#joey lucas x josh lyman

[muldxr]

Tuesday, I’m in love.

the west wing | joey lucas/josh lyman | 2k words | post-episode s01e20, canon divergent, awkward flirting, mutual pining

Hidden away in the far corner, she's chosen to sit with her back to the wall. She's concentrated, sipping out of her White House mug (the very same Josh had gifted her, he guesses). An organized pile of dot matrix pages fill the square table. A roller suitcase leans against the table leg, airline tags still attached at the handle, reading DCA-LAX and then back. On the chair next to her is a leather messenger bag, strap saggy around the frame of the chair.

Kenny is nowhere in sight. 

Josh second-guesses whether he should or shouldn't, but he'd seem like an ass if he didn't, right? You miss all the shots you don't take.

(Or: the "regular Tuesday suit" brings luck, again.)

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[morganaconda]

2x13: a summary

[joshdonnas]

"Well, I'd like this day to be over pretty bad."

Take This Sabbath Day (1x14) x Mandatory Minimums (1x20) | The West Wing (1999-2006)

[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.

[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.

[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!"

[onekisstotakewithme]

josh should've hooked up with joey lucas 😣

[thebreakfastgenie]

ship: josh lyman x joey lucas

Ship It!

What made you ship it? I just think they're cute! They have great chemistry, I wanted to see it build to something.

What are your favorite things about the ship? I just like how they interact. They just like each other! Joey teaching Josh ASL and Josh sucking at it was cute.

Is there an unpopular opinion you have on your ship? Hm probably not? It frustrates the hell out of me that it didn't happen "because of Donna" but Amy still happened. I would rather have Josh/Joey date and break up amicably and stay friends than Josh/Amy. I really could have seen endgame Josh/Joey though if Josh/Donna hadn't picked up so much in season 2.

[donnajosh]

THE WEST WING 1.21 – “Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics”

[iceman-maverick]

JOSH I’m just sayin’ if you were in an accident, I wouldn’t stop for a beer. DONNA If you were in an accident, I wouldn’t stop for red lights.

inspiration

[bookofjudith]

JOSH LEARNED THE SIGN ALPHABET FOR JOEY AND WANTED TO KEEP LEARNING ASL!! HE WORE HIS BEST SUIT FOR HER BECAUSE HE WANTED TO IMPRESS HER!! HE WANTED HER TO RUN FOR OFFICE!! HE WAS TOO SCARED TO EVEN SAY HI TO HER AT A PARTY BC OF HOW PRETTY SHE LOOKED!! GODDAMMIT THEY HAD SO MUCH CHEMISTRY!!!!!

[lemon-lyman]

JOEY & JOSH | 1.14 ‘Take This Sabbath Day’

[thefinestmuffins]

Okay but don't tell me they aren't cyuuute watching President Bartlet's third State of the Union address together...

And then:

Joey Lucas shows up and Donna's body language does a total 180 (!!!)

[twwpress]

Weekly Press Briefing #9: August 21st - August 27th

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 August 21 – August 27, 2022. Did we miss something? Let us know; you can find our contact info at the bottom of this briefing!

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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.

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Trope Soup: A Josh/Donna Tropes Fest is open for prompt submissions and claims. Fics will be revealed on September 24. Learn more here.

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Photos/Videos:

This week did, in fact, give us content other than Brad’s return to Instagram. Here’s what was posted from August 21 - 27.

Bradley Whitford posted dog photos: 1 | 2 | 3

Bradley Whitford posted videos of himself at a Los Angeles Dodgers game: 1 | 2 | 3

Kim Webster posted a photo with Bradley Whitford, Allison Janney, and Aaron Sorkin from the cast’s first appearance at the Emmys. (@jessbakescakes saved the photos from Kim’s story and posted them here.)

Allison Janney posted the trailer for her upcoming movie, Lou. 

Richard Schiff posted a photo of himself and his wife eating corn in a corn field. 

Marlee Matlin posted a photo of herself with her birthday cake, a photo of herself directing to announce her inclusion in the Directors’ Guild, and a video thanking people for their birthday wishes. 

Donna Moss Daily: August 21 | August 22 | August 23 | August 24 | August 25 | August 26 | August 27

Daily Josh Lyman: August 21 | August 22 | August 23 | August 24 | August 25 | August 26 | August 27

No Context BWhit: August 21 | August 22 | August 23 | August 23 (2) | August 24 | August 24 (2) | August 25 | August 25 (2) | August 26 | August 26 (2) | August 27

@JanelMilfoney: August 21 | August 22 | August 22 (2) | August 23 | August 24 | August 24 (2) |  August 25

@schiff0rd: August 26

@thefinestmuffin: August 23

 Edits/Artwork:

josh & his two white house dads by @sam_writes_fics [ARTWORK]

Miscellaneous:

Netflix released the trailer for Allison Janney’s new film Lou.

 Creator Spotlight:

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This week’s creator is @claudiasjeans. You can find the spotlight on tumblr or on twitter.

 Shout-Outs:

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Happy birthday to Marlee Matlin!

Happy birthday to twitter user @sapphiccjcregg! You can find her fics here.

Happy birthday to twitter user @joshsdonna!

Twitter user @melfumeros is watching the show for the first time! Please do not spoil her. Welcome!

Editor’s Choice:

In honor of Marlee Matlin’s birthday, we’re rounding up some of our favorite fics that feature Joey Lucas or where we love the way she’s portrayed. Let us know if there are any you loved that we missed! i watched it begin again by hufflepuffhermione | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | In Progress | Is your name really Donnatella?”

“Well, my mom is Italian,” she says with a sigh. “I go by Donna, though. Donna Moss.”

He tilts his head to the side, taking her in. “I think Donnatella suits you. I might call you that.”

“You’ll waste a lot of breath trying to call me by my full name.”

He thinks she’s going to like this girl. “I have breaths to waste."

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A year after being forced to resign from his White House position, Josh is looking for his shot to get back into the world of politics. His plan: run a nearly impossible Congressional campaign for Joey Lucas in the California 46th. He expects a difficult campaign, but what he doesn't expect is how meeting Donna Moss is going to change his life.

always be my maybe by aeoleus | Rated T | Joey Lucas/Josh Lyman | Complete | It takes Josh all of ten minutes after the meeting concludes to feel bad about having stranded Joey (and Kenny, he guesses) in the rain. So, he grabs a sweatshirt from his stash of emergency clothes, a clean towel from the locker room, and sets off to find her.

No Matter What by All_That_Jazz_93 | Rated G | Joey Lucas, Kenny Thurman | In Progress | A story of friendship, self-discovery, loyalty, and finding purpose

Two-Step by azephirin | Rated E | C. J. Cregg/Josh Lyman, Josh Lyman/Donna Moss, Joey Lucas/Josh Lyman | Complete | I came to you with best intentions.

i fall apart (and i thought i was so smart) by RoseyPoseyPie | Rated M | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss, Abbey Bartlet/Jed Bartlet, Ainsley Hayes/Sam Seaborn | Complete | On the night of Mrs. Landingham's funeral and the President's M.S. announcement, the staff of the West Wing go for a drink at the Hawk and Dove. Thanks to the libations, Josh and Donna's relationship changes forever. Except, not really, because he can't remember what happened the next morning. Humiliated and heartbroken, Donna pretends nothing happened at all, but that plan is thoroughly derailed a month later when she's staring at a positive pregnancy test. With an election on the horizon, personal relationships in tangles, and dark pasts waiting to be revealed, it's going to get interesting for the West Wing.

Fics:

Last but not least, here are this week’s fics posted in the tag for The West Wing on Archive of Our Own. If you are so inclined, please be sure to leave the authors some love in the form of kudos or comments. Be mindful of posted warnings/tags for each story.

Josh/Donna

darling, so it goes (some things are meant to be) by mikaylawrites | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | In Progress

let's become the lovers we need (who knew we'd be needing so much) by hanyolo | Rated M | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | In Progress

an everlasting vision of the ever-changing view by flowersinapril | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

Healthcare Reform by hufflepuffhermione | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | In Progress

The Smile On Your Face Lets Me Know That You Need Me by mlea7675 | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

and i'll love you more than anybody can by JessBakesCakes | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | In Progress

And the world spins madly on by Shinyrosa | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | In Progress

what’s next by ImagineSisyphus | Not Rated | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

but to me you know you’ll always be my little girl by hanyolo | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

when we went from friends to this by payback16 | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | In Progress

overdramatic and true (the lover drabbles) by flowersinapril | Rated M | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

CJ/Toby

Shark Teeth and Butterfly Clips by fleurfemme | Rated G |  C. J. Cregg/Toby Ziegler | Complete

we both get so blue by thefinestmuffins | Rated T |  C. J. Cregg/Toby Ziegler | Complete

come in with the rain by JediAnnieScrambler | Rated E | C. J. Cregg/Toby Ziegler | Complete

Jed/Abbey

Miracle by imperfectirises | Rated M | Abbey Bartlet/Jed Bartlet | In Progress

Wait For Me by imperfectirises | Rated M | Abbey Bartlet/Jed Bartlet | In Progress

Sam/Josh

my friend, whom i loved by thefinestmuffins | Rated M | Josh Lyman/Sam Seaborn | Complete

my other half was you by sam_writes_fics | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Sam Seaborn | Complete

CJ/Andy

let them scatter in the wind by jazzjo | Rated G | C.J. Cregg/Andrea Wyatt | Complete

where is it written by jazzjo for rearviewmirror, crossingdelancey, claudiasjeancregg | Rated G | C.J. Cregg/Andrea Wyatt | Complete

Other Pairings/Gen Fic

is it chill that you’re in my head? by fleurfemme | Rated M | Amy Gardner/Donna Moss | Complete

i’ve told the truth (i didn’t come to fool you) by rearviewmirror | Rated G | Jed Bartlet/Toby Ziegler | Complete

Four Days by TheBreakfastGenie | Rated G | Josh Lyman & Toby Ziegler | Complete

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

Some Quarters in Chaos by thegoodthebadandthenerdy | Rated T | Danny Concannon/C.J. Cregg | Complete

death be not proud by jazzjo | Rated E | C.J. Cregg/Donna Moss | Complete

Wonder No More by Anonymous | Rated T | Sam Seaborn, C.J. Cregg, Toby Ziegler, Josh Lyman, Leo McGarry, Jed Bartlet, Charlie Young | Complete

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

The Girl from Madison by Shinyrosa | Rated T | Donna Moss/Sam Seaborn | In Progress

Multiple Pairings

And the Pursuit of Happiness by welcometoyourworld | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Sam Seaborn, Ainsley Hayes/Donna Moss | Complete

Let's Get Together by mlea7675 | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss, Ainsley Hayes/Sam Seaborn, Zoey Bartlet/Charlie Young, Abbey Bartlet/Jed Bartlet | Complete

mind these pillars of salt by eidola | Rated E |  Josh Lyman/Sam Seaborn, Sam Seaborn/Lisa Sherborne | Complete

we don’t fit in well (‘cause we are just ourselves) by fiery_one_18 | Rated T | Ainsley Hayes/Sam Seaborn, Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

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What’s next?

[twentyhoursinstudiosixty]

[pottdplant]

i know the writers won’t do it but josh lyman & joey lucas should end up together