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[savethegrishaverse]

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[twwpress]

Weekly Press Briefing #44: April 23rd - April 29th

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 April 23 - April 29, 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.

The Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda Josh/Donna prompt fest (hosted by @jessbakescakes and @thefinestmuffin) is open for claiming; fics reveal on June 24th. Details here. 

Photos/Videos:

Here’s what was posted from April 23 - April 29. 

Amy Landecker posted photos from her and Brad’s trip to D.C. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Bradley Whitford posted photos from his and Amy’s trip to D.C. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Josh Malina posted photos of himself playing in a Broadway show softball league 1 | 2

Melissa Fitzgerald posted a photo of herself along with John Legend, Bradley Whitford, and Amy Landecker.

Rob Lowe posted a photo of the issue of Us Weekly with himself and his son on the cover.

Donna Moss Daily: April 23 | April 24 | April 25 | April 26 | April 27 | April 28 | April 29

Daily Josh Lyman: April 23 | April 24 | April 25 | April 26 | April 27 | April 28 | April 29

No Context BWhit: April 23 | April 24 | April 25 | April 26 | April 27 | April 28 | April 29

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 19: Let Bartlet Be Bartlet aired on April 26, 2000.

Season 2, Episode 19: Bad Moon Rising aired on April 25, 2001.

Season 4, Episode 20: Evidence of Things Not Seen aired on April 23, 2003.

Season 5, Episode 20: No Exit aired on April 28, 2004.

Season 7, Episode 19: Transition aired on April 23, 2006.

Editors’ Choice: 

In honor of the anniversary of the airing of episode 4.20 (not that 4.20), here are some of our favorite fics centered around or featuring events from Evidence of Things Not Seen!

come home to my heart by claudiasjeancregg for crossingdelancey | Rated M | C. J. Cregg/Toby Ziegler | Complete | They were allowed to get up, now, though he wasn’t sure he could walk. Toby pulled his hands away so CJ could move out from under him, barely noticing the red stains covering them. When she struggled to get up, he held out a hand and couldn’t stop the strangled gasp that came out of him.

“CJ,” he choked out. His hands were bloody. Oh God. Oh God.

cutting me open then healing me fine by hufflepuffhermione for hanyolo | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete | Josh and Donna are in the press room when it gets shot at, and the trajectory of a bullet changes the trajectory of their lives.

Evidence of Things Not Seen AU.

my pain fits in the palm of your freezing hand by hanyolo | Not rated | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete | “Are you sure you don’t want to call Stanley?”

Josh startles slightly, eyes darting to where Donna stands in his doorway, her coat draped over her arm and her bag on her shoulder. He can’t quite identify the expression on her face in the dim light of his office but he can at least make out the furrow of her brow, the way she worries her lower lip between her teeth.

“I’m fine,” he insists, a reassuring smile on his face. “Promise.”

“Okay.” Donna chuckles nervously, her gaze lowered as she helplessly shrugs her shoulders. “Just because I’m not.”

// post evidence of things not seen — donna is worried about josh and josh is worried about donna

concerning things to come by violet_storms | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Sam Seaborn | Complete | "So come home," Josh says.

Can’t Kick Up the Roots by iceprinceofbelair | Rated G | No pairings listed | Complete | While Sam is packing up his DC apartment, he turns on the news.

Fics:

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

Josh/Donna

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

Comrades in Arms by loliwrites | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

Domestic Days by spooky_spacegirl | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | In Progress

Jealous, Not by spooky_spacegirl | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

 C.J./Danny

Off the Record by  onekisstotakewithme for daylight_angel, miabicicletta, Luppiters, hondagirll | Rated T | Danny Concannon/C. J. Cregg | In Progress

Writer’s Block by krazykitkat | Rated T | Danny Concannon/C. J. Cregg | Complete

 Other Pairings/Gen Fic

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

Ghost Town by starbuckmeggie | Rated T | No pairings listed | In Progress

the son i wish i was, the son he never had by mmousik | Rated T | Jed Bartlet & Josh Lyman (No pairings listed) | Complete

ab invito – against one’s will by mmousik | Rated T | Jed Bartlet & C.J. Cregg & Josh Lyman & Leo McGarry & Sam Seaborn & Toby Ziegler (No pairings listed) | Complete

The Language of Healing by silasfinch for justdreaming88 | Rated M | Ellie Bartlet/Original Female Character(s) | Complete

Multiple Pairings

Labor of Love by mlea7675 | Rated T | Zoey Bartlet/Charlie Young, Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

A Silence Full of Sound by mandolinrains | Rated T | Leo McGarry/Original Female Character(s), Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | In Progress

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 xx, What’s next?

[the-irreverend]

I've come to love this scene much more after reading the latest newsletter because it demonstrates how Asriel's relationship/understanding towards Chara changed for the better after the Pacifist ending.

It shows that even after saying that Chara "wasn't the greatest person", Asriel doesn't completely hate or resent Chara despite their failures and shortcomings as siblings, and he still wants to see them happy and content.

When Asriel said Chara "wasn't the greatest person," it meant that he let go of his unhealthy view/relationship with them; NOT THAT HE LET GO OF THE LOVE AND CARE HE STILL FEELS FOR THEM AS HE STILL WANTS TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM!

Another way this scene greatly demonstrates Asriel's growth as a character is that it also shows that despite everything, Asriel/Flowey still recognizes Chara's CAPACITY FOR GOOD DESPITE THEIR MANY FLAWS.

The line "nothing can hurt anyone anymore" PROVES that he isn't saying that because of wishful thinking, but that he KNOWS FOR A FACT that Chara had good intentions (even if they paved the road to hell with them).

So when Flowey tells Chara there's nothing to worry about, he's reassuring/comforting Chara by telling them that they finally got what they wanted and that the people they care about have got the freedom and prosperity that Chara wanted for them all along, even if it didn't happen the way they intended!

[mrbigpepperoninipples]

Undertale newsletter thing happened!

I spent like an hour on just the realistic skeleton and it was worth it

[kazoolol]

PAPAYAS AND FLOWY!!!

[sugarlover1225]

Fan made valentines suselle sprites I made!!

Here’s the not valentines version for anyone who wants it

[cavipe]

Papyrus and his friend flowery :)

I know the newsletter was some time ago, but I wanted to draw this :3

[striped-sweater-wearer]

it's an injustice that this specific sprite of Noelle is in such low quality

i took it upon my self to re do draw it , i tried

[moon-mpballz]

Silly newsletter frisk

[transformativeworks]

September 2023 Newsletter, Volume 182

Our 16th birthday got an extra boost with new fandoms at AO3 and OTW16thSurvey participation, plus Legal warned fans about bad Internet proposals, TWC put out a new issue, and Fanlore is running Podtober! Read more at https://otw.news/2d4

[toothlespoggers]

Happy birthday to Undertale! 9 years old wowie!

[colliecross]

Based of this:

I present the stupidest thing I’ve ever written, this dialogue is from the perspective of Berdly:

You. Me. Festival.

What are we getting for dinner?

Bird Seed of course!

Uh-Oh!

Looks like there was a Dark Fountain in our festival food booth.

We black out and wake up in a Dark World.

We’re surrounded by Darkners,

Angry Darkners.

You know what that means,

ACT-

The noise drives in a Secret Boss™️

What do we gonna do?

We’re gonna pacify it!

Boss Fight,

Boss Theme,

Boss… Spared??

OH YES PLEASE!

We befriend the Boss after we beat it in a brawl,

and then we ride into an Ice-E-Pizza!

Dance Dance Revolution!

REVOLUTION?! OVERTHROW THE DARK PRINCE??

UHH, I THINK SO!

Next thing you know, I’m reincarnated as The Knight!

Then I turn into a ♥️

Fly into the Dark Fountain,

Black out again!

Wake up, eat some Chalk,

WHITE OUT!

(which I didn’t know you could do-)

Then I smoked a joint,

GREENED OUT!

Then I turned into a Titian!

UH OH, LOOKS LIKE THE PROPHECY IS KICKING IN!

[insert Gaster-Sounds, I can’t write the incomprehensible screams of Berdly.]

[the-irreverend]

Are we one lucky-ass fandom, or what?

[instaquarius]

Yes I still have brainrot over the Asriel poem thingy to Chara- Shut up Anyways, have late 9th anniversary to UNDERTALE!

[crayolacolor]

TOBY FOX .

[kazoolol]

A rainy day