#west wing imagines

[fandom-imagines-stories]

Not in Kansas Anymore

Josh Lyman x Reader

Words: 2054

Summary: A suggestion the reader makes to the President leads to an operation with severe casualties. Her best friend, whom she’s covertly began dating, tries to talk her down from making some very rash decisions. 

Notes: This was actually inspired by a plot with Mandy in season one. I thought it would be an interesting concept to work with. Also, I’m lazy so I’m just going to give her Mandy’s job title of media director. 

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You told him to wait. You told him that the best option for all concerned would be to wait to act. The house was surrounded. They had to surrender. They had to. A bunch of nutjobs from your home state that didn’t know what the hell they were talking about. You’d seen them before. You thought they’d spout their nonsense, make a big show about their land and their rights, and come out with their hands up.  

But you underestimated the power of fear and ignorance. And now seven people- seven federal agents- were dead. More were wounded. 

All because you told the president to wait. Because, surely, they would surrender and all would live happily ever after. Everyone would read about the peaceful arrests in the morning papers and the president’s handling would be praised. 

And now seven people were dead. 

“Hey Billie,” you called with a weak voice. The usually bubbly member of your team, and close friend, peaked her head through your doorway. “Can you get me the names of the agents, please? I want to be prepared for when they hit the news.”

She gave you a solemn look, knowing what you were really doing, and nodded. “Sure thing.” She started to step out but stopped. “Oh, I was supposed to let you know that Josh Lyman has been asking about you.” 

You nodded absentmindedly, still staring into the dark corner of your shrouded office. “Tell him I’m swamped with this thing. I’ll talk to him later.” You twisted open your blinds and looked outside. It was raining. 

Billie’s frown deepened, but she made no argument. “Okay.” She took a deep breath. “And Y/N-”

“The names, thanks Billie,” you interrupted. 

The door clicked shut behind her. You snapped your blinds closed. 

-

It wasn’t a bad call. Either way they went, the press would eat up every possible mistake, every outcome. They would spin it in whatever way they wanted. 

“How’s it looking?” Donna asked. She was more timid than usual, given the grim circumstances. 

Josh shrugged. “I’m glad I’m not Toby or CJ.” 

“Or Y/N,” she added sadly. 

“This isn’t her fault,” he said. “She knows that.” 

“Still…” Donna shook her head. “I can’t imagine what she’s feeling right now.” 

“Yeah,” he sighed. “Hey, could you call her office and see if she’s still here?”

She glanced at him. “I was wondering how long it’d take you to ask.” 

Donna went back to her desk and Josh returned to his office. He already knew the answer, of course. He could picture you now, sitting in the dark, keeping everything to yourself and worrying your staff. He knew better than anyone how hard you would be taking this. Hell, he was the one that had to tell you what happened and his heart broke when the guilt and grief flooded your eyes. 

He shouldn’t have let you run off to deal with it alone. He should have stayed with you. 

Josh looked over the files piled up on his desk and blew out a low, long breath. He’d just opened one when Donna came back in. 

“Donna, I really don’t have time-”

“Leo wants to talk to you.” 

Josh motioned to the mountain of paperwork around him. “Right now?” 

She nodded. “He said it’s important.” Her frown deepened. “I think it might be about Y/N.” 

He sat up straighter. “What makes you say that?”

“I called her assistant like you asked, and apparently she just left without telling anybody.” 

“What?” His voice resonated throughout the room. He was up and hurrying down the hall before she could say anything else, calling back to her. “Call Y/N’s apartment. Hopefully, she went home.” 

Josh stopped by your office and sure enough, your desk sat empty and in the dark, the only light being the streetlights through the slitted blinds. He hung his head. 

Why did he leave you alone? 

“I thought I’d find you here.” Leo stood at the other end of the hall with a grim expression painting his features. He joined Josh at your door and looked inside. “Do you know where she went?” He asked. 

Josh shook his head. “I told Donna to call her apartment but…” He blew out a breath. “She’s taking this really hard, Leo.”

“Wouldn’t you?” The older man sighed. Leo held out an envelope. “We need to find her.” 

“What-” Josh gulped. “What is that?” 

Leo’s eyes met his and gave him the answer. “Y/N’s letter of resignation.” 

Josh stared at the paper in his hands. He knew you’d take the news hard, but he didn’t think you’d go this far. 

“You can’t be serious,” he gasped. 

“As a heart attack.” Leo shook his head. “Listen, I think you should go talk to her. Hopefully, she’ll listen to you?”

Josh scoffed. “What makes you think that?” 

“Because you are closer to her than anybody else.” He gave him a knowing look. Josh opened his mouth, but Leo stopped him. “Everybody knows, Josh,” he chuckled, despite the dark tone of the conversation. “Including the president.” He put a hand on the younger man’s shoulder. “Hell, I’ve known since the moment you saw her.” 

Josh didn’t know what to say. Sure, he wasn’t exactly known for his subtly, but you’d always been adamant about keeping your relationship a secret. Convincing yourselves to admit your feelings had been hard enough, for fear of ruining your friendship. Telling your coworkers seemed like it’d just cause a whole other wave of issues. 

“Don’t worry about that right now,” Leo said, as if reading his mind. “Just go and find her.” Josh tried to hand him the envelope, but he wouldn’t take it. “Bring her back, Josh. We can’t afford to lose her.” 

There was so much more unsaid that Josh understood. This wasn’t just about the importance of your job. Everyone here cared about you and didn’t want to see what would happen if you let this consume you. 

Josh nodded. If you were hiding from the world, there was one place you would go to forget about everything. He tucked the envelope into his coat pocket. “I think I have an idea of where she went.” 

-

Your coat did little to defend your arms against the biting breeze of January, but you didn’t really notice. Across the water, the moon’s perfect reflection glared at you from the still pool. The towering monument in the distance was little more than an ominous silhouette in the light-polluted sky. 

You pulled your legs closer to your chest. The hard steps beneath you provided little comfort, not that you thought you thought you deserved it. Still, the space helped to clear your mind enough to let yourself cry. The numbness you forced when writing your letter was gone now. All that was left was the digging claws of guilt and the shadow of disappointment. In the system. In the people you thought would make the right choice. Most of all, disappointment in yourself. 

“We’re not in Kansas anymore, huh?”  

Josh stood at the bottom of the stairs, hands in his pockets and eyes locked on yours. 

You laughed humorlessly and wiped your cheek with the back of your hand. “Please don’t try and be cute right now.” You lowered your voice and muttered to yourself. “Dorothy didn’t kill anyone.” 

“Sorry,” he nodded. He stays there, just looking up at you with big, caring eyes that you can’t bare to look at so you turn away.

 “How did you know I’d be here, anyway?” 

Josh shrugged. “Because this is where you always go.” He began climbing the steps and continued. “You came here when we won the election. You came here when President Bartlet hired you on as media director. And you came here after the first night we…” He trailed off, giving you a slight smirk. “You come here to think when you don’t know where to start.” 

“You make me sound so predictable,” you said. He sat down beside you and, while you felt the instinctive pull to put your head on his shoulder, you kept your distance.

“Yeah, well.” He took something out of his pocket. “I can’t say I saw this coming.” 

He handed you the envelope you’d left on Leo’s desk. 

“How did you…” 

“You didn’t really think he was going to accept that, did you?” 

“Josh-”

“Y/N, you can’t blame yourself for this,” he said firmly. 

“How can I not?” You fired back. “I told the president to wait. I told him not to give the order because I thought those sonsofbitches were cowards that would come out with their tails between their legs.”

“Those men were cowards.”

“Tell that to the seven people they killed!” 

Josh fell silent and more tears streamed down your cheeks. You covered your mouth with your hand to try and quiet the sobs, but Josh brought it away, holding your hand in his. 

“It’s not your fault,” he whispered. “You said what you thought would work and, at the time, it was the best option. The president agreed with you because he trusts you.” Josh squeezed your hand gently, getting you to look up at him. “He made the call, but even he didn’t pull the trigger. The only people responsible for those deaths are the ones that killed them.” 

You closed your eyes to hide your tears. Josh put a finger under your chin, not letting you hide again. 

“Hey,” he said. You reopened your eyes to find his filled with only worry and love. “It’s not your fault.” 

You let a cry escape your lips and fell forward into his embrace. Josh locked his arms around you, pulling your shaking form as close as he could to remind you he was there. And he wasn’t going anywhere. 

For a long time, he just let you cry. He didn’t say anything or try and get you to leave. Josh sat with you and kept his arms around you until you pulled away. 

“Thanks,” you muttered, swiping at the stray tears still falling. 

Josh brushed them away with his thumb. “Does this mean you aren’t quitting?” 

You groaned, twisting in his arms to face the Washington Monument once more. It loomed there, holding all of your anxieties in its shadow. 

“I never thought it would be like this,” you admitted softly. 

Josh nodded, hand rubbing up and down your arm to keep you warm. “It isn’t exactly flowers and rainbows, huh?” 

“But I thought we’d be making a difference,” you said. “I thought that’s why we’re here.” 

“We…” He took a deep breath. “We do what we can.” Josh kissed the side of your head. “It’s all we can do. It’s all we have.” 

You stayed like that for a few more moments, intertwining your fingers with his and listening to his heartbeat. But eventually, whether from the cold or from the situation awaiting you, you forced yourself to stand. 

“Alright,” you said. “I guess I should go tell Leo I’d like to keep my job, if he’ll still have me.” 

“Of course, he will,” Josh smiled. A look of realization and a grimace passed over his face. “Oh, one other thing I should probably mention… Leo knows.” 

Your eyes went wide. “He what?” You exclaimed. “I can’t believe you told him!”

“I didn’t!” He swore. “He just knew.”

Your finger pointed accusingly at his chest. “This is because of all of those stupid puppy-dog eyes you’ve given me.”

“I thought you liked my puppy-dog eyes!” 

You scowled and he tugged on your hand, kissing your lips gently. When he pulled away, you were smiling. 

“Come on,” he said. “The Emerald City awaits.” 

After taking you back to your apartment so you could freshen up, you walked back into the west wing together and straight to Leo’s office. He tore up your letter and, much to your dismay, ushered you into the Oval Office where President Bartlet waited to discuss the matter with you. You couldn’t remember the last time you were that nervous, but he was more than gracious and told you he’d be a fool if he let you go. 

All the while, Josh stayed with you, holding your hand as you went back to your office together to face whatever came next. 

[dienamights]

Beauty and the beast!au with katsuki except you fuck him in his beast form

[aworldinsideaperson]

The West Wing

A Top Gun Maverick AU Series

Double Life

Bob Floyd x Reader

Congresswoman

Bradley Bradshaw x Reader

Deputy to the Deputy

Jake Seresin x Reader

The Press

Natasha Trace x Javy Machado

The President’s Daughter

Mickey Garcia x Reader

The President, First Lady, and Chief of Staff

[prismuffin]

kid flash and winged m reader getting together finally?

Honestly cute asf I love the fact that winged reader keeps getting requested😭 anyways-

This is a bit long overdue huh? I mean let’s be honest most of the team saw it coming from miles away. From the night you took him out flying your relationship has only gotten better and better. Wally definitely fell first, and wasn’t exactly subtle about his growing crush either. You brushed it off though, he’d always seemed to be focused on you because of your wings so a little more attention wasn’t too weird, it was very distracting though. In fact his entire being was distracting to you, his cute little laughs and way he hums when petting your wings sometimes it started to become overwhelming for you for some reason and that’s when you realized you’d fallen too. The mutual pining was driving everyone else insane, just get together please! Whenever he was near you you’d think about confessing but something would either stop you beforehand or you’d simply chicken out.

One night however, Wally had walked into the locker room in the compound, you sat there plucking your feathered wings. A wave of deja vu hitting you as Wally picked up one of your discarded feathers, then another, and another. He was cleaning them up for you before you were even done, almost a stark contrast to when you’d first found yourself in a situation like this, where he refused to clean up your feathers unless he was getting wing time in return. Though as he sat beside you and placed the feathers down to play with your already plucked wing you guess in a way it’s still the same. “Ya know you could help me with the other one so I can finish this faster.” You suggested and he hummed, “maybe, I don’t know how to do it though.” “Just feel through, if you find any loose feathers just pluck them out,” he winced at the instructions and you chuckled “don’t worry it doesn’t hurt me.” he smiled, glad that it wouldn’t cause you any harm before situating himself by your other wing. As he began to pluck through your wing your hand dropped subconsciously and you hummed. You sat in silence for a few seconds, mind racing as you wondered if you should finally tell him about your recent growth in feelings towards him. You both were finally alone after all it’s not like anyone could interrupt this time. “Hey-” “Can we talk-“ you’d both spoken at the same time and you cringed at the awkward laugh that escaped you both simultaneously. “You can go first,” he mused and you could hear the smile in his voice. Taking a deep breath, you collected your thoughts as best you could, your heart racing as you began to speak. “I guess I just wanted to tell you,” you sighed, “I like you.” You decided to be blunt, you know if you tried to drag this out that you’d only stutter and mess up everything. You felt his hands stop combing through your wing, “like, like-like me or…?” You rolled your eyes, turning slightly to face him, your wing was pulled away from his hands though they didn’t drop. “No shit.” He stared for a second before a smile slowly started to break out on his face. He practically pounced on you and you both fell back into the previously placed pile of feathers. He giggled as you groaned, wrapped his arms around your waist on the floor. “I’m guessing this means you like me too?” “Yeahhh I guess you could say that.” He shrugged and you scoffed which only caused him to giggle. You couldn’t help but smile at the sound, looking down at him your eyes met and time seemed to slow as feathers still fell around you both. He sat up slightly, crawling over you before sloppily leaning in to kiss you. You chuckled before kissing back, using one of your hand to cup his face, your thumb caressing the skin of his cheek. He practically melted at the feeling before pulling back. “This makes us boyfriends now right?” Wally asked, his previous smile being even bigger than before. You nodded and he excitedly cheered, crushing you into a hug again.

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Directory

[captainmalort]

Hollywood is on strike? Time to go back and watch The West Wing.

[princesssarcastia]

thinking about the tragedy of The West Wing tonight. thinking about how jed bartlet convinced josh lyman to work for him, before they ever met, by telling the truth even when it cost him political points. thinking about how bartlet massively betrayed the trust of the people working for him, and also kind of did defraud the american public!

thinking about how even when american liberals write their wet dream political fantasy they still can't get anything done. thinking about how the bartlet white house got so stymied politically the show spent more and more time writing convoluted military plotlines, because they'd hit the ceiling of their own political imagination.

let bartlet be bartlet, they said, and bartlet wanted to lie. he compromised on his agenda and his values. he promoted moderate positions and people. he sat there and watched everything he'd worked for be unwritten by a maverick republican speaker.

the most interesting moment in the back half of the show is when bartlet attains some kind of meta-level awareness of his own ineffectiveness and sends the government into a shutdown because he can't bear to play politics by the rules anymore. but it only lasts for a few episodes before it's back to business as usual.

"Filling another seat on the court may be the only lasting thing I do in this office," Bartlet says, and he's right. yes, they negotiated that deal on social security, but they couldn't take credit for it and that was it! that was their one thing!

no, don't go after the KKK and other white supremacist groups. no, don't publish that study about the necessity of sex education. don't do anything. espouse some grand ideals and watch as they're slowing crushed by the political machinery that YOU are operating.

it's best epitomized long before aaron sorkin left, in a half-overheard exchange happening in another room.

BARTLET: I couldn't disagree more, Cal. As long as these people are funding their public school districts with property taxes, neither the value of the schools nor the value of their property is going to go up. It's a vicious circle. It's terrible and it has to be stopped. CAL: So we're going to do something about it. BARTLET: I wouldn't go that far.

That's a real issue that we need a real solution for. But instead of reaching for the stars, the west wing decided to stay right here in the dirt where our current system has left us. and here we still sit, together, over twenty years later.

[lesbian-deadpool]

Bruce: I think you’re just being nice.

Tony: I think, if you ask around, you’ll discover that’s unlikely.

[all-that-jazz-93]

I wanna get back into The West Wing and I wanna get back into White Collar and I wanna get back into American Dragon: Jake Long but I can't do any of those because I'm currently still on my Agent Carter bullshit and my stupid-ass ADHD brain only allows me to be obsessed with one TV show at a time

[love-imagineitall]

Taylor Swift Prompt List

Hello all! I have been severely lacking inspiration, but after listening to Taylor Swift for a while, I wanted to create a prompt list with some Taylor Swift songs.

So please request away! And if there are other taylor swift songs that are not on this list please feel free!

Debut

Tim McGraw: "When you think Tim McGraw I hope you think of me"

Picture To Burn: "As far as I'm concerned, you're just another picture to burn"

Should've Said No: "You should've said no, you should've gone home You should've thought twice 'fore you let it all go You should've known that word 'Bout what you did with her'd get back to me (Get back to me)"

Fearless

Fearless: " You take my hand and drag me head first, fearless And I don't know why but with you, I'd dance In a storm in my best dress, fearless"

Love Story: "Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone I'll be waiting, all there's left to do is run You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess It's a love story, baby, just say, "Yes""

Hey Stephen: "Cause I can't help it if you look like an angel Can't help it if I wanna kiss you in the rain so Come feel this magic I've been feeling since I met you Can't help it if there's no one else Mmm, I can't help myself"

You Belong with Me: "If you could see that I'm the one who understands you Been here all along, so why can't you see? You belong with me, you belong with me"

Speak Now

Mine: "You made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter You are the best thing that's ever been mine"

Back To December: "So this is me swallowing my pride Standin' in front of you sayin', "I'm sorry for that night""

The Story Of Us: " Now, I'm standin' alone in a crowded room And we're not speakin' And I'm dyin' to know Is it killin' you like it's killin' me?"

Red

I Knew You Were Trouble: "Cause I knew you werе trouble when you walked in So shamе on me now"

All Too Well: "And you call me up again Just to break me like a promise So casually cruel in the name of being honest"

We Are Never Getting Back Together: "We are never, evеr, ever gettin' back togеther"

I Bet You Think About Me: "I bet you couldn't believe When you realized I'm harder to forget than I was to leave And I bet you think about me"

1989

Style: "Say you'll remember me Standin' in a nice dress Starin' at the sunset, babe Red lips and rosy cheeks Say you'll see me again Even if it's just in your Wildest dreams"

Now That We Don't Talk: "I call my mom, she said that it was for the best Remind myself, the morе I gave, you'd want me less I cannot bе your friend, so I pay the price of what I lost And what it cost, now that we don't talk"

reputation

End Game: "I wanna be your end game (End game) I wanna be your first string (First string) I wanna be your A-Team (A-Team) I wanna be your end game, end game"

Don't Blame Me: "Don't blame me, love made me crazy If it doesn't, you ain't doin' it right"

Delicate: "My reputation's never been worse, so You must like me for me (Yeah, I want you) We can't make Any promises now, can we, babe? But you can make me a drink"

Gorgeous: "You're so gorgeous I can't say anything to your face 'Cause look at your face (Gorgeous) And I'm so furious At you for makin' me feel this way But what can I say? You're gorgeous"

Dress: "Only bought this dress so you could take it off"

New Year's Day: "Don’t read the last page But I stay when it's hard or it's wrong or we're makin’ mistakes I want your midnights But I'll be cleanin' up bottles with you on New Year's Day"

Lover

I Forgot That You Existed: "I forgot that you existed And I thought that it would kill me, but it didn't"

Lover: "I take this magnetic force of a man to be my lover My heart's been borrowed and yours has been blue All's well that ends well to end up with you Swear to be overdramatic and true to my lover"

Paper Rings: "I like shiny things, but I'd marry you with paper rings"

Cornelia Street: "And I hope I never lose you, hope it never ends I'd never walk Cornelia Street again That's the kinda heartbreak time could never mend I'd never walk Cornelia Street again"

Daylight: "I don't wanna look at anything else now that I saw you I don't wanna think of anything else now that I thought of you I've been sleepin' so long in a twenty-year dark night And now I see daylight, I only see daylight"

Folklore

The 1: "But it would've been fun If you would've been the one"

Peace: "All these people think love's for show But I would die for you in secret The devil's in the details, but you got a friend in me Would it be enough if I could never give you peace?"

Evermore

Tolerate It: "If it's all in my head, tell me now Tell me I've got it wrong somehow I know my love should be celebrated But you tolerate it"

Happiness: "There'll be happiness after you But there was happiness because of you Both of these things can be true There is happiness"

Midnights

Midnight Rain: "He wanted it comfortable, I wanted that pain He wanted a bride, I was making my own name Chasing that fame, he stayed the same All of me changed like midnight"

Bejeweled: "Best believe I'm still bejeweled When I walk in the room I can still make the whole place shimmer"

Mastermind: "What if I told you none of it was accidental? And the first night that you saw me Nothing was gonna stop me"

[cityandking]

the reason an inquisition west wing au is so good is that it involves so much arguing and impassioned beliefs but at the end of the day it's still about doing what's good and just. also nobody ever sleeps

[siriusly-sapphic]

CJ Cregg edit to 'I can do it with a broken heart' because that woman is up on the podium giving live press briefings to a ravenous crowd of journalists no matter what fucking tragedy she's just been through and she does it with SKILL and we gotta appreciate her for that.

[coffiocake]

"The Girls on the Bus" might be my new favorite streaming serial. completely unrelated but I have a crush on Carla Gugino

[aworldinsideaperson]

The West Wing AU?????

Robert Floyd, deputy communications director of the Mitchell White House and Reader, aka “Lori”, the double life law student Bob desperately wants to “save”.

[meganwritesfanfics]

Fresh Bruises (Josh Lyman x Reader) Part 10

Y/N couldn’t believe that any of this was happening. She sat on the cool tile floor of the bathroom, her head leaning over the toilet as she vomited what little contents she had left in her stomach. She had been drinking the night before, of course, but not enough that she was hungover, and she prayed that this wasn’t the flu or something like that. But she also thought of another option that could be causing this sickness. 

“Y/N,” A voice called as they knocked on the bathroom door. 

“Come in,” Y/N groaned. 

Donna popped in, her hair and makeup already partially done. “I got the stuff,” She said as she set the plastic bag on the counter. “How are you doing?” 

“I’m ok,” Y/N said as she slowly got up and splashed some water on her face. 

“And you’re sure this isn’t just some wedding day jitters.” Donna asked as she gently rubbed her back. 

A smile spread across Y/N’s face. She couldn’t believe the day had finally come, after months of planning today was the day that she finally married Josh. And now there was a possibility of more excitement. 

“No, this is, this is different.” Y/N said as she pulled out a Pedialyte and a pregnancy test. 

“Y/N, hun, you gotta hurry up, you still need to get your hair and makeup done.” CJ called. 

“I’ll be right out.” Y/N called as she turned to Donna. 

“Are you going to be ok?” 

“Yeah, of course Donna,” Y/N replied as she started to take the test out of the box. 

“Y/N,” Donna said as she reached out and grabbed Y/N’s hand. “Are you going to be ok if this come back negative, I don’t want this to ruin your day.” 

Y/N smiled sadly. “I am anticipating it is going to be negative, I mostly just want to double check to make sure I’m not getting Josh sick. I don’t want you to have to take on any more of his work that you already do.” 

“Ok, I’ll just be right outside.” Donna said as she closed the door behind her. 

“It’s going to be negative, it is going to be negative.” Y/N kept telling herself as she waited for the test. She needed to keep her expectations low or it would end up ruining her day. That was why, when the test came back looking positive, she had to keep staring at it. 

“Donna!” She called “CJ, Ainsley!” 

All of the girls burst in, dressed in their bridesmaids dresses. “What’s wrong?” CJ asked. 

“It’s positive, I mean look at this that is positive right.” Y/N exclaimed tears in her eyes. 

All of them looked at the test before screaming and hugging Y/N tightly.

“Oh my god! This is so beautiful.” Ainsley said. 

“This can’t be real.” Y/N said her hands shaking as she still had the dance. 

“Well, it is and while this is all very exciting, we have even more excitement that we are going to be late for if we do not get your hair and make up started.” Donna said as she started as she ushered Y/N out in the hotel room to get ready. 

“You know Claudia is a really great name for a baby.” CJ said causing everyone to laugh. 

    ****

Y/N stood in front of the mirror, taking in her appearance. Her dress had off the shoulder straps that hugged her arms as it went into a flower patterned bodice that went into a large princess skirt. Her hair was pinned up with a dark blue comb that Abby Bartlet had lent to her for her something borrowed and something blue. On her wrist she wore a bracelet that Josh’s mother had given to her one christmas, it had been in Josh’s family for generations and it was her something old. For her something new it was something that no one would see but herself and Josh. The new lingerie wore was something she had bought especially for this day. 

“Y/N you look so beautiful,” Donna replied tears in her eyes. 

“Donna you can’t already be crying, you are going to make me cry.” Y/N replied and CJ quickly handed Y/N a tissue to dab her eyes. 

“Josh and you have been through so much, I just can’t believe we are here, and I can’t believe you are pregnant.” 

Y/N felt her breath his in her throat as the tears started to well up in her eyes. All she could think about was telling Josh that she was pregnant, she could just imagine the look on his face. And in that moment she could picture their future together with their new family. 

“I love you all so much, that you all for being there for me and Josh. You are our family and I am so happy you are all here to share this moment with me.” 

All of them hugged again, when there was a knock on the door. 

“Alright Y/N, it’s time.” Her wedding planner said and Y/N took a deep breath her stomach filling with butterflies. 

“You got this,” CJ smiled as she handed Y/N her bouquet that was filled with white and dark blue flowers that matched the bridesmaid dresses. 

As they made their way through the hotel and past their reception area, Y/N really took in the awe of the location and decoration. When Josh had told her they had booked the Hay-Adams hotel for their wedding and reception, she couldn’t believe it. Every since they had first gotten engaged, Y/n had mentioned that her dream location to get married but she had knew how hard it was to get booked. And Ceilia had been amazing with helping her find a wedding planner and helping with some of the homemade decorations. It was the wedding of her dreams. Of course when she was younger she hadn’t imagined that there would be secret service agents at her wedding. 

“You look beautiful,” Bartlet said as she appeared near the doors. 

“Thank you so much.” She beamed as he held out his arm for her. When thinking about who she wanted to walk her down the aisle, the only person she could think of was the man who had become like a father to both her and Josh. She knew it took some major negotiating with the secret service and she couldn’t be more grateful that it worked out. 

“I am so happy for the both of you. You two truly are made for one another.” 

“Thank you sir, and thank you for everything you have done for Josh and I. We owe you so much.” 

“You don’t owe me a thing, I care about you both deeply, and I want to make sure you are well taken care of.” 

He pulled her in for a hug, just as she could hear the music start for her entrance. She had picked the song At Last by Etta James for her entrance, it felt appropriate. 

“Are you ready for this?” Bartlet said. 

“I’ve never been more ready for anything in my life.” She smiled. 

Bartlet nodded and the two secret service agents opened the door. 

Her nerves were going crazy when she saw all the people looking back at her, but the minute she locked eyes on Josh all her nervousness went away. 

Josh felt his heart skip when he saw Y/N. Instantly this eyes were flooded with tears. He couldn’t express how beautiful she looked and how grateful he was that they had made it to this moment. 

“Hi,” Josh whispered as Bartlet handed Y/N off to him. 

“Hi Lemon, you look very handsome.” She smiled as she took in his appearance. The man wore suits every day, but some how as he stood in front of her in his dark blue suit, she had never been more attracted to him.

“Let’s get married.” He smiled. 

“Let’s do it.” 

Josh had asked Leo to officiate the wedding ceremony and Leo did a beautiful job adding in funny stories about the couple. The two had also written their own vows, Josh’s were emotional and funny but full of heart. Y/N’s were powerful and tear jerking but with a lot of humor as well. And before the couple knew it, Leo said the magical words, 

“I now pronounce you husband and wife, you may now kiss the bride.” 

Josh didnt hesitate as he pulled Y/N in for a kiss as the entire room errupted in applause. 

“I love you so much Y/N.” He said kissing her again. 

“I love you Josh.” 

The wedding photos went by in a blur, all Y/N could think about was trying to find the right time to tell Josh. They were just constantly surrounded by people and all she wanted was a moment alone with him to tell him. So when they finally got called out to do their first chance she knew this was her best chance. 

The song that Josh and Y/N picked was Crazy Love by Van Morrison, and as they swayed to the lyrics Y/N could feel herself tearing up. 

“Mrs Lyman, what are you thinking about.” He asked. 

“I have a surprise for you.” She smiled. 

“I don’t need anything, I have everything I need right herel.” 

“Well, you might need to make room in your heart for someone else.” 

Josh looked at her confused. Suddenly she watched his face brighten as it clicked. 

“Are you serious?” He asked his voice cracking. 

Y/N nodded with a giant smile on her face. 

“Oh my god!” Josh gasped as he pulled Y/N into his arms tightly. “We are going to have a baby.” 

“We are going to have a baby.” She said and at that moment Y/N felt that she could never be more happy in her whole life.

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Imagining WW Characters being introduced to Noah Kahan’s music:

Likely story is that Gus is the one who hears the songs first and he and Zoey absolutely love them and just know it’ll fit their weird and wonderful family.

Zoey gets some interest first from Ellie, Liz & CJ but it’s when she tells Josh & her dad about the line: “I’m mean because I grew up in New England”, they start listening as a joke fully intending to be insufferable about it and with one song it cuts through quicker and more accurately than any of their therapy

(Which Zoey knew would happen and was biding her time because she loves them but also wants to hit them over the head with a frying pan with how stubborn they can be.)

Then everyone gets in on it (they all should be in therapy lbr) and absolutely relate too hard but love it anyways. Jed grudgingly admits people from Vermont can actually do good things. Abbey never lets him live it down.

Thus follows my interpretation of the characters as songs/what I think they’d resonate with the most. If you can guess my top 5 characters, who are basically all tied, you get a cookie:

Ellie is so Paul Revere, bit of No Complaints too

Liz is New Perspective and Growing Sideways (& Mess too)

CJ is You’re Gonna Go Far, No Complaints & Paul Revere (and a little bit of Orange Juice, esp towards the end of the series and what I imagine life was like after - yes, I have so many thoughts)

They all think of Leo during Orange Juice though

Abbey/Jed & CJ/Danny are Everywhere, Everything

Zoey/Charlie & Josh/Donna are Halloween

Abbey on her own is Everywhere, Everything too but also No Complaints and Save Me (& a bit of Paul Revere)

They are all Northern Attitude

Jed is Homesick, View Between Villages - Extended & Save Me

Josh is Homesick and Growing Sideways

Donna is Call Your Mom

Charlie is Stick Season and Maine (and a little She Calls Me Back)

Zoey is Homesick & All My Love

Danny is Your Needs, My Needs & Strawberry Wine

Toby is Come Over

Leo would be Dial Drunk & No Complaints (and Northern Attitude would have really resonated for him)

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Desperately need to finish the West Wing so that I can make a “Bones” or “Enemy” by Imagine Dragons edit. 😭