The West Wing fic.
I'm pretty sure I'm not imagining this scene from a TWW fic set during the first campaign, wherein Josh and Sam make love for the first time(?) buried under the covers in a hotel room. There's an abundance of sumptuous imagery and little or no dialogue, and the next morning Donna knocks on their door to tell them they're late for a meeting, and uh...yeah. I know it's not a hell of a lot to go on, but does it sound familiar to anyone? I remember finding the writing to be strikingly erotic and lovely. (It is not A Campaign Thing by Candle Beck, although I thought it was for a while because I was sure that both the aforementioned elusive scene and the Josh-crying-on-the-roof scene were part of the same story. But, no.)
For your attention to my plight, you may have two (2) classic TWW fic recs:
Hurricane by L. Bright (Sam/Josh) - I mean, it's L. Bright. Like it's not going to be amazing? This is a gauzy mood piece, a sweet and quiet glimpse of the prelude to Sam and Josh's first time during a winter getaway gone pleasantly awry. Replete with the startlingly lush imagery and straight-to-the-heart dialogue that are the author's trademark, "Hurricane" is everything a romantic vignette should be.
They gazed at each other, floating on contentment. Sam hardly felt the cold. "You know what it is?" he asked, excitedly. "When I feel like playing, you play back. Okay? If I believe in something, you try to believe in it, too. If we fight, you are the most worthy of opponents--. It's that, Josh." His voice broke and he felt his face flare hot against the chill.
The One With the Romulans by Dafna G. (Jed/Leo) - Cuddly and G-rated, this genuinely charming, funny vignette hits the right notes and captures its voices well. It probably could have benefited from a solid beta for some minor syntax and punctuation issues, so, you know. Get stuff betaed! But go read this story before you do.
"Shhh, you're delirious, Mr. Spock," Jed said. "I've never seen such cold, dank ground before. Why don't you rest your head in my lap."
Leo moved his head, telling himself he was only pacifying the invalid. Then something struck him.
"Wait a minute, 'Mr. Spock'? If anyone in this room is the intellectual geek given to freakish fact-spouting, it's certainly not me."
For your attention to my plight, you may have two (2) classic TWW fic recs:
Hurricane by L. Bright (Sam/Josh) - I mean, it's L. Bright. Like it's not going to be amazing? This is a gauzy mood piece, a sweet and quiet glimpse of the prelude to Sam and Josh's first time during a winter getaway gone pleasantly awry. Replete with the startlingly lush imagery and straight-to-the-heart dialogue that are the author's trademark, "Hurricane" is everything a romantic vignette should be.
They gazed at each other, floating on contentment. Sam hardly felt the cold. "You know what it is?" he asked, excitedly. "When I feel like playing, you play back. Okay? If I believe in something, you try to believe in it, too. If we fight, you are the most worthy of opponents--. It's that, Josh." His voice broke and he felt his face flare hot against the chill.
The One With the Romulans by Dafna G. (Jed/Leo) - Cuddly and G-rated, this genuinely charming, funny vignette hits the right notes and captures its voices well. It probably could have benefited from a solid beta for some minor syntax and punctuation issues, so, you know. Get stuff betaed! But go read this story before you do.
"Shhh, you're delirious, Mr. Spock," Jed said. "I've never seen such cold, dank ground before. Why don't you rest your head in my lap."
Leo moved his head, telling himself he was only pacifying the invalid. Then something struck him.
"Wait a minute, 'Mr. Spock'? If anyone in this room is the intellectual geek given to freakish fact-spouting, it's certainly not me."