#joey lucas

[imtheiliad]

FAVORITE THE WEST WING MOMENTS IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER 2/? -> Joey & Josh in Season 2 Episode 20: The Fall's Gonna Kill You

[morganaconda]

2x13: a summary

[muldxr]

Joey/Josephine

- 1k words, not rated - joey lucas & kenny thurman, with additional background characters - character study, internal monologue, canon disabled character, Deaf character, gender expression & gender roles

written for twwpride 2025, day 2

Society’s not quite tailor-made for the kind of person Joey chooses to be—has to be—with all her idiosyncrasies. She’ll occasionally wonder whether or not Kenny’s gender plays a role in how she operates and how people interact with her, but there’s no name for it, no way to classify it. It takes root as an afterthought in a quiet corner of her mind, an ellipsis tacked onto the whole thing. She’s Joey, and…dot dot dot.

[j-mysticalien]

Is this too niche orrrrr

[pelorsdyke]

lesbian visibility week: donnajoey (excerpt from now I’ve read all of the books beside your bed)

The moment the door is closed, Donna boxes Joey against it, the two of them melting against one another. Joey’s palms sink into the back pockets of Donna’s jeans, tugging her closer, and Donna goes easily. When they finally pull apart, Donna presses a kiss to the hinge of Joey’s jaw, soft and sweet, feeling the way Joey’s hands flex against her ass in response, like she has something to say.

“Hi,” Donna says again, beating her to it. The repetition makes Joey smile, brighter than the sun. They’re close enough that Donna doesn’t bother to pull her hands away to sign, confident in Joey’s lip reading skills. “I missed you.”

Too much, Donna thinks, her anxiety fluttering to life in her chest, but Joey nods in agreement, purses her lips for a moment and then says, “ditto.”

[twwpride]

Congratulations on finishing Day 2 of The West Wing Pride Month!

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bribes by AllTheWorldIsBlind / @bartletslesbians Prompt Fill: Gender Expression, (F/F) CJ Cregg x Andy Wyatt

Joey/Josephine by @muldxr Prompt Fill: Gender Expression, (Gen) Joey Lucas & Kenny Thurman

Happier Days (in Heels) by ParticlesAndQuarks / @sp3mily Prompt Fill: Gender Expression, (Gen) Sam Seaborn

6/27/2015 by sparrow_writes / @callixton Prompt Fill: Pride, (Gen, M/M, Multi) Josh Lyman x Sam Seaborn, Abbey Bartlet x Jed Bartlet x Leo McGarry

[writing-is-hard-af]

beginnings, endings, and all that's between

“J, what are you doing up already?” Josh’s head snapped up from his phone, eyes a little wide before they softened, hazel turning gold and amber in the sunlight. He dropped his phone onto the table beside him and stood up, making his way over to their bed, socked feet making little sound on the carpet. His hair was a bit ruffled, uneven, as if he’d been running his hands through it, and Sam reached for him, tugging at his shirt until he leaned down to press a gentle kiss to his lips. He tasted faintly of coffee, the slight bitterness oddly comforting, and Sam pulled him a little closer.

“Wanted to see the sunrise here one last time, and then got distracted by the news after. Couldn’t go back to sleep afterwards.” Josh glanced over at his phone like he wanted to go back over to it, wanted to pull up whatever article he’d been reading before Sam woke up, but a tap on his side seemed to pull him back to him.

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Sam's 2nd Term has come to an end, by the end of the day Joey will be officially the President of the US, but for the last morning in the White House, he and Josh just enjoy a soft morning.

Written for the @twwpride prompt "late in life"

[bartletslesbians]

Joey Lucas for otp asks, please!!

Send me a character and I'll tell you...

My NOTP for them:

I can't think of a ship with her that I would be opposed to reading, honestly? I do think almost anything could work, one way or another, and I'd love to see so many different ones.

My BROTP for them:

I feel like Kenny is the logical and basic option, but I do love them. Like, obviously he's also someone who works for her and she pays him, but I love their dynamic. Man doesn't hesitate a bit to yell out "I'M NOT SLEEPING WITH AL KIEFER ANYMORE" in the white house. Their longstanding working relationship but also just the friendship beneath that is So good, I really love it.

But also, honorary mention, I wish we would've seen more interactions between Joey and CJ! I love knowing there was a serious conversation about CJ feeling out of place in the west wing in season 1, but I would've loved to see it, and I would've loved to see a continuing friendship between them! Lowkey, I would love to see CJ eventually making a comeback to DC politics by becoming the press secretary or chief of staff to Joey's eventual Congressional campaign and office.

My OTP for them:

The fun about Joey is that her only romantic relationship is with Josh (or Al Kiefer but like? who cares), so it's free game from here! My answer's Carol Fitzpatrick. I have no explanation for this, there is not a single canon interaction, but I love them, and I want to imagine that when Joey shows up pregnant, the reason Donna already knows is because she's aware Carol and Joey have been talking about this. Josh has terrible gaydar. I want to see them work it out post canon; Carol is the one who gives CJ a call about Joey running for Congress.

My second choice pairing for them:

Again, free game! A little predictable, maybe, but you can't go wrong with CJ. You just can't. I do also just think Josh's reaction to this would be funny, but I also think you can just kinda take Josh/Joey's relationship and apply it to CJ very similarly? (Carol is much more subtle about teasing CJ over getting dressed up bc Joey's in town.) Maybe they take a break, and it comes back a few times during the series, to either end very amicably by season 7, or become a serious long-term relationship. This still results in Joey running for Congress, except that now Carol can be her press secretary cause it'd be a conflict of interest for her wife to also be on her staff.

My fluffy pairing for them:

Gonna be a liiittle lazy and bring this back to Carol! They are so fluffy in my head; they're cute, they're gonna be happy forever, and that's a very very happy thought.

My angst pairing for them:

Again like, we're just having fun brainstorming here but, I'm kinda thinking of a thing with Joey/Angela Blake? Like, pre-canon. Joey's in DC for something, maybe during the time where Angela's working as Leo's chief of staff at the labor department? And idk what exactly happens between them, but it's bad enough that Joey settles in California for good and Angela's doing law in New York, except they both end up being called back to DC for different reasons (and initially, Leo calls Angela for her "the truth however harsh it sounds" opinion on Zoey's kidnapping polling data so? pollster buddies who had an awful break up?) bc the White House can't stop needing their damn help? Thinking about this now.

My favorite poly ship for them:

Well I've been thinking about Bonnie/Carol too recently... so I'm kinda thinking Joey/Bonnie/Carol? no thoughts beyond yeah could work honestly, though. but it would be fun!

My weirdest pairing for them:

A while ago I was thinking that it'd be really fun to write a scene at Debate Camp that's Andy hooking up with honestly anyone really, unknowingly at the same time that ridiculous Team Toby meeting is happening in Sam's cabin. Like there's something very fun about the idea of them discussing how to get her to change her mind and say yes to marriage, while she's getting some seriously good head a few cabins down. And I do think Joey Lucas, who also happens to be at Debate Camp and is not involved with Team Toby that way, would be a really really good option?? I think that'd be fun? They could hit it off!

[hitchell-mope]

I agree with Joey. Josh IS an idiot.

[b99andsoc]

“If you polled a 100 Donna’s….”

HELLO

[magnetoxavierblog]

josh lyman LOVED so deeply…his romantic relationships with other woman are often criticized in misogynistic ways or reduced to josh just being a man that’s just what he does, but i think it’s more nuanced than that and i get that we joke i just want to ramble abt josh…i find it quite cute how vulnerable he was when it came to pursuing a relationship with joey, from the suit to the mug to the unfortunate encounter with al kiefer. i think it’s the little moments like where he tells amy where he missed the part where everyone learned how to function in relationships (i loosely summarize) so telling. his whole relationship with donna…really what more could be said? lightly put, i think it’s the greatest love story of all time. with all that said, he expressed his love the best way he could with his past informing his actions..ended up in relationships that didn’t last (i forgot mandy 😭) but surely not for a lack of trying (maybe a lack of trying by the writers). he may not have loved these women aside from donna, but i think it’s incredible to see how he navigates his crushes and how it reveals so much. at the end of it all, the platonic and romantic love is rooted in his fear of losing anyone, and his love for his work is sometimes prioritized over all else. the presence of love and how deep he loves that informs his character is just something i love. i think i came into this reflecting on a tweet that rubbed me the wrong way but ended up rambling LOL.

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FAQ

[wearesociety]

josh is just a shy boy!!! my heart swells at the scene where he tells joey he wore a suit for her and it’s not “his regular tuesday” suit. he liked her sm. the soft “yes” when she says “for me?” please west wing writers you need to be brought in for your crimes against joshjoey.

[maverickcalf]

josh/joey and some kind of campaign au

"I heard that!" Josh shouted but also tapped his ear twice.

Joey blinked in surprise glancing at Kenny who also looked surprised.

"You?" Joey replied back and Josh nodded.

"We are working on the same team after all, it's important that we are able to com- Hang on." Josh paused as he slowly tried to finger spell out the word communicate.

Joey shook her head and gently put his hand down to stop him. She then form each of her hands into a C and started to move them fowards and backwards for a moment.

"Communicate."

"Yeah. Something like that," Josh said sheepishly. He tried to ignore how the physical contact from Joey was making him feel. He shook his head as if to shake the feeling and sighed softly. "Look. I know what it's like to be the new guy on the trail, I just don't want you to feel left out."

Joey watched both Josh's lips and read Kenny's translation next to her. She nodded and smiled back, "Thank you."

It's only when she turned to leave to back to work did Josh remember what started this conversation in the first place.

"And don't call me a jackass!"

[pelorsdyke]

@captain-gillian tagged me in sevenish sentence sunday, so here’s some donnajoey (the west wing), because I’m once again writing rarepairs! tagging @nancys-braids @bonheur-cafe @reyesstrand @tailoredshirt and anyone else who’s interested!

“Whatever,” Donna says, ignoring the way her cheeks flush, are you coming or not? She’s still not entirely past being afraid Joey thinks she’s too cool for Donna, or that Donna’s too much, or something like that. It was easier when she was still pretending she liked boys, the way she could flirt with them without actually freaking out about what they were thinking about the whole affair.

But Joey’s still smiling at her, soft and sweet and loving. Wild horses couldn’t drag me away, she signs, and then, when Donna tilts her head in confusion at the bent of her fingers against her forehead, Joey sighs, fond and amused, and finger spells H-O-R-S-E.

It drags another smile out of Donna. You’re such a dork. Her leftovers are long since cold in her lap, condensation pilling on her skirt where it sits.

[twwpride]

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