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#bc all the cj-centric eps weren’t allowed to mention danny. like it’s doing her a disservice to be in love with a man!
anders-hawke · 2 years
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me last month: i guess i’m writing a west wing fic now, i’ll make sure i actually get it done
me now: oopsie, i started a dragon age fic
#rambling#but honestly the problem is that i need plausible conflict but i can’t use the stuff that’s in the show#bc that conflict led danny to literally quitting the job he loved. he just disappeared off the show#cj said “i have a problem with dating you while we have these jobs” and then he said “oh well :/ i’m not leaving”#and then left. like. lmfao AND THEN CJ IS LIKE ah yes time to move on EVEN THOUGH HE’S NOT A WHITE HOUSE REPORTER ANYMORE?????#this is what i mean when i say that we were so close to having a good romance that didn’t diss the woman with tww#this show didn’t go far enough into donna’s perspective before having her quit being josh’s secretary#there wasn’t enough pining#like she obviously didn’t quit bc he wasn’t interested in her (biggest lie he ever told himself lol)#but it definitely informed her decision. like maybe she would’ve been content if they were dating#bc in that scenario josh would’ve been capable of recognizing his feelings and treating donna w the respect she’s owed#and cj was really just tossed guys as if women in positions of power aren’t allowed to mope and pine for the guy they’re madly in love with#like yeah her dating other guys between danny was good but they never went far enough#she literally has gail on her desk and you want to tell me that she didn’t have trouble getting over him#and then reverse it & say w all evidence to the contrary that she wasn’t actually over him she just almost was#bc all the cj-centric eps weren’t allowed to mention danny. like it’s doing her a disservice to be in love with a man!#they didn’t need to write donna & cj like they did#but anyways it was a solid stepping stone to better things
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