Romance Short Stories

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General Story/Multiple Characters	Single Chartacter focused	Season 1 Finale Fic
	Short Story w/ New Character

General Stories
Title	Author	Rating/Summary/Notes
2 AM	Robyn	G Josh wants ice cream - at 2 AM.
A Dormat Or a Prostitute	Ryo Sen	PG-13 CJ and Ainsley have a chat.
A Fear of Rectangles	Sary	PG After "Noel," Josh ties up some loose ends.
A Late Thaw	Sary	PG After "17 People," the ice begins to melt.
A Long December	Luna (Violet) and Jess (Cinnamon)	PG Where you should be, no one's around. I need a phone call.
A Political First	Sary	PG After "Ellie," the staff learns to hate Hollywood.
Absolutely Beautiful	Sary	PG After "Galileo," the staff considers this and that, and waits for the news that might come.
After Hours	Jadar Allyna	PG What is this, National Let's Let CJ Be Right For Once Day?
And Many More	Luna (Violet) and Jess (Cinnamon)	G A short CJ birthday vignette.
Because It Is Bitter, And Because It Is My Heart	Luna (Violet) and Jess (Cinnamon)	PG Something's in the air...
Boys of Summer	LuLu	PG The boys take break from work and watch a baseball game.
By The Light Of That Same Star	Luna (Violet)	PG Do you think we're lousy friends? Post-ep for "Noel."
Candy Everybody Wants	Luna (Violet)	PG You have to taste this.
Cat People	Luna (Violet)	PG "You're in danger of becoming one of those scary cat ladies."
Christmas Geniuses	Adrienne	PG Toby has a diabolical plan and enlists Mrs. Landingham's help.
CJ's Revenge	Ryo Sen	PG CJ inflicts a little punishment. Post-ep for "Shibboleth."
Communications	Luna (Violet)	PG It was the first step. Post-ep for "17 People."
Conversations Ongoing	Sary	PG After "In This White House," the conversation continues.
Da Bomb	Ryo Sen	PG "Donna, it's a bomb." Post-ep for "The Stackhouse Filibuster."
D.C. Minute	Sary	PG After "Somebody's Going To Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail," Leo and Jed have a chat.
Delays	Luna (Violet)	G It's Saturday morning, Post-ep for "The Stackhouse Filibuster."
Dinner	Robyn	PG Dinner with Mallory's folks. Poor Sam.
Dithyrambic	Ryo Sen	PG-13 dithyrambic: any wild, frenzied, or emotional speech or writing
Doing It, And Doing It, And Doing It Well	Luna (Violet)	PG Are they, or aren't they?
Down the Road: A Happy Ending	Paris	PG The staff gets together one last time at the end of Bartlet's second term.
Downtime	Allison	PG CJ and Josh share a quiet moment on his stoop.
Dream	Tige	G Danny spends some time with an Indian Prince.
Drunk and Quartered	Ryo Sen	PG-14 CJ and the gang have 15 hours to kill in New Orleans.
Easing Into It	Sary	G After "Bad Moon Rising," the staff migrates to the Oval Office to find out what's happening.
Et Tu, Brute?	bluejeans	PG Who's going to step in if the President can no longer lead?
Explaining Goldilocks	Perri Smith	PG Josh has to answer some questions about his new staff member.
Fare un Brindisi	GEM	G The President has to give a toast, but Sam has lost his talent again.
Five Men and Two Women	Lin	PG Therein lies the power of the Bartlet administration.
Flashback	Allison	PG An event that triggers flashbacks of that fateful night helps some people come to new revelations.
For the Birthday Boy	Adrienne	PG It's Sam's birthday.
Friend of the Father	bluejeans	PG "That's what sons do for old friends of their fathers."
Gathering	Allison	G Everybody comes together to watch a historic event.
God's Country	Luna (Violet)	PG Out here on the prairie, any speed is too slow.
Going To War	Luna (Violet)	G This is the time. Post-ep for "The War At Home."
Half Empty, Half Full	Luna (Violet)	G Variations on a theme.
Human Starting Gun	Sary	PG The plane returns to Washington after "20 Hours In L.A."
I Don't Know If It's Going To Get Better	Sary	PG After "The War At Home," a couple of couples keep going.
In Purdah	Ryo Sen	PG In purdah: hidden behind a screen, curtain, or veil; seclusion.
Independence Day	AJ	PG A little girl makes the 4th of July a little more meaningful.
Just Desserts	Luna (Violet)	G We pay a price... Post-ep for "The Leadership Breakfast."
Just Desserts	Sary	PG Josh and Sam vs. pumpkin pie. A post-ep for "Shibboleth."
Karaoke Blues	Cindy	PG Josh and Sam drunk at a bar is not a good idea. Post-ep for "Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail."
Late Night	bluejeans	PG Just your typical late-night talk show host and some funny quips about the President.
Life's Rich Pageant	Luna (Violet)	PG "Carry each his burden. We are strong, despite the years..."
Love Is Pain, Man	Robyn	G Sam and Josh are feelin' down.
Magical Flights of Fancy	Lin	G A serious discussion on Air Force One. Yeah right!
Men Get Lost Sometimes	Luna (Violet)	PG The gang heads to a bar. Post-ep for "Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail."
Milk Money	Sary	PG Sam tries to write a speech, and a visit from Mallory inadvertently helps him out.
Mrs Landingham, a Cookie, and a Plot to Take Over The World	Robyn	G What is the mystery to Mrs. L's cookies?
Night Of The Living Fifty Foot Sam	Mich	PG-13 What if Donna had been right about that space junk?
Not Much Trouble	bluejeans	G How much trouble can two redheads be?
One Bourbon, One Shot, One Beer	Luna (Violet)	Three men, three moments, three monologues.
One Friend to Another	AJ	G Josh asks Toby about his "Christmas spirit."
Play Ball!	Steph	PG The Senior Staff gets ready for the President's annual baseball game.
Poker Faces	Beth	G The Senior Staff chat during a late-night poker game.
Politics Makes Strange Bedfellows	Adrienne	PG-16 Sam gets a little out of control at the DNC where Bartlet got the nomination.
Requiem	ChelleC	PG Josh is in a serious car accident. (Warning: character death.)
Resignation	Luna (Violet)	G Tomorrow's going to make today look like a Carnival Cruise. Post-ep for "Ellie."
Retraction	Sary	PG Set after "And It's Surely To Their Credit."
Revenge Can Be a Sticky Situation	Ginny	G Sam and Josh team up to curtail Toby's ball throwing habit.
Rudolph Killed Grandma	Steph	PG-13 The President has some requests for his staff for the children's Christmas party.
Sailing	Luna (Violet)	G "The freedom of the open sea..."
Second Choice	Adrienne	PG Jed and Leo discuss Senior Staff jobs after the election.
Seven Days	bluejeans	PG "Here's to the eighth day."
Seven Five	Sary	PG After "The Midterms," the Senior Staff comes though all right.
Sharing	Adrienne	PG-13 Josh and Toby talk about their experiences.
Singin' in the Rain	Dallas	PG It's a rainy day during the campaign.
Snapping at Snowballs	lidarose	G When snow blankets DC, the staff gets to have a little fun.
Soap Suds	Lin	PG-13 Everyone needs a break once in a while.
Somewhere On The Way to Speaking	Sary	PG After "Bartlet's Third State of The Union," the staff looks for words.
Sparkle Days	Sary	PG Set after "The Stackhouse Filibuster."
Statesmen	Adrienne	PG In memory of Canadian's former Prime Minister, Pierre Trudeau.
Still Water Runs Deep	Deanna	PG The First Lady's trip, a new aide, and a trip to South Carolina make for an interesting day.
Talking	Adrienne	PG CJ falls in the pool, thanks to Roberto Benigni, leading to some talk... and talking.
The Beauty Process	Luna (Violet)	G There's this whole complicated process. We should appreciate that.
The Best Policy	Luna (Violet)	G We've got to pull together. Post-ep for "The Drop-In."
The Edge of Destiny	Morgan	PG A reporter files her final story as the Bartlet team waits for the results of the election.
The End of Innocence	Luna (Violet) and Jess (Cinnamon)	PG-13 Eight soliloquies. "I need to remember this..."
The Full Hour	Luna (Violet) and Jess (Cinnamon)	G Pop culture chat.
The Halftime Show	Ryo Sen	PG Superbowl Sunday.
The Premiere of The Jackal	Peggy	G How The Jackal came about during the Primaries.
The Stress And The Weather	Luna (Violet)	PG Sam talks about the present and the future with Josh.
The Summer Solstice	lidarose	G It all added up to the first day of Summer at the Bartlet White House.
The Trifecta	Luna (Violet)	G Trying to make it right.Post-ep for "The Leadership Breakfast."
The Vernal Equinox	lidarose	PG It's Spring Fever, White Shouse style.
Thinking of Cookies	Mary M	G The staff tries to deal with Mrs. Landingham’s death.
To The Victor	Luna (Violet) and Jess (Cinnamon)	G November 3, 1998.
Turkey Day	Steph	PG-13 The gang celebrates Thanksgiving.
Viva Canada	Sary	PG A fanfic set during the week when the show was preempted for Gore's concession speech.
Wartime Consigilieri	Sary	PG After "The Leadership Breakfast," the committee forms.
West Wing Sings Silly Songs	Len	PG In an attempt to "Bring the funny" our heroes get a bit out of hand.
What's Doing, Claudia Jean?	Sary	PG Set after "The Lame Duck Congress."
When It Works	Luna (Violet) and Jess (Cinnamon)	PG "We're going to write this speech."
When You Say Nothing At All	Ginny	PG Sequel to "That Could Be Me." (General Story.)
Who I Am	Rhiannon	PG The women of the West Wing think about who they are.
Why Do They Come?	bluejeans	G Why do so many people come to the White House?
Within These Last Moments	Sary	PG After "The Drop In," the group lingers till the end of the day.
Work-Related	Luna (Violet) and Jess (Cinnamon)	G One employee's take on several others.
You Sass	Ryo Sen	PG-13 Josh is having a day.
Single Character Focused Stories
Title	Author	Character
A Need To Belong To Something	AJ	Nancy
A Sobering Anniversary	lidarose	Danny
A Time To Say Goodbye	Mac	?
Abstruse	Ryo Sen	Josh
All For Love	GEM	Leo
Alone Again Naturally	Adrienne	CJ
Always Causin' Trouble	Dallas	Josh
Amazing	Kristen	CJ
Anatomy Lessons	Madeleine Mitchell Carr	Donna
Articulate Tears	Kristen	Jed
Ask Me Again	Jenny	Donna
At First Sight	Luna (Violet)	Jed
Back To The Night	Luna (Violet) and Jess (Cinnamon)	Josh
Bast Bites Back	Ryo Sen	CJ
Belonging	Amanda	Sam
Binary Language	Luna (Violet)	CJ
Blind Date Republican Lawyer	Jenny	Josh
Breathing Lessons	Madeleine Mitchell Carr	Josh
Certain Of My Life	Luna (Violet) and Jess (Cinnamon)	Toby
Charmed Life	Lin	Josh
Chiaroscuro	Ryo Sen	Charlie
Consequences	LuLu	Leo
Covalent	Ryo Sen	Josh
Curriculum Vitae	Jess (Cinnamon)	Donna
Curse of the Cat Goddess	Ryo Sen	CJ
Decision Day	lidarose	Danny
Delightful	Meghan	Mark Gottfried
Did You Meet Bill on Capitol Hil?	Pix	Donna
Don't Explain	Dallas	Sam
Dreams of Love Songs	Kristen	Donna
Drowning	Steph	Leo
Easy Target	Kristen	Sam
Election Day	bluejeans	Leo
Event Horizon	Ryo Sen	Josh
Every Night	Meridith	Josh
Evil Troll	Kristen	Winifred Hooper
Falling Into the Unknown	Dallas	Sam
Fears Of The Heart	GEM	Mallory
Fire	Kim	Josh
Fire and Rain	Luna (Violet) and Jess (Cinnamon)	Sam
Follow the Bouncing Ball	GEM	Toby
For The First Time	GEM	Leo
God Grant Me	Dallas	Leo
Haunted House	Adrienne	Ainsley
Heart of Hope	Sunny	Mallory
Hi, Cookie	Pix	Donna
Hope	Adrienne	Leo
How Sweet It Was Back Then	ChelleC	Toby
I Can't Lie To Me	Dallas	Leo
I Need	Kristen	Donna
If Only	Mac	Jed
Illusions	Michelle K.	Sam
In Rememberance Of...	Mac	Charlie
In Vino Veritas	Mich	Leo
Josh's Coffee Run	Kristen	Josh
Josh's Day of Jubilee	Caroline	Josh
"Josh's Note" Response # 1	Pat	Josh
Joy-Moments	Kristen	Sam
Leo Finds a Friend	Katie	Leo
Lest We Forget	Adrienne	?
Lovely Memories	Dani Beth	Leo
Manifesto	Kristen	Zoey
Memory of a Massacre	Kristen	Josh
Mind Traveling	Kristen	Josh
Music From Another Room	Michelle K.	Josh
My Boys	Kestabrook	Mrs. Landingham
Noah's Dove	Luna (Violet)	Toby
Of Fairways and Friends	gaggit	Josh
Of Parking Lots and Childhood Friends	Madame President	Leo
One Fine Day	Kristen	CJ
One Line	Jess (Cinnamon)	Mrs. Landingham
Only One Night	Dani Beth	Ginger
Percepted Control	Cappuccino Girl	CJ
Perception	Morgan	Leo
Perfect Night For Rain In A Rose Garden	Dani Beth	Leo
Perhaps She'll Wait	Kristen	Josh
Photosynthesis	lidarose	Toby
Please Remember Me	Dallas	Leo
Postcard From the Bed	Perri Smith	Donna
Powers of Seduction	Steph	Leo
Prayer of Jabez	Kristen	Jed
Prestidigitator	Kristen	Sam
Proud	Jess (Cinnamon)	Bonnie
Remorse	Allison	Sam
Resolution Twenty-Seven	Len	Donna
Restitution	Peggy	Leo
Roles	Lalden	Donna
Room Full of Boxes	Jenny	Donna
She'll Be Her Own	Luna (Violet) and Jess (Cinnamon)	Donna
Sins of the Father	Steph	Sam
Sister	Kristen	Joanie
Small Ironies	Pix	Mandy
Small Ironies, Redux	Pix	Dr. Freeride
So This is Christmas	Mac	Jed
Sonata for Solo Flute	Jane Harper	Leo
Sophia	Dani Beth	CJ
Sounding Board	GEM	Ainsley
Speechless	Kristi	CJ
State of Mind	Lin	CJ
Stopped at the Lights	August	CJ
Strong In Some Respects	Luna (Violet)	CJ
Tam Lin	Mich	Donna
Tenuous Grasp	Michelle K.	Josh
The Beginning of the Nightmare	Peggy	Leo
The Best of Me	Perri Smith	Josh
The Circle's End	Luna (Violet)	Jenny McGarry
The First	bluejeans	CJ
The First Meeting	Peggy	Danny
The Greatest Man I Ever Knew	AJ	Abbey
The Man I Love	GEM	Leo
The Night Before	Mac	Jed
The Radio Does Play	Luna (Violet)	Toby
The Real Thing	Mary M	Josh
The Smart, Geeky Ones	Ryo Sen	CJ
The Theory of Everything	Ryo Sen	Josh
The Theory of Everything: Eleven Dimensions	Ryo Sen	Josh
The Thirteenth Man	GEM	Hoynes
The Woman Of My Dreams	GEM	Leo
Thirst	Luna (Violet)	Toby
Those Lonely Nights	GEM	Jenny McGarry
To Be On A Stamp	Jessie	Ainsley
To Protect and Serve	Donna Deloney	Zoey
Turning Point	Cindy	Donna
Up Against	Meghan	Mark Gottfried
Useful	Jo March	Donna
What A Rogue and Peasant Slave Am I	Kristen	Jed
Where I Lived, And What I Lived For	Luna (Violet) and Jess (Cinnamon)	Josh
Writer's Block	Mac	Toby