fix. In addition to the multiple other times I check for new kudos and comments throughout the day.

“First and foremost I’m writing for myself,” I hiss through my teeth, resisting the urge to refresh my email for an Ao3 message for the 100th time.

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Been rewatching some West Wing clips on YouTube for comfort lately, and the scene in Galileo where Josh tells Donna “let’s put you on a stamp” and she just smiles and says “OK” is so underrated for them but I love it. It needs to be talked about more. Thanks for coming to my TED talk.

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Watching this 24 years and two months later!

(And this is the second time I’ve reblogged a Josh/Donna GIF set while watching these two idiots.)

Happy anniversary to one of the most romantic quotes of television. "17 People" aired on April 4, 2001, 24 years ago.

JOSH LYMAN AND DONNA MOSS Episode 18, Season 2 THE WEST WING