FF: Back Against The Wall

[quaggy_mire]

Title:  Back Against The Wall
Series: Things Not Meant To Be (Part 1 of 4)
             Part 1: Back Against The Wall
             Part 2: Best Keep This To Myself
             Part 3: Tilting At Windmills
             Part 4: The Honorable Thing
Category:  Angst
Disclaimer: I do not own The West Wing or any West Wing characters.
Rating: R (mostly for

Comments

[cantbesilent]

Ohhhhh, me likely. I love that you made the Santos administration messy. And you did it in a way that not only makes sense, but leaves the blame off our favorite heros. And I loved how you started so dramatically and then eased towards the light, shippy ending. Bravo!

Also, the song? Long Ago and Far Away? Gah. That song always makes me cry because my dad sang it to me all the time when I was little. Only I always called it "waiting game", hehe.

You've totally won me with this one.

[quaggy_mire]

Thank you so much!!! I just wanted to take a look into the future where things weren't so rosy. After all, if West Wing had gone on, things would have been "happily ever after."

I used to call that James Taylor song "Waiting Game" too! :-) It's such a beautiful and melancholy song. That's the mood I was trying to strike with this piece (and with the series, actually.)

Even though my mom loves James Taylor and loves this song, I never heard it growing up. I think it's because my mom's father passed away when the album came out and she associated it with those feelings of grief for a very long time.

[cantbesilent]

Music can be awful that way, associating it with bad things. There are songs I don't like because I heard them alot when my grandmother died, just stuff that was popular then. I don't like to listen to them. So I couldn't imagine associating this song with anything bad because its sad enough as is! I mean, for me it has the nice memory of my dad singing me to sleep, but it still makes me sad. James Taylor is one of the artist I grew up on, so all his stuff usually makes me get all nostalgic.

And good point about if WW had gone on. I hadn't really thought about it from that angle, actually, that they would have had to come up with drama and all sorts of crap to happen. I just am easy prey sometimes for the happy ever after. :)

[quaggy_mire]

I just am easy prey sometimes for the happy ever after. :)

Oh man, me too!! I think after seven years of being tortured on screen (and nine years within that world) Josh and Donna deserve there happily ever after. Even if sometimes they are going to have to work for it like they are doing in this fic. But, yes, I think the Santos Administration would get a little messy... though maybe not to the degree that I have it in this series.

James Taylor is one of the artist I grew up on, so all his stuff usually makes me get all nostalgic.

Oh same, here!! I find his music to be soothing for that reason. It's very comforting listening to the music your parents had on when you were a child.

(P.S. Happy Easter!!)

[flippet]

You scared me there at the beginning! Naughty, naughty.

This is great! I'm very much anticipating the next installment.

[quaggy_mire]

Good! I'm glad you liked it Flip!! Sorry about the scare, but I really couldn't resist!

[artlawprod]

I've been totally out of the loop but had a chance to look at livejournal today and yeay! found your new fic. So far I love this but I am trying to figure out WHO did Matt Santos have the affair with. I've got it narrowed down to three.

[quaggy_mire]

Thanks Art!!! I'm really glad you liked it!

So, out of curiosity, who's in your top 3?

[artlawprod]

I think it's Amy, that #itch ;-)

p.s. love your story, do we really have to wait one WHOLE week before the next chapter? oh well, it's gonna be worth it. thank you!

[gatsbyfan]

Wow, you've outdone yourself here. I really love this so far. Its definitely something I didn't see coming. A bit nervous at the beginning... but now I'm just trying to figure out who the other woman was.

Oh, and I have to wait a week between installments... no fair. ::points to icon::

[seri_scribble]

Oh, and I have to wait a week between installments... no fair. ::points to icon::

No pouting about the one week rule. (That includes C.J).

It could have been much MUCH worse. *cough* six months *cough* But I'm not bitter. Not me. Because now I get to watch the rest of you suffer! :D

(yes. I AM in fact pure evil.) :-P

[gatsbyfan]

You are truly evil. ;-)

[quaggy_mire]

It's one of the reasons I love her!!

[ferfer1]

You're not really going to make us wait a week for the next part are you? Come on! Aren't we all friends here?

It's good. You got me in the beginning, and I'm so glad you didn't make it them!

Donna getting knocked up. I like it!

More. Sooner than next week. Pllllllllllllllleeeease!

[caz963]

No.
Absolutely not.
She's not allowed to post more than one per week.

At least this way you know you've got a piece of GOOD fic to look forward to for the next three weeks - look on the bright side!

[ferfer1]

Caz, you're the fic police now? It is good, and there's not much out there that is good anymore. I need more NOW! I have no patience. I don't care if it's a virtue. I need fic!!!!

btw Gatz told me you have an MP3 player that's not an iPod. Can you tell me where you download music from? Thanks!

[caz963]

You've only just realised I'm the fic police??? I just wish I could stop people posting crap, then we'd all be happy!

I'll be posting something new in a few days if it's any consolation!

Do you want to email me - caz963@livejournal.com about the music thing?