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As Chaste as Ice by Heather Jarman (PG)
Hey there cats and kittens, victoria p. coming at you with the January West Wing recs. *g*
May as well begin as I mean to go on. I will likely be reccing a variety of pairings and character-centric stories, but my first West Wing love is Donna, and Josh/Donna fic. So...
Fandom: THE WEST WING
Pairing: Josh, Donna
Author on LJ: N/A
Author Website: N/A
Why this must be read:
This story gives a great Josh POV on the aftermath of the whole "Donna dates Cliff Calley" arc, and about Josh and Donna's relationship. Josh sees betrayal, not only of himself but of everything he's worked for, and he comes to a decision about how to rebuild whatever is between him and Donna.
The language is poetic yet spare; it sparkles like ice and stays with you after you've read.
A quote:
She knew he kept the pre-tied kind hanging in his closet next to his '80s skinny ties. That he found them perfectly useful on the G7 trip to Brussels or at the fundraiser in Chicago when she'd had Strep never came up whenever the circulating social office memos said "Black Tie" or "White Tie." But they had this ritual, in addition to the myriad of small things they did everyday, and neither one of them cared too much whether Ginger did this for Toby or whether Margaret was tweaking Leo's bow because this was them. She sat him down on the edge of his desk, lifted his collar and went to work, fussing and primping. He liked submitting to her whims, allowing himself a moment of passivity.
As Chaste as Ice by Heather Jarman
May as well begin as I mean to go on. I will likely be reccing a variety of pairings and character-centric stories, but my first West Wing love is Donna, and Josh/Donna fic. So...
Fandom: THE WEST WING
Pairing: Josh, Donna
Author on LJ: N/A
Author Website: N/A
Why this must be read:
This story gives a great Josh POV on the aftermath of the whole "Donna dates Cliff Calley" arc, and about Josh and Donna's relationship. Josh sees betrayal, not only of himself but of everything he's worked for, and he comes to a decision about how to rebuild whatever is between him and Donna.
The language is poetic yet spare; it sparkles like ice and stays with you after you've read.
A quote:
She knew he kept the pre-tied kind hanging in his closet next to his '80s skinny ties. That he found them perfectly useful on the G7 trip to Brussels or at the fundraiser in Chicago when she'd had Strep never came up whenever the circulating social office memos said "Black Tie" or "White Tie." But they had this ritual, in addition to the myriad of small things they did everyday, and neither one of them cared too much whether Ginger did this for Toby or whether Margaret was tweaking Leo's bow because this was them. She sat him down on the edge of his desk, lifted his collar and went to work, fussing and primping. He liked submitting to her whims, allowing himself a moment of passivity.
As Chaste as Ice by Heather Jarman
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I totally missed that - and I've only seen that episode 20 times...
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I know! It's a bit rough when even someone who's seen the ep a zillion time doesn't recognise the reference!
(Someone tell Vic they got it...?)