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We're thrilled to introduce our lineup of amazing contributors for A Monsters' Ball! Please give everyone a warm welcome!

Page Artists: @/polymorphin_ on Twitter, @/cocoreena on Twitter, @/h4mmiee on Twitter, @/cityglaciers on Twitter, @/gothamtwinks on Twitter, @/endersendd on Twitter, @/tamoru_ on Twitter, @hinata-boke, @/onniegiri on Twitter, @alspezz, @captain-aru, @wonder-kya, @notedchampagne, @/eelbl00d on Instagram, @soapyakships

Writers: @/starshiphoenix on Twitter, @/fireheart_aw on Twitter, @/meregalaxiesandgods on AO3, @/makelotsofpots on Twitter, @/joshllyman on Twitter, @/ftld42 on Twitter, @/kurokenns on Twitter, @eohascats, @/unrequitedangst on Twitter

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Callout post for @joshllyman

-names kittens after West Wing characters

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By request, baseball player Bokuto! For my dear friend @joshllyman for their fic https://archiveofourown.org/works/25605694! (please note, fic contains explicit material, **18+ only**! Bokuto x Tsukki pairing)

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word count 11/30

1,838, making my total for the month....

50,307!!!!!!!!!

I DID IT!! I COMPLETED NANO!!!

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forgot to post this fanart for one of my favorite fics written by one of my favorite authors! @joshllyman ❤︎

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Creator Spotlight: Week 6

Welcome back to our TWW Creator Spotlight! For every spotlight, we’ll ask each featured creator the same ten questions as well as questions submitted by you. This week, we’re chatting with @sam-loves-seb​ (sam_writes_fics on Twitter and AO3). Sam writes, edits, and draws, so we’re very excited to get this unique perspective! 

1) What are your top 5 desert island TWW fics?

don’t need those other numbers when i got my number one -- thotsandfeelings https://archiveofourown.org/works/27371038 

This is the ultimate jealous!Donna fic and I read it at least once a month. It’s short and sweet, and the Chiefs of Staff era j/d is phenomenal. I always recommend this one to anyone who hasn’t read it, along with all of this author’s work, to be honest.

 where the oleander grows -- kairach https://archiveofourown.org/works/27211249/chapters/66468748 

This fic is the epitome of soulmate au. Whenever I think about soulmate AUs, this is the first story I think about every single time. It’s just so beautifully thought out and written, and I could read this a hundred more times and never get sick of it. I’m in awe of this fic, and I know I’m not the only one. Ao3 user kairach, if you’re out there, this fandom sings your praises constantly, as we should.

 what if i told you, i feel like i know you? but we never met. -- annmeredithperkins https://archiveofourown.org/works/29700924 

Okay I debated swapping this fic for another one like three different times, but the ‘my best friend’s brother’ vibes of this fic just hit like nothing else, so I had to keep it in the list. It’s criminally short--I could read 100k on this AU premise--but it gets the tone and the vibes of highschool/college aged j/d just right. I’m a sucker for highschool and/or college AUs, and this short little one shot is my favorite.

Pieces Form the Whole -- eowyn_of_rohan https://archiveofourown.org/works/5859391/chapters/13506073 

[deep breath] When I tell you that this is the ultimate sam/josh fic… I’ve read it all the way through like three or four times now, and it’s absolutely worth the word count. Sam and Josh meet when they’re really young and fall in love, and it’s currently updated through a sort of canon divergent Bartlet era where they’re still together. It’s fluffy, it’s angsty, it’s action packed, it’s tender--it does it all. I cannot recommend a better fic to read, this one has kept me up until 2am on several occasions because I can’t put it down.

a safe place to land -- joshllyman https://archiveofourown.org/works/19134469 

This is a really fun sam/josh modern-ish au, where Josh meets Sam on tinder during the Bartlet campaign. They hit it off instantly, and from there it’s a mostly fun and cute little story with a few curveballs down the line. It’s a great Sam/Josh read, with a little implied background Donna/Joey which is just delightful with how exasperated they both always get with Josh.

2) Do you have a favorite character to write/edit/draw? Favorite ship(s) to write/edit/make art for? Are there characters or ships you'd like to write/edit more of?

My favorite character to write is probably Sam Seaborn. His idealism and optimism are just so fun to play around with in any scenario. My favorite ships to work with are Josh/Donna and Sam/Josh; I love to create for both of these ships. For me, Sam/Josh is more of a pre-canon indulgence, and Josh/Donna is more post-canon. Both are great for AUs.

I would love to write more CJ/Toby fic in the future. I’ve written background CJ/Toby a couple of times, but I’ve really only written one short little one shot for them specifically. I think I have a hard time finding their voices, but practice makes perfect so maybe if I keep writing them it’ll come easier to me eventually. 

 3) Tell us about your creative process (setup/location? Night or day? Snacks/beverages? Computer/phone/notebook? Music or silence? Anything else you want to share is welcome!)

I don’t really have a set location for where I create, I can do it from just about anywhere. Most of it happens in the afternoons or at night, but there is the occasional weekend where I wake up and need to start writing immediately first thing in the morning. I almost always have my emotional support water bottle right next to me when I’m creating, and most of the time it has to be silent (or white noise). I can’t write with music on, my brain doesn’t compute, though it’s great for brainstorming, and I can’t edit with it because I have to be able to hear the audio of the video while I work. Drawing is the one exception--I have to have music or an audiobook or something to listen to while I work with that.

My computer is where I get most of my creating done. I can write on my phone if I’m not at home and I need to jot some things down, but typically I like the full keyboard I can type with two hands. I also edit on my computer; I wish I could tell you I use some fancy editing software, but it’s just iMovie. I’m familiar with it, and it’s free--can’t beat that. 

 4) What video advice do you have for other creators who may be reading this (you can answer this about any of your creative mediums)?

I think my best piece of advice is: just go for it. Whether it’s editing or writing or whatever, don’t overthink it, just do it. Fortune favors the bold. If you want to get into a new medium and are nervous about producing something worth watching/reading--don’t be. The only person you need to impress with your creations is yourself. If you like the idea, then just do it. Don’t worry about everybody else.

Same thing goes to creators who are already producing content. If you have an out of the box idea you think is maybe a little too wild, or something you think is just absolutely insane--do it anyways. Don’t be afraid to create something that stands out, as long as at you like it at the end of the day. 

 5) From where do you usually draw your inspiration? (Other forms of media, music, tropes, etc?)

Music is my biggest source of inspiration. Sometimes I’ll hear a song, and I have to listen to it five or ten times in a row while my brain works out whatever idea just popped into my head. It’s not always about the lyrics, though sometimes it is, but the music itself can be just as influential to me. It’s all just vibes that get rearranged in my head to create a scene or a fic or whatever.

Next to music, I think other media can be a huge influence for my creative process, especially with AUs. I’ll see characters from another fandom doing something (whether it’s fic or art) and I’ll start to think: can my characters do that? Most of the time the answer is yes, even if I have to build a whole new world around it to make it work. For example, my Sam/Josh camp counselors AU was originally inspired from a piece of fan art I saw from a totally different fandom. The stories are totally different, but just seeing that piece of art and thinking hm, what if I wrote a camp counselor AU? It really gets my brain buzzing.

6) What is the fic/edit/artwork you've written/created that you're most proud of and why? (Shout out to @joshatella for asking a similar question!)

I think I’m still most proud of my season 7 trilogy (series title: this hope is treacherous). I wrote the first installment almost a year ago, and God knows I’ve written an absurd number of fics since, but this trilogy will always hold a special place in my heart. I just love the possibilities of this unexplored time period between The Cold and Election Day, and I think these are my fics that I go back and read the most. I just love them. 

 7) What's the fic trope/concept/AU you'd read 1000 of? What's the fic trope/concept/AU you'd write 1000 of? And/or, are there any editing tropes/artists/themes you can't get enough of?

My favorite fic concept to read and to write is probably anything set in that fictional season 8 time period. Post-canon, but not too far post-canon. I refer to it as bf/gf era for Josh/Donna, just anything between Transition and whenever you hc them eventually getting married/engaged. I love to explore that part of their relationship, where everything is sort of new, but also not so new at all, and they’re just trying to figure everything out while balancing their new jobs and the new administration as well. I’m a sucker for early Santos Administration stories.

For editing tropes, I think my favorite one is parallels. Any time I watch a video that points out the parallels between two characters or two scenes, it just always hits right for me. 

 8) Is there anything you'd like to try in any medium you currently share work in that you haven't yet?

I had to laugh at this one, because there are a million things I’d like to try that I haven’t gotten around to yet. I have an idea doc that has over 100 fic ideas on it, and that doesn’t include any WIPs I have laying around in my folders. I do have one particular fic concept that I think I want to try in the coming months, but it’s kind of ambitious so I think I’ll keep the idea to myself until I know I can actually do it. I get protective over my ideas before I've written them! If it works, I’d like to start posting it sometime early next year, but that’s all I’m willing to share for right now. :)

 9) What's your go-to Starbucks/coffee shop/other drink order?

I actually can’t stand coffee and most tea. I hate the taste, no matter how much sugar or creamer you add to it. My go to is usually just a plain hot chocolate--simple, yet delicious.

Though, in the warmer months I do enjoy the occasional Refresher at Starbucks. My go to is a venti strawberry açai with light ice and no berries.

 10) Do you have any current projects you'd like to promote or anything upcoming you'd like to tell us about?

Yeah! For current projects I have august, honey (you were mine) which is my Sam/Josh camp counselors AU that I’m (hopefully) going to finish this month. It’s just a really fun and fluffy story about two teenagers trying to have a fun summer, and maybe fall in love a little bit along the way. It’s one of my favorite things I’ve ever done.

As for upcoming projects, I may or may not have some Halloween related stuff I’m hoping to get up in October, so be on the lookout for that.

 Submitted questions:

(some questions have been edited to avoid repetition!)

From @flowersinapril_: i absolutely adore your AUs - 3am is *chefs kiss* you do such a good job of finding a new angle for an established trope or jumping so far out of left field with an AU but it still works perfectly w the characters. I gotta know where the inspiration comes from for these!?

Ahh, you’re too kind, thank you! Honestly a lot of my inspiration just comes from a simple prompt, the AU bot on twitter (@au_idea_bot) is a great source for me. I used to say that I can make any AU prompt about Josh/Donna, so Jess (@jessbakescakes) would send me random ones from the bot and I’d send back paragraphs in our messages about how I would structure every single one. Most of them were just fun little brainstorming exercises, but some of them actually turned into full fics!

From @jessbakescakes: What is the story you've written that you had the most fun writing? Which one was the toughest to finish but made you proud when it was all said and done?

The story I had the most fun writing was probably my window neighbors AU (it’s 3am i must be lonely). It was just a low stakes prompt that turned into this (mostly) fluffy idea that I couldn’t let go of. Every week I would get excited when I got to start working on the next chapter. I loved writing that one, the experience was incredible.

I think my childhood best friends AU (all i’ve ever known) was probably the toughest for me to finish. I loved the concept from the moment I started writing it, but somewhere around just after the halfway mark I started to get cold feet with it. I was second guessing all of my planned chapters, wondering if the ending was going to be satisfying enough for the story I was building. I was a mess. I took a break from it for a little while in the middle, but eventually I went back and finished it, and I’m so glad I did. It’s one of my favorite stories, and I’m really proud of how it turned out in the end.

 From @kennysroys: What’s your favorite part of being apart of this fandom?

The community! The sense of community in this fandom is incredible, and I’ve met some of my best friends through our shared love of this show. It’s one of those smaller fandoms (pros and cons of being off the air for over 15 years) where everybody knows everybody, and I think I prefer that to the chaos of being in a bigger, more “popular” fandom, especially one with a show that hasn’t ended yet. There are merits to those kinds of fandoms as well, but I like our small-ish TWW bubble. Everyone I’ve met through this show has been really kind!

 From @EOCabot: Icon!!! When you are creating any type of art what do you find is your biggest inspiration ? What do you find to be the biggest obstacle when creating something - and how do you overcome that roadblock?

I sort of answered a similar question to this earlier, so in short I guess I’d say my biggest inspiration is music. Though, the more I think about it the more I realized that a lot of my inspiration also comes from real life. Not things I’ve done, necessarily, but things I’ve observed. People watching is a surprisingly helpful way to get the creativity flowing.

From @mlea7675: What made you decide on your HC for J/D’s kids?

So, for those who don’t know, my J/D kids hc is: they have twin boys, Leo and Noah, and then a little girl, JJ. I wish I had a better explanation for this hc, but I really don’t. I always loved the idea of boy dad!Josh and boy mom!Donna, but I couldn’t decide whether I wanted them to name their first son Leo or Noah, so I gave up and said why don’t they use both. After that I kind of got attached to the idea of their two little twin boys, and it’s stuck ever since.

As for JJ, well, I think every family needs the attitude that only a younger sister can provide. 

 From @thehellisL: is there a fic you've always wanted to write but haven't yet?

Ever since I first started writing for this fandom I’ve always wanted to write a Hawaii fic. Just my own take on what went down on their vacation at the end of Transition. I have one started in my docs, but it’s only the first few chapters; it’s nowhere near done. I’d love to one day really sit down with it and figure out how to write the rest (and then, you know, actually write it). But yeah, a Hawaii fic is definitely at the top of my fic writing bucket list.

 From @thingswithpaper: if you could take anything from any episode of ANY tv show (or tww if this is meant to just be for that!) what would you take? (can be a prop, clothing, hug, anything!)

What a good question! If I could take anything from TWW it would probably be Jed Bartlet’s ‘Fighting Irish’ Notre Dame sweatshirt he wears in Five Votes Down. I love that scene, I love that episode, and I think the sweater just looks really cozy. I’d probably wear it all the time.

 From @sinistercherubs: if a genie came to gift you a completed dream fic of your choosing, what would it be?

This is such a tough question, but if I had to pick one I’d probably say something along the lines of a high school AU. There’s just something so sweet about young love. I also think a family AU could be a really cool read, something like Toby, Josh, and Sam are all brothers. That could be fun.

 From @sinistercherubs: you get to talk to (1) tww character irl for  5 minutes, who is the character and what would you say to them?

I think if I could talk to any character for five minutes it would probably be Sam. I’d ask him about writing, how he balances the prose and the poetic. Maybe talk about the risk and reward of leaving a stable job that you hate for an unlikely chance at a dream job. I don’t know. I just think he’d be interesting to talk and listen to for a few minutes; I think we’re somewhat similar. 

 And a lightning round from @S4MWILSON: fave rarepair? fave side character? most underrated ep? underrated Season? what inspired ur first edit + what app/software do u use? most outlandish au idea? music that u feel fits your work? tips for beginner creators?

Fave rarepair: probably CJ/Andy

Fave side character: Joey

Most underrated ep: The Stackhouse Filibuster

Underrated season: Season 5

What inspired my first edit: I was training for a 10k race and one of the songs on my running playlist (Memory by Sugarcult) always made me think of Josh/Donna. I’d listen to it three or four times in a row on my runs, and eventually I had most of the edit already compiled in my head. So, I decided to try and actually create it for others to see what I was seeing.

What apps/software do I use: I just use iMovie. I know there are better programs out there, but this is the only one I’m familiar with at the moment.

Most outlandish AU idea: I don’t know, I have a couple in my ideas doc that are pretty out of the box for Josh/Donna, most notably an astronaut AU and a detective/criminal AU. But I think my most outlandish idea is (and I can’t even believe I’m admitting this) a Sam/Josh AU fic where it’s a tww x stranger things crossover idea. It’s absurd. I kind of hate it but it works really well (at least in my head it does), and I already have an outline for it so who knows what I’ll end up doing with it.

Music that fits my work: I know this is kind of a basic answer, but Taylor Swift songs have given me so much inspiration when it comes to writing that I’d be lying if I said anything else. I’ve used countless lyrics from her songs as titles, and even wrote an entire songfic around Enchanted (i’ll spend forever wondering if you knew). Outside of Taylor, I think most of the songs that have given me inspo or vibes have been sort of indie-rock songs. That’s probably the closest I can get to one specific genre to summarize the vibes of my work.

Tips for beginner creators: Just do it. I know it’s intimidating to start/post your first works, but the second one comes easier. And the third is even easier than that. Just start creating if you feel like it, and don’t let anything or anyone else stand in your way. Furthermore, make sure you’re creating for you. This is fandom, we’re just here to have fun. Don’t create what you think others want to see, write what you want to see. That’s all that matters at the end of the day.

Thanks again, Sam!

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Hufflepuff Bkak Au!

Based on the cutest thread by amazing @/joshllyman on twt about Akaashi meeting 2nd year Hufflepuff Bokuto in his first day at Hogwarts... and he *knows* Hufflepuff is where he wants to be.

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Hello everyone! We are super excited to announce our incredible contributor lineup for Evergreen - A DaiSuga Zine. Please check out their works and show them some love!

Full list of contributors’ social media links under the cut! 

Writers 

Joshllyman: Twitter | Ao3

Darlingwndy: Twitter | Ao3

MellieJellie: Twitter

Jess: Twitter | Ao3

Akaashekeijis: Twitter | Ao3

ChaoticFriendly: Twitter | Ao3

Sugawaravity: Twitter | Ao3

OnceABlueMoon: Twitter | Ao3

Mooifyourecows: Tumblr | Ao3

Huntingthehaggis: Tumblr | Ao3

Andramion: Twitter | Ao3

LisLisLiso: Twitter | Ao3

Artists

 Jeanini: Twitter | Instagram

Whippysan: Twitter | Instagram

Luna: Twitter | Instagram

Dopigeonve: Twitter | Instagram

Yulia Pavlovsky: Twitter

Daleydonuts: Twitter | Instagram

Catriona: Instagram

Lumintsu: Twitter | Instagram

Sophie: Twitter | Instagram

Captainaru: Twitter | Instagram

Rinablet: Twitter | Tumblr

_chajing: Instagram

Ruru: Twitter

Xunvol: Twitter

Kiiakanerva: Tumblr | Instagram

Uyubean: Twitter | Instagram

Pups: Twitter 

Resadentevil: Carrd

Bakamoona: Twitter | Instagram

Myra: Twitter | Tumblr

Ginto: Twitter | carrd

CometSams: Twitter

Med: Twitter | Instagram

Mica: Twitter | Instagram

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Welcome to Day 2 of TetsuJun Fic Recs: Sick Day Edition. As I'm not feeling great I won't write extensive lovely reviews of each of the fics but rest assured they are here because I love and adore them. Hopefully they bring you nice moments too.

Please heed all warnings and tags on the linked works, if any.

TetsuJun Fic Recs: Sick Day Edition

Day 2 - Tropes & AUs

(A few tropes and AUs that I love.)

🕛 whatever souls are made of

By: joshllyman

Trope: time travel

https://archiveofourown.org/works/25029709

⚾ limits

By: miikados

Trope: kid fic, TetsuJun as parents

https://archiveofourown.org/works/7154339

🔥 four times Isashiki says maybe (and the one time he doesn't)

By: 06seconds_left

AU: Legend of Korra crossover

https://archiveofourown.org/works/2130285

Happy reading! Take care.

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🌸 CONTRIBUTOR LINEUP 🌸

Introducing the wonderful contributors behind Welcome Home: A Haikyuu!! Domestic Zine! Click keep reading to view the full lineup!

First up is our amazing page artists! They'll be gracing the zine's pages with so much warmth and talent 🌸

Next up is our lovely merch artists! They'll be designing cute digital merchandise that will make your hearts drop in awe 🌸

Last but not least, our incredible writers! The zine will never be complete without their heartwarming stories — perfect with the company of a warm cup of tea 🌸

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@mugiwaraaya ✩ @fleurs-et-furets ✩ @/hhyukii ✩ @/rinnette88_ ✩ @boblievird ✩ @/AkaRKGK ✩ @/alli_omi

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@roni_kun ✩ @s_fonsecan ✩ @soyochii ✩ @tinypaperstar ✩ @mainbird_art ✩ @wheatormeat

🌻 Merch Artists 🌻

@kurluwu ✩ @hqchibis ✩ @ArKADesZ ✩ @h4mmiee ✩ @hyriaven ✩ @medkiyam ✩ @naruwu ✩ @Shiaroo_

🌻 Writers 🌻

@aaIphard ✩ @burnthisoka ✩ @liliapocalypse ✩ @msbyshoyou ✩ @deltatrev ✩ @kiwik1ng ✩ @joshllyman ✩ @iwaizakis ✩ @viverella_

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i've got your face hung up high in the gallery

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/d4DeNHw

by joshllyman

TO: Sawamura Daichi RE: your tattoo idea Hello, this is your artist, Sugawara Koushi. I have you scheduled for a tattoo on the eleventh of next month, but I had some questions about your design. It would be beneficial for me if we could meet in person to discuss more, so that I am sure to infuse the right kind of magic into the ink. Would this coming Sunday be amenable to you? Regards, Sugawara Koushi

Words: 2285, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Series: Part 12 of joshllyman zine works

Fandoms: Haikyuu!!

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M, Other

Characters: Sawamura Daichi, Sugawara Koushi

Relationships: Sawamura Daichi/Sugawara Koushi

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Alternate Universe - Urban Fantasy, Tattoos, Magical Tattoos, Nonbinary Character, Nonbinary Sugawara Koushi

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/d4DeNHw

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Some fanart for this wonderful fic by my good friend @joshllyman! https://archiveofourown.org/works/24029440 Please check it out if you love some sweet AsaDaiSuga, featuring nonbinary Suga and Asahi, and some really great music. Thanks for putting out such heartfelt content into the world, my friend <3

[joshllyman]

468 on put your sweet lips on my lips, now published @ ao3 

927 on take from me my lace (2889 total)

1,395 total

listen i haven’t slept in two nights i don’t even care rn i’ll make it up tomorrow

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Preview of Sunshine & Thunder, ft. "whenever we're together" by @/joshllyman on ao3! Our zine comes out Oct 17!

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do u have a top ten must reads for samjosh, like if ur just getting into it?

Oh my god this list was so hard to make there are so many! I narrowed it down to my favorites, but here’s the samjosh tag of my bookmarks if you ever want more!

1. https://archiveofourown.org/series/1484318--Circle Game (series) by sarapod: this is maybe my favorite samjosh series of all time; it’s only two fics, but they’re both pretty long, and it’s pre-Bartlet plus during the admin! Their relationship is written wonderfully, and it does follow the timeline of the series too, though it doesn’t focus on during. I HIGHLY recommend reading this, especially if you’re just diving into the fic (the samjosh tag on AO3 has A LOT of fics, this is a good place to start) 

2. https://archiveofourown.org/series/1306502--The ‘98 Campaign by shewho: another series! This one also has only 2 fics but they’re shorter than the Circle Game. This one definitely gives an insight into their characters? The first fic is what happens after sam leaves that conference room, and the second is when lisa and sam break up. josh is simply a pining boyo in both, but i felt like i understood the ship and characters more? That really speaks to the talent of the author lol, it felt very sorkin-esque

3. https://archiveofourown.org/series/2017333--samjosh one-shot series by ottelis: I may perhaps be reccing a lot of series to get around the 10 i promised myself i’d stick to lol. anyway, two domestic one shots of samjosh; one when josh breaks that window and a sick fic! very sweet, very sappy, different from the above two!

4. https://archiveofourown.org/works/28558515--Not Unspectacular Things by @augendz: a sweet fic! during the seaborn admin, almost entirely plotless, but it’s another very sweet fic that touches on samjosh with the way the two lean on each other without dramatic love confessions or make-out sessions. from donna’s perspective.

5. https://archiveofourown.org/works/5666641--Those are Mine by firstdegreefangirl: samjosh in the Bartlet years! them being a married couple with nobody looking lol, it’s both funny and adorable 

6. https://archiveofourown.org/works/5859391/chapters/13506073--Pieces Form the Whole by eowyn_of_rohan: a very very very long fic about samjosh from their first meeting to during the series in an AU where they’re in a committed, non-closeted relationship! It is first person, so that might bother you (it did bother me initially) but the storytelling was so good I got past it! (idk, the smut scenes also remind me a little of when i called smut “lemons” but again, i dealt with it) 

7. https://archiveofourown.org/works/26502259--illicit affairs by @octothorpetopus: idk how to describe this with lots of words. it is VERY good. the thing happens, people find out about established samjosh in the bartlet years, and i melt in my chair as i imagine my sweet boyos loving each other

8. https://archiveofourown.org/works/19172959--Kiss Me Under The Light of a Thousand Stars by mybrotherharry: as a change from the sweet, cavity inducing fics/the angsty, wrench-you-heart-out fics from above, here’s a silly one feat. the gang and stupid boys as they get together during the Bartlet admin!

9. https://archiveofourown.org/works/19134469--a safe place to land by joshllyman: AU where sam works on hoynes’ campaign, josh works on bartlet’s and they meet through tinder, not as congressional aides or however it was they met in canon. it’s hilarious, sweet, angsty, and fluffy all in one fic, so DO READ <3

10. https://archiveofourown.org/works/18281033--save me a place by @iwasfollowingyou: I’ve recced this on just about every rec list i can fit this into, so if you haven’t read it by now, you reeaallyy should. transition but gay and samjosh!

here ya go! this was such a hard list to make, but i would totally suggest you read all of these! again, the samjosh tag of my bookmarks is linked at the top (hyperlink) if you ever want more! also please please keep asking for fic recs!

[tetsookie]

Occupational Hazard

Title: Occupational Hazard Pairing: Bokuto Koutarou/Kuroo Tetsurou, Bokuto Koutarou/Kuroo Tetsurou/Akaashi Keiji Word Count: 6429 Rating: T Summary: Bokuto got ready every morning, putting on heavy gear and uncomfortable boots just so that he could battle hours of intense heat and exhaustion, all under the threat of death.

Willingly.

Kuroo didn’t like to admit it, but he worried a lot.

Hi kou @joshllyman, I was your secret santa for @haikyuusecretsanta !! :D Happy holidays, I hope you enjoy ✨