#merry late Christmas and late happy Hanukkah and late happy New Years

[simgerale]

the desire to do sims 4 stuff is strong when i’m not actually able to do it… )^:<

[l0starl]

𝐂𝐇𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐌𝐀𝐒 𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋

౨ৎ featuring - Miles 42 x reader

-> synopsis - Snow ball fight with miles!

꒰ 🥥 ꒱ؘ warnings - if your allergic to cursing, I guess don’t read 🤷🏾‍♀️

ᯤ Author’s note - New writing style + Have a merry Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza, and a happy new year!!! And if you don’t celebrate those, I hope you have a nice day and spend time with family ^_^

You and your friends + miles all agreed to a snow ball fight, it was all fun and games till everyone started getting competitive…

Hiding behind a snow built wall, you peaked your head out to see if anyone was out in the open, yet there was no one in sigh-

“Shit!” Someone yelled, seems like they got ambushed

Peaking out your head once again to see who it was, to your surprise it was ganke, taking the walk of shame back into the house

Taking this chance to ambush the person who took out ganke, you paused before you made your move.

“Something’s off” You muttered to yourself, being high alert of your surroundings, But it was too late, footsteps approached rapidly, as their boots hit the snow below, as you turned around, miles was right behind you, ready to strike

“What’s good, mami?” Miles spoke in a mocking way

“Geez don’t scare me like that!” You huffed, crossing your arms

“So, you ready to accept defeat? There ain’t no where to run, unless you wanna end up like Ganke” He sneered

“I’m not gonna lose to you!” You scoffed as you throw snow at him

He grabbed your arm to halt you, “Nice try guapa, but it’s over” He smiled

You broke free from his grasp, sighing in frustration “If I’m gonna lose I might as well get a head start at running” You suggested

“Alright then, you’ve got 8 seconds, starting now” he replied

You lifted yourself as you sprinted, your boots hitting the snow with a soft faint hissing sound

You know your friends aren’t out yet, so maybe he’s saving you for last..?

You duck behind a tree, sure it’s not the smartest, but hey! You only had 8 secon-

A abrupt yelp snapped you right out your thoughts, you peak out from the tree, your friend Tasha got ambushed with snow near her snow fort

She went back inside the house with a scowl, though who could blame her?

All your friends are out, meaning…..

It’s just you..

But miles is no where to be seen, keeping your guard up, you move from your position near a snow fort Tasha built earlier

A familiar set of footsteps approached rapidly From behind you, though you didn’t get the chance to turn around

“Gotcha once again” Miles smiled

“Man this shit ain’t fair!” You hissed

“How about a 1v1 then? Whoever wins, gets the person anything they want, deal?” He suggested

”Deal!” You beamed

Grabbing the nearest snow, you just quickly roll it up to throw it at him

Miles being taken aback, not prepared for the attack, soon after fires back, but he ends up losing.

“Alright fine, you win!” He grabbed your arm forcing you to halt “There you win”

“That means you have to get me anything I want!” You cheered

“Alright, what do you want then?” Miles questioned

“Maybe hot Chocolate, you free tomorrow?” You responded

“Alright, bet!” He replied

‼️ Thanks for reading :3 Before you go! Check out the hot chocolate fic, basically the continuation of this ‼️

‼️ Hot chocolate fic ‼️

[dc418writes]

•Baby’s First Hanukkah•

✨Pairing✨: Ari Levinsonxblack!reader

Summary🪄: A surprise visit leads to an emotional first day of Hanukkah (Operation:Rekindle addition)

⚠️: Ari (😏….y’all know lol), bit of angst in this one, fluff, mention of pregnancy

A/N🎙️: ✨Happy belated Hanukkah and Merry belated Christmas to those who celebrated! And Happy Holidays to everyone who doesn’t celebrate✨! I intended this to be out wayy earlier but here we are lol also I hope the explanation I have for Hanukkah is correct, but if there’s something I need to change please let me know☺️

*Disclaimer!: although collage was made by me, I DO NOT CLAIM OWNERSHIP of pictures used as they were all found on Pinterest*

“Not celebrating Christmas?,” your mother asks with arms crossed and a raised perfectly arched brow. Clearly not pleased with the words that just slipped past your lips.

“I didn’t say that. I just said we’re not gonna make it to the party this year. We wanna stay in and be with ourselves instead you know? We’ll still come Christmas Day.”

“Which is perfectly fine,” your father interjects before your mother could say anything more. “Right Tori?”

You knew this would happen. It’s exactly why you planned to call her the night before with your fool proof excuse of having caught a stomach bug and needing to stay in. No one would get hurt and you could freely spend that evening with Ari. Plus you wouldn’t have to dance around the actual reason you were skipping your family’s annual Christmas soirée.

However, your mother’s perfect timing and knack for pop up visits sent that down the river in a fiery pile of ashes.

“Well, could’ve fooled me with all the Hanukkah decorations and lack of Christmas tree,” she retorts waving her hand back and forth emphasizing the decorations you already set.

“I still have to put it up,” you answer focused on making sure the menorah was properly centered on the island. Or maybe it’d look better on the other table? “And, as I’ve told you before, Ari is Jewish. So these decorations are for him, and to make it feel like his place just as much as it is mine.”

“Mm..and where is Mr. Ari so he can help?”

“He’s still sleeping-,”

“And leaving you with all the work.” A humorless “tuh” huffs from Tori’s lungs as she turns towards your father. “Some boyfriend huh Howard?”

“He was up late studying,” you state finally facing your parents standing in your living room. Your facial muscles working overtime trying to keep your annoyance and anger hidden.

Unknown to you, Ari was wide awake on the other side of the wall in your bedroom hearing every word since your parents stepped over the threshold. Heartbeat already elevated on where this conversation would go.

“Look, I know you’re in love with him-,”

“Tori,” your father tries to warn, but you both knew nothing was stopping her.

“But that doesn’t mean you have to do everything together. Couples can have separate lives sweet girl.”

“I know, and we do-,”

“So it’s settled then! You’ll rightly be with us, you’re family, for Christmas as usual and he’ll be with his,” she smiles. “Which then leaves New Years for you two spending time together.”

Ari didn’t have to be out there to know you were growing frustrated. He could already see your jaw tick and nostrils slightly flare. Feel the heat radiate from your skin to the surrounding air.

“Ari’s my family too.”

“Yea you’re close, but-,”

“No, because he’s my husband,” you reveal in a flurry of words; exasperated with the idea of this conversation continuing.

“That’s sweet of you to claim him for your future-,”

“I’m not talking about the future mom, I mean now! We..we got married in July. At the courthouse.”

Unsurprisingly, there’s a long silence as your parents stand blinking at you. Their expressions unreadable and solely trained on you even when Ari quietly strides by your side in his college tee and sweats.

Your mother’s eyes eventually drift to your hand where your ring prettily sat on your finger. It was simple with just a single diamond that some would consider small, but it was all you needed. And you loved that ring because of the man that gave it to you.

“So that’s not a promise ring like you said,” she calmly states. Everyone around could feel her rising anger though.

“Well technically it is. Just for a..legally binding promise,” you nervously smile. It quickly falls at the sight of their disappointment. “This wasn’t how I wanted to tell you.”

“After five months it seems like you weren’t planning to tell us at all Y/N!”

Ari desperately wanted to come to your rescue and try to calm everyone, but what could he really say to help? He’s tried before when he felt your mother was being too tough on you while in school scolding you on what you should be doing and when. How you needed to be putting yourself out there in as many clubs and organizations as you could to network and possibly get an internship. Maybe even a job right out of college.

“She’s doing really well and always trying her best Mrs. Y/L/N,” he states standing across your mother on the opposite side of the kitchen island. However, she’s more concerned with perfecting the cake batter in front of her than to look him in the eyes. “I-I get you want the best for her-,”

“Exactly, I want the best for my daughter as any parent does their child,” she calmly replies - scarily calm in fact - lifting her head to finally meet his nervous blues. “Something I know you wouldn’t fully understand seeing as though you have no children. Correct?”

“Right..”

“So until that day comes- actually no, even if that day comes, I suggest you refrain from trying to suggest how I parent my daughter. Understood Ari?”

Nervously shifting from one foot to the other, he agrees with a quiet, “Understood,” and a slight tip of his head before his presence is ignored once again by your now sweetly humming mother.

Since then, he’s kept his interactions with her short - and she’s pretty much done the same on her end.

“I’ll be in the car,” she says after the most tense moment of silence any of them had ever experienced.

“Mom I’m sorry.” Your apology falls on deaf ears as she continues forward striding through the door and letting it slam with a loud thud that rattled the wall. “She hates me.”

“No she doesn’t,” your father sighs stepping close enough to give your shoulder a sympathetic squeeze. “Neither of us could ever hate you. We’re just hurt.”

A lone tear falls as he places a kiss to your temple and you feel your heart ache. You knew the consequences of your actions all those months ago as you stood hand in hand with Ari in front of the judge. Nothing could have prepared you for actually having to endure those consequences though.

“Don’t worry, I’ll take care of mom sweet pea. We’ll see you guys on Christmas,” he painfully smiles before making his way out the door as well.

But not without Ari close on his heels catching him halfway down the wooden steps outside your door.

“Mr. Y/L/N it’s my fault. I’m the one who brought up the idea of getting married,” Ari admits with guilt etched into his strong features. “Be more upset with me than you are with her.”

Your father can’t help the small smile that forms on his lips at your husband’s attempt to make things right. Since their first meeting, he could see how he’d gladly do whatever was needed to make you happy. How protective he was and completely enamored by everything that was you. It warmed his heart that you found someone who loved you possibly just as much as he did.

He realized then his prayer for you to be taken care of by a good man had been answered.

“Ari this is no one’s fault, alright? You both are grown, so if you want to get married you have every right. As far as us though, that’s our little girl who we dreamed of walking down the aisle and giving away. Gifting her with a big wedding where we could all celebrate that next stage of life with her and her husband. To not even be invited or told beforehand what was gonna happen it’s..,” he sighs briefly letting his eyes wander trying to find the right words, “it’s as if someone slapped us right across the face before the punch to the gut.”

Ari’s face falls in shame putting himself in the older man’s shoes. Of course he didn’t regret marrying you, but looking back he should’ve pushed more for you to be open with your parents. To not be afraid of their reaction and firm in that this was your decision.

Instead, he went along with your promise of telling them later so clouded by the joy and excitement of being wed to the love of his life.

“It might sound dramatic, but if you decide to have children you’ll understand.”

“No, I-I get it..and I’m sorry.”

Your father nods appreciatively, “Just give us some time son. We’ll be okay.”

Son. That was a good sign right?

“Happy Hanukkah Ari. And take care of my baby girl.”

“Of course sir,” he smiles. “Thank you.”

With a final wave goodbye, he watches your father descend the steps joining your mother in the running car; definitely still upset from the scowl twisting her face as she gazed out the passenger window.

He can hear your sniffles as he re-enters the linen scented space quickening his feet until he can sit next to you on the couch rubbing circles in your back and kissing your forehead.

“That’s definitely not what I wanted you to wake up to,” you half heartedly chuckle wiping your watery eyes.

“Hey don’t worry about that. I’m just sorry I even put you in the situation in the first place when I brought up getting married at the courthouse.”

Your fingers find his jaw softly scratching the bit of scruff lining it as you carefully shift to sit in his lap. “It was still my decision though. And yes I should’ve told them sooner..but I wouldn’t change how and when we got married,” you smile leaving two kisses, sweet as honey, on his lips. A beat of comfortable silence falls over the two of you while he holds you close to his chest gently rocking back and forth. Both of you taking in the sounds of birds and children outside for a few minutes as he occasionally pecks your temple and your heartbeats mold into a similar rhythm.

“Now,” you begin, sitting up to clear your face of any remaining streaks and tears, “I distinctly remember you promising to teach me all about Hanukkah. And cook me every dish until my stomach feels like it’s gonna pop.”

“Sweetheart, it’s okay you don’t-,”

“A promise is a promise Ari!,” you dramatically state with a poke to his well built chest making his lips curl in a light chuckle. “Plus I want to. Like I said you’re my family too, and I wanna learn and explore everything about you.”

When he thought he couldn’t love you any more than he already did, there you were adorably making him fall even harder.

“Okay…so there was once a king named Antiochus, who ruled over Syria and lived outside of Israel. Now this king was horrible and so absorbed with himself, he ordered everyone in the countries he conquered to worship the Gods he did and abandon their usual practices. Eventually, he made his way to Israel where he enforced that order on the Jews and even went as far as commanding his soldiers to destroy our temples if the people weren’t willing to convert them. Unfortunately, this included the most beautiful of them that was in Jerusalem.”

Your attention stayed glued on the man with his arms around you, looking up with an adoring smile to see his eyes sparkle and how his lips moved filling your living room with a deep voice full of passion and animation. You didn’t have to ask to know he was the favorite among his little cousins for storytelling.

“Some followed the king’s orders to avoid trouble, but there were others, like Judah Maccabee, who stood up to him. He and his brothers formed an army to go against Antiochus and the Syrian army to take back their home and free his people from the king’s rule. They were outnumbered, I’m talking like middle schoolers up against a professional team, but they won! They reclaimed Jerusalem and everyone was thrilled, however when they entered the temple in Jerusalem, everything was ruined. The floor was cracked, gold pitchers tarnished, and most importantly, there was no oil to light the menorah. They found a little while cleaning up, but knew it’d only last through the night. Instead though, they were surprised to watch it stay lit for eight days and nights, which they took as a sign that God was with them. So in remembrance of that miracle and our own reminder of how God is always with us, we light a candle on the menorah each night for eight total nights. Plus we spend time with family, eat food, and play games as part of our complete Hanukkah celebration,” Ari smiles brushing a loose curl behind your ear. “Didn’t bore you too much did I?”

“Of course not. I loved it honey.” Wrapping your arms around his neck, you peck his lips before nuzzling your face against his warm skin taking in his wood and sage cologne. “I can’t wait until you get to tell it to our kids.”

“Me either, but we still got a good while for that beautiful.”

“Or..it might come sooner than you think..”

“Maybe,” he shrugs.

“Like this summer,” you add being met with silence as you felt his head tilt. Something he tended to do when in thought or confused.

Gently lifting you from his chest, the sight of you nervously biting your lip is all the answer he needs as his expression morphs from confused to disbelief and finally shock. “B-But wait..how- when-?”

“Halloween and our um after party when we left your cousin’s. I’m nearly two months so I just did the math in my head and figured.” Thinking back, he remembers how both of you seemed to be unable to keep your hands off the other as soon as you walked through your apartment door. Him being in some type of hypnotic, aroused trance after watching you play with his toddler cousins and you after just seeing him with his family period. How you couldn’t wait to give him one of his own.

“I-I know it’s not part of our plan right now, especially with you in grad school and me figuring out my stuff-,”

“But it’s okay. We got this.” You hadn’t realized you were crying until you feel his thumb brush along your cheeks. Having kept your stress hidden for all this time, and what happened with your parents earlier, it was probably time to get your emotions out whether you wanted to or not.

“I just hope I live long enough to meet little bug,” he chuckles pressing his nose to your cheek before resting his forehead on yours. “You know your parents are definitely gonna kill me when they find out.”

“They won’t, but if they try I’ll just stand in front of you. They wouldn’t hurt the pregnant lady carrying their grandchild.”

“We might need to be handcuffed together for the rest of your pregnancy then.”

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[purple-compromise]

HAPPY HOLIDAYS, MY FRIENDS!

Thank you all so very, very much for an incredible year! Please accept this Interlude as my gift to you: https://archiveofourown.org/works/6743155/chapters/132701053

I wish a late Happy Hanukkah and early Merry Christmas to all who celebrate, and a magnificent New Year!

[ratwithhands]

Merry (late) Christmas, and happy Hanukkah and Kwanzaa to those who celebrate :D! Hope all your festivities were fun and you got to spend quality time with loved ones ^^

I figured I would make something somewhat holiday related over the break but I did not have the energy for what I was planning (╯▽╰ ;) Here's the one drawing I did manage to accomplish of Emmet icing gingerbread cookies, as well as a doodle rendition of what the other piece was supposed to be.

Hope you all have a great day (and upcoming new year) and I'll see you later!

[gotham-arts]

Long overdue art post!

Tis the season y'all...you know what that means....

Christmas Dragonslayer!!!!

@soldieroflandb @jagged-arc

I wanna wish you all a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Yule, Kwanzaa and a Happy New Year.

Thank you all for your likes, follows and support. I know I haven't been posting much lately cause of life stuff but I wanted to do something for the Holidays.

[markrosewater]

"Magic is now so big, that very few people can know everything that is possible when you play." The thrill of discovery because of the huge card pool is actually a big part of Commander for me so I love this mindset. As an "omnivore" who has been a bit crotchety lately I want to emphasize that I think y'all are doing excellent work and say thank you, Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year! I know next year will be just as awesome even if my resolution is to better manage my consumption of it.

Thanks for the kind words. 2023 has some amazing Magic products coming your way.

[kozmicmizuu]

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEARS TO ALL OF YOU!!!! also happy late Hanukkah :)

hope all of your 2024 goes as good as possible!!!

- Kozu 😼💫

[sadponygodzillagirl]

happy late hanukkah, merry late christmas, and happy new year. music of my holidays:

[liverobinreaction]

I stumbled upon your work "Banshee In A Well" during it's first chapter, and just with the first paragraph i was hooked. I have fallen in love with how you write, your witty and descriptive wording pull me in and keep me waiting. The way you write compelling conflicts without demeaning the characters on the opposing side is wonderful and something I wish to see more of. The way you communicate how Tims life moves and how everything builds up and falls, and I love how Tims immortality effect the retelling of the story . Even realationships with a smaller focus, such as Cass and Pru, poke at my heart. Sometimes i have to stop reading and just think of the world you've built, to take time and visualize it so I can savor the next words like i couldn't the ones before.

I have absolutely fallen in love with this universe you've built and hope writing it is as much of a delight as reading it is. My words can't capture my affections for the story you have made.

+a late Merry Christmas (or Hanukkah) and a early Happy New Year.

So it took me a few days to reply to this because it genuinely touched me so much, and I had to process it. This is one of the nicest comments I have ever received about one of my stories, and I get teary just rereading this. I have it saved on my phone. Thank you so so much anon, the fact that you not only enjoy my writing but love it has made my entire year, and will most certainly linger into 2023.

Hearing that the conflicts and characters in the story are compelling is a relief, since this is my first DC fic, and most of my knowledge comes from cobbled together runs, the wiki, and other fics. I have a huge love for dimensional characters that, despite their short comings, are so painfully, beautifully human. There’s always multiple perspectives to things, and it’s why I adore writing an unreliable narrator!

You have no idea how happy it makes me that you like the smaller relationships. I absolutely love the dynamic between Cass and Tim. They are siblings your honour. If I remember correctly, they canonically lived together in canon. They love each other and complete one another so beautifully, and I really hope we get to see more sibling interactions between the two of them in DC canon. As for Pru, she is such an interesting character, despite how minor she is. Like, she chose to betray Ra’s. She chose to follow Tim. I desperately wanted to explore why this relationship could come about, and how it would be expressed.

Regardless, thank you so so much for your ask, seeing all the little things you’ve noticed or hearing how it’s impacted you is just. Ough my heart (affectionate)

Happy holidays dear anon, and have a wonderful start into the new year <3

[jessread-s]

✩🎁✨ Holiday Haul Part 1:

Happy holidays everyone!! I hope you had a merry Christmas, happy Hanukkah, happy Kwanzaa, or fantastic week if you do not take part in any of the named festivities 🥰 I took a much needed break from booklr to spend time with my family (which is why this post is going up so late…oops 🫣), but I’m excited to share with you my spoils from this season before we head into the new year!

One of my favorite gifts that I received from Santa is the book cart pictured above!🎅🤍 I was just starting to run out of shelf space and Santa came through right in the nick of time! For the foreseeable future, my romance novels will call this shelf home and I cannot wait to add stickers to the frames!

Did you receive or treat yourself to any bookish merchandise this holiday season? If so, let me know what you got in the comments!

Cross-posted to: Instagram | Amazon | Goodreads | StoryGraph

@ever-so-ali

[twwpress]

Weekly Briefing #26: December 18th - December 25th

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 December 18 – December 25, 2022 (we’re posting a day late this week due to Christmas). 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 December 20 prompts in 20 days are up on Tumblr.

@JessBakesCakes and @thefinestmuffin are hosting a fic reading challenge running through January 7, 2023. Details in this thread.

@flowersinapril_ posted a 30-Day Christmas Challenge with holiday prompts. 

Photos/Videos:

Here’s what was posted from December 18 - December 25.

Bradley Whitford posted photos of his pets. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 

Bradley Whitford posted a photo of Amy Landecker at Joshua Tree.

Marlee Matlin posted videos wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy Hanukkah.

Marlee Matlin posted a photo and a Happy Birthday wish for a friend, Alexis Kashar.

Marlee Matlin posted a photo and a Happy Birthday wish for her daughter, Isabelle.

Amy Landecker posted some photos of her and Brad on vacation 1 | 2

Rob Lowe posted the trailer to his new movie, Dog Gone, premiering on Netflix in January.

Rob Lowe posted a photo of himself and his wife, Sheryl Berkoff.

Mary McCormack posted a photo of family members she is spending time with for the holidays.

Kim Webster posted a funny video of herself preparing poultry.

Dulé Hill posted some family photos.

Dulé Hill posted a photo with his daughter at a San Diego Chargers game.

Joshua Malina posted a photo of some latkes he made.

Joshua Malina posted a photo of himself getting prepared for a new job.

Donna Moss Daily: December 18 | December 19 | December 20 | December 21 | December 22 | December 23 | December 24 | December 25

Daily Josh Lyman: December 18 | December 19 | December 20 | December 21 | December 22 | December 23 | December 24 | December 25

No Context BWhit: December 18 | December 19 | December 20 | December 21 | December 22 | December 22 (2) | December 23 | December 24 | December 25

@JanelMilfoney: December 20 | December 24 | December 25 | December 25 (2)

Edits/Artwork:

#JOSHDONNA: no thing defines a man like love that makes him soft by sam_writes_fics [VIDEO EDIT]

Creator Spotlight:

We’re skipping the creator spotlight this week. We’ll be back next week with another great creator!

 Miscellaneous:

Happy birthday to John Spencer. We miss you!

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 2, Episode 10: Noël aired on December 20, 2000.

Happy Birthday, Toby Ziegler! Toby was born December 23, 1954. 

Editor’s Choice:

It’s the last week of 2022! Let’s send it off with some New’s Year’s Eve-themed fics!

auld lang syne by hufflepuffhermione for TheBreakfastGenie | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete | Nine New Year’s Eve parties, and the things that Josh discovers.

A Better Year by Lady_of_Winterhell | Rated T | C. J. Cregg/Toby Ziegler, Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete | It’s New Year’s Eve, and the Senior Staffers have a gala to attend!

the last page by octothorpetopus  | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Sam Seaborn | Complete | sam wouldn't be so lonely if it weren't new year's eve. he wouldn't be so lonely if he hadn't been broken up with the week previous, either. the last new year's eve of the millennium (depending who you ask) is shaping up to be an eventful one.

and your eyes look like coming home by crossingdelancey | Rated T | C.J. Cregg/Andrea Wyatt | Complete | It’s a room full of people, with drinks, and colourful lights, and laughter, and half-assed swing dancing, and somehow there’s nowhere she’d rather be than in quiet a corner with Andy Wyatt.

—

for ivy

based on the prompt ‘you’re teasing me again

glitter on the floor after the party by JediAnnieScrambler for beabea | Rated T | C.J. Cregg/Andrea Wyatt, C. J. Cregg/Toby Ziegler, Andrea Wyatt/Toby Ziegler, C. J. Cregg/Andrea Wyatt/Toby Ziegler | Complete | “Come here often?”

“Only when the company is good,” said the woman, “I’m Andy.”

“CJ,” she said as the people inside began counting down.

(For the Department of Fanworks’ 20 in 20 prompt challenge. Day 18: Midnight)

And a Happy New Year by spinninginfinity | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete | Josh has to work late on New Year's Eve.

‘You should go meet the others. I’ll be there before midnight, I promise.’

Fantasy 8.18 - A New Year by LizaCameron | Rated T Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete | Josh proposes to Donna and old friends visit. The troops head home for the holidays as a new crisis looms.

Part 3 of TWW Fantasy Season 8 Series

Fics:

Presenting your weekly roundup of 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

Heres to the Fools Who Dream by banginbeeps for zeeskeit | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

happy golden days by mikaylawrites | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

voulez-vous by swancharmings | Rated E | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

like we were in paris (we were somewhere else) by BeneathAnOrangeSky | Rated M | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | In Progress

i’ve got a blank space baby (and i’ll write your name) by sam_writes_fics for JessBakesCakes | Rated M | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | In Progress

Festive Drabbles 2022 by WitchyPrentiss | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | In Progress

you’re here (where you should be) by joshatella (shuuuliet) | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

Happenstance by BimadaBomily | Not Rated | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | In Progress

How Will He Find Me by Shinyrosa | Rated T | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | In Progress

what else can I give him, poor as I am? by park_all_covered_with_cheese | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

christmas comes (this time each year) by fairwinds09 for JessBakesCakes | Rated E | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

no other quite like her by JessBakesCakes | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete 

Anywhere But Here by casliyn | Rated E | Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | In Progress

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

 Sam/Josh

Pieces Form the Whole by eowyn_of_rohan | Rated E | Josh Lyman/Sam Seaborn | In Progress

Sufganiyot and Other Declarations of Love by eowyn_of_rohan | Rated G | Josh Lyman/Sam Seaborn | Complete

 Other Pairings/Gen Fic

If I had never met you, you couldn’t have gone by miabicicletta | Danny Concannon/C.J. Cregg | Rated T | Complete

Where The Hell…? by dumbchemist | Rated T | No pairings listed | In progress 

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

security consulting by rearviewmirror (Breaking Bad crossover) | Rated T | Leo McGarry & Mike Ehrmantraut | Complete

 Multiple Pairings

A True Blue Miracle by mlea7675 | Rated T | Helen Santos/Matt Santos, Abbey Bartlet/Jed Bartlet, Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

The Christmas Tree Lighting by mlea7675, Spybaby47 (Gilmore Girls crossover) | Abbey Bartlet/Jed Bartlet, Logan Huntzberger/Original Character(s) | Complete

Christmas Night by LadyArcher_13 | Rated G | Danny Concannon/C.J. Cregg, Josh Lyman/Donna Moss | Complete

Something Else Hoc by eyes_onthehorizon | Rated T | Danny Concannon/C. J. Cregg, Josh Lyman/Donna Moss, Helen Santos/Matt Santos, Abbey Bartlet/Jed Bartlet, Leo McGarry/Annabeth Schott, Zoey Bartlet/Charlie Young, Mallory O'Brien/Sam Seaborn, Will Bailey/Kate Harper, Will Bailey/Sam Seaborn | In Progress

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[lumiconic]

very sorry for my extended absence!! i’m at my grandparents’ house right now for the holidays with no access to a computer for writing. i will be back around new years! while i’m gone be sure to send in any asks+requests!

merry christmas happy holidays and happy (late?) hanukkah to those who celebrate!

[gamerartistfan08]

Hi everyone, I know I’ve been too active lately so I decided for the rest of the holidays I’ll give posting a break. Here I did a quick drawing and painted Gorgious eating his candy cane he got for Christmas, hope everyone have a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah and Happy Holidays, also a Happy New Year, bye!

[ryebecca]

I know I’m terribly late (December was an unholy month for me), but Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year!!!

Thank you, Nadia! Hope you had a Happy Holiday and all the best wishes for a Happy New Year! ☺️ ✨

[sheena-is-a-punk-rocker]

I know I’m terribly late (December was an absolutely unholy month for me), but Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year!!!

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THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOOOOOOU 💖💖💖💖💖💖

HAPP HOLIDAYS TO YOU TOO 🥹🥹🥹🥹